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  • Humboldt County Library Board in brief —

    Friday, October 18, 2019 1:00 AM
    On Oct. 15, , the Humboldt County Library Board of Trustees recommended action on the following agenda items:

  • Humboldt County Commission meets Monday

    Friday, October 18, 2019 1:00 AM
    Humboldt County Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting Monday, October 21, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. at Humboldt County Courthouse Meeting Room 201, 50 West Fifth Street, Winnemucca.

  • School District Board of Trustees meets Tuesday in Orovada

    Friday, October 18, 2019 1:00 AM
    Humboldt County School District Board of Trustees will hold a Regular Meeting Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. in Mrs. Hogue’s room at the Orovada School located at 90 Kings River Highway in Orovada.

  • Dementia, delirium or depression? Understanding the difference

    Friday, October 18, 2019 1:00 AM
    Some of the most common and challenging diagnoses in geriatric medicine are dementia, delirium and depression, which can be mistaken and misunderstood by patients and medical professionals who do not specialize in the field. 
    Nevada Geriatric Education Center Education Coordinator Dolores Ward, M.S. recently visited Winnemucca to share information about these three commonly misdiagnosed ailments commonly occuring in adults later in life and how to tell the difference between the three. 
    Dementia
    Dementia is an umbrella term describing a number of different diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia. There are over 170 known forms of dementia.

  • Library trustee resigns amid Open Meeting law changes

    Friday, October 18, 2019 1:00 AM
    In an unexpected move, Humboldt County Library Trustee Susan Putnam resigned from her seat at the October 15 meeting. The board members accepted her resignation.
    During public comment, Putnam read from a written statement about her resignation. “I have served as a member of this board for seven years. … As you know, this job has many rewards and many more frustrations. … As of October 16, I choose to resign from my duty as trustee.”
    Putnam praised the board for its diligence and hard work throughout the years of her service. She also recognized currently and previous library directors for their vision to improve the library and carry it on into the future. each director has presented new and interesting ways to lead our library into the future. She said being a board member has its many rewards, but it also has “many more frustrations.” 
  • Local book drive to grow little libraries

    Local book drive to grow little libraries

    Friday, October 18, 2019 1:00 AM
    Nevada Rural Housing Authority and United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra Partner for the “At Home With Reading” Book Drive
     Nevada Rural Housing Authority (NRHA) and United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra (UWNNS) have partnered for the “At Home With Reading” Book Drive, benefitting the residents of NRHA’s northern Nevada affordable housing properties. The drive will take place October 15 through October 31, and books will be delivered early November to the NRHA communities, which house low-income residents, many of whom are veterans, disabled, seniors, and/or formerly homeless.
  • Managing multiple medications

    Managing multiple medications

    Friday, October 18, 2019 1:00 AM
    Older patients are often prescribed multiple prescription medications by different care providers without much insight or guidance, many times leading to a higher risk of adverse health effects, falling or spiraling down the rabbit hole of being prescribed one medication after another to counteract side effects of the previously prescribed medication. 
    University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Sanford Center for Aging Managing Pharmacist Leslie Baker Pharm.D.,BCGP offers some insight to what resources are available to mitigate the risks and costs associated with being on multiple medications at a time, including a free medication therapy management assessment . 

  • Active Parenting program provides positive tools

    Friday, October 18, 2019 1:00 AM
    Being a good parent is probably the most difficult job most people ever take on. And it’s a job that doesn’t automatically come with training. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t great specific skills training available. Parents can get real help through the Active Parenting programs offered by Humboldt County Juvenile Services. 
    Facilitator Candace Cartier is an enthusiastic advocate for what the programs can do for families. Cartier has worked with Humboldt County Juvenile Services for 23 years. But it has been her work as a mentor/facilitator for Project MAGIC and the parenting classes that has brought her some of the greatest satisfaction.
    “These programs give kids and parents skills that empower them to have the kind of life they really want,” said Cartier. “Having specific communication, encouragement and discipline skills gives parents the tools they need to be the kind of parents they want to be.”

  • City council meets Tuesday

    Friday, October 18, 2019 1:00 AM
    The following business items are on the agenda for discussion and possible action at the city council meeting to be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at city hall. There will be an opportunity for public comment at the beginning and end of the meeting.
  • Operation Christmas Child has local drop-off site

    Operation Christmas Child has local drop-off site

    Friday, October 18, 2019 1:00 AM
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