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'Explore Your Future' college tours a success

Information on program to Explore Your Future be featured on state website

WINNEMUCCA - Two local women serving on a committee connected with the Winnemucca Futures Project considered a problem, organized an active solution, involved and trained 30 volunteers, raised funding, and offered an opportunity to sophomore students at Lowry High School. The opportunity offered and the name of the program were the same, "Explore Your Future."

Wildfire Awareness Week poster features Nevadans

WINNEMUCCA - The poster for Wildfire Awareness Week is also part of the instructional materials for the "Reduce the Fuel - Reduce the Risk" slogan that represents this year's wildfire reduction education campaign.

BLM preparing supplemental EIS for Ruby pipeline

RENO - The Bureau of Land Management is preparing a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Draft SEIS) for the Ruby Pipeline Project.

Parade this weekend in Virginia City pays tribute to law enforcement

VIRGINIA CITY - The 4th Annual Police Memorial Week Parade will take place on Saturday, May 4, at noon in Virginia City. The event pays tribute to those officers killed in the line of duty while celebrating the law enforcement profession.

Nevada Assembly considers emergency water permits during declared drought

CARSON CITY (AP) - Getting quick access to water when it's needed most is the focus of a bill discussed this week by a Nevada Assembly committee.

Online poker: Legal website launches in Nevada

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Poker devotees can now skip the smoky casino and legally gamble their dollars away on the couch - at least in the state of Nevada.

Conservation Stewardship Program application deadline is May 31

Program allows producers to maintain productivity of their operations while also conserving natural resources

WASHINGTON - The Natural Resources Conservation Service's Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) will provide nearly $175 million in funding for up to 12.6 million additional acres of enrollment this year.

Lowry High School EMT class receives graduation plaques

Students complete 150 hours of class and 10 hours of clinical training

WINNEMUCCA - Twelve Lowry High School students will be fully certified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) as soon as they pass the National Registry EMT exam in a few weeks.

'Cruise Nights' will kick off summer of fun on May 9

WINNEMUCCA - Winnemucca will indulge in a little nostalgic fun this summer as the sixth annual "Winnemucca Cruise Nights" return to downtown.

What a beauty - Engine No. 1541

WINNEMUCCA - This is a great photo of an 1890s locomotive, engine No. 1541.

Planning board will meet Thursday

WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt Regional Planning Commission will meet Thursday, May 9, at 5:30 p.m.

Run, ride or walk for the cure this weekend

WINNEMUCCA - On May 11, all northern Nevada residents are invited to join the "LaRena Smith Bengoa Run, Ride or Walk for the Cure."

Seniors suffering from depression can find ways to lift spirits

WINNEMUCCA - Depression is a serious illness that can strike anyone of any age, but often goes untreated in older Americans.

Catching up with McDermitt alumni Rusty Bengoa, Class of 2002

MCDERMITT - McDermitt alumni Rusty Bengoa has a rich history in McDermitt, Orovada and Kings River, Nev., on his Dad's side of the family, as well as Denio, where his mother was raised.

Motorcycle fatalities remain high in Nevada: 37 deaths in 2012

Governor declares May as Motorcycle Awareness Month

CARSON CITY - Thirty-seven motorcycle fatalities occurred in Nevada during 2012, according to the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety.