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RPC staff urges rejection of bumper boat plan

An apparent technical error prevented the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission from taking any action on several agenda items during its Wednesday evening meeting this week.

After new Contour report, project’s fate unclear

Pahrump Town Board members voted to accept a phase II interim report on Contour Entertainment’s “Adventure Springs” project slated for the Pahrump Fairgrounds facility.

Waste criteria for test site changed, draws ire

WASHINGTON — Rep. Dina Titus peppered the Department of Energy with more questions Wednesday about nuclear waste plans for its Nevada landfill.

Attack on Yucca funding foiled in House

WASHINGTON — A bid by Nevada lawmakers to attack funding for the Yucca Mountain Project was snuffed out Tuesday in the U.S. House.

Vegas to Reno race gets town’s blessing

BEATTY — Casey Folks, Director of Best in the Desert off-road racing, secured the blessing of the Beatty Town Advisory Board at its July 8 meeting for the 18th Annual Vegas to Reno race.

Crime Corner

One woman was arrested this week after she allegedly lied to police about a bank teller refusing to give her money she had withdrawn from her account.

Celebrities try to buck odds at poker world series

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Each summer, actors and athletes who are stars in their own right compete alongside professional gamblers and wannabes for the world’s biggest poker prize.

Nevada Digest

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Southern Nevada Health District says a person diagnosed with West Nile virus this summer has died.

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It seems to me that this meeting was called in hopes that a few people would show up. … I think it was a setup. You are trying to keep the people out while you people try to appoint a friend. … Do you think no one would find out Mr. Dolan? Your buddy Susan Holecheck? I think you should recuse yourself from voting.”

This week in Sports

I had an out-of-body experience last year at Badwater. I can’t explain where I go, it is definitely out of body. You go somewhere else and it’s nowhere near the race. There are times I lost track of time, place and distance.”

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