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Shawna Irene Millar and Victoria Lynn Garcia, defendants as accessories in the recent shooting of Deputy Harry Williams, made their initial appearances in Pahrump Justice Court Thursday afternoon. Shawna Millar: Was she an accessory or kidnap victim? A 24-year-old Pahrump woman, who was one of four people riding in the cab of a pickup truck when the driver shot a deputy on the night of Aug. 27, claims she is innocent of the charge that she was an accessory to the crime after the fact. Two arraigned for roles in deputy's shooting Shawna Irene Millar and Victoria Lynn Garcia, defendants as accessories in the recent shooting of Deputy Harry Williams, made their initial appearances in Pahrump Justice Court Thursday afternoon. Nuts & Bolts with Buffalo Jim Nuke recycling not trip's focus TONOPAH -- Nye County Commissioner Roberta "Midge" Carver will be saying "sayonara" soon as she travels to Japan from Oct. 21 through Oct. 28 to inspect nuclear waste processing facilities. IN BRIEF SUPPORT MEETINGS Stewardship plan set up to protect fed public lands LAS VEGAS -- Prehistoric and historic archaeological sites are being vandalized and looted in Nevada. Some see Focus plan as 'tragedy on a master scale' TONOPAH -- The Focus Group development agreement for 5,800 housing units on the southeastern entrance to Pahrump Valley would be disastrous to the valley infrastructure, result in tons of three-story houses marring the scenery and would be a tragedy on a master scale that would destroy the community, according to some public comments made during Tuesday's Nye County Commissioners' meeting. Focus Property Group, county struggle through negotiations TONOPAH -- Mark White, a Kansas City-based attorney who specializes in planning agreements, compared the progress on Nye County's development agreement with PV Land Investments for the Gateway master-planned community to a football game. Focus Group is no small-time developer The Focus Property Group, the new kid on the block in the Pahrump Valley, is a major development player in southern Nevada. Schools report progress on No Child Left Behind The Nye County School District recently announced that 80 percent of its 17 schools have been listed as making adequate yearly progress under the No Child Left Behind Act. College receives BLM Donation The Bureau of Land Management Elko field office recently donated computer equipment valued at more than $29,000 to Great Basin College. Dogs gain a temporary reprieve TONOPAH -- Nye County Commissioners found the rationale to deny a temporary kennel permit to New Leash on Life Tuesday. PHOTO: BUY NOW Saturation patrol results in 38 citations, one arrest For six hours last Sunday the Nye County Sheriff's Office conducted a "saturation patrol" of Pahrump streets, roads and highways. Old downtown area will be fenced off The old town center of Pahrump from the 1940s and earlier -- now a desert wasteland where people dump their old washing machines, sofas and cars -- is scheduled to undergo a face-lift, and the work already has begun. SHERIFF'S REPORT The following information was provided by the Nye County Sheriff's Office. All crimes are alleged and all defendants are presumed innocent: SENIOR NEWS COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PHOTO : Getting help California Lottery VEA works to keep up with growth Valley Electric Association is constructing the first phase of what the rural electric co-op is calling "the Western Loop," a planned ring of high-voltage transmission lines around Pahrump to provide for the town's continuing residential growth. PHOTO: Veterans' Wall Sheriff's deputies foil inside job Nye County Sheriff's deputies investigating a robbery of The Cash Advance Store in the Pahrump Valley Junction Plaza near Albertson's grocery arrested two suspects, one of whom had made the call to report the robbery. Job Fair slated for Pahrump Nugget The Pahrump district Office of Welfare and Supportive Services will conduct a community-wide job fair at the Pahrump Nugget Banquet Hall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday. HERE WE GO ...: Chamber prepares candidates' forum A Monday business-to-business lunch in the bingo room at Terrible's Lakeside will feature a candidates' forum focusing on the state Assembly District 36 race. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Shawna Millar: Was she an accessory or kidnap victim? A 24-year-old Pahrump woman, who was one of four people riding in the cab of a pickup truck when the driver shot a deputy on the night of Aug. 27, claims she is innocent of the charge that she was an accessory to the crime after the fact. PHOTO: Summer scratch-off winner |
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