By Tobi Z. Riggs – Special to the Pahrump Valley Times I am co-owner, with my husband James Riggs, of a home in the Ishani Ridge Development. What a disappointment you have been to all the owners of Ishani Ridge. Last year, I believe it was the early part of November, 2010, you announced to[...]

With all this talk of a theme park and the costs associated with the feasibility thereof, has anyone thought of this alternative idea? What about drilling down to that huge aquifer we’re so proud of, pumping the water up to the surface and creating a large lake? No, I’m not kidding. We could create a[...]

I would like to thank everyone who attended the May 21 cancer walk at Petrack Park. The turn-out was terrific. Thank you, survivors. Your first lap is always moving. Thank you team captains for all your hard work. Thank you sponsors, we couldn’t put this event on without your support. Thank you performers for entertaining[...]

In February, the county decided to purchase trucks for $101,225, which I wrote about and the letter was published on March 2. Now the town board seems to want to follow suit. In the PVT on June 10, Mr. Kulkin states the “little Toyota,” driven by the town manager, is inappropriate. He wants to spend[...]

By Matt Ward Carrying two year’s worth of court clothes inside a big, plastic trash bag, Timothy Lester Liapes was beaming when he left the Pahrump jail on Monday. The 52-year-old man was freed after more than 27 months behind bars awaiting trial on a murder charge. The Nye County District Attorney’s Office dropped that[...]

By Selwyn Harris A 9-year-old Pahrump girl who was discovered at the bottom of a swimming pool on Saturday died Tuesday morning. The victim was identified as Marie Siragusa, a Mt. Charleston Elementary student. She was transported via Mercy Air from Desert View Hospital to University Medical Center in Las Vegas where she died at[...]

By Kelci Parks After nearly five months, the search for Adam Blanchard, 27, has finally come to a tragic end. Blanchard’s remains were found on Sunday just one-tenth of a mile from the location in far northern Nye County where his vehicle was found by a trapper in February. At about 4 p.m. in the[...]

By Mark Waite Wayne Carlson, executive director of the Nevada Public Agency Insurance Pool, was asked by county commissioner Joni Eastley to skip his presentation, as Nye County Commissioners last week approved his request to renew the county policy at a cost of $666,098 for the 2011-12 fiscal year beginning Friday. That is down slightly[...]

Pahrump Valley Times WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced that Nye County will receive $2.8 million in federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes PILT this year. That is about equal to the $2.81 million awarded in 2010 and the $2.86 million in 2009. PILT is funding for essential services and improvements in areas[...]

Pahrump Valley Times On Monday, the phone number for Pahrump Valley Taxi, 727-TAXI 727-8294 was answered by a dispatcher again. The only taxi service in Pahrump has been back in operation for a week, said owner Jit Mann. Service was terminated in late May, when Mann told the Pahrump Valley Times he didn’t have a[...]