Local Las Vegas

Presidents Day Holiday Closures

February 21, 2011 - 2:00 am

Presidents Day is observed today .

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: Closed

Clark County School District: Closed

College of Southern Nevada: Closed

University of Nevada, Las Vegas : Closed

Republic Services: Regular trash collection; office open

Southwest Gas: Closed

NV Energy: Customer service open 24/7

Review-Journal: Delivery as usual; office open

Banks: Call individual bank

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