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When British pop singer Petula Clark released her hit song "Downtown" in the 1960s, she obviously wasn't referring to downtown Pahrump. Sheriff responds to fake shooting Manse Elementary School was temporarily put into lockdown mode -- everyone inside the buildings was kept there -- just before noon yesterday while the grounds were exhaustively searched by the Nye County Sheriff's Office after it received what is believed to be a crank call reporting a person shooting at the school. Planners debate downtown issues When British pop singer Petula Clark released her hit song "Downtown" in the 1960s, she obviously wasn't referring to downtown Pahrump. PHOTOS: AT THE PROM Garden tour proves desert can be lush The Pahrump Valley Garden Club gave Pahrumpians a chance to see for themselves that it's possible to have lush and inviting garden out in the middle of desert with its Landscape Tour on Saturday, April 26. Support meetings PHOTO: BACK AT 'EM PHOTO: XERISCAPES Community Calendar Engagements IN BRIEF Retired engineer dispenses with the grid The cups on the wind generators above Gene Raquepau's garage were spinning away much of the past week, during exceptionally, windy spring weather. Stay on the grid, says Dyer resident DYER -- Investing in renewable energy requires a significant outlay of cash, whether for solar heating of hot water or to generate electricity. PHOTO: HOSPICE One arrested, 10 sought in theft ring An electronic theft in excess of $100,000 from a Hafen Realty bank account has led to one arrest and a search for 10 additional suspects in a nationwide ring. California Lottery No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Saturday's drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $17 million. Tomes for Domes opens at Hafen Prior to the ribbon-cutting assembly Thursday, the 15 Hafen Elementary School student employees at Tomes for Domes, the new school bookstore, had to go through a rigorous hiring process. Hold this long-ago life in your hand Did you ever hold an arrowhead in your hand? Community assistance PHOTO: LYNN PETERSON RETURNS Wanted for theft The following suspects are sought by the Nye County Sheriff's Office for their alleged involvement in a nationwide electronic embezzlement ring. They are urged to turn themselves in. BLM urged to halt oil, gas opening LAS VEGAS -- The Center for Biological Diversity is urging the federal Bureau of Land Management to scrap its proposal to open 1.7 million acres of public lands in Lander and Nye counties to oil and gas development because the drilling would exacerbate global climate change and further threaten imperiled species. Sheriff responds to fake shooting Manse Elementary School was temporarily put into lockdown mode -- everyone inside the buildings was kept there -- just before noon yesterday while the grounds were exhaustively searched by the Nye County Sheriff's Office after it received what is believed to be a crank call reporting a person shooting at the school. Obituaries |
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