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Martin Luther King Jr. Day closures

January 14, 2011 - 12:00 am

Holiday Closures -- Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday)

Federal offices: Closed

State offices: Closed

County offices: Closed

Las Vegas municipal offices: Closed

North Las Vegas municipal offices: Closed

Henderson municipal offices: Closed

Boulder City municipal offices: Closed

Clark County Courts: Closed

U.S. Postal Service: Closed

Las Vegas-Clark County Library District: Closed

North Las Vegas Library District: Closed

Henderson District Public Libraries: Closed

Boulder City Library District: Closed

Clark County School District: Closed

College of Southern Nevada: Closed

UNLV: Closed

Republic Services of Nevada: Regular trash collection; office open

Southwest Gas: Open

Nevada Power: Customer Service Open 24/7 any day

Review-Journal: Delivery as usual; office open

Banks: Call individual bank

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