Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, January 4, 2006 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Doris Mouser

Mrs. Doris Carman Mouser, 85, of Hot Springs, formerly of Prescott, died Sunday, December 25, 2005, in Advance Care of St. Josephs Medical Center in Hot Springs. She was born on August 20, 1920, in Prescott to Dee Otis and Bessie Barnes Montgomery. She...

Joshua Egger

Joshua Braith Egger, 27, of Prescott, died Sunday, December 25, 2005. He was a Lineman for Highline Construction and a member of Boughton Baptist Church near Prescott. Survivors include: wife, Melissa Egger of Hope; one son, Andrew; two daughters, Lind...

Donnie Rinkle

Donnie Elaine Rinkle, 98, of Prescott, died Sunday, December 25, 2005. She was the widow of Hamby Ross Rinkle and a member of Laneburg Baptist Church in Laneburg. Survivors include: sister, Oleta Barham of Longview, Texas; four grandchildren, 10 great...

Kops give Santa a hand at Christmas

Santa got a little extra help making sure boys and girls got toys this Christmas. The help came from the Prescott Police Department and its Kops for Kids program. The program, in its second year, raised more than $6,300, helping some 37 children have a ...

One arrested in shooting

A 22-year-old Prescott man has been charged with first degree battery in the shooting of another Prescott resident. According to reports from the Prescott Police Department, the call came in Tuesday, Dec. 13, with officer John Pettit contacted by office...

Water tower getting painted; city is getting "gap power"

Getting a water tower painted topped discussion at the Prescott City Council meeting in December. Prescott Mayor Howard Taylor said he had met with engineers and bidders, with the bids opened. This, he told the Council, will be the first time the water ...

EDO updates Court

Nevada Countys Quorum Court got an update on economic events during its final meeting of 2005. Donnie Crain, executive director of the Prescott-Nevada County Economic Development Office, began by telling the justices of the peace he has been updating t...

Financial discussion lengthens meeting

Prescotts School Board ended 2005 with a lengthy meeting, with plenty of questions about financial matters. However, the actual business didnt take long at all. The meeting began with the Board approving out of state travel for three coaches to a clin...