BOHEMIA, N.Y. - "As you get older, your immune system gets weaker and you become more susceptible to the flu virus, so get your flu shots early - before this year's outbreak begins later this month," cautioned Dan Weber, president of the Association of Mature American Citizens.
RENO - Recently, the CDC released the 2011 National Immunization Survey (NIS) Teen report. Coverage data shows that Nevada's immunization rates for teens 13 through 17 years old continue to improve for all recommended vaccinations. For tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap), coverage rates met the Healthy People 2020 objective of 80 percent for the first time with a coverage rate of 80.2 percent in the state. Nationally, vaccination rates in adolescents continue to improve for tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap) vaccine and for meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4).
WINNEMUCCA - The obstetrics department at Humboldt General Hospital is hailing new technology that will help providers and staff more closely monitor laboring moms and babies.
This year's theme, "Collaborations in Suicidology: Bridging the Disciplines," recognizes that suicide prevention is everyone's business. In the United States, suicide claims the lives of more people than homicide and HIV combined.
WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt County Board of Commissioners will be holding its next meeting on Monday, Sept. 17 at 9:30 a.m. in room 201 of the courthouse.
WINNEMUCCA - Delicious food, good company, money, prizes and lots of sunshine marked Nevada Outdoor School's Fourth Annual Buckaroo Dutch Oven Cook-Off, held Saturday, Aug. 25, at Riverview Park.
WINNEMUCCA - Winnemucca police detectives arrested four individuals Tuesday in connection with an armed robbery at the Lucky J Casino in the Flying J truck stop that occurred in the early morning hours of March 6.
WINNEMUCCA - Heroes come in all shapes and sizes and from all walks of life. They are people who make a difference in the lives of others. More often than not their efforts are unsung.
WINNEMUCCA - The Regional Transportation Commission will hold its next meeting on Monday, Sept. 17 at 9:15 a.m.
WINNEMUCCA - Humboldt County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the 7000 block of Sundown Drive on Tuesday about 4 p.m. on the report of a possible shooting and a person down at that location.
WINNEMUCCA -Winnemucca Domestic Violence Services and local athletes are gearing up for the annual Natasha Eden Memorial Tryathlon.
The Winnemucca City Council will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 2 p.m. at city hall, 90 West Fourth St.The meeting will include two proclamations by the city, one for Frontier Community Coalition Youth Award and another for National Public Lands Day.
WINNEMUCCA - Free flu shots will be available on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Winnemucca Events Center on Fairgrounds Road. The drive-through clinic is provided by the Nevada State Health Division.
WINNEMUCCA - Remember when "back to school" meant sparkling shoes, a dashing outfit, a package of bright pencils and crayons, notebooks and paper. It seems like a day ago that I stood proudly by our lilac bush, smiling as Dad snapped a photo and I prepared for the first grade with Mrs. Fisher, a darling if antiquated (probably pushing 50), bespectacled delight.
Halloween costumes, decorations will also be for sale at the Auxiliary thrift shopWINNEMUCCA - Members of the Humboldt Hospital Auxiliary will see a flurry of activity this week as they prepare the Poke & Peek Thrift Shop for the coming cold months.