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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, July 20, 2005 edition of Nevada County Picayune

L.D. Garner
Mr. L.D. Shorty Garner, 80, of Prescott, died Wednesday, July 6, 2005, in Rogers. He was born on June 26, 1925, in Prescott, to Alvin Leroy and Nioma Orren Garner. He was an engineer with Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. having retired after 37 years. ...
Louise Mitchell
Mrs. Louise Wren Mitchell, 88, of Prescott, died Thursday, July 7, 2005, in Pinehope Nursing and Rehab in Prescott. She was born on April 5, 1917, in Sutton to Alonzo Floyd and Grace Mae Bates Wren. She was former owner of Mitchells Jewelry Store in Pr...
Cleo Formby
Cleo Ridgell Formby, 100, passed away July 10, 2005, in Wichita Falls, Texas. Mrs. Formby was born on November 18, 1904, near Boughton in Nevada County to Walter Gordon and Sarah Elizabeth (Sallie) Barham Ridgell. She married Charlie Flynn Formby on Nov...
Lynn Dickerson
Mrs. W. Lynn Dickerson, 53, of Prescott, died Friday, July 15, 2005, in Hillcrest Care and Rehab in Prescott. She was born on February 11, 1952, in Prescott to Marlyn Luther and Ada Hannah King. She was a former program supervisor for the State fo Arkan...
Edna Dillard-Hurley
Mrs. W. Lynn Dickerson, 53, of Prescott, died Friday, July 15, 2005, in Hillcrest Care and Rehab in Prescott. She was born on February 11, 1952, in Prescott to Marlyn Luther and Ada Hannah King. She was a former program supervisor for the State fo Arkan...
Rodeo on tap for county fair
There will be a rodeo at this years Nevada County Fair. Rebecca Holley, president of the Nevada County Fair Board, said the rodeo will be Saturday, Aug. 27, opening night of the fair. The rodeo will begin at 7 p.m., and be a high school event for cont...
Court looks to sell hospital equipment
A Guatemalan hospital may be interested in purchasing equipment from the Nevada County Hospital. Nevada County Judge James Roy Brown told the Nevada County Quorum Court, at its July meeting, he knows of no one else interested. Wed have to have an auct...
Room needed for NCSO offices
Every three or four months the Nevada County Jail gets inspected. Basically, said Nevada County Judge James Roy Brown, the inspection and results are the same  there isnt enough space for the administration and staff to function properly. He informed ...
Arts League sets plans
Its shaping up to be a busy year for the Artesian Arts League. Judy Duke, League president, said information on membership has been sent out, and about half of those who received a card responded and paid their dues. It costs $20 per year to be in the ...
Health-A-Rama plans continue
Its shaping up to be a busy year for the Artesian Arts League. Judy Duke, League president, said information on membership has been sent out, and about half of those who received a card responded and paid their dues. It costs $20 per year to be in the ...

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