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Richard L. Osborne Sr.
Ohioan chosen as Nye top dog
Richard L. Osborne Sr., director of administration for Tallmadge, Ohio, was chosen as the primary candidate for the county manager position by Nye County commissioners Wednesday.

McDonald leaves town board
John McDonald had his letter of resignation from the Pahrump Town Board read aloud by Chairman Laurayne Murray at Tuesday's meeting.


Threadzfest competition
The Threadzfest "extreme" sports competition is mainly sponsored by Ace Hardware and staged Saturday at Honeysuckle Park.

Senior News
Pahrump Senior Center menu (menu subject to change) and activities for the week of July 14 to July 18:

Saddle West steps up with summer comedy
Don't ever let anyone say there's nothing to do in Pahrump.

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Winds fan flames of 7-acre fire
A fire scorched approximately six to seven acres of vacant lot on Bell Vista Avenue and Leslie Street Tuesday afternoon.

G.R.E.A.T. program offers fun
The Nye County Sheriff Office's G.R.E.AT. program was in full swing in Pahrump this week.

Planning wedding is for memories
When couples plan a monumental event like a wedding, and they live in Pahrump, it may be difficult to obtain all the services to make the occasion as special as they would like for it to be.

4-H dancers get ready to perform
Pahrump 4-H leader, Lucile Piper hadn't square danced since she was 12 or 13 years old, but having thought that it was fun when she was a kid, she thought maybe kids would like square dancing now.

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Panel chops Yucca spending
WASHINGTON -- A Senate panel Tuesday chopped more than 20 percent from the Department of Energy's 2009 budget for a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain.

RPC allows break on fast-food parking
Consultant Dave Richards was granted a waiver from parking requirements for two fast food restaurants on the Highway 160 Frontage Road by the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission Wednesday, but Nye County Public Works Director Samson Yao saw problems with the proposed traffic flow.

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 $29 million.

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:

RPC OKs flood control
Pahrump Regional Planning commissioners endorsed seven statements Wednesday required to create a general improvement district, GID, to manage a flood-control system.

Understanding the flood-control GID
Although residents of the Mojave Desert are accustomed to the idea of flash floods, the idea of our arid desert (particularly during the summer months) getting drenched with torrents of water may be hard for some residents to conceive.

70 to be hired for Beatty gold mine
BEATTY -- Atna Resources, a Colorado company, has released a feasibility study for the Reward gold mine, six miles southeast of Beatty, which recommends development of a conventional open pit mining, ore crushing and heap leach operation.

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10-year census starts now
Oscar Reconco is starting now to ensure accurate and timely completion of the 2010 census.

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Bell Vista OK'd for warehouses, not rane expansion
Pahrump Regional Planning Commissioners Wednesday endorsed plans that could lead to more commercial and industrial development in Pahrump.

McDonald leaves town board
John McDonald had his letter of resignation from the Pahrump Town Board read aloud by Chairman Laurayne Murray at Tuesday's meeting.

Ohioan chosen as Nye top dog
Richard L. Osborne Sr., director of administration for Tallmadge, Ohio, was chosen as the primary candidate for the county manager position by Nye County commissioners Wednesday.

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