WINNEMUCCA — Humboldt General Hospital saw an opportunity that it just couldn’t pass by recently.  The Frontier Community Action Agency has been working to launch a grief network to help children and their families cope with the loss of a loved one.

(shown)  Stefanie Hays, Frontier Community Action Agency Family Advocate; Alaine Kliewer-Nye, Frontier Community Action Agency Humboldt Program Coordinator; and, Jim Parrish, Humboldt General Hospital CEO/Administrator.

Winnemucca will celebrate 2013 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (April 21-27) with a series of events. This year’s theme— New Challenges. New Solutions. — celebrates the spirit that will advance the progress that has been achieved.

Advocates have made remarkable progress for crime victims, despite many challenges. Only 30 years ago, crime victims had no rights, access to crime victim compensation, or services to help rebuild their lives. They were often excluded from courtrooms, treated as an afterthought by the criminal justice system, and denied an opportunity to speak at sentencing.

The Humboldt County School Board of Trustees voted to increase staff levels next year as  the student population is expected to grow by an estimated 2 percent over the next two years. The increase in staffing levels was one of several issues on the board's agenda on Tuesday (April 8).