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Winnemucca Community Garden's Farmers' Market

WINNEMUCCA -- The Winnemucca Community Garden invites you to our Farmers' Market, which will take place on Saturday, Aug., 4, from 9 a.m. until noon. The Community Garden is located at 151 W. McArthur Avenue at the intersection of Melarkey and McArthur Streets, and across the street from Sonoma Heights Elementary School.

Free math refresher course at GBC

WINNEMUCCA - The Academic Success Center at Great Basin College is sponsoring a free math refresher course Aug. 6-16 at all GBC campuses. The class will meet Monday through Thursday evenings, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Students need not register for the class. Everyone is welcome.

GBC announces Spring, 2012 Deans' List

GBC's Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Mike McFarlane and Vice President of Student Services Lynn Mahlberg announced the Deans' List of Great Basin College students for the Spring, 2012 semester. The Deans' List honors students with a 3.5 great point average for the semester.

Calling all fifth- and sixth-grade girls. This camp is for you!

WINNEMUCCA - Join Nevada Outdoor School at their New Horizons Girls Camp Aug. 6 - 12. From Monday through Thursday, campers will play games, create crafts, learn Zumba and yoga and participate in a service project at the Community Garden.

City council to meet Tuesday at 2 p.m. August 7, 2012

WINNEMUCCA - The Winnemucca City Council will meet on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at City Hall, 90 W. Fourth St.

Commissioners meet Monday August 6, 2012

Forest service travel management plan slated for 10:45 a.m.

WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt County Commissioners will be holding their next meeting on Monday, Aug. 6 at 9 a.m. in room 201 of the courthouse.

GBC announces spring 2012 Deans' List

WINNEMUCCA - Dr. Mike McFarlane, Great Basin College's vice president of academic affairs, and Lynn Mahlberg, vice president of student services, announced the Deans' List of Great Basin College students for the spring 2012 semester. The Deans' List honors students with a 3.5 great point average for the semester.

Great Basin College Offers Healthcare Career Training for Low-Income Individuals

Great Basin College has secured a Nevadaworks grant to help thirty low-income individuals attain job skills in several healthcare related careers. Course work will begin this fall, when classes resume at GBC.

Two local physicians on board for three more years following contract renewals

WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt County Hospital District Board of Trustees has unanimously approved new contracts for two hospital physicians.

'Healthy Year, Healthy You' presentations to continue under new leadership

WINNEMUCCA - Humboldt General Hospital's "Healthy Year, Healthy You" seminar series will continue this month under new leadership.

Man arrested on suspicion of luring a minor

WINNEMUCCA - A Winnemucca man was arrested July 30 on suspicion of attempting to lure a minor over the Internet, according to a news release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office.

Poke and Peek thanks community, calls for volunteers

WINNEMUCCA - Volunteers with the Poke and Peek Thrift Shop say they could not be successful without the generosity of the Humboldt County community.

NDOT plans work on Airport Road

WINNEMUCCA - Airport Road (State Route 796) is scheduled to be closed at the Union Pacific Railroad crossing southwest of Winnemucca Aug.13 to Aug. 16 to improve the crossing's road surface.

SBA offers tips to tackle Business Recovery Plan

First steps shared at free webinar hosted by SBA and Agility Recovery

WASHINGTON - You've gone online to get the checklists, seen the articles, joined the webinars, and you have a lot of good information when it comes to building a disaster preparedness plan for your business. But what should you tackle first? Is it the financial protection that comes with good insurance coverage? Should your priority be protecting your employees? And how do you find the time to work on a disaster recovery plan?

Stronger Economies Together Team Meets in Winnemucca Aug. 8

Team Focuses on Assets and Removing Obstacles to Economic Development

WINNEMUCCA - The Stronger Economies Together (SET) Regional Team will meet in Winnemucca Aug. 8 to continue its work to develop a regional strategic plan for an eight-county area of western Nevada. The team will be identifying additional assets and potential barriers to economic development in the region.