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Dave Rencher, administrator of Desert View Regional Medical Center, spent his last day on the job Wednesday. Reid says he will fight coal plant Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D.-Nev., said Wednesday he will fight to prevent a $3 billion, coal-fired power plant from being built in White Pine County and he urged utilities to invest in alternative power instead. HOSPITAL CHIEF OUT: Rencher departs with little to say; Davila in charge Dave Rencher, administrator of Desert View Regional Medical Center, spent his last day on the job Wednesday. Sewer plant to expand near school HHH Investments was granted relief by the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission Wednesday from some special conditions to expand a sewer treatment plant on Jane Avenue. Nuts & Bolts with Buffalo Jim Community Assistance Dowling given probation, must register as offender Johnny Dewayne Dowling, 38, of Pahrump, was ordered last Monday to serve five months' probation, with a one-and-a-half- to four-year prison sentence hanging over his head, for indecent or obscene exposure with a prior conviction of the same. VEA 'fills the bucket' Valley Electric Association (VEA) held the first "Fill the Bucket Truck" event Saturday, Aug. 11, and the community stepped up once again for a great cause. Support meetings Reid will support federal detention facility here Nevada's Democratic Sen. Harry Reid said he will talk to Michael Cherthoff, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, to express his support for a federal detention facility in Southern Nevada. Impound lot will be junkyard; RPC denies rezoning A request to rezone 10 acres to heavy industrial for an impound storage lot was rejected by the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission Wednesday. DEMEO SPOTS ALLEGED KILLER: Suspect in fatal shooting caught within hour According to law enforcement, the suspect was not his brother's keeper. Asian art at the clubhouse Judith Brooks-Strickland's mission is to keep her mother's culture alive and share it with everyone. She also wants the public to learn or join in the fun of creating beauty. Two design packages set for Homestead Road light Nye County will pay $154,350 to prepare engineering designs for the Highway 160 and Homestead Road intersection. Maintaining schools is not an easy task Nye County may be home to only 17 schools, but they're spread out over one of the largest counties in the nation, and making sure each school is safe, functioning, and up-to-date enough to accommodate recent technology is no small feat for the eight-man Maintenance and Operations Department. Local man arrested for sexual assault Joel Cardenas, 36, was arrested and booked on a charge of sexual assault early this month. PHOTO: DAVY WOWS CROWD Sha Na Na tickets still available Before you know it Aug. 27 will be a memory -- a great memory for those who attended the Sha Na Na concert at the Pahrump Nugget Event Center, just another Monday for those who didn't. 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: District gets ready for 2007-08 term The days of summer have finally whiled away, and students all over the county will soon be counting down their last precious days of freedom before Aug. 21, the day school doors all across Nye County will swing open. PHOTO: STREET BUST Seven appointed to incorporation board The process of incorporating Pahrump into a city (the fourth attempt within the last 12 years) took another step forward with the official appointment of seven Incorporation Advisory Board members and two alternates. Back then Knitting Nancys are pearls of the valley Joan Kennedy thought she was just teaching a few friends how to crochet, but word spread and it wasn't long until the few friends became a group of over 15 ladies. PHOTO: GREEN POWER Hunt leaves improvement panel Brad Hunt announced his resignation from the Beatty General Improvement District board of trustees at its Aug. 6 meeting. Deputies admit to excessive force Nye County Sheriff's Office deputies have reportedly admitted using excessive force in a Taser incident last year involving Robert Smith, a resident of Pahrump. California Lottery IN BRIEF Emergency preparedness scheduled The Nevada State Health Division, department of Public Health Preparedness Program, will host two local community preparedness meetings. Board approves projects and events The Pahrump Town Board conducted a variety of business at its last regularly scheduled meeting, much of it furthering various projects and events around town. School board announces goals for new year A variety of business was conducted at the last regularly scheduled meeting of the Nye County School Board of Trustees, with much of it focusing on gearing up for the start of the new school year, only a few weeks away. Community Calendar Reid says he will fight coal plant Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D.-Nev., said Wednesday he will fight to prevent a $3 billion, coal-fired power plant from being built in White Pine County and he urged utilities to invest in alternative power instead. Obituaries |
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