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Cook's Ice left out of Fall Fest About two-dozen people turned out Monday afternoon to see fireworks at the Pahrump Fall Festival Committee's meeting. NCSD meets state's grade The Nye County School District met federal annual yearly progress standards set as part of the No Child Left Behind act for the 2008-09 school year. Math refresher at Great Basin College The Great Basin College Academic Success Center's Math Refresher Workshop will take place August 4 through 8 and August 11 and 12, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. The sessions will originate from GBC's High Tech Center, room 137 on the Elko campus. The workshops will also be broadcast using the college's interactive video distance education technology. Students in Battle Mountain, Ely, Pahrump and Winnemucca can attend the sessions at GBC campuses in those communities as well. Suspect said detained after brush fire Approximately 10 acres were engulfed in flames Thursday as the result of a fire started in a mesquite grove at Simkins Road and Leslie Street. Community Calendar COUNTDOWN TO THE PERSEIDS Mark your calendar: The 2008 Perseid meteor shower peaks on Aug. 12 and it should be a good show. Keep an eye on 'Tan Lines' What's your idea of the perfect vacation? Air Force pilot is identified The name of a pilot killed last week during a Red Flag training exercise was released by the Air Force late Thursday afternoon. California Lottery One ticket matched all five numbers and the mega number in Saturday's drawing of the California Super Lotto, with a payout of $47 million. The next jackpot will be at least $7 million. PHOTO: YOUNG RIDERS Beatty students strike gold BEATTY -- A group of Beatty High School students did not wait for the upcoming Olympic Games in China to bring home the gold. Jailed for sex assault Alan E. Bigelow, a firefighter with the Pahrump Valley Fire Rescue Service, is still in custody at the Nye County Detention Center after being arrested and booked on three counts of sexual assault last week. Doctor proudly sells best fudge in town Stuart Hoffman, chief of surgery at Desert View Regional Medical Center, has a burgeoning business on the side: selling what he proudly calls "the finest" fudge bars in Pahrump. Correction County could pay for car wrecked by Beckett The county could ultimately bear the cost of the county-owned Ford Expedition that Nye County District Attorney Bob Beckett rolled over in Shoshone, Calif. this past Father's Day. Looking ahead for Cathedral Canyon's past? Several years ago, I wrote a column on Roland Wiley, the former long-time owner of the Hidden Hills Ranch, about 15 air miles south of Pahrump. Community assistance VEA gathers 19 buckets of supplies Area shoppers on Saturday filled the bucket truck with school supplies 19 times for the Valley Electric Association's second annual Fill the Bucket Truck event, surpassing last year's tally by four. Crime Report Entertainment Schedule IN BRIEF Carmelo's dishes up Italian fare Many people will tell you that to get true Italian food you have to have an Italian-born chef. Five suspects in south side burglaries nabbed Five juveniles have been arrested and booked on charges relating to a string of burglaries that have occurred on the south side of town over the course of the last month. Switzer gets probation, fine The woman accused of leaking confidential information in exchange for drugs while working at the Nye County District Attorney's Office was given a 12-32 month suspended sentence Friday by Judge Joe Bonaventure. Obituaries |
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