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Nevada Day Closures

October 30, 2008 - 9:00 pm

The Nevada Day holiday on Friday will change schedules at some businesses and services, while others will be unaffected. Here is a partial list.

Federal offices: Open

State offices: Closed

County offices: Closed

Municipal offices: Closed

Courts: Closed

Boulder City: Closed

U.S. Postal Service: Open

Las Vegas-Clark County Library District: Closed

North Las Vegas Library District: Closed

Henderson District Public Libraries: Closed

Clark County School District: Closed

College of Southern Nevada: Closed

UNLV: Closed

Republic Services of Nevada: regular trash collection

Southwest Gas: Open

Nevada Power: Open

Review-Journal: delivery as usual

Banks: call individual bank

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