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Debate packs Nugget ballroom

The Candidates’ Debate Night on Tuesday had some testy exchanges between candidates for Nye County clerk, assessor and district attorney.

Four Pahrump firefighters accept positions in Las Vegas

The concern was first raised back in August when Pahrump Town Board Chair Harley Kulkin announced the town may be in danger of losing members of the fire department.

County to make same-sex marriage licenses available

The Nye County Clerk’s office in Pahrump has already received a few inquiries about same-sex marriage certificates following a Ninth Circuit decision Tuesday striking down the Idaho and Nevada ban on marriage rights for same sex couples.

Crescent Dunes Solar Plant hits the big time

The central Nevada SolarReserve energy project has been taken to Broadway — or at least the Lincoln Center in New York City.

County supports Beatty board on fighting bank closure

Nye County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to support an attempt by the Beatty Town Advisory Board to prevent the closure of the Washington Federal Bank, the only bank in that town.

Car of California woman located

The rented vehicle a southern California woman was driving before her body was discovered last month in the desert along Hafen Ranch Road has been found.

Court strikes down Nevada gay marriage ban

CARSON CITY — Finding that Nevada’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage imposes “profound legal, financial, social and psychic harms” on many of its citizens, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday overturned the prohibition, paving the way for gay unions in the Silver State.

Funding for battle over Question 3 increases

Get ready, Nevadans, for the blitzkrieg about to unfold for your vote on the Education Initiative appearing as Question 3 on the November ballot.

Candidates apart on campaign finance reform

In their first debate in the secretary of state’s race, Nevada Treasurer Kate Marshall on Friday confronted state Sen. Barbara Cegavske about her record of not supporting campaign finance reform, saying voters want to “follow the money” to learn how candidates and officials spend contributions.

Policing grants accepted despite commissioner’s objections

When it comes to accepting state and federal grants for law enforcement crackdowns, Nye County commissioners have traditionally voted in favor, with the exception of first-term Commissioner Donna Cox.

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