California lottery

No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in the Saturday, Dec. 8 drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $30 million.

 
Melvin Dummar dead: Supposedly rescued Howard Hughes in Nevada desert

Melvin Dummar has died. He won fame for supposedly rescuing Howard Hughes from the Central Nevada desert in December 1967, but he never saw a dime of the billionaire’s fortune, despite a disputed will that named him as a beneficiary.

Effort seeks to help veterans’ businesses

Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie recently announced a new partnership dedicated to supporting veteran small businesses.

Thomas Knapp: One Libertarian’s nearly free college plan

In 2015, President Barack Obama unveiled a proposal — “America’s College Promise” — to waive tuition at community colleges, allowing students to complete an associate’s degree (or the first half of a bachelor’s degree) at little or no cost to themselves.

Dennis Myers: Early Nevada Assembly appointment worked well

The effort by former state legislator Ed Goedhart to delay selection of an appointee to the vacant Nevada Assembly District 36 seat was not particularly objectionable.

Nye commissioner’s son releases book

A Pahrump resident and son of a now-former Nye County commissioner recently debuted his new book and now plans to write full time.