A Masonic and Eastern Star service for Kellard "Al" Allen Dohner, 81, who passed away Sept. 14 in Pahrump, will be held at 11 a.m. Oct. 7 at the Masonic Lodge.
In a sign the housing market continues to soften, Las Vegas Valley homebuilders are backing out of land deals as home sales remain sluggish. Centex Homes, which has trimmed its staff by layoffs and voluntary resignations, announced Sept. 14 that it has relinquished various options on land holdings.
Faced with the development of tens of thousands of homes 40 to 80 miles from Las Vegas within the next two decades, a group of civic leaders has called for the creation of a super regional task force to help oversee growth and coordinate planning between governmental agencies.
As chairman of the Nye County Republican Central Committee, I want to thank Cora Bishop, Patti Chipman, Laura Billman, Nevada Tolladay, our past chairman and present vice chairman of the Nevada Republican Central Committee Paul Willis, the Pahrump Valley Republican Women and all other volunteers for all their dedication and help in the primary election.
Before NASCAR instituted its "driver-diversity program," racing was predominantly a males-only sport. Not long ago, women were actually prohibited from entering the pits and were relegated to the status of "trophy girls" or ran in novelty races called "powder puffs."
After obtaining and serving a search warrant, the Nye County Sheriff's Office gathered evidence and valuable information pertaining to the identity of the man who shot Dep. Harry Williams Sunday night but nevertheless were unable to get their man.
