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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, July 19, 2006 edition of Nevada County Picayune

School conducts investigation
A Prescott School District official has confirmed that the investigation into alleged misconduct by a staff member is still underway. The name of the staff member has not been released, pending the outcome of the investigation. Prescott Superintendent H...
Sheriff's office to hire one deputy
Nevada County Justices of the Peace approved the hiring of one deputy to replace a deputy who is leaving the countys force. The vote to allow the hiring was required because the county has placed a freeze on all hiring in county government. By a vote of ...
SIPS works to meet needs of area seniors
Members of the Prescott High Schools EAST Lab and representatives of the Seniors in Poverty program are hoping to meet up with every senior citizen in Nevada County over the next few weeks. Joy Andrews and Chandra Zachery are spearheading the drive. At...
PPD nabs wallet thief
Officers from the Prescott Police Department have arrested a man who broke into a car at the city pool on July 14. Brandon Burton, 19, was taken into custody about 10 minutes after officers received a report of a stolen purse. Prescott Police Chief Bria...
Center gets community involvement award
It started with a barrel. When Elaine Williams had the idea that developmentally challenged adults in the area could learn to recycle newspapers and could make money at it, she set up a barrel and invited the community to drop in their newspapers. Today,...
Meet the Prescott Chief of Police
Brian Russell has been the chief of police for the Prescott Police Department since December. He said his desire to work in the legal system started when he was very young. My dad was in the court system, he said. Id always get to talk to the police....
Travails of the technical ink pen
I have an ink pen that I cant quite operate correctly. Before you judge my complete incompetence, let me explain. This isnt JUST an ink pen. This ink pen was a gift from someone who thought that Id really put the technology to use. To put the capabi...
Accident claims liffe; NCSO investigates
Nevada County Sheriffs Deputies have not yet identified the victim of a one-vehicle accident on Nevada 428. According to Nevada County Sheriffs Chief Deputy Danny Martin, a person who happened to be passing by noticed the accident and reported it to the...
NCQC takes actions
Members of the Nevada County Quorum Court have voted to retire Narco, a 13-year-old drug dog who has been handled by Chief Deputy Larry Miller. Narco was also donated to the Miller family. In the words of Nevada County Judge James Roy Brown, the donation ...
James (Poss) Fairchild
James E. (Poss) Fairchild Sr., departed this mortal life on July 1, 2006. He lived a very fulfilling 86 years and 11 months. Mr. Fairchild was born near Mt. Moriah, in Nevada County, on July 30, 1919. He was the youngest son of Nathan and Rosetta Bennett...

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