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MARK WAITE / PVT
John Buchanan addresses Nye County Commissioners.
Amargosa lots are parceled in a rush
TONOPAH -- Nye County Commissioner Joni Eastley correctly predicted the vote on a slew of parcel maps in Amargosa Valley would go quickly Tuesday.

Child in coma after accident
An accident over Thanksgiving weekend at Dumont Dunes has left Daniel Lee Murphy II, 9, in a coma.


Amargosa lots are parceled in a rush
TONOPAH -- Nye County Commissioner Joni Eastley correctly predicted the vote on a slew of parcel maps in Amargosa Valley would go quickly Tuesday.

SCHOOL MENU
Nye County School District elementary breakfast menu for the week of Dec. 10 - Dec. 14:

Nuts & Bolts with Buffalo Jim

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:

County rejects PAVED trade show promo
A request by a member of PAVED for $19,853 to attend a trade show in California was rejected by the Nye County Commission Tuesday.

Birth

Generators, artillery on Pahrump agenda
The town board will hold it's last meeting until the new year Tuesday, Dec. 11, and has a jam-packed agenda to get through. Some of the "hot topics" to be bandied about include the following:

Support meetings

California Lottery
No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Wednesday's drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $13 million.

IT'S A DOG'S LIFE: Dogs are pampered at Royal Canine Villa
Do you live like a dog?

Community assistance

PHOTO: ROLLOVER


Death Valley ornament at the Bush White House
DEATH VALLEY, Calif. -- A Death Valley National Park ornament is prominently displayed on this year's official White House Christmas Tree.

New Yucca complaint filed
WASHINGTON -- Nevada lawmakers on Wednesday challenged a lucrative contract the Department of Energy has awarded for a law firm to manage licensing for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site.

LIVE AT THE NUGGET: Entertaiment Schedule

IN BRIEF

Art Exhibit is college project
When someone has a passion for a form of expression, that passion takes on a life of its own and will manifest in a life no matter the challenge.

Kucinich campaigns for husband
Elizabeth Kucinich, wife of Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D.-Ohio, said voters in the January caucus really need a choice between the Democratic and Republican candidate.

Thursday wine tasting will be a treat
This coming Thursday, the wine lovers in the area will get a rare treat at the Patio Cafe.

PHOTO: LAND OFFICE BUSINESS

Hostel in Tecopa is pro Spanish Trail
There's a new place to stay in Tecopa now, and a new concept in hospitality, too. The Old Spanish Trail Hostel is located on Old Spanish Trail Highway, on the way to China Ranch, and is being developed by the same owner/manager as the Ranch House Inn Bed and Breakfast. The Hostel will be finished in December, but is already receiving guests.

Amargosa Valley RPC budget would cost $64,272 annually
TONOPAH -- It would cost $64,272 per year in administrative costs to establish an Amargosa Valley Regional Planning Commission, county commissioners were told Tuesday.

Four stars in the desert -- Tecopa bistro offers fine cuisine
Tucked away behind the art gallery at the Tecopa Hot Springs is what used to be an old rail tie house with a painted sign above it: Bistro Pastels.

Derr pleads not guilty as trial set
William Earl Derr, 40, pleaded not guilty to a number of charges involving kidnapping and sexual assault in Pahrump Fifth District Court on Tuesday.

Tuck pleads not guilty; attorney seeks quick trial
As expected, Darrin Tuck Jr., the Pahrump resident who turned over the videotape of a 3-year-old girl getting sexually assaulted, pleaded not guilty to one charge of possession of child pornography in Fifth District Court on Monday.

PHOTO: SAVED

Retired general takes on Bush plan for Iraq
When President Bush said he has the support of the generals on the war in Iraq, he wasn't talking about retired Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton.

Community Calendar

EMTs to appeal firing
Rodd Fernandes and Carrol Meeks, the two emergency medical technicians who were arrested for their alleged involvement in the death of local resident Linus Wendler, are appealing their firing from the Pahrump Valley Fire Rescue Service.

Senior News
Pahrump Senior Center menu (menu subject to change) and activities for the week of Dec. 10 to Dec. 14:

PHOTOS: Getting with the season

BACK THEN

Mankins Corner returns
A sign still hangs at Mankins Insurance Company noting a location called "Mankins Corner."

School board approves improvements
Pahrump Valley High School will be more secure with the board's approval of a bid from ABS Inc. to install a security system for $89,500.

Child in coma after accident
An accident over Thanksgiving weekend at Dumont Dunes has left Daniel Lee Murphy II, 9, in a coma.

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