“There are things that I want to finish up and do for the district,” Kirkpatrick told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “I hope that for the last term, I can get a few more things done.”The severity of vehicle crashes can be curbed with enforcement and road redesigns, but also through education, she said. “We need people to really stop running red lights.”

Ms. Kirkpatrick previously served in the Legislature. She said there’s no need to raise taxes on residents and favors a bill in Congress that would release land in Southern Nevada for development. She has lived in the same neighborhood for three decades and stresses her deep community ties. Marilyn Kirkpatrick is the clear choice in this race.

County and health district officials launched an initiative aimed at raising awareness about heat-related illness Thursday morning. County Commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Southern Nevada Health District Health Officer Dr. Fermin Leguen, Clark County Fire Chief John Steinbeck and National Weather Service Meteorologist Dan Berc began the campaign outside of the Clark County Government Building. Officials shared […]

The Las Vegas community came together to spend a day basking in the sunlight while listening to live country music and simply enjoying life at the Great Northwest Country Fest 2024 on Saturday. It was a beautiful day at Lone Mountain Equestrian Trail and Park. County Commissioners Ross Miller and Marilyn Kirkpatrick organized this event […]

The annual Bunkerville’s Best awards were presented to Roger and Regena Bunker and Paula Perez (pictured left) and Cecil and Carol Leavitt (pictured right) at a community dinner held on March 28. The Board of County Commissioners presented its 4th annual “Bunkerville’s Best” awards on Thursday, March 28 at the town’s Community Center. The suitably […]

Clark County’s Opioid Task Force will hold its first meeting on Thursday. In Southern Nevada, fentanyl is contributing to a staggering increase in overdose deaths, according to data from the Southern Nevada Health District. From 2020 to 2023, there was a 97% increase in Clark County overdose deaths in cases where fentanyl was mixed with […]

Clark County Commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick is working towards helping kids who need clothing to get some new threads by organizing a donation drive during February. “It is a great opportunity to make sure those that need clothes have them,” Kirkpatrick said. For February Kirkpatrick’s office has been sponsoring the Clothes for Comfort Charity Drive, collecting […]

Officials say they are still seeking donations for the fourth annual Community Clothing Drive in Southern Nevada. Hosted by Clark County Commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick, the drive is seeking donations of warm clothes to support those facing hardship. “Together, we can make a warm and meaningful difference for families in tough circumstances,” Kirkpatrick said in a […]

A handful of state dignitaries paid a visit to the Mesquite Works STEAM Center on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 4, just prior to the Mesquite to Moapa (M2M) Democrats’ “True to the Blue” rally at the Eureka Casino Resort. Congressman Steven Horsford (D-4th District), Sen. Edgar Flores (2nd District), County Clerk Lynn Goya, and Commissioner Marilyn […]

When senior citizens in North Las Vegas mentioned to Clark County Commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick awhile back that they wanted to know more about the Super Bowl coming to Southern Nevada, Kirkpatrick invited members of the Las Vegas Super Bowl Host Committee to speak with her constituents at one of the senior citizen luncheons she hosts […]

Las Vegas (KSNV) — An annual clothing drive is back and accepting donations through the end of the month. Commissioner Kirkpatrick’s Annual ‘Clothes for Comfort’ clothing drive is returning for its 4th year as it hopes to provide numerous people facing hardships with some warm clothing. “Together, we can make a warm and meaningful difference for […]

It was a changing of the guard of sorts last week as a Moapa Valley icon was retired and replaced by a new one. A large informational sign located at the park-and-ride turnout near the Logandale/Overton interchange of I-15 was taken down on Thursday, Jan. 25. In its place, crews from the Nevada Department of […]

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Marilyn Kirkpatrick announced Monday she will run this year for re-election to the Clark County Commission. It would be Kirkpatrick’s third four-year term representing District B, which covers a large section of the north valley. She was appointed to the commission in 2015, and won elections in 2016 and 2020. Kirkpatrick, […]

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Clark County stepping up efforts to combat the opioid crisis in the Las Vegas valley. The new facility is aimed at housing and helping those suffering from drug addiction. “It can’t go unnoticed,” County Commissioner of District B, Marilyn Kirkpatrick said. “Whether it’s opiates that started out as a pain killer […]