January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, as well as National Mentoring Month. The Advocates for Victims of Abuse- Sixth Judicial District Court Appointed Special Advocates has teamed up with the National Human Trafficking Resource Center's Polaris Project and Girls Educating and Mentoring Services (GEMS), to help raise awareness about this serious problem that still exists in the United States and around the globe.
The next play being put on by White Sage Theatre, Winnemucca's community theater, will be "Dial M for Murder."
Author and writing teacher Donnie Smith recently released his novel, "We Got Zombies On The Lawn Again, Ma." It's the first in his Ax Handel's Special Zombie Notebooks series and is available at Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle formats.
Residents are being asked to "donate" their hearts to hospice through Feb. 14.
A million dollars - Humboldt General Hospital has written off nearly a million dollars in hospital bills for patients who have qualified for discounts under the charity care program implemented nearly a year ago. Hospital board members' concerns about hospital pricing led to discussions and evaluation by the hospital's financial advisers as to how best to help those being overwhelmed by out-of-pocket hospital costs.
RENO - It's time for the Super Bowl and watching often means celebrating (or consoling) with a few drinks. The Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety is urging Nevadans to not drink and drive so they return home to their families, not a collection of cellmates.
Humboldt County's water quality, particularly the quality of well water in the Grass Valley area, is a concern for residents and Humboldt County commissioners.
The following students were named to the honor roll at French Ford Middle School.
Students at Lowry High School can participate in the Paint-a Teacher Masterpiece on Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria.
RENO (AP) - Gov. Brian Sandoval is defending his decision to allow the use of a Nevada Air National Guard aircraft to fly a critically ill woman to an Oregon hospital for life-saving treatment.
RENO - Former Nevada political powerbroker Harvey Whittemore should be allowed to keep his law license until the appeal of his three felony convictions for violating campaign finance laws is decided, a Nevada State Bar disciplinary panel recommended.
COMMERCE, Calif. - Unified Grocers is recalling 12 ounce bags of "Special Value Ginger Snap Cookies" because they may contain undeclared eggs.
The following students at Grass Valley Elementary School were named to the second quarter honor roll.
FALLON - The 48th Annual Fallon All Breeds Bull Sale will be held Feb. 15 at the Fallon Livestock Exchange at 11:30 a.m.
COURTESY PHOTOSilver State Chapter No. 6, Order of the Eastern Star, honored those members who have belonged to OES 25 years or more on Jan. 23. Ilene George received her 30 year pin. Over 460 years of membership were represented at the meeting. Pictured are Lester Shaw, Tom George, Don Bordenkircher, Norm Couterier, Linda Prawitz, Donna Giles, Louise Greinstein, Carol Drawver, Marguerite Powrie, Ilene George, and Rita Shaw. Not pictured were Worthy Matron Patty Couterier and Worthy Patron Mike Giles.