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BLM-managed Lands Contributed $130 Billion to the U.S. Economy in FY 2011

WINNEMUCCA - Public lands and resources managed by the Bureau of Land Management contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy while supporting more than 600,000 American jobs in Fiscal Year 2011, BLM Acting Director Mike Pool announced today at a Public Lands Commemoration Forum in Phoenix, Arizona.

Nevada Conservation Directors to Meet in Winnemucca

WINNEMUCCA - Practicing conservation during tough economic times will be the focus of the annual meeting of the Nevada Conservation Districts in Winnemucca on Oct. 23-24.

Driver's education at Great Basin College

BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Great Basin College is offering an online driver's education course beginning Oct. 9. Course topics include: rules of the road and traffic laws; defensive driving habits; how to navigate a roundabout; and buying, insuring, and maintaining a vehicle.

California Artist Robert Steiner Wins 2012 Federal Duck Stamp Contest

Robert Steiner, an artist from San Francisco, Calif., is the winner of the 2012 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest. The announcement was made today by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Deputy Director Rowan Gould at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, during the annual art contest - the only juried art competition sponsored by the federal government.

HOSPITAL SAYS FORMAL, WRITTEN COMPLAINTS RESULT IN IMPROVED PATIENT CARE

WINNEMUCCA - Humboldt General Hospital is reminding its patients that it takes complaints very seriously.

McDermitt GEARUP first meeting

MCDERMITT - The McDermitt Combined school GEARUP cohort consists of twelve 7th grade students. The GEARUP(Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) grant will follow these students until they graduate from McDermitt High school.

Nominations sought for Wayne E. Kirch Conservation Award

The state's Board of Wildlife Commissioners is currently seeking nominations for the 2012 Wayne E. Kirch Nevada Wildlife Conservation Award.

The Ultimate Pest

I've one garden pest that resists my best organic control methods. It attacks crops only at their peak. Early in the spring, if I thought there might be enough peas for a meal, half of the fattening pods I'd noticed the day before would be empty shells lying in the dirt. Mysterious holes appeared where I was sure carrots had been growing.

UNCE offers drought workshops for farmers, ranchers

Sessions highlight resources, programs for those facing rising costs

The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is holding eight public workshops throughout the month of October to help ranchers and farmers affected by drought and wildfire.

School of Medicine announces new members to leadership team

RENO - The University of Nevada School of Medicine announces the addition of two new members to its senior leadership team.

Electric and Natural Gas Rates Decreasing Again

WINNEMUCCA - Effective Oct. 1, NV Energy is decreasing its overall electric rates by 0.64 percent for northern Nevada customers and decreasing overall natural gas rates by 9.15 percent for Reno-Sparks customers.

Dyer awarded Navy medal

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jamica Johnson

Brendyn Dyer, son of Doug and Helen Goucher of Winnemucca, is a 2009 Lowry High School graduate who enlisted in the U.S. Navy in May 2010.

City planning for the future

It is my five-year anniversary of "Sticky Notes" and I definitely know why I didn't become a journalist. This column is a great experience and it keeps me focused on being your Mayor which is a privilege that I take very seriously. I have found that the government process is very complex - a combination of rules and regulations, compromises, frustrations, enthusiasm and accomplishments.

Memorial golf tournament to be held in honor of community member

Proceeds will benefit child and family services

WINNEMUCCA - The Frontier Community Coalition is hosting a golf tournament to honor longtime Winnemucca resident Louie Peraldo, who passed away in 2008.

Pleasant Senior Center gets new homebound meals delivery vehicle

WINNEMUCCA - The Senior Citizens of Humboldt County Inc. Board of Trustees accepted the keys to a brand new Ford F-150 pickup truck outfitted with a "hotshot" pod for the delivery of homebound meals from Tom Lammel of Fallon AutoMall. Lammel personally delivered the new vehicle to the Pleasant Senior Center on Tuesday, Oct. 2.