Excitement filled the air during the first day of the school year at Winnemucca Grammar School. Parents snapped photos of their children Monday morning before dropping them off at the historic, 94-year-old brick campus.
The Winnemucca City Council met for their regular meeting on Aug. 23 and with all members present:
Authorities investigating an officer-involved shooting after a high-speed chase on Interstate 80 east of Reno earlier this month haven't determined yet whether a deputy killed the victim or he shot himself. The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner's Office identified the Aug. 4 victim as 40-year-old Tony Dehart of Winnemucca, KRNV-TV reported Friday.
Prior to the start of my weekly writing class, a short discussion bounced around Zoom on “new and improved”. In one case we hit on education.
The Humboldt County Board of Commissioners met for their regular meeting on Aug. 22 (with Commissioner Tom Hoss absent and Commissioner Ken Tipton present for items one through thirteen on the meeting agenda) at which:
Recently, a selection panel of five local officials chose two winners for the 2022 General Election “I Voted” Sticker Art Design Contest.
FERNLEY — With the awarding of a $25 million federal grant, Fernley’s logistic hub received a big boost Wednesday to connect Interstate 80 to U.S. Highway 50, expand the dual access of two rail lines and become an important supply chain hub. U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, along with Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy Carlos Monje, Fernley Mayor Roy Edgington Jr., and other local and state leaders touted the grant for the Victory Project that will increase the efficiency of the supply chain, make goods more affordable and expand logistics and manufacturing capacity throughout the region.
The Bureau of Land Management Elko District has fuelwood-cutting permits available online through the BLM Special Forest Products Online System. Online permits are available for purchase 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Governor Steve Sisolak’s Office, in partnership with the Nevada Department of Education (NDE), opened the nomination and application period for the 2023 Recognizing Inspirational School Employees (RISE) Award. The RISE award, passed by Congress in 2019 and overseen by the U.S. Department of Education (USED), honors classified school employees who provide exemplary service.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak said Wednesday that if he wins re-election he would seek to codify in law next legislative session an order he signed that protects in-state abortion providers and out-of-state patients.
Dozens of concerned parents, educators and community members pleaded with lawmakers Wednesday about the critical need for improved mental and public health care across the state. Krista Cielo joined other guardians in nearly two hours of public comment to highlight her own experiences caring for a child with mental health needs while facing a lack of adequate help.
Richard Cusolito believes he’s saving lives by distributing clean syringes and needles to people who use drugs in this rural area of northeastern Nevada — but he knows some residents disagree. “I’m hated in this town because of it,” said Cusolito, 60. “I’m accused of ‘enabling the junkies,’ pretty much is the standard term. People don’t get the impact of this whole thing.”
A Republican-aligned Super PAC is dropping a massive seven-figure television advertising blitz in Nevada’s Senate race aimed at attacking Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) over the hiring of more Internal Revenue Service (IRS) staff through the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act. The ad is part of a $2 million buy and will run for two weeks in Las Vegas starting Saturday. It was produced by Club for Growth Action, the Super PAC associated with the conservative Club for Growth.
Two men from eastern Oregon, Merlin Rupp and Jack Peila and two from northern Nevada, Woodie Bell and George T. Fairchild will be inducted into the Buckaroo Hall of Fame on Sept 3, in conjunction with the 40th annual Western Art Roundup and Buckaroo Heritage event in Winnemucca, Nevada.
Humboldt County’s largest parade will celebrate its 101st year Labor Day weekend with the theme “Hometown Harvest.” Ag 3 Director Kim Petersen said entrants may interpret the theme as they see fit. “This will be a fun theme and a fun way for participants to celebrate our annual Tri-County Fair & Stampede.”