HORACE LANGFORD JR. / PVT Picketers Deborah Reilly and Dave McConkey, stand at the entrance to the federal detention site Monday.

Union protests DCK's hiring
A handful of union protesters picketed at each entrance to the federal detention center job site this week, focusing on prevailing wage disputes and the hiring of non-union labor.

Liakopoulos avoids jail pending appeal
Fifth District Judge Robert Lane Monday sentenced former Nye County Commissioner Peter Liakopoulos to five years probation on his felony bribery conviction, to run concurrently with three-year probation terms for two related misdemeanors.


Meeks' lawsuit tossed by judge
Fifth District Judge John Davis last week dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by Pahrump firefighter/paramedic C.L. Meeks against various Pahrump and Nye County officials after his 2006 arrest for failure to transport a patient.

5-cent gas tax increase postponed
An increase in the Nye County gas tax from 4 cents per gallon to 7 cents was a necessity in light of a 32 percent decline in gas tax revenues, the Nye County Regional Transportation Commission decided Monday.

Beatty sends amended open space plan to commission
BEATTY -- At its Oct. 14 meeting, the Beatty Town Advisory Board unanimously accepted the amended open space plan prepared by its committee and voted to forward it to the Nye County commissioners for their approval.

Wound care available at Evergreen
Evergreen at Pahrump has a certified wound care specialist available to help heal in-house patients as well as out-patients in their physical therapy department. She works with ailments such as pressure ulcers and ulcers from diabetes, as well as bites and abscesses.

Survey at Ash Meadows locates rare squirrel
AMARGOSA VALLEY -- Biologists have completed their annual mammal surveys in Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and have turned up quite a surprise.

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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 $9 million.

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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:

BOOK REVIEW: Two books put the 'Eeeee' in creeeepy
It's quarter after midnight, and you can't sleep.

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Red Flag is under way out of Nellis
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE -- Southern Nevada residents may notice increased military aircraft activity as the Air Force hosts Red Flag exercise Oct. 19-30.

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