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Ron Barnes - Agronomist

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Born in Longmont, Colo., Ronald (Ron) Barnes, 74, moved as a child with his family to Patterson, Calif., where his maternal grandparents lived while his dad joined the war effort.

Boys & Girls Club/Recreation Complex moving forward

In October 2013, a group of local citizens came together to bring a new Winnemucca Boys & Girls Club/Recreation Complex to Winnemucca. The stage is set and efforts are underway to secure the resources to make this vision become a reality.

Moravec sentenced to prison for felonies

Judge rules on other cases in district court

In Sixth Judicial District Court Monday the following cases were heard by Judge Michael Montero:

2015 Nevada Radon Poster Contest open to students

Collaborative effort seeks to raise awareness of dangers of odorless gas that causes lung cancer

RENO - University of Nevada Cooperative Extension invites Nevada students to showcase their artistic talents and promote radon awareness by entering the 2015 Nevada Radon Poster Contest.

Double dose of color -

MANDI GARRISON • Special to the SunThis rare double rainbow appeared during a period of sunny skies in the morning hours of Wednesday, Aug. 12 at Rose Creek Ranch south of Winnemucca.

School starts next week - are your kids ready?

With the first day of school approaching, the Humboldt County School District has some back-to-school announcements.

Pumped up on fire safety -

STEPHANIE MORTON • The Humboldt SunFire Chief Alan Olsen laughs after spraying the kids with a fire hose. After lessons such as exiting a burning building, not playing with matches and lighters, the children sang a fire safety song, sprayed the fire hose and received a coloring book. Pictured (left to right) are Cael Morton, Amaya Betes, Stratton Owen, Kadence Owen, Adalyn Entwistle, Kaden Zimmerman and Caedon Entwistle.

Rays of light -

KEESHA AVERETT • Special to the SunKeesha snapped this photo showing sunset rays and a lightning strike simultaneously during a storm Aug. 1. The photo was taken near the Shoshone Colony in Battle Mountain just after 8 p.m.

Relay for Life dunk tank -

MICHAEL MICHAELSEN • Special to the SunAbove, Caiden Bice, 3, dunks his grandfather, John Christensen, at Newmont's dunk tank booth.

NOS hosts sixth annual Dutch Oven Cook-Off

Nevada Outdoor School (NOS) continues to provide free and very low-cost natural science and outdoor education to school-age children in classrooms, on field trips and at summer camps across Humboldt County and beyond.

Back to pre-school -

COURTESY PHOTOKaidyn and Kylee Mefford are excited for their first day of pre-school.

Ramblin' Jack comes to the Martin

Tickets on sale now for Aug. 23 show

Ramblin' Jack Elliott is going to make another visit to the Martin Hotel in Winnemucca.

Truck and tractor pulls to return to Labor Day weekend line-up

Humboldt County, are you ready for some get-down-and-dirty fun? The Tri-County Fair & Stampede is excited to announce the return of a new favorite event.

Schoeppner shows to provide this year's carnival fun

Get ready to bumper car with the best of them as the Labor Day Carnival returns to this year's Tri-County Fair & Stampede.

Bulls and Broncs Rodeo will debut Aug. 30

Since 1921, Winnemucca has been home to one of Nevada's most exciting rodeos-the longstanding and very traditional Labor Day Rodeo.