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Officials get cold feet on Guardian Park project

County Commissioner Dan Schinhofen Tuesday wanted his board to approve $150,000, in principle only, for the proposed Guardian Park project at the Pahrump Fairgrounds site. His motion died, however, for a lack of a second.

New Manse principal plans hands-on approach

It’s a relatively short trip from Manse Elementary to Rosemary Clarke Middle School where Kyle Lindberg was an assistant principal for the past two years.

New food coalition formed to fight hunger

Nye County has the biggest “food insecure” rate of all of the state’s 17 counties.

DVH autumn health fair provides no-cost check ups

Roughly 1,200 people reportedly attended this year’s Autumn Health Awareness Festival hosted Saturday at Desert View hospital.

Sheriff threatens to contact AG’s office

Six sheriff’s positions are due to be laid off Dec. 31 after the county cut funding to them, Sheriff Tony DeMeo said last week.

DeMeo blames crime increase on budget woes

The crime rate in Nye County went up 8 percent from 2011 to 2012, a change Sheriff Tony DeMeo said he believes is related to budget cuts and personnel losses his office has faced over the last several years.

$350,000 grant to fund Tonopah drug court

Nye County’s Board of Commissioners approved a $350,000 grant this month from the United States Department of Justice to open an Adult Drug Court program in Tonopah.

Old bar gets a facelift, reopens

A local institution has been resurrected with a new look, a new name and an updated plan.

Southern Nevada eyed for geothermal potential

Geothermal energy has been more commonly associated with northern Nevada, in Churchill and Pershing counties, but the power of steam, a more cost-efficient renewable energy resource than solar or wind, could be harvested in the southern part of the state as well, according to Karl Gawell, executive director of the Geothermal Energy Association.

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