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Tuck 'nightmare' ends in probation For Darrin Tuck Jr., his sentencing hearing in Fifth District Court Tuesday, April 8 marked the end of what he called "a complete nightmare for me." Koklas gets 4 to 20 years Darius Koklas, 37, was sentenced to from four to 20 years in prison in 5th District Court after agreeing to plead guilty to a single charge of voluntary manslaughter. Tuck 'nightmare' ends in probation For Darrin Tuck Jr., his sentencing hearing in Fifth District Court Tuesday, April 8 marked the end of what he called "a complete nightmare for me." Board OKs manager selection process The Pahrump Town Board began establishing a process to select the next town manager at its April 8 meeting. Doggy relay Flyball Tourney this weekend Another sport has gone to the dogs and Fido is ecstatic. Officials see interest in senior community Laurayne Murray, the Pahrump town board's liaison on the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission, said she's been receiving inquiries about the Beverly Park master-planned livable senior citizen community. Detention center operator a top 100 company If a federal detention center is built in Pahrump, workers who get jobs there would be working for a good company, according to a recent magazine ranking. Community assistance Crime Report Senior News Pahrump Senior Center menu (menu subject to change) and activities for the week of April 14 to April 18: DOMENICI BOWS OUT: Yucca loses more ground WASHINGTON -- Political support for the Yucca Mountain nuclear repository eroded further on Wednesday when a leading Senate advocate of nuclear power said it has become "foolhardy" to continue plans to store radioactive used power plant fuel at the Nevada site. Shadow Mountain Players this weekend Once again, the Shadow Mountain Community Players will perform for Pahrump. PHOTO: FINALLY THERE Back then Births New art installation at courthouse complex The Pahrump Arts Council presents an art exhibition by Robert Cole Caples entitled "Rooted in Nevada," from April 21 to June 13 at the Nye County Courthouse complex, 1520 E. Basin Avenue and the community is invited to attend an opening reception for this significant exhibit, 1-3 p.m., April 25. Buffalo Jim, we hardly knew ye LAS VEGAS -- Jim "Buffalo Jim" Barrier, weekly auto repair columnist for this newspaper, died Sunday in Las Vegas. Forgery probe seeks petition signers Several Pahrump residents contacted by the Pahrump Valley Times confirmed they were contacted recently by an investigator to verify whether they actually signed a recall petition against Nye County Commissioner Peter Liakopoulos. IN BRIEF Man dead in cycle crash Timothy Bowman, 50, was killed from injuries sustained as a result of a motorcycle accident Tuesday, April 8 while traveling down Highway 95 at mile marker 68, about eight miles north of Beatty. RPC deadlocks on rezoning About a dozen residents around East Mesquite Avenue cheered Wednesday as Pahrump Regional Planning Commissioners failed to pass a rezoning proposal to create more industrial land in the valley. Concert at Scotty's Castle DEATH VALLEY, Calif. -- Many visitors have enjoyed the sounds of the Welte-Mignon pipe organ at Scotty's Castle over the years. Fourth grade ROCKS in Death Valley DEATH VALLEY, Calif. -- Death Valley National Park needed 40 bug catchers in a hurry for a study they were doing in the park. They were in a real pinch, so they called in the experts. Entertainment Schedule Nine become firefighters The nine graduates of the Pahrump Valley Fire Rescue Service Academy Class 2007-01 began their last day as cadets and their first day as firefighters by striking the colors one last time Sunday, April 6. Special ops training expected The town will once again host a Nellis Air Force Base training exercise during which four planes will track ground personnel traveling within the town. Community Calendar PHOTO: THE WINNER IS ... 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: Support meetings California Lottery One ticket matched all five numbers and the mega number in Wednesday's drawing of the California Super Lotto, with a payout of $31 million. The next jackpot will be at least $7 million. Volcano makes appearance in Pahrump After an all-expenses paid trip to Hawaii and viewing the eruption of Mount Kilauea, Flora Collier decided to come back and create her own eruption in Pahrump. Pupfish numbers up at Ash Meadows ASH MEADOWS -- On the clear, cool Saturday morning of April 5, at Devils Hole, a diver pulling on his wetsuit called out, "Thanks for warming the suits," as he prepared for the spring count of Nye's rarest residents, the Devils Hole Pupfish. 1,000-plus mail-in ballots received for VEA meeting A smaller turnout is expected during the annual Valley Electric Association meeting in Beatty Saturday, April 19, after a bylaw change allowed members to cast ballots by mail. School Menu Nye County School District elementary breakfast menu for the week of April 14 - April 18. Koklas gets 4 to 20 years Darius Koklas, 37, was sentenced to from four to 20 years in prison in 5th District Court after agreeing to plead guilty to a single charge of voluntary manslaughter. 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