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Test site water contamination discussion in Beatty

Experts will be on hand to answer questions about nuclear contamination of groundwater from Nevada National Security Site testing at Beatty on Feb. 18.

Dinner Drive draws in dollars for animal foundation

Approximately $2,000 was raised for a local animal foundation during an annual multi-restaurant event Saturday night.

Man facing felony charges convicted of lesser charge, released

A local man facing felony assault with a deadly weapon and battery with a deadly weapon charges walked out of the courthouse a free man following a guilty verdict to a lesser charge on Wednesday.

Couples tell of their 50-plus years with their Valentine

Perhaps they are not among the longest married couples in Pahrump, but Fred and Carol Slaughter, along with Ruth and Richard Uncapher shared their respective stories of married life over the past half century on the week of Valentine’s Day.

Johnnie Mine, abandoned mines topic of museum lecture

The Pahrump Valley Museum and Historical Society’s lecture series continues on Saturday with a state expert on abandoned mines.

From escorts to brothel: Californian finds way in desert

Bobbi Davis was the founder and owner of the Shady Lady brothel, located about 20 miles north of Beatty on U.S. Highway 95, until it closed in December.

Crime Corner, Feb. 13

Man charged with burglary, interrupt 911 call

Bill urging federal Internet sales tax pushed

CARSON CITY — Sen. Joyce Woodhouse is again pushing a resolution this session that would urge Congress to pass legislation allowing states to tax all Internet sales to level the playing field with Nevada-based “brick and mortar” businesses.

Millennium Scholarship requirements could increase

CARSON CITY — Community college students would have to carry more credit hours per semester to be eligible for Nevada’s Millennium Scholarship under two separate bills being floated in the Legislature.

No opposition heard to state medical pot tax

CARSON CITY — No opposition was raised Tuesday during a hearing on a bill that would allow the state Department of Taxation to move forward with the collection of excise taxes on the sale of medical marijuana.

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