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By James Schaeffer Las Vegas Review-Journal

October 24, 2019 - 8:02 pm

Updated October 24, 2019 - 8:44 pm

Today is Nevada Day, and in celebration of the state’s observance of being admitted into the Union in 1864, here is a list of closures and openings on Friday.

CLOSED

• State offices

• Clark County offices

• North Las Vegas municipal offices

• Henderson municipal offices

• Las Vegas-Clark County Library District

• North Las Vegas Library District

• Henderson District Public Libraries

• Boulder City Public Libraries

• Clark County School District

• College of Southern Nevada classes

• UNLV classes

OPEN

• U.S. Postal Service

• Republic Services of Nevada, regular trash collection

• NVEnergy

• Valley of Fire State Park

• Red Rock Canyon

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