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PETT: Nye will receive $11.5m in funds Nye County will settle for a $250,000 increase in payment equal to taxes from the U.S. Department of Energy for the land value of Yucca Mountain, increasing the total payment to $11.5 million in the president's 2008-2009 fiscal year budget beginning Oct. 1. School board slashes budget In compliance with statewide budget cuts mandated by Gov. Jim Gibbons, the Nye County school board approved hacking off $490,284 from the 2007-2008 budget draft at its Feb. 21 meeting. PETT: Nye will receive $11.5m in funds Nye County will settle for a $250,000 increase in payment equal to taxes from the U.S. Department of Energy for the land value of Yucca Mountain, increasing the total payment to $11.5 million in the president's 2008-2009 fiscal year budget beginning Oct. 1. PHOTOS: DESERT BLOOM Resolution takes state to task over education The Nye County School Board unanimously approved a resolution opposing statewide budget cuts, which include public education funding, at its Feb. 21 meeting. Support meetings Arizona woman killed in accident BEATTY-- Lynette Esser, 57, of Arizona, was killed in a two-vehicle accident on Highway 95 at mile marker 74, north of town, at approximately 3 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. Indian Roads development OK'd A development agreement was approved for the Indian Roads subdivision last week, after a snag over offering land for collateral to construct public works improvements was resolved. IN BRIEF Community Calendar Library announces author extravaganza The inaugural Meet, Greet, Buy and Sign was such an overwhelming success that the Pahrump Community Library will sponsor the second annual Author Extravaganza book-signing event this spring. PHOTO: Laid back For bipeds as well Some days, it seems as if nobody listens any more. PHOTO: HISTORY OF LANGUAGE NEI courts volunteers for interim storage WASHINGTON -- With uncertainties swirling around the proposed Nevada radioactive waste site, the nuclear industry has mounted a campaign to court communities that might be willing to host interim storage of its used fuel. Community assistance Clothing giveaways Citizenship is class assignment Citizenship classes at Nye County School District's adult education department are almost at the end of their first year, and several more residents of Nye County have become U.S. citizens. Deputy Dorkface author at book-signing Kevin Janison, author of "Deputy Dorkface - How Stinkville Got Cleaned Up," is just one of the 20 authors slated to appear at the second annual Pahrump Community Library's Author Extravaganza March 29. Janison is an award-winning weatherman in addition to being very involved in the Las Vegas community. Wells sustains major quake damage RENO -- Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons declared a state of emergency for the remote high-desert town of Wells last Friday, a day after it was rocked by what seismologists are calling the state's most destructive earthquake since 1954. Stewardship program seeks residents' aid Eighty-four percent of Nevada and thousands of historic artifacts are publicly owned and federally managed. California Lottery No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Wednesday's drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $9 million. Stateline fault system bears close attention Much closer to home, the Stateline fault system, which runs from the Primm area to the Amargosa Valley, has attracted more serious attention in recent months. Bordello biker run a huge success The bikers who participated in the 4th annual Bordello Thunder Run had already descended in full force on the Short Branch Saloon in Crystal by early Saturday afternoon, filling every inch of desert around the place and across the street with a sea of chrome and a perpetual throaty rumble that universally signals a motorcycle nearby. Fire Rescue Service will respond if dispatched Fire Chief Scott Lewis said that Pahrump Valley Fire Rescue Service will still respond to accidents or fires outside of town boundaries, provided they are dispatched by the sheriff's office, despite the dissolution of the interlocal agreement between the fire department and Nye County Emergency Services. ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE School board slashes budget In compliance with statewide budget cuts mandated by Gov. Jim Gibbons, the Nye County school board approved hacking off $490,284 from the 2007-2008 budget draft at its Feb. 21 meeting. Obituaries |
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