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Coolican: Henderson officials out of loop on police brutality case, raising red flags: Feb. 11, 2012; By J. Patrick Coolican; Henderson City Councilwoman Gerri Schroder only learned Monday that a Henderson Police officer was caught on tape kicking a restrained man in the head five times during a botched traffic stop in October 2010 that wound up costing the city $257,000.

Conceptual design unveiled for Henderson Space and Science Center: Feb. 10, 2012; By Aida Ahmed; The Henderson Space and Science Center, borne of an idea brainstormed years ago by former Henderson Councilman Jack Clark, continues to edge closer to reality with the unveiling Friday of a new conceptual design and model.

Expansion to address ‘critical’ hospital bed shortage in Henderson: Feb. 9, 2012; By Aida Ahmed; St. Rose Dominican Hospital’s Siena Campus will break ground on a $156 million expansion this spring, according to hospital officials.

Henderson mayor 'positive and upbeat about the future': Feb. 9, 2012; By Aida Ahmed; At the annual State of the City address, Mayor Andy Hafen offered some hope that with new investments in Henderson, the economic tide might be turning.

Henderson mayor to discuss state of the city in speech Thursday: Feb. 8, 2012; By Aida Ahmed; Mayor Andy Hafen is expected to talk about the city's problems and successes, and possibly announce an expansion at the Levi Strauss distribution center in Henderson.

Henderson OKs more employee buyouts; mayor says it's the 'last time': Feb. 7, 2012; By Aida Ahmed; In an effort to ease a continuing budget deficit, the Henderson City Council unanimously voted to implement its voluntary employee severance program and further budget cuts Tuesday night, and Mayor Andy Hafen said this is the last time.

Vermillion's replacement takes seat on Henderson City Council: Feb. 7, 2012; By Aida Ahmed; John Marz has lived 26 years in Henderson and hopes to bring his business experience to the council.

Vermillion hospitalized after suicide attempt, sources say: Feb. 7, 2012; By Joe Schoenmann; Sources say Kathleen Vermillion’s 15-year-old daughter saved her life after finding her in medical distress about midnight Friday and calling 911 for help.

Mororist kicked by Henderson cop to get settlement: Feb. 7, 2012; By Joe Schoenmann; A motorist who was pulled over after driving erratically and was methodically kicked in the head by a Henderson Police officer will receive a $158,000 settlement.

Las Vegas city departments getting ready to move to new City Hall: Feb. 2, 2012; By Dave Toplikar; If you need to do some business this month with the City of Las Vegas, make sure you go to the right place — several offices are soon moving over to the new City Hall at 495 S. Main St.

Steve Wolfson honored at his last meeting on Las Vegas City Council: Feb. 1, 2012; By Dave Toplikar; Wednesday was "Steve Wolfson Day" in Las Vegas. Mayor Carolyn Goodman made an official proclamation of the day Wednesday morning in honor of Ward 2 Councilman Steve Wolfson, who was participating in his last meeting on the Las Vegas City Council. On Feb. 21, he will leave that office to become the new district attorney for Clark County.

Henderson’s online complaint service growing, getting high marks from users: Feb. 1, 2012; By Aida Ahmed; The click of a mouse is bringing about faster responses to complaints and questions brought to the attention of city hall, users of Henderson’s 24/7 online portal and city officials say. Since the inception four years ago of the Contact Henderson portal, the city has resolved about 98 percent of the more than 95,000 cases it has received.

Steve Ross easily retains Ward 6 seat in special recall election: Jan. 31, 2012; By Dave Toplikar; Incumbent Steve Ross has won in a "blowout," 70 percent to 30 percent, in the special recall election for his Ward 6 seat on the Las Vegas City Council.

Official: Ward 6 recall race for Steve Ross could have light turnout: Jan. 30, 2012; By Dave Toplikar; A Clark County election official is predicting a 10 percent turnout for Tuesday's special recall election for the Ward 6 spot on the Las Vegas City Council. Larry Lomax, the county's registrar of voters, said that early voting on Thursday and Friday brought in 2,914 ballots so far in the race.

Early voting begins in election to recall Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross: Jan. 26, 2012; By Dave Toplikar; As early voting began today, the negative back-and-forth continued in the special recall election for the Ward 6 spot on the Las Vegas City Council, featuring incumbent Steve Ross and his challenger, Byron Goynes.

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