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Foreclosures drag on home prices
Real estate people always enjoy making a sale, but when it comes to selling off foreclosed properties, there can be mixed feelings.

Buqo fires back as second audit denied
A request by Nye County Commissioner Peter Liakopoulos for a $25,000 independent audit of the contracts of hydrologist Tom Buqo and environmental affairs specialist Mary Ellen Giampaoli attracted only the support of Commissioner Gary Hollis Tuesday.


Maverick gives hopefuls a place to stump
Local candidates had plenty of opportunity to stump at Maverick's Saloon and Dance Hall Sunday afternoon.

Communities Coalition holds its summer picnic
The Nye Communities Coalition, in conjunction with the Holiday Task Force, hosted a picnic and family night Saturday afternoon.

Pahrump's youth rocked at Threadzfest
Kevin Schaub, former professional BMX biker, was impressed with Threadzfest, a day of extreme biking and skateboarding competition at Honeysuckle Park Saturday.

PHOTO: DOUBLE DOSE

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 $31 million.

Community Calendar

Fundraiser benefits next Relay for Life
Team "Hulagans" with Relay for Life is sponsoring a decathlon from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. July 24 at Seemoore's Too.

Storm douses power at new signal
The heat finally broke for rain Thursday afternoon, but the stormy weather caused some Pahrumpians to be briefly without power when a Valley Electric Association power line at Homestead Road and Highway 160 broke.

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Threadzfest Skate and Bike Competition Winners
Below are the people who tricked their way to victory on a bike or on a deck, listed with the awards they won.

IN BRIEF

Homestead light will be on
The temporary traffic signal on Homestead Road and Highway 160 should be activated by the time motorists hit the road this morning.

4-H seeks sponsors
The 4-H livestock projects will again host the livestock shows, exhibitions and auction at the Pahrump Fall Festival Sept. 25-28.

Frazier Furniture helps food pantry
A couple weeks ago at a No to Abuse/Resource Center (NTA/RC) board meeting, Ron Frazier discovered that the food pantry was empty.

Writing team eyes real-life death
You try to do everything right.

Nye defeats flood plan 'worthy of a pharaoh'
For a moment it looked as if Nye County commissioners might accept a scaled-back flood-control plan Tuesday, governed by a general improvement district.

PHOTOS: DEMEO CHALLENGE

Dozen will compete in Miss Pahrump Pageant
A dozen young women will compete for the title of Miss Pahrump during the 32nd annual pageant at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Pahrump Valley High School Auditorium.

Engagement

Crime Corner

Making Shakespeare simple
The Pahrump Community Library and the Tumbleweed Tales Society are sponsoring two workshops for Shakespeare fans.

Liakopoulos hearing set
A preliminary hearing for Nye County Commissioner Peter Liakopoulos has been set for 10 a.m. Sept. 19 at Pahrump Justice Court before visiting Judge Stephen Dahl of Las Vegas.

Man dies after rolling vehicle
Bruce Albert Kraemer, 39, was killed in a single-vehicle rollover Wednesday, July 9, on Highway 160 near mile marker 5.

Buqo fires back as second audit denied
A request by Nye County Commissioner Peter Liakopoulos for a $25,000 independent audit of the contracts of hydrologist Tom Buqo and environmental affairs specialist Mary Ellen Giampaoli attracted only the support of Commissioner Gary Hollis Tuesday.

Foreclosures drag on home prices
Real estate people always enjoy making a sale, but when it comes to selling off foreclosed properties, there can be mixed feelings.

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