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A Bird is to Blame for Blackout and Brush Fires

johnd — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:31:57 +0000

It’s funny how the smallest, most trivial of things can cause chaos – this time, it’s a bird.

Yes, a crow landing on a power line left around 4,500 NV Energy customers without power in Spring Creek and also started two small fires when the line was downed.

The fires, which were responded to at 9:43 am, were somewhat innocuous as they were contained within two hours by fire crews. The fires burned up to a quarter of an acre, but an official area is as of yet unknown.

As a formality, a BLM helicopter was on the scene to provide support, but it was deemed unnecessary.

The blackout was from 9:45 to 11:30 am. Oh yeah, in case you’re wondering – the crow is dead.

World’s Entertainment Capital Clark County to Open Its Meet With Hindu Mantras

Alan — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:37:42 +0000

Board of County Commissioners of Clark County , home to the world-famous Las Vegas Strip, will reverberate with Sanskrit mantras from ancient Hindu scriptures on July six.

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County, feds: Better communication needed

Alan — Wed, 26 May 2010 01:36:08 +0000

ELKO – Elko County representatives and federal land agencies say
better communication is needed when it comes to law enforcement
activities.

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