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><channel><title>Pahrump Valley Times</title> <atom:link href="http://pvtimes.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://pvtimes.com</link> <description>Nye County&#039;s Largest Newspaper Circulation</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:47:30 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>Officials mull utility purchase today</title><link>http://pvtimes.com/news/officials-mull-utility-purchase-today/</link> <comments>http://pvtimes.com/news/officials-mull-utility-purchase-today/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:44:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pahrump Valley Times</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Feature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://pvtimes.com/news/officials-mull-utility-purchase-today/</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Mark Waite Nye County commissioners will meet with the Hafen family, owners of Pahrump Utility Company Inc., to discuss a proposed $5.5 million county acquisition of the utility during a 10 a.m. workshop today at commissioners&#8217; chambers. Pahrump Utility Company would continue managing the company for three years under the agreement at a cost[...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://pvtimes.com/news/officials-mull-utility-purchase-today/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Auditor says town&#8217;s finances stable</title><link>http://pvtimes.com/news/auditor-says-towns-finances-stable/</link> <comments>http://pvtimes.com/news/auditor-says-towns-finances-stable/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:43:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pahrump Valley Times</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Feature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://pvtimes.com/news/auditor-says-towns-finances-stable/</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Selwyn Harris Pahrump Town Board members voted unanimously to accept the 2011-2012 town audit on Tuesday evening. Daniel McArthur, the town&#8217;s external auditor, presented the report, which reflects the accounting period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. The annual audit report covers twenty-two funds. 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Nonetheless, Ray Ritchie, the school district’s chief operating officer,[...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://pvtimes.com/news/ncsd-trustees-hear-early-budget-figures/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>School lunches rise by a nickel next year</title><link>http://pvtimes.com/news/school-lunches-rise-by-a-nickel-next-year/</link> <comments>http://pvtimes.com/news/school-lunches-rise-by-a-nickel-next-year/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:41:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pahrump Valley Times</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Feature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://pvtimes.com/?p=73092</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Matt Ward School board trustees voted to raise school lunch prices Wednesday after being told by the district’s food service coordinator that current prices are not in compliance with federal standards. An April 19 letter from the U.S. Department of Education alerted food service officials that they were required to review their paid lunch[...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://pvtimes.com/news/school-lunches-rise-by-a-nickel-next-year/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>PETA attacks applicant for chimpanzee permit</title><link>http://pvtimes.com/news/peta-attacks-applicant-for-chimpanzee-permit/</link> <comments>http://pvtimes.com/news/peta-attacks-applicant-for-chimpanzee-permit/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:40:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pahrump Valley Times</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Feature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://pvtimes.com/news/peta-attacks-applicant-for-chimpanzee-permit/</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Mark Waite James Casey was granted a continuance Wednesday until the June 12 Pahrump Regional Planning Commission for a hearing on his request for a conditional use permit to keep five chimpanzees on his property as part of his &#8220;Great Ape Experience.&#8221; But advocates from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals PETA[...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://pvtimes.com/news/peta-attacks-applicant-for-chimpanzee-permit/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>21</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>FILM FESTIVAL: The annual four-day event begins Thursday</title><link>http://pvtimes.com/community/film-festival-the-annual-four-day-event-begins-thursday/</link> <comments>http://pvtimes.com/community/film-festival-the-annual-four-day-event-begins-thursday/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:39:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pahrump Valley Times</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://pvtimes.com/?p=73114</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Kathleen McKevitt &#8211; Special to the Pahrump Valley Times This coming week will mark the kick-off for the eighth annual High Desert Shorts International Film Festival. Every year, Pahrump Valley High School art students from Crystal Dabrowski’s art class compete for the best poster featuring the film festival. This year’s winning poster was created[...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://pvtimes.com/community/film-festival-the-annual-four-day-event-begins-thursday/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>RPC approves RV park on Bell Vista Avenue</title><link>http://pvtimes.com/news/rpc-approves-rv-park-on-bell-vista-avenue/</link> <comments>http://pvtimes.com/news/rpc-approves-rv-park-on-bell-vista-avenue/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:39:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pahrump Valley Times</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://pvtimes.com/news/rpc-approves-rv-park-on-bell-vista-avenue/</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Mark Waite Dermatologist Dr. Jeffrey Gunter was given a conditional use permit by a 5-2 vote of the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission Wednesday for a 62-space recreational vehicle park at 2810 W. Bell Vista Ave., but not a waiver allowing for a convenience store, higher RV densities and reduced setbacks. Gunter has previously submitted[...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://pvtimes.com/news/rpc-approves-rv-park-on-bell-vista-avenue/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Heated exchange shakes up town board meeting</title><link>http://pvtimes.com/news/heated-exchange-shakes-up-town-board-meeting/</link> <comments>http://pvtimes.com/news/heated-exchange-shakes-up-town-board-meeting/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:38:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pahrump Valley Times</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://pvtimes.com/news/heated-exchange-shakes-up-town-board-meeting/</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Selwyn Harris It&#8217;s been some time since local law enforcement was summoned to a town board meeting to keep the peace but that&#8217;s exactly what occurred Tuesday night. A heated exchange between board Chairman Harley Kulkin and the spouse of a county commissioner prompted the call. It all took place following comments from freshman[...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://pvtimes.com/news/heated-exchange-shakes-up-town-board-meeting/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Audit, sheriff&#8217;s budget request on Monday agenda</title><link>http://pvtimes.com/news/audit-sheriffs-budget-request-on-monday-agenda/</link> <comments>http://pvtimes.com/news/audit-sheriffs-budget-request-on-monday-agenda/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:37:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pahrump Valley Times</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://pvtimes.com/news/audit-sheriffs-budget-request-on-monday-agenda/</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Mark Waite The purchase of Pahrump Utility Company Inc. is on the agenda when Nye County commissioners meet at 10 a.m. Monday at commissioners&#8217; chambers, 2100 Walt Williams Dr. on the Calvada Eye. Commissioners are meeting one day early as they are required by state law to approve the final budget for the coming[...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://pvtimes.com/news/audit-sheriffs-budget-request-on-monday-agenda/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>FROM THE EDITOR: &#8216;Scandal&#8217; trifecta sure to spread GOP fear, paranoia</title><link>http://pvtimes.com/news/from-the-editor-scandal-trifecta-sure-to-spread-gop-fear-paranoia/</link> <comments>http://pvtimes.com/news/from-the-editor-scandal-trifecta-sure-to-spread-gop-fear-paranoia/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:36:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pahrump Valley Times</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://pvtimes.com/?p=73099</guid> <description><![CDATA[Every dog has his day. And it seems for the nation’s more vocal, patriotic, anti-Obama clique, this has been a week filled with one piece of bad news after another — bad news for President Obama, which is good news for the birthers among you. Yes, that Muslim socialist president of ours has finally done[...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://pvtimes.com/news/from-the-editor-scandal-trifecta-sure-to-spread-gop-fear-paranoia/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>25</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>