News Headlines for Amargosa Valley, Nevada

Utah-Nevada water standoff quiet, fierce (The Salt Lake Tribune)
BAKER, Nev. - On moonless nights here in the Utah-Nevada borderlands of Snake Valley, the naked eye can see five planets, countless stars and the great swath of the Milky Way.

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Kroger ground beef recall includes Nevada (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
CINCINNATI -- First it was the tomatoes. Now it's the beef. On Wednesday, the Kroger Co. expanded its voluntary recall of some ground beef products beyond stores in Michigan and parts of Ohio to its stores in more than 20 states, including Smith's grocery stores in Nevada.

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Thompson marks 30 years at Nevada Medical Clinic (Nevada Daily Mail)
For 30 years Nevada residents have counted on Dr. Fredrick L. Thompson; and for 30 years, Thompson has been there. Thompson has emerged as a leader of the Nevada Medical Clinic and the medical community in general.

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Fireworks touch off wildfire in southern Nevada (KVBC Las Vegas)
The National Park Service says fireworks illegally shot off a houseboat were to blame for a two-acre wildfire at Lake Mohave in southern Nevada.

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Nevada Attorney General seeks to stop payment on money transfer fraud (News 4 Reno)
In an effort to halt the escalating instances of fraud-induced money transfers, Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto announced today that MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. has entered into an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) with Nevada and 43 other States and the District of Columbia.

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Fireworks touch off wildfire in southern Nevada (Las Vegas Sun)
Fri, Jul 4, 2008 (1:39 p.m.) The National Park Service says fireworks illegally shot off a houseboat were to blame for a two-acre wildfire at Lake Mohave in southern Nevada.

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Nevada fire danger creeps higher (Reno Gazette-Journal)
The danger of a major fire in Northern Nevada and Lake Tahoe this month is high, with conditions likely to persist or worsen through October, according to the government's latest wildfire season outlook.

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Nader submits petitions for Nevada presidential ballot (Reno Gazette-Journal)
A spokesman for presidential candidate Ralph Nader said Thursday enough signatures have been collected to qualify him for the Nevada ballot.

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3,000 Babies: 1910-1946 Elizabeth McD. Watson and the Nevada City Sanitarium: A lifetime of public service (The Union)
By Bob Wyckoff

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Nevada Supreme Court rejects Halverson argument on term limit (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Suspended District Court Judge Elizabeth Halverson's contention that she should be allowed to skip the upcoming election and run again in 2012 was rejected by the Nevada Supreme Court Thursday.

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