MCDERMITT - This month's McDermitt Combined School alumni has such good memories of going to school there for 12 years that she joined the staff in the fall of 2007!
WINNEMUCCA - Emerson Gage Hunt and Tana V. Swartz, of Massachusetts, were arrested Saturday, Feb. 23 on suspicion of transporting a controlled substance after Humboldt County Sheriff's Deputy Dave Walls, Sgt. Chris Aker, and K-9 Boots discovered approximately 25 pounds of suspected marijuana in their vehicle, according to an HCSO news release.
WINNEMUCCA -The local rodeo board welcomed its two newest members in 2012.
WINNEMUCCA - Dr. Brad Granath was surprised recently by some good news he received in the mail. The letter from the Nevada Academy of Family Physicians announced he had been selected as the "Rural Nevada Family Physician of the Year" for 2012.
WINNEMUCCA - The Frugal Flamingo is now in the bra business.
WINNEMUCCA - Nicholas Henry Holley, who was arrested in October on suspicion of shooting at a victim on a front porch in Winnemucca, was sentenced Monday to 28 to 72 months in prison for two separate charges: discharging a firearm at or into a structure and assault with a deadly weapon.
MICHAEL MICHAELSEN • Special to the SunWinnemucca Police Reserve Officer David Simsek was awarded a Distinguished Volunteer Service Cross by Chief Eric Silva at the city council meeting Tuesday for 20 years of exemplary law enforcement service to the Winnemucca Police Department. WPD awards the service cross for "outstanding volunteer service provided by Reserve members who improve the department and its services to the community."
WINNEMUCCA - Leadership state, the place where all our future leaders go to understand the true meaning of being a leader!
WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt County School District has announced the dates for this spring's kindergarten screening sessions.
WINNEMUCCA - Humboldt County Sheriff's deputies Kevin Malone and Kathy Green arrested Jared Alan Holm and John Anthony Ritter Wednesday on suspicion of multiple meth-related charges after an investigation into a property crimes case, according to an HCSO news release.
WINNEMUCCA - The Ranch Hand Rodeo weekend certainly lived up to its reputation as Winnemucca's biggest event.
WINNEMUCCA -Ian Maher began reading the Humboldt Sun newspaper when he was a third-grade student.
MICHAEL MICHAELSEN • Special to the SunMcDermitt 11th graders Andrew Uphoff, Jared Gibson and Brendan Wilson stand next to their unique artwork, "Origins of Khaos." The piece was created to go on stage when the band "Kreating Khaos" is playing. The artwork now on display at the Humboldt Museum in Winnemucca represents the wide-ranging creativity of students in the school district. The art show opened last week to fanfare, attracting parents, school district officials, teachers and others. The student artwork will be on display through March during normal museum hours.
WINNEMUCCA -The Winnemucca Host Lions Club will once again team up with Humboldt General Hospital to sponsor the 2013 Community Health Fair.
WINNEMUCCA - Volunteer Attorneys for Rural Nevadans (VARN) will host a Legal Aid Fair on Monday, March 25, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the Humboldt General Hospital, Sarah Winnemucca Room, 118 E Haskell St., in Winnemucca.