Jeremy Twitchell

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Tuscany ready for change after Jim Rhodes' departure

Despite current complaints, HOA residents worried fees might increase after settlement

Monday, Oct. 19, 2009

A September announcement that developer Jim Rhodes will be walking away from the Tuscany development in Henderson is coming as welcome news to residents, who say Rhodes has done a poor job managing the project’s beleaguered homeowners association. In a statement from Rhodes Homes, the company said it has a history of working to provide dedicated management for Tuscany.

Facebook: Find friends from high school or, maybe, religion?

Valley churches partake in social media trends

Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009

Log in to Facebook these days, and you can catch up on what a friend on the other side of the country did last night, go shopping, or, if you get bored, stir up some trouble in a mafia game or two. And if the last one leaves you feeling a little guilty, there’s a new Facebook application: church.

Green Valley Christian School gets OK to expand

Friday, Oct. 16, 2009

Green Valley Christian School’s request to expand its junior high and high school operations into a vacant office building across the street from its main campus won the approval of the Henderson Planning Commission on Thursday night.

Judge dismisses suit filed by former Henderson city manager

Mary Kay Peck claimed wrongful termination by the city; appeal could be filed

Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009

A U.S. District Court judge this morning dismissed former Henderson city manager Mary Kay Peck’s wrongful termination suit against the city.

Nevada city, county leaders meet in Henderson for summit

Meeting in Henderson focuses on how to respond to changing political and financial landscape

Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009

Leaders of cities and counties throughout Nevada gathered in Henderson Wednesday afternoon to discuss how they can respond to Nevada’s changing political and financial landscape.

Henderson HOA to pay up for board member's mistake

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009

A former board member of a homeowners association in Henderson whose landscaping company performed work for the association he represented -- while he sat on the board -- was disciplined last week by the state board that regulates homeowners associations.

Henderson City Council appoints Kirk as mayor pro-tem

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009

The City Council unanimously appointed Councilman Steve Kirk as mayor pro-tem. As mayor pro-tem, it will be Kirk’s duty to lead meetings in Mayor Andy Hafen’s absence. Kirk narrowly lost to Hafen in June’s mayoral race, with 49.9 percent of the vote to Hafen’s 50.1 percent.

Henderson gives group home final OK, neighbors miffed

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009

The operators of a group home that the city mistakenly licensed earlier this year in a rural Henderson neighborhood won approval from the City Council Tuesday night to continue operation, to the chagrin of neighbors and some Council members alike. The City Council approved a use permit for Sweet Home Belmont, located within the Serene Country Estates rural preservation neighborhood, by a 3-2 vote.

Henderson financial update brings good news and bad

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009

The Henderson City Council’s monthly financial update brought good news and bad news Tuesday night. The bad news? Tax revenues have continued to fall more steeply than the city’s most dismal projections.

New dome on Boulder City landmark replaces beloved mosaic one that leaked

Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009

For decades the chapel tower of St. Jude’s Ranch for Children in Boulder City was topped by a mosaic tile dome and a 6-foot-tall ornate wrought iron cross. But cracks in the tiles allowed water to leak in and damage the wood underneath so badly that after some high winds last winter, the cross tilted about 20 degrees.

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