Jeremy Twitchell

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Green Valley library reopens after renovation, management change: Saturday, May 2, 2009; A party complete with food and a live band isn't the normal fare for a library on a Saturday afternoon, but under the circumstances, the staff at the Green Valley Library was cool with it.
Nearly 1,600 compete in Special Olympics School Games: Saturday, May 2, 2009; Hundreds of students spent Thursday and Friday at Western High School cheering, helping out and competing alongside their special needs peers at the Seventh Annual Special Olympics School Games.
Volunteers making a difference: Friday, May 1, 2009; Acts of Kindness, a grassroots volunteer group that began in an apartment complex clubhouse in Henderson in September 2007 and has since grown to more than 900 members, offers a helping hand to one cause or another nearly every day of the week.
Parents start charity golf tournament in daughter's memory: Thursday, April 30, 2009; Not 10 months ago, John and Mollie Stewart experienced a parent’s worst nightmare: sitting by the bedside of their 14-month-old daughter, Maggie, and watching as she succumbed to a fatal heart defect. During the grieving process, the Henderson couple vowed to keep Maggie’s memory alive. On May 24, the Stewarts and the Children's Heart Foundation will host the inaugural We Heart Maggie Golf Tournament at the Black Mountain Golf and Country Club in Henderson, with all proceeds benefitting the Children’s Heart Foundation.
Group pursuing Henderson museum has its first meeting: Thursday, April 30, 2009; The Henderson Space and Science Center Board of Directors met for the first time on Wednesday. The group is working on a plan to build a space and science center in Henderson.
Cooking grease spill closes highway in Henderson: Wednesday, April 29, 2009; Crews have nearly completed cleaning up the mess from an overnight grease spill on eastbound Interstate 215 near the Fiesta Henderson that forced the road to be closed from the U.S. 95 interchange to Fiesta Henderson Boulevard.
Henderson city attorney reflects on tenure: Shauna Hughes, appointed in 1983, accepted city's buyout and will begin private practice; Wednesday, April 29, 2009; In 1983, Henderson had a population of a little more than 30,000, a new housing development named Green Valley was just getting underway and a young lawyer named Shauna Hughes was appointed as Henderson City Attorney.
Mail carriers aim to collect 1 million pounds of food: Annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive set for May 9; Tuesday, April 28, 2009; Local letter carriers have lined themselves up with a major challenge, and it has nothing to do with rain, sleet or snow. In conjunction with the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, local carriers will be collecting non-perishable food donations when they deliver the mail May 9, with the goal of collecting 1 million pounds of food.
Long-awaited Henderson park up for approval: Tuesday, April 28, 2009; An anxiously awaited park project in Henderson is on the verge of becoming reality after its final public meeting last night. Reunion Trails Park will be located a block northeast of the intersection of Stephanie Street and Paseo Verde Parkway, on Casady Hollow Avenue. It is scheduled for review by the Henderson Planning Commission on Thursday and, if approved as expected, will be on track for completion in summer 2010, Henderson Parks and Recreation officials said.
Titus, Heller voice opposition to proposed mines near Anthem: Monday, April 27, 2009; Residents in the southernmost area of the valley who have been fighting a proposed mining operation near the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area received help today from two members of Nevada’s congressional delegation. Reps. Dina Titus and Dean Heller issued a joint letter to Nevada's BLM office this morning, opposing the proposal and urging staff charged with reviewing it to consider issues of air quality, traffic and water conservation in making their decision.
Henderson senior center, pool facility near completion: Saturday, April 25, 2009; Looking at the two shells on the southeast corner of Burkholder Boulevard and Racetrack Road in Henderson, it's hard to imagine either as a senior center or aquatics facility.
The pipes are exposed, entire sections of wall have yet to be built and most of the windows are little more than gaping holes in the brick and mortar.
Henderson students celebrate Arbor Day: Friday, April 24, 2009; Hundreds of fourth-grade students from Henderson schools turned their natural rowdiness toward nature at Morrell Park this morning for the city’s 15th annual Arbor Day celebration.
Henderson trail project winds through approval process: Friday, April 24, 2009; A 10-mile trail corridor along Lake Mead Parkway in Henderson is set to begin the city’s approval process after a second public meeting Wednesday night. The $7.2 million trail would run from Boulder Highway to the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and on both sides of the road for much of that distance.
Council OKs plan for spending $1.3 million in grants: Thursday, April 23, 2009; A citizen-developed plan to distribute about $1.3 million in federal, low-income assistance grants won unanimous approval on Tuesday from the Henderson City Council.
Henderson City Council briefs: Wednesday, April 22, 2009; The Henderson City Council unanimously approved a $35 million contract with Sletten Construction last night to expand the city’s jail. The expansion is expected to roughly double the size of the 262-bed facility, located at 243 S. Water Street.
Henderson City Council briefs: Wednesday, April 22, 2009; News from the Henderson City Council Meeting.
Henderson yanks car allowance as city tightens belt -- again: Upper-level employees, officials targeted in fourth budget shrinkage in six months; Tuesday, April 21, 2009; Declining revenues forced the Henderson City Council to trim the city's budget for the fourth time in six months Tuesday night.
Annual Highland Games celebrate all things Scottish: Las Vegas Celtic Society's fifth annual event continues Sunday at Floyd Lamb State Park; Saturday, April 18, 2009; The Las Vegas Celtic Society began its annual celebration of all things Scottish Saturday morning at Floyd Lamb State Park, where the Fifth Annual Highland Games kicked off. 
Parade, festival celebrates Henderson heritage: Saturday, April 18, 2009; Henderson residents old and new gathered on Water Street this morning to celebrate the city’s oldest tradition — the Henderson Heritage Parade.
Planners OK zoning change in response to bus transit line: Friday, April 17, 2009; Henderson’s plan to rezone more than 1,100 acres along its eight-mile stretch of Boulder Highway to make way for large, mixed-use developments has won unanimous approval from the city’s Planning Commission. The Boulder Highway Investment Strategy, as the plan has been called, is the city’s effort to revamp the Boulder Highway Corridor in response to the Regional Transportation Commission’s plan to put a rapid bus transit line on the highway.
Henderson approves lease for animal spay, neuter clinic: Friday, April 17, 2009; The Heaven Can Wait Animal Sanctuary has forged a 50-year lease agreement with Henderson for a 2.4-acre site where it plans to build a spay and neuter clinic. The Henderson City Council on April 14 unanimously approved the deal, which requires the sanctuary to pay the city a $1,000 security deposit and $36.15 annually for the land, located at Galleria and Moser drives, next to the Henderson Animal Shelter.
Titus warns teen girls about dangers of underage drinking: Friday, April 17, 2009; U.S. Rep. Dina Titus joined two non-profit groups at Green Valley High School this morning to warn young women about the dangers of underage drinking and encourage them to be role models for younger girls.
Henderson City attorney takes buyout: Friday, April 17, 2009; Henderson City Attorney Shauna Hughes has opted to take the buyout the city offered to veteran employees earlier this year and plans to retire next month.
New traffic camera could save Henderson money: Friday, April 17, 2009; Henderson is testing a new generation of traffic camera that has the potential to create cost savings in the city’s traffic-monitoring program. City crews installed the new Gridsmart Video System at the intersection of Lake Mead Parkway and Van Wagenen Street at the beginning of April. The system uses a single camera with a fisheye lens that can monitor all four directions of traffic.
Henderson City Council briefs: Thursday, April 16, 2009; News briefs from Tuesday's meeting of the Henderson City Council.
Henderson working out details of $4 million foreclosure program: Federal funds would help in the purchase of homes; Thursday, April 16, 2009; Henderson housing officials are trying to work out the logistics of a federal program that will give the city nearly $4 million to help qualified families and individuals purchase foreclosed homes. The Neighborhood Stabilization Program is giving municipalities nationwide money to aid home-buyers with down payments, closing costs, mortgage rate buy-downs and rehabilitation expenses.
Henderson using $6.3 million in stimulus funds to repave streets: Thursday, April 16, 2009; Henderson will repave three major streets in the coming months using $6.3 million the city stands to receive from the federal stimulus package. The Henderson City Council unanimously approved the plan Tuesday and authorized the Public Works Department to put the projects out to bid.
Anti-tax advocates rally against spending, Obama: Groups in Las Vegas, Carson City decry government spending; Wednesday, April 15, 2009; Sunset Park isn’t exactly a harbor, and Lipton tea bags aren’t much like the tea that was tossed into Boston Harbor more than 235 years ago. But protesters who attended a modern-day TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party at Sunset Park on Wednesday afternoon hope their actions in protesting high taxation, increased government spending embodied in the federal stimulus package and all things Obama will carry a similar message. Metro Police estimated the crowd at between 1,500 and 2,000 people and said there were no problems at the event.
Rare sight: Wind damage, light snow mark odd April: Wednesday, April 15, 2009; From Green Valley to Summerlin, light snow and sleet fell across the Las Vegas Valley today as an unseasonable cold spell settled over Las Vegas. A few showers moved southeast across the Las Vegas Valley between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. Wednesday, producing the first reports of snow on the west and southwest sides of the valley. Snow showers also were reported between about 1:30 to 1:45 p.m., the weather service said.
Last-day filers turn in taxes to Uncle Sam: Some are procrastinators, others don’t want to pay early; Wednesday, April 15, 2009; Southern Nevada residents joined citizens across the country today in what has become an unofficial national holiday: Tax Day. Despite the growing popularity of online tax preparation and e-filing, people were still lining up to send their returns to Uncle Sam the old-fashioned way – in an envelope.
Heritage Festival returns to downtown Henderson on Saturday: Tuesday, April 14, 2009; One of Henderson’s longest-standing traditions goes on Saturday with the 56th installment of the Henderson Heritage Parade and Festival on Water Street.
Two men injured in mobile home fire: Elderly resident wasn't at home during the fire; Monday, April 13, 2009; A fire destroyed a single-wide mobile home near Charleston Boulevard and U.S. 95 this morning and injured two bystanders in the process. Clark County Fire Department dispatchers received a call at about 11:09 a.m., said Scott Allison, a spokesman for the county fire department, to respond to a mobile home fire at the Maycliff Mobile Home Park, 3601 E. Wyoming Ave. Firefighters arrived at about 11:15 a.m. and found the mobile home engulfed in flames, Allison said.
ArtFest is free entertainment, venue for artists to display work: Friday, April 10, 2009; When Henderson launched ArtFest 12 years ago, the annual event was seen as a way to bolster the Water Street District’s art community and give residents a weekend of free entertainment. Now, with the economy having forced two of Water Street’s five art galleries to close their doors within the last year and limited the money families have for entertainment spending, organizers are saying ArtFest is more needed than ever.
Cleanup at Landwell Co. development site nearly half completed: Thursday, April 9, 2009; The daunting task of moving roughly 2.2 million cubic yards of contaminated soil on former industrial land near Boulder Highway and Lake Mead Parkway in Henderson is approaching the halfway point, project managers reported Thursday. Basic Remediation Co. is removing the dirt from collection pools that held industrial runoff from chemical manufacturers on the other side of Boulder Highway so that parent company Landwell Co. can develop a 2,200-acre mixed-use development — known as Cadence — at a future, undetermined date.
Council discussion on Henderson city manager slated for Tuesday: Wednesday, April 8, 2009; After a month of limbo, the Henderson City Council is scheduled to decide the fate of Henderson City Manager Mary Kay Peck next week.
The City Council agenda posted Wednesday morning includes an item for discussion and possible action regarding Peck's employment status at Tuesday's meeting. The item has five possible recommendations, four of which would end with her leaving the city and one of which would place her on administrative leave.
Hedger wins second term on Henderson Municipal Court bench: Wednesday, April 8, 2009; Henderson Municipal Court Judge Douglas Hedger won a second term on the bench by a wide margin in tonight’s Henderson Municipal Primary Election, handily defeating challenger Matthew Zobrist, 69.47 percent to 30.53 percent.
Boutin, Rosenfield advance in race for Ward 3 Henderson City Council: Wednesday, April 8, 2009; Kathleen Boutin and Cathy Rosenfield captured the most votes in Tuesday's primary election for the Ward 3 seat on the Henderson City Council and will now meet in the June 2 general election.
Hafen, Kirk advance to eight-week battle: Tuesday, April 7, 2009; Henderson City Council members Andy Hafen and Steve Kirk will go head-to-head for the mayor’s chair after finishing first and second, respectively, in Tuesday’s municipal primary election.
Tour de Cure racing against diabetes: Saturday, April 4, 2009; For competitive cyclists Bruce Balch and Keith Edmiston of Las Vegas, Saturday morning’s ride in the American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure in Henderson was a relatively leisurely one, but the red jerseys they wore suggested that this was their most important race of the season.
Annual festival highlights Native American arts, heritage: Friday, April 3, 2009; Native American dancers, musicians and artisans cut a stunningly colorful contrast against gray skies overhead as the 20th Annual Native American Arts Festival opened Friday morning at the Clark County Museum.
More than 2,000 Clark County School District students were expected to make their way through the festival on its first day to learn about the culture and traditions of dozens of tribes at the feet of tribal members.
Henderson city manager says she hopes to return to work: Friday, April 3, 2009; An attorney for Henderson City Manager Mary Kay Peck is disputing reports that Peck is on her way out of the city, saying Peck hopes to return from paid leave and complete the 18 months that remain in her contract.
Law enforcement officials decry Gibbons' plan to link agencies: Friday, April 3, 2009; Law enforcement administrators around Nevada are rallying against a proposal by Gov. Jim Gibbons that would combine the entity responsible for regulating law enforcement agencies in the state with one of the agencies it regulates.
Libraries urging patrons to check out digital collections: Thursday, April 2, 2009; The Henderson Libraries hosted a digital bookmobile Thursday afternoon outside the Galleria at Sunset mall to let patrons know about the library system’s growing collection of digital media available for free download.
Cigarette smokers bemoan increased federal tax: Thursday, April 2, 2009; A new federal tax that increased the government's cut from every pack of cigarettes sold by about 62 cents went into effect Monday, but smokers have already been paying the additional cost for about a month.
Early voting in primaries not showing presidential bounce: Election officials hoped for strong turnout from new voters; Thursday, April 2, 2009; As the 2009 municipal primaries draw near, candidates and election clerks around Clark County are seeking to capitalize on the buzz generated by the 2008 presidential election. They hope to draw thousands of newly registered voters into local politics. Through the first 10 days of the 14-day early voting period in Clark County's five municipalities, however, the desired bounce in voter turnout has failed to materialize.
Are your taxes done? For many Las Vegans, the answer is no: Wednesday, April 1, 2009; Still putting off doing your taxes? Relax, you're in good company.
Las Vegas was declared the 10th-most procrastinating city in the United States when it comes to filing taxes, according to a list compiled by the makers of Turbo Tax software.
Seniors get lesson in healthy living: Tuesday, March 31, 2009; Nursing students in their final semester at UNLV told a group of Henderson senior citizens Tuesday morning that simple changes in eating and exercise habits could create enormous benefits in their lives. The seven students put on a health fair at the Henderson Senior Center as part of a capstone course in public health.
Water main break disrupts traffic, business in downtown Henderson: Officials are still trying to determine the cause of the break; Tuesday, March 31, 2009; A privately owned water main ruptured on Water Street this morning, sending a cascade of water through downtown Henderson and onto Lake Mead Parkway. The break, which happened at Water Street and Pacific Avenue, caused flooding that disrupted traffic and business and forced police to close two blocks of Water Street. Police closed Water Street for two blocks, from Army to Victory roads.
Mini fans come to aid of shelter: Saturday, March 28, 2009; Enthusiastic Mini Cooper owners harnessed their passion for a good cause Saturday, gathering in Henderson for a car show to raise funds for the SAFE House Domestic Violence Shelter.
Police write more than 2,000 tickets in speed crackdown: Friday, March 27, 2009; Southern Nevada police agencies performing saturation patrols to nab speeders issued 2,036 citations in the first two weeks of March, the Nevada Department of Public Safety said today.