Highway 2 reopens after wildfire

TELFORD — U.S. Highway 2 has reopened after lightning sparked a wildfire Wednesday evening near the Telford Rest Area.

The fire, located on the east side of South Telford Road near the railroad tracks, grew to more than 112 acres before crews stopped its forward progress, officials said.

One home was threatened, but property owner Brian Steadman built a defensive line to hold the flames until firefighters arrived.

Lincoln County Fire District No. 5 Chief Craig Sweet said the fire was burning "aggressively "when the first crews arrived.

“It reached about 10 acres at its largest,” Sweet said lat...