WASHINGTON - April streamflow forecasts show a decline in parts of every Western state and most basins, according to USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service water and climate experts.
WINNEMUCCA - April 21-27 is National Volunteer Week and one local organization is acknowledging they couldn't do what they do without their small army of do-gooders.
JOYCE SHEEN • The Humboldt SunSheriff Ed Kilgore (left) took the opportunity during the last Humboldt County Commission meeting to give special thanks to two deputies for their cool heads in a crisis situation, saying their actions saved a life. Deputies Dave Walls and Steve Radmanovich responded to a March 17 domestic disturbance. At the Warmouth-area residence, the deputies said a man with a shotgun threatened to harm them as well as harm himself, but they were able to calm him down, and convince him to surrender the weapon. Sheriff Kilgore said the skill and experience exhibited by the deputies earned the respect and commendation of the sheriff's office.
WINNEMUCCA - The Nevada Office of Veterans Services (NOVS) Veterans Outreach "ROVER" program will visit Winnemucca on May 9 so veterans and family members will be able to meet with a veterans service officer to learn about benefits and services they may be eligible for but unaware of.
RENO - Bruce Petersen, state conservationist for the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, announced there is still time for ranchers to sign up for financial assistance to benefit sage grouse habitat. This may also include restoration of lands damaged by wildfires.
WINNEMUCCA - Twenty years ago, the term Environmental Education left a sour taste in most people's mouths. Perhaps it still does for some, but it shouldn't.
LAS VEGAS - Montsdarrat Wadsworth, a mother of 10 children from Winnemucca, will be named 2013 Nevada Young Mother at the annual Nevada Mother of the Year brunch on Saturday, May 11, at 10 a.m. in Las Vegas.
RENO - Gov. Brian Sandoval has proclaimed April 21-27 as National Volunteer Week in Nevada to both celebrate Nevada's volunteers and inspire more Nevadans to serve their communities. 
LOVELOCK - The Bureau of Land Management was drawn into the legal squabble between Pershing County and Black Rock City as an amended county festival ordinance was presented to county commissioners by District Attorney Jim Shirley last week.
During the early spring months in the High Desert, fire danger is traditionally not as high as it would be in summer or early fall; however, with this region's continued below-normal precipitation, an earlier-than-usual fire season is certainly possible this year.
The Silver State International Rodeo will once again be held in Winnemucca in July (the 1st thru the 6th).  If you remember last year, it was tons of fun...lots of people in town, plus the 4th of July parade?
WINNEMUCCA - The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its 21st annual food drive to combat hunger on Saturday, May 11.
About 125 Lowry High School seniors who are in English III classes had the opportunity to practice their interviewing skills last week, a first-time experience for some of the students. Interviewers were chosen from among community and business leaders representing a wide variety of occupations and experience, according to Michelle Eldot, who set up the two days of interviews. Most of the students shared with their interviewers the high school portfolios they put together with photos and information about their accomplishments, activities, interests and families. The approximately 15-minute interviews gave the seniors an opportunity to shine as they described themselves as they are now, and what they see for their future. The evaluations will be shared with the students to help them see their strengths and focus on areas in need of improvement. Pictured are interviewer Heather McCoy (left) and Lowry senior Juaquin Lopez, right. Several of the interviewers have been involved with Lowry exit interviews for years, and enjoy giving the students an opportunity to practice interviewing skills to prepare them for the world after they graduate in a little over a month.
WINNEMUCCA - Humboldt General Hospital's Diabetes Support Group will welcome Dr. Cody Bengoa this week.
WINNEMUCCA - The Bureau of Land Management's Winnemucca District is seeking public input on an Environmental Assessment (EA) for Western Lithium Corporation's (WLC) proposed Kings Valley Clay Mine Project that would be located at Thacker Pass, (adjacent to State Route 293), 21 miles northwest of Orovada.