By Kelsey Givens And then there were six. Long hours spent studying, drilling, training, no one at the Nye County Sheriff’s Office is surprised that the cadet class at only week five is shrinking already. Top cops agree, it takes a special kind of person to make it through the police academy here in Nye[...]

By Selwyn Harris Pahrump’s Community Economic Development Manager is calling it quits. Al Balloqui tendered a letter of resignation to Pahrump Town Manager Bill Kohbarger last Friday. Balloqui has worked as a paid employee for the town for more than three years. He also performed pro-bono work in Pahrump for at least two years. He[...]

 By Kelsey Givens An Amber Alert issued for three children missing from their Idaho foster home was canceled Friday after the FBI and Caldwell, Idaho police confirmed the children’s non-custodial mother had taken them across the border into Mexico. According to a press release sent out by the Caldwell Police Department, Bertha Sabala Guerrero, 35,[...]

By Kelsey Givens Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue is joining the State Fire Marshal’s office in investigating several fires that broke out across Pahrump Saturday night. Firefighters were dispatched to four fires between 5:30 p.m. and just after 8:30 p.m., three of which are suspect in nature, Fire Chief Scott Lewis said. “We are investigating[...]

By Mark Waite Decorated veteran Matthew Bates, a prisoner of war in World War II, died Feb. 19. He was 94. A native of New York City, Bates was drafted Aug. 26, 1941 and assigned to the 1st Army, 28th Infantry Division, known as “The Bloody Bucket.” He took part in the Normandy invasion in[...]

By Selwyn Harris Pahrump Town Manager Bill Kohbarger’s contract was up for discussion once again during Tuesday evening’s Pahrump Town Board meeting. Board members discussed whether to approve a new contract for Kohbarger following negotiations with a town board subcommittee chaired by board members Dr. Tom Waters and Harley Kulkin. Tuesday’s agenda item comes roughly[...]

By Charlene Dean Many Pahrump residents are still comfortably living in the age of analog television, the signal received with “rabbit ears” or a rooftop antenna that gives locals access to both national network and local stations. Those days are almost over. Pahrump is slowly making the transition to digital television, and the pace is[...]

By Mark Waite Terrible’s Town and Terrible’s Lakeside Casino will close from 5 p.m. today until 8 a.m. Thursday, while Golden Gaming Inc. goes through the process of acquiring the casinos from Affinity Gaming. The Nevada Gaming Commission voted 4-0 Thursday to issue licenses to Golden Gaming for the two casinos. Pahrump Nugget Casino General[...]

By Kelsey Givens The thought of having to make the drive into Las Vegas for medical services is a daunting one for many in Pahrump. Doctors and health officials in town have been working to bring more specialty services and surgeons to the area to better serve residents. Today, many doctors in the area are[...]

Pahrump Valley Times Nye County Sheriff’s officials are looking to the public for help in identifying an alleged thief. Surveillance cameras caught the image of a man whom they believe may have been involved in stealing an elderly woman’s purse at Smith’s last week. The woman was shopping at the store with her purse in[...]