WINNEMUCCA - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Winnemucca District, will be applying herbicide to several existing fuel breaks within the District as part of normal maintenance. The treatments are scheduled to begin in late November and will continue through January.
ELKO - Christmas tree tags are now available at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Elko District Office. BLM tree permits are $4 each with a limit of five per person.
WINNEMUCCA - If you are or know a single mom who has returned to school to make a better life for her family, we are looking for you or this woman.
WINNEMUCCA - Rebecca Lee's junior high students cast their votes for president, representative and senator this week as part of the My Voice National Student Mock Election.
WINNEMUCCA - The following seventh grade Winnemucca Junior High School students were named to the first quarter honor roll for the 2012 - 2013 school year.
WINNEMUCCA - The following eighth grade Winnemucca Junior High School students were named to the first quarter honor roll for the 2012 - 2013 year.
MICHAEL MICHAELSON • Special to the SunArt teacher Kim Rust commemorated her 20th year teaching at Winnemucca Junior High by creating something she could leave behind that was a part of her: a mosaic made out of ceramics, stained glass, and the Winnemucca skyline. Rust began working on the mosaic at the beginning of the school year and finished in late October. According to Rust, the mosaic is a combination of contemporary and traditional design. This is the largest mosaic Rust has completed so far and she said it was a great experience.
COURTESY PHOTONewmont Mining Corp. provided a $30,000 check to Humboldt County School District Superintendent, Dr. Dave Jensen, on Wednesday, Nov. 7. Presented by External Relations Manager Rhonda Zuraff and Angela Hammond, the grant will provide HCSD teachers with funds to improve classroom materials and resources.
WINNEMUCCA - The Winnemucca Host Lions and Leos clubs are holding their first Festival of Trees this holiday season to raise money and awareness for club programs.
WINNEMUCCA - The following seventh grade Winnemucca Junior High School students were named to the first quarter honor roll for the 2012 - 2013 school year.
WINNEMUCCA - The following eighth grade Winnemucca Junior High School students were named to the first quarter honor roll for the 2012 - 2013 year.
WINNEMUCCA - This past summer, wildfires moved across northern Nevada. The fires scorched private and public lands alike, including acreage in designated wilderness areas. These wildfires will greatly affect the community members of Winnemucca, Paradise Valley, McDermitt and other nearby locations.
WINNEMUCCA - Meetings for creating a Nevada Plan for Alzheimer's and related dementias have concluded. Our final product includes 22 recommendations for action during the 2013 Nevada Legislative session. Although some items had to be dropped by the wayside due to time constraints and bill requirements, the document is powerful Frustration after the September meeting when I felt rural Nevadans were being shoved aside turned to relief and joy as our Task Force reviewed each suggestion.
ELKO - Newmont Mining Corporation announced its employees have pledged more than $1.08 million to the NMC Legacy Fund for 2013 through its employee giving program. These pledges will be matched dollar for dollar by Newmont, bringing the total funding for local nonprofit organizations to $2.16 million.
WINNEMUCCA - Two local entities have joined forces to ensure that every Humboldt County foster child has a merry Christmas.