Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, January 3, 2007 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Rehkopf's buys Sextons

Rehkopfs Family Foods has purchased Sexton Foods, Prescotts only grocery store. The transfer took place at the end of the day, Dec. 28. Ron Rehkopf was at the store the morning of Dec. 29 and said customers will see some changes. One of those will be ...

Mason says he plans to remain on NCQC

Nevada County Justice of the Peace Arval Mason has announced that he plans to continue his representation of his district. Mason, the incumbent, lost in the May primary to his opponent, E.Z. Sonny Buster. Buster died before taking office, meaning th...

New curator at Nevada County museum

The Nevada County Depot and Museum has a new curator. David Sesser, a graduate student at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, has taken over the position. Phillip McAdams, president of the museum board of directors, said Sesser has the qualities ...

Mullins honored with reception

William Mullins has retired after more than three decades with the Bank of Prescott. Its kind of like a working family here, Mullins said shortly before retirement reception held on Dec. 28. I call it my second family because everybodys so good to...

A look back at the year 2006

The year 2006 will likely be remembered as the year of the great electric debate, though there were a number of other issues and events that captured the attention of local residents. It was March of 2006 that the plan for an overpass in the city of Pr...

The view from Wendy's World

Its that time of year - when the calender page turns to a new year and most folks find themselves thinking of turning over a whole pile of new leaves. I took a few minutes out of my day to research New Years resolutions and then took a few more minutes...

Faye Wicker

Evelyn Faye Wicker, 54, of Hope, died Dec. 25, 2006, in Blevins. She was retired from Electrolux (formerly known as Poulan). She was born April 5, 1952, in Prescott. She is the daughter of Dwight and Lois Baker Lane. She is preceded in death by her p...

Howard Red Graham

Mr. Howard B. Red Graham, 85, of Prescott, died Tuesday, December 26, 2006, at his home. He was born on September 10, 1921, in Prescott, to Harmon and Irene Chastain Graham. He was a World War II veteran serving in the Sea Bees in the South Pacific. A...

Louise Purtle

Louise Purtle, 87, of Bradley, died Tuesday, December 26, 2006, at the Medical Park Hospital in Hope. Mrs. Purtle was a member of the Union Baptist Church, a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Dale Purtle. She is survived by a son and ...

Nell Johnson

Nell Rose Johnson, 79, of Hope, died December 27, 2006, in Hope. She was a retired adult literacy teacher and homemaker. She was born March 21, 1927 in Norphlett. She was with the Daughters of American Revolution, a Baptist, an avid reader, and loved he...