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71-year-old store gives customers chance to ‘step back in time’

71-year-old store gives customers chance to ‘step back in time’

From the Las Vegas Optic Walk through the doors of Popular Dry Goods and you’re instantly transported back in time. That’s what customers tell Brenda Manning, one of the managers of the longstanding western wear store on Bridge Street. You walk in, you smell the leather, and you just step back in time,” she said.…

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Homeless shelter a dominant topic at meeting

Homeless shelter a dominant topic at meeting

From the Las Vegas Optic Residents who live in the areas near Legion Park Elementary School and Memorial Middle School crowded into the Las Vegas City School’s boardroom Thursday night. The Board of Education took public comment on a proposal by the City of Las Vegas to utilize unused school buildings as a temporary homeless…

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West Las Vegas discusses testing, security issues

West Las Vegas discusses testing, security issues

From the Las Vegas Optic The West Las Vegas Board of Education received details of a 90-day improvement plan for Don Cecilio Martinez Elementary, Union Street Elementary and West Las Vegas High School at its regular board meeting Thursday night. New Mexico schools are issued yearly grades from the state’s Public Education Department using an…

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Highlands celebrates homecoming, 125 yrs.

Highlands celebrates homecoming, 125 yrs.

From the Las Vegas Optic New Mexico Highlands University is set to celebrate its homecoming next week, along with its 125th anniversary. With a theme of “Celebrating 125 Years – Highlands Strong,” the nine-day event will begin today and run through Sunday, Oct. 21. The Homecoming Parade will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct.…

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Josh Miles, 2018 Excellence in Finance

Josh Miles, 2018 Excellence in Finance

From the Idaho Business Review One of the first things Josh Miles learned at Oregon State University was that he didn’t want to be an accountant. “I took my accounting courses and recognized that I hated that,” Miles says. “But then I took a finance course and it totally lit me on fire. I just…

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Reed Brimhall, 2018 Excellence in Finance

Reed Brimhall, 2018 Excellence in Finance

From the Idaho Business Review For over three and a half years now, Reed Brimhall has been the Chief Financial Officer for Scentsy, Inc. But the journey that brought him to the Meridian-based fragrance product manufacturer began in the 1970s. “It’s an old story,” Brimhall says. “My dad was an accountant, and I actually had…

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Renee Avram, 2018 Excellence in Finance

Renee Avram, 2018 Excellence in Finance

From the Idaho Business Review Renee Avram began her career as a receptionist at a credit union in California. Today, she is the Vice President Manager of Zion Bank’s Twin Falls Canyon Park Financial Center. “I worked my way from the very bottom,” Avram says. “I did everything from reception, to teller, head teller, new…

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Vatos seek another national title

Vatos seek another national title

From the Las Vegas Optic The NMHU Vatos have begun the 2018 fall / spring 15s play with their sights set on returning to nationals. With three national titles in five years, the Vatos fell short of adding another championship title last season when the team finished eighth in the National Small College Rugby Organization…

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