IN BRIEF
FATAL ACCIDENT
Man dies after vehicle overturns on Beltway
A man died Sunday on the Las Vegas Beltway, south of Sahara Avenue, after he lost control of his car and it overturned, a spokesman with the Nevada Highway Patrol said.
Trooper Kevin Honea said the man was traveling southbound about 9:30 a.m. in a Toyota Celica when he lost control of the vehicle and it drifted off the right shoulder. Honea said the man then steered sharply to the left, crossed two southbound lanes and struck a center median wall.
The vehicle then veered right again, traveling off the right shoulder and up a rock embankment, causing the car to flip over. Honea said the man was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the car.
The man, whose identity was not released, died at the scene, Honea said.
NEW EMPLOYMENT
Fired official named as Pahrump city manager
Two months after he was fired as Carlin city manager, Bill Kohbarger has landed a similar job in Pahrump.
Kohbarger was chosen town manager last week from a field of 35 applicants. His new $105,000-a-year job is expected to start June 30 in the town of about 40,000.
In March, the Carlin City Council voted 3-1 to fire Kohbarger, who had been city manager there since August 2000.
The action was taken after a group of residents accused him of using intimidation and claimed his continued employment was detrimental to the community.
MOTOCROSS FACILITY
Northern Nevada set to get new racetrack
Motocross bike riders will soon have a new track in Northern Nevada.
Officials from Nevada Motocross Development and the Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Authority are joining forces to build the Carson Valley Motocross Center near the Douglas County Fairgrounds off Pinenut Road.
The facility will be built on a 15-acre site owned by the county. Officials have a temporary agreement to lease the property from the county, with hopes of becoming a permanent tenant.
A temporary racetrack is scheduled to host its first race June 22.
MINDEN FUEL CENTER
Construction under way for biofuel station
Construction is under way on the first public full-service biofuel station in Northern Nevada.
The Bently Biofuels station featuring biodiesel and ethanol is expected to open in Minden in September.
For years, Bently has sold a variety of biofuels to customers ranging from environmental activists to company motor pools.
Most of the biomass used for its fuel is cooking oil collected from restaurant fryers.
Bently officials acknowledged biodiesel is not always cheaper than standard fuels.
Their prices for biodiesel hovered just over $4 per gallon last week.
