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WDVS 'Tryathlon' coming in September

WINNEMUCCA -Winnemucca Domestic Violence Services is gearing up for the annual Natasha Eden Memorial Tryathlon.

VERSATILE MUSICIAN DAVE BADILLA TO PLAY 'FIFTIES FEVER'

WINNEMUCCA -One of California's most versatile musicians will make his way to Winnemucca this August to headline "Fifties Fever" 2012.

DR. KURT KRACAW JOINS STAFF AT HGH WALK-IN CLINIC

WINNEMUCCA - Dr. Kurt Kracaw closed his private family medical practice July 19 after 19 years on the job. Starting Monday, August 6, he'll staff the hospital's Walk-In Clinic from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday of each week.

Nevada Outdoor School Offers ATV Certification Opportunities

WINNEMUCCA - Nevada Outdoor School is offering multiple routes to safety certification. Available opportunities include ASI (ATV Safety Institute) and OASYREP (Oregon ATV Safety and Youth Rider Endorsement Program) courses.

Joining Forces is Aug. 2 - 13 Targeting speeding and distracted driving

WINNEMUCCA - It's summertime and motorists are out traveling to and from their favorite vacation destinations. The Nevada Highway Patrol wants everyone to have a safe, accident free summer when traveling across Nevada's highways.

The spotlight is on McDermitt outstanding educator

Ruth (Baird) Alcorta 1970 to 2008MCDERMITT - Probably few people in Humboldt County have ever heard of, or know where Galion, Ohio, is located. Living in rural Nevada with all the mining, road construction and agriculture, you may be familiar with the heavy equipment that until a few years ago bore the same name as the town.

POKE N' PEEK GIVING AWAY FREE SCHOOL CLOTHES TO NEEDY KIDS

WINNEMUCCA -The Humboldt Hospital Auxiliary will host its first "Klothes for Kids" event-just in time for the start of school.

Apartment complex on planning board's agenda

WINNEMUCCA - A developer with plans to build a 188-unit apartment complex on vacant land in the city of Winnemucca is seeking a special use permit from planners this week. The proposed development would be located on Hanson Street between Grass Valley Road and Minor Street.

Wildlife refuges impose fire restrictions

WINNEMUCCA - Due to the high fire danger in northwestern Nevada and southeastern Oregon, public use restrictions are now in effect on all lands within the Sheldon-Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

Nonprofit group steps up to help Nevada families with disabled kids

Nevada PEP holds two days of ADHD, IEP training in Lovelock

LOVELOCK - Sometimes life is not tidy, peaceful or perfect. Parents of children who may have physical disabilities or cogitative disorders know all too well how difficult life can be.

Nevada volunteers announces Americorps grant to support environmental stewardship in Nevada

RENO/LAS VEGAS - Nevada Volunteers CEO Shawn Lecker-Pomaville announced that Great Basin Institute has received a competitive AmeriCorps grant for $613,695 from the Corporation for National and Community Service for the Nevada Conservation Corps program which starts Aug. 20.

Dr. James Isaac joins Sonoma Baptist Church in Grass Valley

WINNEMUCCA - Pastor Jim Isaac and his wife Lola relocated to Winnemucca from Jamestown, N.D. They raised four children - three boys and one daughter.

Search and Rescue recruiting volunteer members

WINNEMUCCA - In March of 2007, the Humboldt County Search and Rescue Unit was established by Sheriff Ed Kilgore.

Free self-defense classes offered to women

WINNEMUCCA - Local women can sign up for free self-defense and empowerment classes provided by Paul Montenegro of Montenegro's School of TawKwon Do and AVA Executive Director Rebecka Swatman.

Shooting the West photography workshop to focus on Fair events

WINNEMUCCA - Shooting the West and the Tri-County Fair will co-sponsor a photography workshop during the Tri-County Fair over this Labor Day weekend.