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Antique engine, tractor show returns to Tri-County Fair for 13th year

WINNEMUCCA - Old time tractors will once again play a leading role in this year's Tri-County Fair and Stampede.

Truck and tractor pulls will get down and dirty this year at the Tri-County Fair

This event, new to the fair this year, is all about horsepower

WINNEMUCCA - Humboldt County, are you ready for some get-down-and-dirty fun?

Aging, disability services conference set for Sept. 25-26 in Las Vegas

Collaboration and innovation among key topics

LAS VEGAS - The State of Nevada Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) will host a statewide conference Sept. 25-26 at the Tuscany Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to bring leaders in the field of aging and disability services together for two days of presentations and discussions.

4-H show, sale a fair favorite

WINNEMUCCA - The 4-H Show and Sale happens just once a year, but the skills youth learn will last them a lifetime.

Five to be inducted into 'Buckaroo Hall of Fame' over Labor Day weekend

WINNEMUCCA - Five legendary cowboys will join Humboldt County's "Buckaroo Hall of Fame" as part of the 31st annual Western Art Roundup during Labor Day weekend.

Hospital board meets Tuesday, Aug. 27

WINNEMUCCA - Tuesday's hospital board meeting will begin with an opportunity for public comments. Then the board will hear reports from the medical staff and the EMS department.

Nevada Outdoor School's Dutch Oven Cook-Off

Above, the trio "LNOY" entertained the hungry crowd at the Nevada Outdoor School Dutch Oven Cook-Off Saturday at Riverview Park in Winnemucca. The musicians include Jerry "Winnemucca Brown," left, on guitar, Kirk Fortin on violin and Jim Bob on the bass guitar.

WCVA board to meet Wednesday, August 28th at 4:00pm

WINNEMUCCA - The Winnemucca Convention and Visitors Authority will hear a request from the Chamber of Commerce for funding support for the upcoming "Color the Mucc" run/walk.

Roadside refreshments -

MICHAEL MICHAELSEN •Special to the SunWith the hot days of August continuing right through the end of the month, this lemonade stand run by sisters Nadia Novi, 7, Tea Novi, 10, and Alia Novi, 7, might be profitable for a while. The prices are good, with glass of lemonade and a cookie for 50 cents. This photo was taken last Thursday on Kluncy Canyon road near the high school.

With schools open this week, drivers reminded to pay extra attention

LAS VEGAS - With nearly a half million Nevada students heading back to school, AAA Nevada is warning drivers about the dangers these excited young students and newly licensed teenage drivers add to the roadways.

Humboldt County school board meets Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 4:30 p.m

The Humboldt County School Board will meet Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 4:30 p.m. at the district office boardroom, 310 E. Fourth St.

WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt County School Board will meet Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 4:30 p.m. at the district office boardroom, 310 E. Fourth St.

Eat Your Weedies

WINNEMUCCA - I've been spending the summer in Montana, riding the grubline with various relatives. The cooking is always good at my sister Connie's, and I've been staying there most of the time. I like to help out if it isn't too much trouble, so one afternoon, I volunteered to make a salad.

UNR College of Business graduates first EMBA students

RENO - The University of Nevada, Reno's College of Business Executive Master in Business Administration program (EMBA) graduated the first cohort of 13 students Saturday, Aug. 24.

Prospecting in the Jackson Mountains circa 1910 -

WINNEMUCCA - This is the way they prospected a hundred years ago. They walked. And walked long, difficult miles. These trips weren't for the timid or the weak. They required strength and self reliance. No riding. The mules were used to pack supplies only. And they were loaded. Those mules had to carry enough for the several months these trips often took. We know the names of the two gentleman: W. W. Wells is standing with his dog. The gentleman next to the mule is Jim Cushon. It'd be nice to report that for all of that effort - the Jacksons are rugged and difficult hiking - the two found a bit of gold. They weren't that lucky. Eldorado eluded them this trip. The gold, if there is any, is still in that rugged canyon. - Compiled by Barbara Powellnevadasdesertlegends.com.

The Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence launches new website with expanded resources

RENO - The Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence (NNADV) has a newly designed website that is user-friendly and offers a broad spectrum of resources for survivors, service providers, media, and the general public who wish to learn more about relationship abuse.