WINNEMUCCA - The Winnemucca Grammar School will host its annual rummage sale on Saturday, April 13, and local residents are invited to "clean up" on some great bargains.
WINNEMUCCA - Spring is a time of hope and new beginnings. But for nearly one million children abused and neglected every year in this country, their worlds remain dark and full of fear.
WINNEMUCCA - After a local man, Jason Prothro, suffered burns on over 75 percent of his body, Player's Bar organized a car wash to raise money for him and his family.
ARLINGTON, Va. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration released preliminary data for 2012 that indicate the lowest fatality and injury rates in the history of U.S. mining.
RENO - NV Energy's SolarGenerations program will accept applications for the next round of solar energy projects from April 22 through 5 p.m. on May 17.
WINNEMUCCA - Humboldt General Hospital will host a community forum this month to give local residents a chance to voice any questions or issues they might have regarding the local facility.
WINNEMUCCA - Performed for two weekends with five total performances, White Sage Theatre puts on this full-length play by William Gleason, based on the film by Blake Edwards and Frank Waldman.
WINNEMUCCA - A Veterans Service Officer will travel throughout the state allowing veterans, military personnel and family members to meet with a representative of the Nevada Office of Veterans Services to learn about benefits and services they may be eligible for but unaware of.
WINNEMUCCA - Nevadans across the state are urged to break the dress code and the silence Wednesday, April 24, by wearing jeans to participate in Denim Day in Nevada.
CARSON CITY - The official opening of the Nevada Guard's new Elko County Readiness Center in Carlin will take place Thursday, April 18, at 10 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The readiness center is located at the site that was previously the University of Nevada, Reno's Fire Science Academy.
MICHAEL MICHAELSEN • Special to the SunFive medals were awarded to Winnemucca Grammar School kindergarten students during an assembly on March 28. These medals are awarded for independent reading. Students read for 15 minutes to receive a step. They receive a medal for 100 steps, which is 25 hours of independent reading time, 200 steps, which is 50 hours, and 300 steps, which is 75 hours. The ultimate goal is 400 steps, which is 100 hours of reading time, for each student of the school. The medals were presented by District Court Judge Michael Montero. Those receiving a medal for 100 steps include, left to right, Ammaya Mohamad, Bailey Rorex, Logan Pratt, Judge Montero, Ethan Cordero and Alexa Toscano.
WINNEMUCCA - Chris Schultz, a sixth grader at French Ford Middle School, recently competed in the 2013 Nevada National Geographic Bee at Tarkanian Middle School in Las Vegas.
WINNEMUCCA - Ed and Ernestine Stock operated the Quarter Circle Y Ranch in Paradise Valley starting in 1890 until 1930. This picture shows the ranch about 1894.
WINNEMUCCA - A Lowry High School senior has been honored for making a positive difference in Humboldt County.
WINNEMUCCA - Filling your lawn or garden with exotic plants may seem like the key to a beautiful lawn or garden, but native plants will yield far better results.