Latest Hollis recall fizzles
The second attempt to recall Nye County Commissioner Gary Hollis in three years ended like the first one, with only two petition signatures turned in Tuesday.

Nye tries to play Santa for Tonopah, Pahrump
The design of a Tonopah effluent project, estimated to cost $233,000, won out over two Pahrump park projects as the county's sole application for federal Community Development Block Grant funds this year.


Check-cashing outfit is approved by RPC
Cash Express was granted a conditional use permit to open a payday loan and check-cashing service at 50 Emery St. and a waiver from a requirement for a minimum 1,500-foot minimum distance from other such businesses, but just barely.

State to approve male prostitutes
The state Board of Health Friday changed regulations on inspecting prostitutes that will enable men to work legally in the world's oldest profession.

Holiday lights start tomorrow
The Ostermillers, Ron and Judy, are local grandparents who like to light up children's lives by decorating their home for Christmas.

Big Dune project is under consideration
Public comment is being accepted for a fourth solar power project in Nevada, planned by Pacific Solar on 7,500 acres near Big Dune in western Amargosa Valley.

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The following information was provided by the Nye County Sheriff's Office. All crimes are alleged and all defendants are presumed innocent:

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Kid's play star of weekend
Christmas season hit full stride over the weekend; each day and evening were crammed with events for parents and children to enjoy. Not even overcast skies and cold rain deterred families from attending Pahrump-A-Pum-Pum's Winter Wonderland, held at the Pahrump Nugget to benefit Toys for Tots.

Feds plan to acquire Horseshutem Springs
A five-acre parcel around Horseshutem Springs near Mount Sterling in the Spring Mountains, is one of seven parcels of land totaling 5,026 acres that will be purchased for their conservation value for $11.7 million, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced recently.

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Commissioners buy new videoconferencing gear
A $160,000 videoconferencing system for the new county administration was approved by Nye County commissioners almost without discussion Tuesday, along with contracts for paving a north entrance to Desert View Hospital and reroofing the old county courthouse in Tonopah.

Weekend Roundup
This will be the last big push of activities before the holidays. If you're hankering to get out and do something fun, the possibilities can be found below.

Elfis a lesson for fifth graders
By the time Elfis left the room at Mt. Charleston Elementary School last week, parents and students had learned an important lesson:

Hawaiian concert Sunday
Nevada Treasure RV Resort is the place to see The Mahaka Sons, a renowned group of Hawaiian singers. The concert will begin at 7 p.m., Dec. 22.

Party? Where, when and how
Many of the nightspots have scheduled special events for New Year's Eve -- and some into New Year's Day. When you're ringing out the old, and starting the new, why not?

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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 $44 million.

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Patches fascinate kids
Butch Harper continues to visit children's hospitals around the country to deliver the collages he creates in Pahrump from patches, ribbons and medals worn on uniforms of servicemen and women and first responders.

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