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CHRISTINA EICHELKRAUT / PVT
A prayer wall hangs at Taco Bell, honoring Army Specialist Travis M. Virgadamo, who died two weeks after his 19th birthday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Iraq.
Local man dies in Iraq
Army Specialist Travis M. Virgadamo, 19, died of a non-combat related injury in Taji, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 30.

Wheeler Wash project not all that far-fetched
It wasn't hard to visualize where a barrier could be put to block the flood waters from raging down Wheeler Wash: probably the spot where Nye County Commissioner Peter Liakopoulos stood underneath a boulder, where the wash isn't even wide enough for an all-terrain vehicle to pass.


Local man dies in Iraq
Army Specialist Travis M. Virgadamo, 19, died of a non-combat related injury in Taji, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 30.

'Crystal Heights' plans kick up dust
CRYSTAL -- For the time being, development in Amargosa Valley is as free as the wind blowing through the empty desert.

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Brothel opens new era of Vegas advertising
Planes weren't the only thing taking off at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas last Friday.

PHOTO: LISTENING TO THE HITS

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Copper thefts prompt warnings
LAS VEGAS -- A spike in copper thefts from Nevada electrical substations has prompted federal officials to warn about safety and the possibility of power outages.

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Rough Riders, museum and Senior Center will sling suds
The Fall Festival will have three new beer vendors this year now that the Pahrump Town Board approved three local 501(3)(c) organizations that were literally picked out of a jar by board members at the Aug. 28 meeting.

California Lottery

Frilot attends academy
Kari Frilot, the Chief Executive Officer at the Pahrump Valley Chamber of Commerce, was among the 47 participants in the second-year class of Academy, a professional development program presented by the Western Association of Chamber Executives, or WACE.

IN BRIEF

'Shattered Dreams' a smashing fine read
In a time when some 50 percent of marriages end in divorce and a surprising number of people remarry, it's not at all rare to be introduced to someone's "second wife" or "first husband."

High Desert Fest will include dinner theatre
Hollywood has its Oscar winners. In the High Desert Shorts International Film Festival II, scheduled in Pahrump Sept. 27-30, winners will receive a "Lulu."

Wheeler Wash project not all that far-fetched
It wasn't hard to visualize where a barrier could be put to block the flood waters from raging down Wheeler Wash: probably the spot where Nye County Commissioner Peter Liakopoulos stood underneath a boulder, where the wash isn't even wide enough for an all-terrain vehicle to pass.

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