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• Overton Arm Found Safe For Swimmers

  Jump back in, the water’s fine! That was the word last week from the National Park Service regarding the water at the Overton Arm of Lake Mead. Last week, the Park Service lifted a no-swim advisory in the area after lab results showed no toxin producers were found in the water.

• Local Metro Officer Recognized By Nevada VFW

  A local Metro officer was awarded with a high honor last week. During a brief ceremony held at beginning of the Moapa Valley Town Advisory Board meeting on Wednesday, Officer Corey Estes of Logandale was presented with the Nevada State Law Enforcement Public Servant of the Year citation awarded by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) state-wide organization.

• Horsford To Hold Public Meeting In Overton

  Rep. Steven Horsford will be making his first public appearance in Moapa Valley on Saturday morning. The Congressman representing Nevada’s 4th Congressional District will be holding a public meeting on Saturday, June 22 at 10 a.m. in the Overton Community Center.

• Parenting Expert To Speak In Moapa Valley

  Are you tired of the chaos in your home? Would having peaceful, obedient children help? On Saturday, July 13, book author and public speaker, Nicholeen Peck is coming to Moapa Valley to help families get united and learn how to find peace in today’s troubled world.

• Elvis Tribute Competition To Be Held In Mesquite

  Dust off those “Blue Suede Shoes” as the music, magic, movement and costumes that were the “King of Rock n Roll” shake-up the CasaBlanca Events Center June 21-22 at the Elvis Rocks Mesquite – Elvis Tribute artists Competition.

• EDITORIAL: Our Good Fortune In Local Police Coverage

  Last week, the Nevada Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) organization selected, out of all the nominees in the state, one of our own Metro officers as the Public Service Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. This distinction was bestowed upon Officer Corey Estes on Wednesday, June 12 during the Moapa Valley Town Advisory Board meeting.

• No One Asked Me But… (June 19, 2013)

  No one asked me but… The latest scandal to hit Washington is the fact that the government is collecting and monitoring American citizen’s phone numbers as well as reading and storing their e-mails. A low-level computer wonk decided he should “blow the whistle” on government snooping into the private lives of American citizens.

• Orthopedic/Sports Medicine Specialists Join Mesa View

  Orthopedic Surgeons and Sports Medicine specialists, Joseph Yu, M.D. and Roddy McGee, D.O., recently joined Mesa View Regional Hospital as independent members of the medical staff. Dr. Yu and Dr. McGee come to Mesquite from their ‘Total Sports Medicine’ practice in Las Vegas, Nevada with which they remain affiliated.

• WEDDING (June 19, 2013)

  Eric and Tammy Rollins are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Kim Rollins, to Jake DeMille, son of Maurice and Susan DeMille. They were married on June 8, 2013 in the St. George Temple. The couple will live in the Salt Lake City area.

• MISSSIONARY (June 19, 2013)

  Elder James Allan Frehner returned home on June 6, 2013 after serving two years for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Maryland Baltimore Mission. He will be speaking in the Logandale 2nd Ward on Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in the Moapa building. James is the son of Wilbur and Holly Frehner of Logandale.