By Selwyn Harris It’s official, the Pahrump Fair and Festival’s traditional parade will go on as planned Saturday morning. Pahrump Town Board members addressed the parade’s funding issues during their regular meeting Tuesday night. Of all of the items on the board’s agenda, the discussion and decision to approve funding for the Pahrump Fair and[...]

By Kelci Parks Three years after shooting Pahrump resident Brigette Vavonese, Kelvin Wayne Owens, 43, pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree yesterday in Judge Robert Lane’s courtroom. Family members of the victim filled the prosecution’s side of the courtroom. Melvin Dunworth, the victim’s son, sat in the front row and kept his eyes[...]

By Kelci Parks Change doctors or change insurance plans: That’s the hard decision many Pahrump residents face. More than 30,000 patients in Southern Nevada were shocked when they received letters stating that Senior Dimensions and Health Plan of Nevada would no longer be covering HealthCare Partners doctors. Patients were originally given until Sept. 30 to[...]

By Mark Waite Nye County has been awarded $1.14 million to pay the salaries of five deputies with benefits for three years under the Community Oriented Policing System COPS program, U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced Thursday. County commissioners last June voted to apply for a $1,153,870 COPS grant. They received $1,137,850. That breaks down[...]

By Mark Waite  olunteer Norma Nye got a surprise one day driving up to the Nevada Southern Detention Center: heavily-armed officers were stationed up on the berm surrounding the facility. It resembled a SWAT team, with officers carrying machine gun rounds and straps over their shoulders, she recalled. But it was just a drill of[...]

By Mark Waite Chaplain Adam Gildner came from San Diego and the Inland Empire of California to work at the Nevada Southern Detention Center and has seen his ministry grow. “Within the whole year, we’ve grown to be able to accommodate all the religious groups that are here,” he said. Gildner said he attends Calvary[...]

Pahrump Valley Times Nye County is advertising for bids to reline the Calvada ponds, after they were filled, then later drained due to a leak. Proposals will be accepted until Oct. 12 at the Nye County Purchasing Department in Tonopah, where bids will be opened. The legal notice in the Wednesday Pahrump Valley Times states[...]

Vernon A. Hall, 83, passed away Sept. 24, 2011, in Las Vegas. He was born June 8, 1928, in Laverkin, Utah, and was a resident of Pahrump since 1993, having come from Green River, Utah. Vernon loved fishing and going places with his fifth-wheel travel trailer. He was instrumental in the development of the direct[...]

By Selwyn Harris It was in service in New York City at the time the World Trade Center Towers were destroyed 10 years ago. Approximately 7 years ago, it made its debut with the Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue Services. Tower Ladder 1 has seen its share of emergency calls throughout town, but a catastrophic[...]

James A. Forrester, 65, passed away Sept. 23, 2011, in Pahrump. He was born April 23, 1946, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and came to reside in Pahrump from Egypt. James’ schooling was in Henderson. After graduation from high school, he was very active with the Jaycees. He later joined the U.S. Marines and served a tour[...]