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Construction has begun on the notoriously treacherous Highway 160, where approximately 22 miles of the westbound lane will be widened and shoulders added. Commissioners turn down revised animal ordinance Nye County Emergency Services Director Brent Jones and Nye County Animal Control Supervisor Debbie Pemberton said after this week's rejection of an updated animal control ordinance that they didn't have clear parameters when they started working on the ordinance. New shoulders on way for Highway 160 Construction has begun on the notoriously treacherous Highway 160, where approximately 22 miles of the westbound lane will be widened and shoulders added. PHOTO: All together now Chamber honors Jack Reeves with Community Service Award When Pahrump country singer Jack Reeves took the stage at the Wild West Extravaganza Sept. 22, he didn't expect to receive a reward as he began his set. Commissioners turn down revised animal ordinance Nye County Emergency Services Director Brent Jones and Nye County Animal Control Supervisor Debbie Pemberton said after this week's rejection of an updated animal control ordinance that they didn't have clear parameters when they started working on the ordinance. Hafen's new sewer plant, development approved Developer Tim Hafen received the go-ahead from Nye County Commissioners Tuesday to rezone property at Turner Boulevard and Hafen Ranch Road for a regional sewer plant. Test site report indicates no off-site radioactivity No airborne or groundwater radioactivity from current Nevada Test Site operations was detected off-site in calendar year 2005. Idol competitors exhibit blaze of talent Christine Lafond, of Las Vegas, a singer in the band "Replay," won the Idol competition in the adult category and the $1,000 first prize at the Pahrump Fall Festival Sunday. Dance teacher walks the line Have you ever wanted to get on the dance floor only to find it's full of folks all lined up doing the same style of dance? Well, it's called line dancing, it's been popular for years, and Teri Rogers is Pahrump's teacher. Community News District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Keith Dennison will make his official visitation to Pahrump Elks Lodge No. 2796 Tuesday, Oct. 10. He will be accompanied by his Grand Esquire and Grand Auditor, with all the visitors to meet with Charlie Hannold, the Lodge's Exalted Ruler. STUDENT NEWS Trials of a double transplant recipient Nancy Lawson is a phenomenal lady. Looking at her, one would never know that she had a double lung transplant in April. This medical miracle not only saved her life but strengthened her faith in God. Nuts & Bolts with Buffalo Jim PHOTO: One more look Grape stomp can be an exhausting annual event A reporter covering the annual grape stomp at the Pahrump Valley Winery Saturday just had to get into the proper mood of things by sampling some of the wine. Garcia agrees to testify Victoria Garcia is scheduled for arraignment in Fifth District Court at 9 a.m., Oct. 23, after she conditionally waived her right to a preliminary hearing in Pahrump Justice Court Thursday. Speedway inspires stories on and off the oval The livestock has been loaded up, vendors have dismantled their canopies and the race competitors are looking ahead to another race somewhere down the road. Community assistance Sheriff says festival was relatively quiet Given the amount of people in attendance and the number of additional events at the Fall Festival, the Nye County Sheriff's Office reported a relatively low number of 41 incidents taking place over the course of four days. Tow leads to $15,000 bail demand Daniel McLaughlin and Richard Baxter were arrested on Monday, Oct. 2, after allegedly attempting to steal a vehicle on Conestoga Parkway. COMMUNITY CALENDAR 'Hard zoning' to be done by next spring Consultants for Hogle-Ireland, an Irvine, Calif., land planning firm, should wrap up the Pahrump Valley hard zoning plan by March 2007, partner Mike Thiel told a crowd at the Bob Ruud Community Center Wednesday night. Commissioners consider 'beds for feds' jail proposal TONOPAH -- It would cost over $1.2 million more per year in personnel costs to staff a new 150-bed jail, Assistant Sheriff Rick Marshall told Nye County Commissioners Tuesday. Chancellor cautious about campus Jim Rogers, chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education, recently told local advocates for a college campus in Pahrump that he'll support the proposal in front of the Nevada Legislature if a survey of the community conducted by a qualified firm demonstrates the need. IN BRIEF Pahrump growth slows The population growth of Pahrump slowed in the second quarter of 2006, Nye County planners estimate, as Pahrump added 41 more residents from the end of the first quarter of 2006. |
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