GINA B. GOOD / PVT Girls just want to have fund as they surround and inspect River Stone Castle, created by Sabrina Maughan, seated.

J.G. Johnson students create dream world
It was Castlemania at J.G. Johnson Elementary School Wednesday, as Ruby Cooper's fifth-grade students displayed their inventive homemade castles for the rest of the student body.

Smith gets 100Gs offer after incident with a Taser
High-powered Chicago attorney Blake Horowitz held a press conference in September 2006 by video with reporters in Las Vegas, about the filing of a lawsuit against the Nye County Sheriff's Department for using a Taser on Robert Smith.


Simkins Park improvements on go
The Pahrump Town Board unanimously approved a request from Buildings and Grounds Manager Matt Luis authorizing him to go out to bid for major improvements to Simkins Park, at a meeting Tuesday.

Sheriff's Office observes Police Week
The Nye County Sheriff's Office joined communities across the United States to commemorate National Police Week, from May 10-16.

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Buy some time with local VIPs
The public will get a chance to buy some time with their favorite local celebrities at a "People Auction" tomorrow evening in the Events Center of the Pahrump Nugget.

You can't get there from here ... by bus
Regent Holidays will discontinue offering bus transportation from Pahrump to Las Vegas effective Sunday, less than six months after it began.

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Eight valley teachers are honored
A recent luncheon recognized eight teachers of the year in the Pahrump Valley school district.

Teen and family night swimming
NyE Communities Coalition and St. Martin in the Desert Episcopal Church have been sponsoring activities for youth in the community for the past couple of years.

Groundbreaking slated for detention center off
Corrections Corporation of America cancelled a planned June 5 groundbreaking for the federal detention center in Pahrump.

County follows RPC guidelines in rezoning
When Carrick "Bat" Masterson first took his seat on the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission in 2002, he recalled RPC members were resigning in droves after Nye County commissioners largely disregarded their recommendations.

Hoedown on tap for June 13
The Pahrump Valley Community Action Team and the Nevada Country Music Association, Nye County chapter are collaborating to bring the second annual Hoedown as an event for the family.

Community assistance

Election law changes criticized
CARSON CITY -- Nevada lawmakers heard criticism Tuesday of a proposal from the secretary of state's office that would increase penalties for offenses such as intimidating voters and interfering in the conduct of an election.

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Grants in jeopardy: tortoise stalls park, fairground projects
The design workshop for Last Chance Park, scheduled to begin Thursday, continue today and conclude Monday, was canceled indefinitely because of controversy over the cost of desert tortoise mitigation.

Legislature approves special meeting rules
CARSON CITY -- Lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to a proposed constitutional amendment that would let lawmakers convene special sessions on their own, without having to get the governor to do so.

Bills get Gibbons' approval
CARSON CITY -- A measure that streamlines the process for restoring civil rights of criminal offenders after they have paid their debts to society was signed into law Tuesday by Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons.

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