The countdown until school starts is on and the Humboldt County School District (HCSD) Board of Trustees met for their regular meeting on Aug. 8 and discussed the remaining teaching vacancies for the 2023-2024 school year. Trustees Abe Swensen, Jenna Owen, and Nicole Bengochea were absent from the meeting.
When individuals are arrested and brought to the Humboldt County Detention Center they are thoroughly searched as a part of booking measures. Deputies have been known to find many different things on all types of persons, illegal or not, and this often poses safety risks to deputies and inmates.
'Tis the season for road and street maintenance, repair and construction in Winnemucca. The Winnemucca City Council recently awarded a bid for a large pavement project to Sierra Nevada Construction at its regular meeting on Aug. 8 with all members present.
First responders and other important community partners came out to celebrate summer with the community on Aug. 1 at the Boys & Girls Club of Winnemucca.
Lunches are served each weekday at noon and soup and croutons is served at 11 a.m. the Pleasant Senior Center, 1480 Lay Street. Lunches are open to the public. Suggested minimum donation is $4 for seniors age 60 and older. Visitors must be 16 years or older. Their meal is $10.
After nearly two decades in Nevada politics, Republican Senate Minority Leader Heidi Seevers Gansert (R-Reno) told The Nevada Independent that she will not run for re-election in her competitive Northern Nevada Senate district in 2024, leaving her seat open for the first time since 2016. Selected as the Senate minority leader for the 2023 legislative session, Seevers Gansert, 60, was among the most powerful Republican lawmakers in Carson City last session, wielding a caucus just large enough to block measures, such as tax increases, that required two-thirds passage.
A judge has asked federal land managers to explain why they should be allowed to continue capturing more than 2,500 wild horses in northeastern Nevada — a roundup opponents say is illegal and has left 31 mustangs dead in 26 days.
Just one week before school resumes in Humboldt County, the Nevada Department of Transportation will be closing the bridge on Hanson Street in order to resurface the state route. The closure will result in detouring 12,000 motorists who utilize the overpass daily to just two alternate crossings at Bridge Street and East Winnemucca Boulevard. There are no plans from NDOT to relieve stress on the four-way stop near the railroad tracks (Bridge Street and Haskell), such as additional traffic controls during peak commute times.
Whether they are above or below ground, operating heavy equipment bigger than most houses, or handling serious chemicals, miners take their safety and the safety of others very seriously.
The amount of teacher vacancies left within the Humboldt County School District (HCSD) for the 2024-2025 school year has dwindled from the double digits to just four as of July 25. Unfortunately, three of the four are at the remote rural school McDermitt Combined School in the core subjects English and Science, as well as the position of social worker.
The Humboldt County Board of Commissioners and the Winnemucca City Council met for a joint meeting to discuss a shared cost agreement for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. The proposal was unanimously approved by both the Board and the council as a part of the Commission's regular meeting on July 24 (with all members present).
Northern Nevada is currently down to a two-day supply of blood, according to Humboldt General Hospital (HGH) Wellness Coordinator Billie Lucero Goodale. Nationally, the shortage has reached emergency levels and the only way to combat this problem is through donation.
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) honored Judge Michael Montero with its Innovator of the Year Award, presented at the 9th annual Justice Innovation Awards ceremony on July 18.
The first day of school is right around the corner and Living Stones Church Winnemucca is hosting the Eighth Annual Care Fair sponsoring free school supplies for at least 100 students.
Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) has committed to funding $100,000 in scholarships for students pursuing a bachelor’s degree through the Great Basin College Social Work Program. NGM Behavioral Health Scholarships will be awarded to junior and senior students who reside in Elko, Lander, Humboldt, and Eureka Counties. Students must be committed to working in northern Nevada for three years following graduation.