OROVADA - From the late 1800s through the early 1900s, the political turmoil in France and in Spain created a difficult time for the people living in the Basque Provinces.
WINNEMUCCA - The campgrounds in Water Canyon got a thorough working over last Saturday during the second annual "Community Day of Service."
WINNEMUCCA - Sixth District Judge Michael Montero ruled at a short hearing Monday that a Winnemucca man accused of groping or fondling two women at Walmart is competent to participate in court proceedings.
WINNEMUCCA - The Winnemucca City Council will meet on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at City Hall, 90 W. Fourth St.
WINNEMUCCA - Cyanco, a manufacturer of liquid sodium cyanide for the mining industry, hosted its annual Cyanide Trainers Meeting in Winnemucca on June 28. More than 60 trainers from customer minesites attended the training, which started at the Winnemucca Convention Center. Attendees were given a Cyanide Safety, train-the-trainer class, followed by a Process, Transportation, and Emergency Response Overview covering the systems in place at Cyanco.
WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt County Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday at 9:30 a.m. in commission meeting room 201.
WINNEMUCCA - If you want to see one of country music's hottest stars up close and personal this Labor Day weekend, you better act fast. Jake Owen will perform for tri-county crowds beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Winnemucca Event Center. Billy Dean, who has quite a country pedigree himself, will open the show.
WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt County Library's "Summer Reading Program" might be halfway over but organizers say there's still plenty of time to "Dream Big and Read."The program kicked off June 8 and will wind down with a final Awards Party on Aug. 3. "But we still have well over a month and we invite all our local youth to join with us and read," said Humboldt County Children's Librarian Jessica Carver.
WINNEMUCCA - The American Red Cross-Winnemucca Service Center will be honoring local heroes and citizens who have shown extraordinary courage and acts of kindness at the 2012 Real Heroes Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Winnemucca Convention Center-East Hall. You can help the chapter identify those individuals, associations or companies who have gone above and beyond to help a friend, family member, community member or complete stranger during 2011/2012. Nomination forms can be picked up at the Winnemucca Service Center or downloaded from the chapter website at www.nevada.redcross.org.
WINNEMUCCA - A trial scheduled for next week for Winnemucca resident George Ledezma Navarro on drug-related charges was pulled off the district court calendar.At a pre-trial conference Monday, it appeared time was running out to consider last-minute motions and pick a jury.
WINNEMUCCA - The list of Endangered Species Act lawsuits against the federal government is long. Make that very long - and very costly.
WINNEMUCCA - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Winnemucca District, Black Rock Field Office has announced the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Hycroft Mine Expansion Project proposed in Humboldt and Pershing counties.
WINNEMUCCA - A generous donation from the Nevada Community Foundation has helped officials from the Humboldt Volunteer Hospice breathe a little easier.
WINNEMUCCA - A member of Humboldt General Hospital's radiology team has achieved the nation's highest certification in MRI.
WINNEMUCCA - Thanks to the generosity of Newmont Mining Corporation's employees, the Humboldt Volunteer Hospice will be better able to provide free care to the terminally and chronically ill residents of Humboldt County.