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PETT peeve TONOPAH -- Nye County commissioners Tuesday turned down a U.S. Department of Energy offer to increase the annual Payments Equal to Taxes by $250,000 during each of the next five years. County won't delay Crystal plan TONOPAH -- Bob Coache, chief engineer for the Nevada Division of Water Resources southern office, traveled 207 miles up from Las Vegas Tuesday in a futile attempt to persuade Nye County commissioners to delay approving a large development in Crystal until a new law takes effect that requires the relinquishing of water rights. PETT peeve TONOPAH -- Nye County commissioners Tuesday turned down a U.S. Department of Energy offer to increase the annual Payments Equal to Taxes by $250,000 during each of the next five years. Community Calendar School district decides on bids The Nye County school trustees had their plates full with bid offers on various projects at their meeting last Thursday. HOLIDAY BLAZES: Two home fires 'out of the ordinary,' says chief For most people the Fourth of July meant barbecues and a relaxing time spent with family. PHOTOS: KEEPING IT CLEAN BLM plans emergency roundup of wild horses LAS VEGAS -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will conduct an emergency gather July 6-8 in an effort to save approximately 200 wild horses on the eastern side of the Nevada Wild Horse Range that are suffering from lack of water. California Lottery PHOTOS: Fireworks to watermelon --Fourth of July Community assistance Fairgrounds could be home for theme parks Pahrump's future fairgrounds could also be home to two theme parks spread out over about 45 acres, according to Michael A. Jenkins, president of Leisure and Recreation Concepts Inc. (LARC). PHOTOS: FIRE AND ICE CEO training course will be funded by Pahrump Small business owners or aspiring entrepreneurs will have the unique opportunity to gain the knowledge and information needed to ensure their self-owned business is a success now that the Pahrump Town Board has agreed to subsidize most of the tuition for the NxLevel "Course for Entrepreneurs." PHOTO: GREENER PASTURES BLM hears about Beatty burros Burros in Beatty -- cute and entertaining, or dangerous and a nuisance? PHOTO: THE LA CONNECTION PHOTO: FAIRGROUNDS Public comment stressed for planning bill The Pahrump Town Board was given a presentation on the proposed Public Lands Act for Nye County (PLANC) at its regularly scheduled meeting June 26. Semi, Hyundai collide BEATTY -- An 18-wheeler and a Hyundai SUV met nearly head on along Highway 95 about three miles north of Beatty Tuesday morning, and amazingly, no serious injuries were reported. Nuts & Bolts with Buffalo Jim Pahrump man is DoD's Assistant Principal of Year Lt. Col. Thomas R.E. Waters wasn't about to go into retirement from the Air Force after 32 years too easy, so he decided to teach instead. 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 Pahrump Senior Center menu (menu subject to change) and activities for the week of July 9-13: 'Pressure' evokes camping Remember being 14? Remember the uncertainty of being on the very edge of adulthood, not quite a kid but not quite a grown-up? Remember the zits, the hormones, trying to fit in, trying to be accepted? Remember trying to figure out the opposite sex? Liakopoulos again targeted for alleged ethics violation Local government critic and television show host Harley Kulkin has filed a request for an ethics opinion against Nye County Commissioner Peter Liakopoulos over the same incident for which the latter was recently absolved of wrongdoing: approving the chip-sealing of Higley Road to television station KPVM-TV. SEVEN PHASES: Nye County envisions Gateway entry to Yucca The Gateway Center, a conceptual, multi-phased plan for encouraging industrial and commercial development at the entrance to the proposed Yucca Mountain Project was unveiled last month. Weddings IN BRIEF County won't delay Crystal plan TONOPAH -- Bob Coache, chief engineer for the Nevada Division of Water Resources southern office, traveled 207 miles up from Las Vegas Tuesday in a futile attempt to persuade Nye County commissioners to delay approving a large development in Crystal until a new law takes effect that requires the relinquishing of water rights. • Obituaries |
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