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.
WINNEMUCCA -The Humboldt Hospital Auxiliary will host its first "Klothes for Kids" event-just in time for the start of school.
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.
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.
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.
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.
WINNEMUCCA - Pastor Jim Isaac and his wife Lola relocated to Winnemucca from Jamestown, N.D. They raised four children - three boys and one daughter.
WINNEMUCCA - In March of 2007, the Humboldt County Search and Rescue Unit was established by Sheriff Ed Kilgore.
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.
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.
Carson City - Nevada State Health Division authorities praised four Winnemucca andLovelock child care centers for hosting vaccination clinics on site.
WINNEMUCCA - Project Proposals are now being accepted by the Humboldt (Nevada) Resource Advisory Committee (RAC). Successful project proposals must improve or benefit National Forest System lands within Humboldt County and the economies of rural communities within the county.
Without question, communication is far simpler in this new digital age than it used to be. Most everyone has a cellphone, computer or some way to social network. Along with all the benefits that come with this new technology there are also many disadvantages.
Carson City - The State of Nevada's Aging and Disability Services Division has added a volunteer component to its Long Term Care Ombudsman Program and is looking for people interested to participate in Elko, Battle Mountain, and Winnemucca. Volunteers will serve as advocates for residents over the age of 60 living in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities.
WINNEMUCCA - Airport Road (State Route 796) is scheduled to be closed at the Union Pacific Railroad crossing southwest of Winnemucca Aug.20 to Aug. 23 to improve the crossing's road surface.