WINNEMUCCA - A Humboldt County school bus was stopped at Rose Creek Road and Airport Road at 4 p.m. Dec. 10 when it was rear-ended by a truck.
WINNEMUCCA - The Winnemucca City Council will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 2 p.m. at City Hall, 90 West Fourth St.
MICHAEL MICHAELSEN • Special to the SunBarrick Turquoise Ridge donated a check for $2,500 to the Winnemucca Food Bank, and employees added another $1,920 in cash contributions. Barrick employees also donated 99 coats and 528 pounds of food to the food bank, all of which will go to the needy in the community during the holiday season. Above, food bank employees and volunteers and Barrick employees get together in front of the food bank on Bridge Street to present the donations.
WINNEMUCCA - Later this week, one lucky shopper will win a sack full of surprises.
WINNEMUCCA - The Nevada Department of Public Safety's Office of Traffic Safety is urging Nevadans to be recharged, rested and ready to start a fresh year rather than spending their holidays incarcerated after making potentially life-changing decisions to drink and drive.
ChoirFest 2013 brought the sounds of the season to Winnemucca. The event took place over two days on Dec. 6-7 and featured numerous church and civic groups filling the First Baptist Church with song and festive music. The annual event is sponsored by the Winnemucca Civic Chorus and Northern Nevada Arts Council.
WINNEMUCCA - Despite wavering national forecasts, the Retail Association of Nevada (RAN) continues to forecast growth of up to 7 percent in holidays sales in Nevada this year, according to a RAN news release.
WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt Hospital Auxiliary has announced holiday hours for the Poke 'n' Peek thrift shop.
WINNEMUCCA - County officials, including both the Regional Planning Commission and Humboldt County commissioners, have struggled with trying to find ways to help rural county residents with access issues, and to warn potential buyers of rural property that county government lacks the authority to solve most legal access issues.
CARSON CITY - State Treasurer Kate Marshall and the Board of Trustees of the College Savings Plans of Nevada are conducting a contest for Nevada residents who purchase a Nevada Prepaid Tuition contract prior to Dec. 31, 2013.
WINNEMUCCA - On Oct. 23, the Nevada Highway Patrol's drug interdiction K-9 was injured in a shootout on Interstate 80.
WINNEMUCCA - Jared Alan Holm, 26, pleaded guilty to three charges in Sixth Judicial District Court Tuesday stemming from several incidents, including one in which he is accused of striking an officer with a motor vehicle.
Lowry drama and stagecraft students took audience members on a "SeussOdyssey" the first week in December. Daytime performances were given for all of the Lowry High School English classes that were studying Homer's "Odyssey" this year. Nighttime performances for the community were held Dec. 2-4 for a total of 10 performances. This relatively new play used the rhyming writing style of Dr. Seuss classics to tell the mythological story of Odysseus' journeys. Cast members laughed when they first read through the play's humorous rhyming format, and when they performed it, the audiences obviously felt the same.
WINNEMUCCA - Victoria Matlock last performed to a sold- out audience at The Martin in 2009. Since then her career has grown by leaps and bounds.
ELKO - Now that winter is here and the snow is falling, it is time to bundle up, get outside and enjoy the many trails, slopes and activities available on your public lands.