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LAS VEGAS -- "Pretty Woman is only a movie. Ain't no Richard Gere running out there trying to pick up your body," said Brenda Myers Powell, a founding member of the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation. Water rights in Amargosa will have to be donated TONOPAH -- John Buchanan, a real estate broker with Tri-State Realty in Pahrump, said an amendment to county code requiring the relinquishment of two acre feet of water rights for parcels 4.5 acres or less would stifle development plans in Amargosa Valley. Panel: Brothels aid sex trafficking LAS VEGAS -- "Pretty Woman is only a movie. Ain't no Richard Gere running out there trying to pick up your body," said Brenda Myers Powell, a founding member of the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation. BACK THEN Bi-state group to view regional issues TONOPAH -- Nevada Assembly Bill 447, designed to create a bi-state commission consisting of Nye, Clark, Inyo and San Bernardino counties, died in the 2007 session of the Nevada Legislature. Channel 41 to mark 10 years Ten years ago, Vern VanWinkle came to Pahrump, at the time a town with only 17,000 people in it and vast expanses of undeveloped land. Support meetings 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: Sha Na Na melanoma realizes nearly $17,000 The Amanda Faye Brown Melanoma Education Foundation, Nevada Chapter, raised $16,690 from the benefit concert held Aug. 27 at the Pahrump Nugget Event Center. These funds will be used to educate Nevada teachers and students toward melanoma and skin cancer awareness. Super-majority sought for water issue votes TONOPAH -- Nye County Commissioner Joni Eastley said Tuesday she wants another bill introduced in the 2009 state legislature to make sure both the new Nye County Water Board and Nye County commissioners need a super-majority vote to approve the transfer of water from one area of the county to another. California Lottery County rejects $919,538 hospital bill TONOPAH -- A monster $919,535.28 hospital bill was presented to Nye County by representatives of Nye Regional Medical Center for uncompensated indigent care dating back to 2004. Star party Saturday The Tecopa Hot Springs Resort will host another star party Saturday, Sept. 8. View galaxies and more, many light years away, with from a 14-inch Celestron telescope projected on a screen. Senior News Pahrump Senior Center menu (menu subject to change) and activities for the week of Sept. 10 to Sept. 14: Candidate Richardson plans Saturday visit Yet a third Democratic presidential contender will swing through Pahrump this weekend. Cultural arts center survey draws good local response The Pahrump Arts Council wants local residents to voice their opinion on what type of cultural arts center they want before they begin the major fundraising. State rejects Nye County water rights applications Nye County plans to appeal the recent denial of five applications for county water rights in the Amargosa Desert. Doodles become bright paintings Sally Brown loves to doodle. Community Calendar Nuts & Bolts with Buffalo Jim Anniversaries Community assistance PHOTO: Sunset smoke Indy driver visits cats at FLOCK The hundreds of rescued cats and kittens waiting to be adopted at the former For Love of Cats and Kittens (FLOCK) sanctuary received a special visitor last Tuesday. Victim details violent nighttime assault Lea Norton always felt safe in Pahrump. IN BRIEF WHITHER AMARGOSA?: Valley residents share concerns over future AMARGOSA VALLEY -- Residents who commented last week on the development of the Amargosa Valley area plan said they don't particularly like planning but felt there wasn't much choice. 100+ CATS: 'Paws for Pahrump' is Saturday LAS VEGAS -- More than 100 deserving cats from the FLOCK facility in Pahrump are ready to use their feline wiles to win the hearts of Las Vegas residents this weekend. Water rights in Amargosa will have to be donated TONOPAH -- John Buchanan, a real estate broker with Tri-State Realty in Pahrump, said an amendment to county code requiring the relinquishment of two acre feet of water rights for parcels 4.5 acres or less would stifle development plans in Amargosa Valley. Obituaries |
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