WINNEMUCCA — Nevada Outdoor School (NOS) received $50,000 from Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) to support their FY24 youth focused programs serving ages 4–17 across rural northern Nevada. Programs include school-based Nature in My World programs for K-8th graders, Nature in the Park programs for ages 4–7 and Nature Explorers summer camps for ages 8–17.
Humboldt General Hospital (HGH) CEO, Robyn Dunckhorst, made a significant impact at the Rural Health Policy Institute held from Feb. 13-15 in Washington, D.C. This prestigious event, organized by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), brought together hundreds of rural advocates from across the United States to champion rural healthcare. Dunckhorst was one of two rural CEOs from Nevada to meet with our federal legislators from Nevada to shed light on current concerns affecting rural healthcare nationally and within our state.
Seven of 14 section leaders were chosen from Lowry High during the 2024 All-State Band Festival earlier this month.
The domestic sheep industry is rapidly shrinking while the foreign industry accounts for over 70 percent of the market today, making it the first livestock sector in the United States to be primarily sourced from foreign countries.
The design of a new 29,400 square-foot municipal swimming pool facility is taking shape and the Winnemucca City Council reviewed the plans for the exterior renderings at its regular meeting on Feb. 20 (with all Council members present).
WINNEMUCCA — Humboldt General Hospital (HGH) is excited to announce the return of the highly anticipated Health Fair, scheduled for March 16, 2024 at the Winnemucca Convention Center.
Results from the 2024 Presidential Preference Primary Election held on Feb. 6, determine Humboldt County’s choice for democratic candidates heading to the Democratic National Convention that may become presidential candidates during the General Election in November.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials have agreed to conduct a full, year-long review to determine whether a tiny snail found only in high-desert springs near a huge lithium mine being built along the Nevada-Oregon line should be listed as a threatened or endangered species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a finding published Thursday in the Federal Register that enough scientific exists to warrant the review sought by environmentalists who say that groundwater pumping required for the operation of the Thacker Pass mine could push the Kings River pyrg to the brink of extinction.
Nevada Outdoor School (NOS) takes students outdoors and teaches them how to respect the environment, recreate safely, and enjoy Nevada’s unique beauty. Just this month NOS received funds from the Nevada Outdoor Education and Recreation (NOER) grant program (through the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources) for $25,800 to go towards their Nature in My World, Nature in the Park, and Nature Explorers programs, all geared towards youth in the community.
Lowry High School inducted three new members into the Winnemucca High Schools Hall of Fame this past Saturday. Each individual member has played a crucial role in the development of Winnemucca’s community.
Addressing high nitrate levels in the drinking water in Grass Valley (GV) and a lack of adequate space within the Humboldt County Courthouse to accommodate changes in legislation both call for multi-million-dollar solutions—a wastewater treatment facility (WWTF) for Grass Valley residents and a new, larger justice center for Humboldt County. At their annual Board Retreat on Jan. 29, the Humboldt County Board of Commissioners discussed two of the most prominent projects that they worked on in 2023, unanimously deciding to move forward with design work for the WWTF but ultimately not coming to a substantive conclusion for the justice center project.
Addressing high nitrate levels in the drinking water in Grass Valley (GV) and a lack of adequate space within the Humboldt County Courthouse to accommodate changes in legislation both call for multi-million-dollar solutions—a wastewater treatment facility (WWTF) for Grass Valley residents and a new, larger justice center for Humboldt County. At their annual Board Retreat on Jan. 29, the Humboldt County Board of Commissioners discussed two of the most prominent projects that they worked on in 2023, unanimously deciding to move forward with design work for the WWTF but ultimately not coming to a substantive conclusion for the justice center project.
At the regular meeting of the Winnemucca City Council on Feb. 6 (with all members present):
The Pleasant Senior center is collecting Easter baskets for local senior citizens, but they won’t be filled with the traditional candy and plastic eggs. The Self-Care Senior Easter Baskets will be filled with things like toothpaste, deodorant, lotion, and other products that are a luxury item for many seniors living on a fixed income.
With significant population growth on the horizon, Nevada must support the critical energy demand. At the Humboldt County Board of Commissioners regular meeting on Feb. 5, Tallgrass Energy presented their Pinyon Pipeline project that will convert NV Energy’s North Valmy Generating Station, approximately 40 miles east of Winnemucca, from coal to natural gas by 2026.