Dating is a normal part of life for many teenagers, but unfortunately, so is dating violence. Raising awareness during the month of February provides an opportunity to potentially prevent instances of Teen Dating Violence (TDV) and keep teens and parents/guardians conscious of the consequences. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, 26 percent of women and 15 percent of men are reported to have been victims of domestic violence before the age of 18.
Come August, Great Basin College (GBC) will kick off a new program at the Winnemucca campus, helping students to earn their certifications in Instrumentation Technology.
Nevada Senator Ira Hansen and Assemblywoman Alexis Hansen (Dist. 23) visited Winnemucca in person on Jan. 24 for the first time since COVID. They were joined by fellow colleague, Assemblywoman Shondra Summers-Armstrong of Clark County (Dist. 6). The trio teamed up in efforts to represent a bipartisan platform for Nevadans, according to Senator Hansen, who also visited Dist. 6 (West Las Vegas) previously with Assemblywoman Hansen. They had a busy day, meeting with the Humboldt County Board of Commissioners, the Winnemucca City Council, and the Humboldt County School District Board of Trustees (coordinated by local resident Lewis Trout).
Persons or businesses interested in providing commercial services during the 2023 Burning Man Event will need to apply for a Special Recreation Permit with the Black Rock Field Office. “Special Recreation Permits are issued to businesses, organizations, and individuals to allow the use of specific public land for commercial use and provide resource protection measures to ensure the future enjoyment of those resources by the public,” said District Manager, Anne-Marie Sharkey. Vendors will need to submit their application by the close of business, 4:30 PM (PST), on April 7, 2023.
Nevada marijuana regulators have issued a health and safety advisory about widely available legal cannabis products produced in the Las Vegas area during the last 16 months using plants treated with an unapproved pesticide. The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board bulletin posted Thursday said Henderson-based Clark Natural Medicinal Solutions treated some plants with Ethephon.
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Humboldt General Hospital would like to welcome Dr. Alex K. Curtis to our Rural Health Clinic as a new family medicine physician. Before accepting a position at Humboldt General Hospital, he worked at Whitfield Regional Hospital in Demopolis, Al. He is looking forward to moving to Winnemucca for new opportunities and being closer to his children and grandchildren.
Elko County’s Board of Health voted Wednesday against imposing a moratorium on COVID-19 and flu vaccines in the county. The seven-member board consisting of the county’s five commissioners, sheriff and health officer unanimously agreed they lacked the authority to impose such a moratorium and also decided against proposing the county discontinue advertising for any flu or COVID-19 vaccines. “We can’t order people to wear masks. I feel the same way about this moratorium,” Commissioner Rex Steninger said. “If somebody wants to take the vaccine, that’s their decision.”
Participants in Nevada’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will stop receiving extra food assistance dollars provided to ease the effects of the pandemic after March, even though President Joe Biden this week extended the federal public health emergency through April. The announcement Wednesday from the state Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Welfare and Supportive Services said the omnibus spending bill passed by Congress in December ended the supplemental emergency allotments. Families will receive the last of the additional allotments in March.
House Republicans began enacting their legislative agenda this week – most of which will be dead on arrival in the Democrat-controlled Senate. But the first bills in a new Congress are an important window into the message a party wants to send. Republicans are telegraphing to voters that their priorities are de-funding the IRS, standing up to China, and remaining firmly anti-abortion. Meanwhile, a spending fight is looming, with Medicare and Social Security potentially caught in the crosshairs, and Democrats interested in bipartisanship, such as Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV), are looking for new partners in the majority.
Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo signed an executive order Thursday requiring all executive branch entities to review existing state regulations and recommend at least 10 to be removed by May 1.
The public is invited to review the Preliminary Environmental Assessment (PEA) and comment during the 30-day public comment period for the trail improvement project at Water Canyon Recreation Area, ending Feb. 15.
The Humboldt County Board of Commissioners met for their regular meeting on Jan. 17 and with all members present: The Board discussed a request by the local Bureau of Land Management (BLM) office to convey a parcel of land adjacent to the Humboldt County Shooting Range to the County in order to expand and build a 1,000 yard range. An Environmental Assessment was completed by the local Bureau of Land Management (BLM) office in order to convey the parcel and was submitted to the Department of Interior in Washington, DC in the middle of 2022.
Era is a 5-year-old girl who has been battling leukemia since August 2022. Through the love and support of Winnemucca’s tight-knit community, thousands of dollars have been raised in order to help Era’s family pay for medical expenses associated with her treatment.
After departing the film industry in California, Tomo the tiger recently retired to the Safe Haven Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Imlay, NV, in Dec. of 2022. He has since been seen soaking up the amenities at the sanctuary and enjoying feeding time.