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Proposed airport ballot question takes nosedive

County Commissioner Donna Cox wanted a ballot question in November on whether voters still wanted to proceed with the Pahrump Airport project, but couldn’t get it placed on the commission’s agenda in time, Clerk Sam Merlino confirmed Wednesday.

County rankings hold little sway on state’s decision

The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services wanted county recommendations on dispensaries, with Nye County only allowed one, but it was a question mark how many cultivation facilities would get approval in Carson City, Commission Chairman Dan Schinhofen said last Wednesday.

Outrageous behavior gets locals banned from two hotels

Social media showed its power Monday when some residents took to Facebook to express outrage over the decision by two hotels, Best Western and Saddle West Hotel &Casino, to deny rooms to patrons with local addresses.

Brockman takes over at PVHS in fall

Students returning to two Pahrump area schools Aug. 11 will be greeted by two new administrators.

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Water board priorities: Importation, revenue increases

After funding years of completed or ongoing studies since its creation in 2009, members of the Nye County Water District board were urged to present their priorities as preparation for an action plan.

Health fair marks slide into new school year

Desert View Hospital’s Meagan Kowalski considered Saturday’s Back to School Health Fair as the “biggest turnout thus far.”

Oil leases auctioned amid fracking protest in Reno

RENO — Quarterly auctions of oil and gas leases are normally routine affairs, but the auction last Thursday drew protests of fracking at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management office from residents just across the Lander County line.

VEA announces five new administrative hires

Valley Electric Association, Inc announced it recently hired five new staff members, with many of them filling high-ranking positions.

Crime Corner

COPS: 18-year-old takes police on high-speed chase in county vehicle

Kennel owner faults animal control in permit denial

A commercial kennel owner who said animal control failed to respond to requests to reinspect his property, persuaded county commissioners Tuesday to remand his case back to the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission.

DA’s Report

• Christopher Raymond Biddy was charged on July 3 with grand larceny of a motor vehicle.

Hospital hosts ‘Back to School Health Fair’ on Saturday

Parents of new or returning students in the Nye County School District need to know two things this year — the start of the fall semester is less than a month away, and the Desert View Hospital Back to School Health Fair is coming up this Saturday at the facility from 9 a.m. to noon.

County loans troubled Tonopah hospital $2 million

Nye County commissioners Tuesday voted unanimously to loan up to $2 million in revolving credit on an as-needed basis to Nye Regional Medical Center in Tonopah.

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