WINNEMUCCA - A Winnemucca resident died as a result of a fatal car crash on Interstate 80 near mile marker 269 last Saturday, according to a Nevada Highway Patrol news release.
RENO - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting applications for summer seasonal firefighting and dispatching positions for the 2014 fire season. Applications must be submitted no later than January 14, 2014 using the Office of Personnel Management's USAJobs website at https://www.usajobs.gov to receive first consideration for most positions.
WINNEMUCCA - Mary Kaye Knaphus will be on stage in Winnemucca on Saturday, Dec. 7 right after the Parade of Lights. "Mary Kaye's Cowboy Christmas" concert is a fundraiser for the Humboldt County Senior Center and will be held at the Pleasant Center, 1480 Lay St., Winnemucca. The full concert begins at 7 p.m., and will have an intermission. Tickets are $15 and there is limited seating, so get there early!
WINNEMUCCA - There are several ways to capture the Christmas spirit this weekend in Winnemucca. From an art show at the Humboldt Museum to a retelling of the classic tale "A Christmas Carol," there's something for everyone.
MICHAEL MICHAELSEN • Special to the SunA crane removed the old Chamber of Commerce sign on the corner of Winnemucca Boulevard and Melarkey Street Tuesday in preparation to install a new electronic sign. Nevada Signs will be providing the new 60-inch by 99-inch marquee. The cost of the new sign - $51,500 - includes installation, training, and the software needed to run the programs.
WINNEMUCCA - The following students at Sonoma Heights Elementary School were named to the first quarter perfect attendance list.
RENO - Attorneys for Pershing County and Burning Man got a tongue-lashing in federal court last week over a signed settlement agreement resolving their year-long legal disputes.
WINNEMUCCA - District administrators visited Paradise Valley Elementary School on Nov. 19 to celebrate the school's five-star status rating for the 2012-13 school year.
COURTESY PHOTOThree Sonoma Heights Elementary School kindergarten classes participated in decorating Sonoma Height's Christmas tree for the Festival of Trees event on Nov. 30. Their tree was Grand Prize winner in the Festival of Trees! The teachers pictured from left to right are Cindy Whitaker, Kim Parks, and Sandra Dendary along with their students.
WINNEMUCCA - White Sage Theater includes an amazing variety of performers of every age group, and that variety shows in their performances.
MICHAEL MICHAELSEN • Special to the SunAn accident interrupted traffic around 5:30 p.m. Monday on the Hanson Street overpass when a vehicle rear-ended another vehicle stopped for the traffic signal. The driver of the stopped vehicle was transported to Humboldt General Hospital. The driver of the second vehicle was not injured. The incident did not involve any arrests.
CARSON CITY - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council (RAC), Sage-grouse subcommittee will meet via conference call on Dec. 13, 2013, at the BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd. in Reno. The conference call is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and will be held in the Peavine conference room. The public is invited to sit in.
WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that USDA will take new steps to save consumers money on their energy bills in partnership with rural electric cooperatives. USDA plans to provide rural electric cooperatives up to $250 million to lend to business and residential customers for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems.
LOVELOCK - Many horse owners select hay for their horses based on what they think looks good or on what they have been told is good.
LAS VEGAS - The Nevada Commission on Tourism has awarded more than $400,000 in grants to the state's rural areas to support tourism efforts, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki, NCOT chairman, announced recently.