(Editor’s note: The Pahrump Valley Times regrets that a number of errors are contained in this article. A similar, in-depth article which addresses the errors and tells a fuller account of the Texaco Big Friends giant, its history and how it was dismantled was published in the April 10, 2013 issue of the PVT. Among[...]

By Kelsey Givens Desert View Hospital turned a profit during the 2012 fiscal year according to data released earlier this month in a report from the Center for Health Information Analysis at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It’s a trend Chief Executive Officer Kelly Adams said the hospital hopes to continue in the years[...]

By Mark Waite A trustee sale scheduled this week to auction off parcels from the Focus Group Gateway project was postponed until May 28 after its subsidiary, PV Land Investments LLC, filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition on Tuesday. Chicago Title was set to auction off three parcels at 11 a.m. Wednesday in front of[...]

By Mark Waite SHOSHONE, Calif. — The desolate stretch of Tecopa Road just across the California state line is anything but an ordinary, barren patch of desert. To some, it’s home sweet home. To others, it’s a fragile ecosystem that should be treasured and preserved. That’s according to testimony at the week-long evidentiary hearings held[...]

By Vern Hee The largest group of asses to appear together in a long while assembled at Pahrump Valley High School on Tuesday. No, it wasn’t a joint meeting of the town board and county commission. It was Donkey Ball 2013, a basketball tourney featuring local muckity-mucks atop some not-so-sweet smelling burros. The event raised[...]

By Mark Waite With almost no discussion, Nye County commissioners approved another $100,000 last week for the historic minor road documentation program, increasing the total cost of the program to $350,000. Commissioners approved a contract with Central Nevada GIS and Cartography in November 2010 to identify minor county roads, gather research and provide data needed[...]

By Mark Waite Nye County commissioners complained about the protests to its application for water on the Nevada National Security Site and suggested the U.S. Department of Energy consider road improvements for shipping radioactive waste on county roads, even a Pahrump bypass, in comments reported on an NNSS environmental impact statement. The U.S. Department of[...]

I love it when Rush Limbaugh admits defeat. I really do. Partisan egos like his have done a great disservice to civil discourse in this country. His retreat in the face of reason’s triumph is a beautiful sight. So, it warmed my insides when such a bloated bloviator as Limbaugh told his millions of listeners[...]

By Charlene Dean Have you given up hope of ever owning your own home? Do you have land but can’t get financing to build due to bad credit or a tight economy? The dream of home ownership is an unreachable goal for some people, but there is hope for those willing to use the materials[...]

By Selwyn Harris Pahrump Town Board members wasted little time going over Tuesday night’s agenda before an audience of roughly 10 residents. In what may be a record, the meeting was adjourned in less than an hour to a smattering of applause from attendees. The main items of interest surrounded the 2013 Pahrump Fall Festival.[...]