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Mineral County Independent-News
March 24, 2018
With an intent to understand rural areas and the smaller townships within Nevada's borders, Joseph Amato, district director for Nevada's Small Business Administration, made Hawthorne his first stop in a series of touring locations. “I want to be relevant and try to help the cities that I visit, so I decided to takeÃâà...
KTNV Las Vegas
March 14, 2018
Clark County drops to 10th in Nevada in county health rankings ... and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, ranks Clark County as the 10th healthiest county in Nevada, down from 6th in last year's ranking. ... Mineral County was at the bottom of the list with Nye County a spot above.
Mineral County Independent-News
March 14, 2018
Public Works Director Eric Hamrey asked Collum to again look at Vorra's use of the roads in Mineral County and the maintenance on those roads. Michael Guss asked about ... Hamrey stated that the Nevada Department of Transportation donated paint for the “H” project to the county. This needed to beÃâà...
Mineral County Independent-News
March 13, 2018
In 1928, he would establish the Hawthorne News which was printed at the Tonopah Bonanza until the equipment was moved to Hawthorne in 1929 to provide Mineral County with a “proper” printing plant. The Western Nevada Miner would suspend publication of its editions in 1930 leaving the county onceÃâà...
Mineral County Independent-News
March 11, 2018
The future I-11 will generally follow U.S. 95 between northwestern Las Vegas and I-80 in western Nevada. This month's public meetings will gather community and stakeholder feedback as part of preliminary planning to identify more specific corridor alternatives within the general U.S. 95 vicinity. FeedbackÃâà...
Mineral County Independent-News
March 10, 2018
She is the county's liaison for the Nevada Public Agency Insurance Pool, the Public Agency Compensation Trust and the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). She has represented Mineral County on the negotiating team for union negotiations and also assists enforcing employee contracts andÃâà...
Las Vegas Sun
March 10, 2018
After Bean, the longest serving inmate in the Nevada prison system is Kelly Cooper who has been incarcerated since April 1971 on multiple counts of a crime that no longer exists in Nevada statute — infamous crime against nature. That crime historically included offenses such as sodomy. No specificsÃâà...
Mineral County Independent-News
March 8, 2018
Joan Sciarani-Blake, CPA met with the commissioners regarding an engagement letter for the auditing firm of Arrighi & Blake, LLC for Mineral County in accordance ... and possible action relative to approving a proclamation declaring February 2018, as “National Radon Action Month in Mineral, Nevada”.
Mineral County Independent-News
March 1, 2018
On count I – he was sentenced to imprisonment in the Nevada Department of Corrections for a minimum term of 72 months and a maximum term of 180 days ... He will serve six months in the Mineral County Jail – flat time and upon release of his incarceration, he will be dishonorably discharged from hisÃâà...
KRNV My News 4
February 28, 2018
The Mineral County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who has not appeared for his sentencing on several charges. According to the sheriff's office, Robert Maurice Wilson was convicted in December on charges of drug trafficking and ex-felon in possession of a firearm, along with narcotics-related offenses. Wilson did notÃâà...
Mineral County Independent-News
February 25, 2018
He is the first elected official from Mineral County to receive that designation. On another note Neville was elected to the NIAA Board of Control in January of 2017. He represents the twelve counties in rural Nevada. Again, he is the first person from Mineral County to be elected to this post which is a threeÃâà...
Mineral County Independent-News
February 14, 2018
Nevada Democrats have taken identity politics to a whole new level. They have not just lowered the bar, they have buried it. Recently they held a press conference to announce the state party's mascot for the 2018 election season – Mitch McTurtle. Apparently without a hint of embarrassment stateÃâà...
Mineral County Independent-News
February 14, 2018
Take their liberty if you must, but don't take their lives,” Mineral County Defense Attorney Jon Collins told a Mineral County jury in 1958 after 14 days of listening to deliberation for the murder of Vernon P. Stallard. On trial was Marvin Lee Rowland, age 23 at the time and Raymond Wallace Shuman, age 22Ãâà...
Mineral County Independent-News
February 9, 2018
Showing forth a professional sound, while students were singing and signing the vocal warmups of “Do-Re-Me”, these Northern Nevada rural school students had been hand-selected by their music teachers. Dr. Ben Gooch, Music Teacher for the Hawthorne Middle School and Mineral County High School,Ãâà...
Mineral County Independent-News
December 31, 1999
Last week, Mineral County Sheriff's Office issued a wanted poster for Robert Maurice Wilson for failure to appear. Wilson was convicted of ... After Wilson's hearing passed, Judge Jim Shirley of the 11th District Court in Nevada issued a nationwide arrest warrant for felony failure to appear. “Prior to Wilson'sÃâà...
Mineral County Independent-News
December 31, 1999
Mineral County has once again appointed a new interim assessor to fill the position vacated by the resignation of Heather Drake after her arrest by Mineral ... Guss explained that he applied for the position and went over the Nevada Revised Statute on the assessor position and the duties of that office.
Mineral County Independent-News
December 31, 1999
Mineral County hosted the 2018 Caucus Meetings, with Cindy and Mark Nixon at the helm, coordinating a complete weekend of events, assisted by their own local Republican committee members. The Nevada Republican Party Chairman from Las Vegas, Mike McDonald, opened the evening byÃâà...