The TV commercials warn that it's a dead zone. But residents at Elkhorn Road and Torrey Pines Drive say their cell phones work just fine, thank you, and a new cell tower in their midst is not needed. On Feb. 19, Clark County planning commissioners agreed.

The item was denied four to three, with Commissioners Donna Tagliaferri, Maude Frasier, Vivian Kilarski and Greg Esposito all voting for denial, and Commissioners Charlie Johnson, Cliff Marshall and Ron Newell voting for approval.