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There was definitely a hot time in the old town Tuesday night, due in part to an item placed on the town board meeting agenda by Pahrump Town Manager Bill Kohbarger that would have barred firearms on town-owned property, in town-owned buildings and at town-sponsored events. Utilities Inc. asks that wells be capped One subject that stirred residents and Pahrump Town Board members alike at Tuesday's meeting was a request from Utilities Inc. for a letter of support from the town for a proposed public-private partnership. Resolutions filled at Anytime Fitness Did you make a New Year's resolution to lose weight or get fit? Not sure where to go to accomplish this goal? Yucca funding likely to shrink further WASHINGTON -- The already scaled-back federal funding to bury nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain would drop by close to $100 million more through the rest of fiscal 2009, continuing a steep downward spiral that raises new questions about the future of the project. PHOTO: SPECIAL RIDE PHOTO: BEAT GOES ON Amargosa River bill will only affect California The passage in the U.S. Senate of the Omnibus Public Lands Bill of 2009, including the designation of wild and scenic river status for the Amargosa River in California, was like a dream come true for the newly-formed Amargosa Conservancy. Quitevis will replace Liakopoulos Nye County Republican Party Central Committee chairman and businesswoman Fely Quitevis was appointed Tuesday by Gov. Jim Gibbons to fill the vacancy left by Nye County Commissioner Peter Liakopoulos. Celebrating Valentine's Day There are several choices for celebrating Valentine's Day with someone special. Below are establishments offering special menus. Make reservations now, as some of them are almost booked to capacity. A new place to find a bargain J&J's Bargains offers a new variety of gifts and collectibles in Pahrump. The store is on Highway 372 next to Subway. It contains everything from special occasion items, such as sports team cups, to highly desired dragons. Entertainment Schedule Goedhart's donations total $75,397 Nevada District 36 Assemblyman Ed Goedhart, R-Amargosa Valley, faced almost token opposition from Democrat Scotty Babb, who campaigned very little prior to the Nov. 4 election, but he still collected $75,397 in the 2008 campaign, according to reports for the last year at the Nevada Secretary of State Elections Division. Entertainment briefs Where shall Beatty benches, trash cans be placed? BEATTY -- Residents here will have to wait just a little longer for the park benches and trash containers purchased to accompany the new street lights. Back Then PHOTO: COLLECTING BLANKETS BLM panel to tour solar sites AMARGOSA VALLEY -- A renewable energy field tour of potential solar project sites in Amargosa Valley is on the agenda when the U.S. Bureau of Land Management Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council meets in Pahrump Feb. 5-6. 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 $66 million. Residents react to ban idea "I am totally against this gun ban," said Mike Hickey, before the Pahrump Town Board meeting began on Tuesday. "If this is the way the town manager thinks, he can go somewhere else. He is new in town and he's trying to flex his muscles. I don't know where he's from, but he can just head right on back there. I'm still a believer in the Constitution." Two-dozen mesquites are planted BEATTY -- Beatty Habitat Committee members and friends recently planted 25 mesquite trees between the Amargosa River and the fence on the south side of the state Department of Transportation yard near the Highway 95 bridge. Toppo calls inauguration 'experience of a lifetime' Near the front of a crowd, estimated at anywhere from 1 million to 2 million people witnessing Barack Obama's inauguration speech on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, were Pahrump husband and wife doctors Frank and Pilar Toppo. Correction Community Calendar 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: Pistone is new PIO for Nevada Test Site LAS VEGAS -- National Security Technologies (NSTec) has named Dante C. Pistone as the new manager of Public Affairs and Community Relations. School menu Nye County School District elementary breakfast menu for the week of Feb. 2 -- Feb. 6: Super Sunday Roundup Super Sunday is this weekend and there are parties throughout the valley. Listed here are times and some of the things available. Pipes to detention center? Debra Strickland, whose construction company builds and services wells, said, "It would be great if you dropped $70,000 on us to cap wells," reflecting the amount in the proposal. "But it would be better to get the money to service the wells that need service now and leave the others alone, and everyone will be happy." In the Service Senior News IN BRIEF Obituaries |
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