| MESQUITE, NEVADA LIES IN THE VIRGIN VALLEY AREA ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 15 (I-15), 80 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAS VEGAS, AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF CLARK COUNTY AND NEXT TO THE WESTERN BORDER OF ARIZONA. POPULATION HERE RUNS ABOUT 20,000 WITH NUMBERS INCREASING DURING THE SUMMER AND DECREASING IN THE SUMMERTHROUGH OUR BEAUTIFUL AREA RUNS THE VIRGIN RIVER WHICH HAS ITS BEGINNINGS IN SOUTHERN UTAH AND ENDING IN LAKE MEADIN JANUARY, 2005, THE AREA EXPERIENCED A "HUNDRED YEAR" FLOOD WHICH CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE IN OUR AREA. IN DECEMBER OF 2010 THE AREA AGAIN EXPERIENCED AN EXCEPTIONAL AMOUNT OF RAIN WHICH AGAIN CAUSED FLOOD DAMAGETHE VIRGIN VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB AND THE MESQUITE NEVADA COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO ASSIST THE CITY'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE EFFORTSCLICK ON ANY LOGO TO ENTER THAT WEB PAGEWELCOME! | |