PVT Nye County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a Sunday evening shooting at an apartment at 1083 E. Calvada Boulevard. Two adults and an infant were inside the apartment at about 6:30 p.m. when a few individuals attempted to break in through the door. When the suspects were unable to get in, they shot through the[...]

Grover M. Caskey Grover Melvin Caskey, 78, passed away Oct. 18, 2010, at Desert View Hospital. He was born Feb. 14, 1932, in Castor, La., and was a resident of Pahrump for eight years, having come from Las Vegas. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served from November 1950-54. He was[...]

By TOM LINDLEY special to the pvt Staff Sgt. Charles Evers never saw the white Bongo — the flatbed truck that is everywhere in Iraq — which was detonated 65 feet away from the observation post. But he heard the guttural moans of his men following the blast. Racing to help, he saw a human[...]

Furnace Creek DEATH VALLEY, Calif. — The Furnace Creek Fall Kickoff Classic is scheduled Oct. 8-9-10 at the Furnace Creek Golf Course here. On Oct. 8 will be a men’s and mixed scramble, with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Handicap limits are 10 for men, 20 for mixed teams. On Oct. 9, is a[...]

Today, 7 p.m. Who:What:Team capsules Durango Coach:2009 record:Year to date:Top playersOutlookPahrump Valley Coach:2009 record:Year to date:Bottom line : There are no easy opponents in Southwest 4-A football and Durango, next to Bishop Gorman, may be the most dangerous of any team Pahrump Valley will face this season. The Blazers are explosive offensively, especially with Mora[...]

Community Calendar Today Salvation Army Pahrump Corps Youth Night — 5:30-8 p.m., Worship Center at 721 Buol Road. VFW donation dinner — 5-7 p.m., VFW Post 10054, Homestead Road, $6. Open to the public. Prayer meeting — 5:30 p.m., Victory Christian Center, Highway 160 and Winery Road. Christian Home Educators (P.V.C.H.E.) — meeting to bowl,[...]

Laureate Omicron meets Laureate Omicron chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 27, in the home of Betty West. Betty Smith will present the cultural program. Members will celebrate the chapter birthday with refreshments and cards for their secret sisters. Call Jennie, 751-6638, for more information. Coin Expo Pahrump Valley Coin[...]

Attention all veterans VFW Post 10054, 4651 Homestead Road, welcomes all veterans and their families to meet for the following events: • Saturday, Sept. 25 — 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; hamburgers, .75; hot dogs, .50; 1 p.m., pool tournament, ($5 per team, double elimination); • Sunday, Sept. 26 — 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.;[...]

• Born March 1, 1980, in Strongsville, Ohio, which he still considers his hometown. • He and fiancée Meghann Everton, a Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who deployed in August for a nine-month assignment, have a two-year-old daughter, Adrienn. What he did Crawled near the mouth of a cave from where enemy fighters were firing on[...]

After reading the latest sneaky way to incorporate Pahrump, I have to sound off. To Mrs. Parker: You say the county won’t put this on the ballot. This is BS — it has been on the ballot three times in the past and we voted “no” all three times. Also, wasn’t your husband involved in[...]