LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Nevada paleontologist said this week that he thinks apparent dinosaur bone fossils found at a state park about 20 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip could date to the late Triassic period and might be the oldest land animal ever found in the state.
WINNEMUCCA - Born in Kimball, Neb., the town nearest the family's Colorado cattle ranch, on Oct. 31, 1941, Jim Hillman became the second child of the Hillman family, which eventually consisted of three brothers and a sister.
RENO (AP) - The Reporters Committee on Freedom of the Press says the U.S. Bureau of Land Management is using safety concerns as an excuse to limit media access to wild horse roundups across the West in violation of the First Amendment.
RENO - The American Red Cross is supporting rescue operations in Colorado by providing food, shelter, relief supplies and comfort to thousands of people forced from their homes by devastating flash flooding.
RENO (AP) - A 36-year veteran of the U.S. Forest Service based in Winnemucca the past four years has been named the new Bridgeport district ranger in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in the high Sierra along the Nevada-California line.
CARSON CITY - The Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health's Bureau of Child, Family, and Community Wellness will receive $1,791,559 from the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
RENO - The Nevada Cancer Coalition and the University of Nevada Center for Program Evaluation are seeking Nevada women over the age of 40 with no personal history of cancer to take a brief survey.
MICHAEL MICHAELSEN • Special to the SunOfficials with the local American Red Cross office in Winnemucca were happy to take possession of a check in the amount of $1,000 from Barrick Turquiose Ridge mine. Standing in front of the office are, left to right, Barbara Sealy and Julie Street with the American Red Cross, and Melanie Lawson, Dale Lunen and Liz Sanchez with Barrick mining. Sealy said the donation will help fund programs and disaster services in Lander and Humboldt counties.
WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt Hospital Auxiliary is changing seasons, and the public is invited to take advantage of this week's "fall" in prices.
CARSON CITY - Due to the requirements of the Affordable Care Act to integrate electronic health insurance application processes by Oct. 1, the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services must take its electronic system off-line in order to make all necessary changes.
VIRGINIA CITY - Considered one of the most haunted places in the country, Virginia City hosts Redrun, a zombie-themed six-mile race on Oct. 12 produced by Liquid Blue Events, a Reno-based event production company.
CARSON CITY - After two years of coordination and planning with multiple state agencies, conservation organizations and the public, the Nevada Department of Wildlife has released a revised version of the state's Wildlife Action Plan.
TONY ERQUIAGA • The Humboldt SunThe Just Desserts fundraiser last Saturday at the Winnemucca Convention Center generated a big response from the community. Proceeds from the event will be used to buy books, CDs, DVDs and other educational materials for the bookmobile. The library on wheels travels to remote areas of the county to bring library resources to residents.
WINNEMUCCA - Sixth Judicial District Judge Michael Montero and local attorney Rendal Miller, of Miller Law, are both being honored by Nevada Legal Services, a statewide nonprofit organization that provides free legal services to low income residents.
