WINNEMUCCA - USDA Undersecretary Dallas Tonsager met with 25 Winnemucca area ranchers and farmers Aug. 8 to talk about their problems with drought and fire.
WINNEMUCCA, Nev. -A longtime Lowry High School teacher has been chosen to lead this year's Labor Day Parade.
Della DomingoA rare white hummingbird stopped by Joe and Della Domingo's backyard feeder in Water Canyon recently. It is not an albino, as its pure white feathers would suggest, but rather a Leucistic hummingbird, Della said. "It was just here two nights and we haven't seen it since," Della said.
WINNEMUCCA - Cross your fingers, country music fans.Local concert promoter Joe McIntyre is hoping to bring legendary singer-songwriter Merle Haggard to town on Dec. 14, and he's turning to the Winnemucca Convention and Visitors Authority (WCVA) for its help.
WINNEMUCCA - My father was a teacher, coach, principal, and superintendent. He was a gifted mathematician, brilliant outdoorsman, and a man of broad wisdom. His bold ideas were ahead of the times, like an extra prep period for English teachers so that they would require and then respond in depth to young writers or "pod schools" with teachers of the same grade level under one collaborative roof. One time he closed three rural schools, an unimaginable feat as we each tend to love our local buildings. The schools were, however, located within 3 to 5 miles of town, rural in southern Idaho being quite different than rural Nevada.
The Nevada Division of Emergency Management/Homeland Security (NDEM) conducted operation Green Light, a Full Scale Exercise Aug. 17 -19. Under Statute NRS 414.170-260, the NDEM establishes the Search and Rescue Program and provides resources to the sheriffs in the state upon request. The county sheriffs are statutorily responsible for Search and Rescue within their jurisdiction per NRS 248-092.
WINNEMUCCA - Attention blue ribbon contenders: In about a week, the books will close on another Tri-County Fair.
WINNEMUCCA - Humboldt County's largest parade will celebrate its 91st anniversary this year and locals are invited to take part in the celebration.
Reno - Care Flight, a non-profit community medical helicopter service, has announced the first-ever "Flight for a Good Cause" fundraising event.
WINNEMUCCA - With kids heading back to school, hospice officials say now is a perfect time for people to donate their time and their talents to a very rewarding cause.
WINNEMUCCA - People are expected to flock to Kingston from all over for the first Kingston Outdoor Market to be held Sept. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lee Baker Park.
WINNEMUCCA - While most Nevada students will be grabbing their backpacks and heading to the bus or carpool, Nevada Virtual Academy (NVVA) students will be taking a few steps from the breakfast table to their computers to log in for their first day of school next week.
WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt County School District Board of Trustees will be holding its next meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 28 beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the meeting room at the district office. Items on the agenda include approval of French Ford Middle School janitorial bid; schedule date and time for a workshop to establish board goals; approval of the Student Activity Fund Policy; SIOP training for Winnemucca Grammar School and review of the District Improvement Plan. Public comment will follow.
WINNEMUCCA - While it's understood that taking sun safety precautions is important outside, few people realize they can sustain sun damage indoors, too. While both ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation from the sun can harm the skin and lead to skin cancers, UVB is effectively blocked by glass. However, at least 50 percent of UVA rays can pass through windows.
WINNEMUCCA - The Winnemucca Grammar School is asking for the community's vote to purchase a new sound system for its stage.