Special party celebrates 60th anniversary

Donald and Alma Stroup will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary with a private party in Pahrump on June 27, 2013.

Community Calendar

VFW donation dinner — 5-7 p.m., VFW Post 10054, Homestead Road, $6. Open to the public.

California lottery

No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Wednesday’s drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $21 million.

In Brief

The women’s self-defense classes begin its sixth year with Homeland Heroes Inc. sponsorship and the Nye County Sheriff’s Office, which began in March of 2007, after a rape and two attacks took place in Pahrump.

Medical examiner loses county contract

After 10 years as the county medical examiner conducting autopsies, Dr. Rexene Worrell’s latest contract bid was denied by county commissioners Tuesday.

Man owes $90,000 in child support

One man was sentenced to a maximum of four years in prison this week after he reportedly failed to pay nearly $90,000 in child support to his children.

California lottery

No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Saturday’s drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $19 million.

In Brief

A Veterans Service Officer will be located at the Pahrump County Veterans Services Office, located at 1981 E. Calvada, on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Mineral processing facility safe, company states

AMARGOSA VALLEY — Stephen Stine, chief executive officer of Coronet Metals U.S. Inc., insisted claims about unsafe chemical storage were being made by a disgruntled, ex-employee and the Liberty Precious Metals Testing and Processing Facility is safe.

California schemers urge eminent domain abuse in Nevada

As Nevada citizens are well aware, an awful lot of really bad liberal public policy ideas come out of our neighboring state to the west. Indeed, they don’t call California the “land of fruits and nuts” for nuthin’.

Scoreboard

Mini Stocks: 1. Dylin Smotherman, 2. Robert Smotherman, 3. Sue Smotherman, 4. Mike Belcher, 5. Kevin Belcher, 6. Kyle Marty, 7. Savanna Jenkins;

Beware the return of high temps

As summer months bring warm temperatures back to Pahrump, so too do risks for heat-related illnesses return.

A La Carte, June 18-24

Read about dining-related events and promotions across the Las Vegas Valley.

Lawyer: Fan kicked by star in LV has problems

LOS ANGELES — The woman who was kicked by Miguel during a Billboard Music Awards performance continues to suffer cognitive difficulties and has yet to receive any assistance from the R&B singer nearly a month after the incident, her attorney said.

Paul McCartney carries the weight at Bonnaroo

MANCHESTER, Tennessee — Even a former Beatle needs a moment standing on the main stage at Bonnaroo.

Court ruling may open up breast cancer gene tests

A ruling by the Supreme Court that human genes can’t be patented is expected to increase access and drop the cost for tests for gene mutations that greatly raise the risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer.

In Brief

The Pahrump Arts Council is seeking donations of instructional art materials, whether published media or videos for the Pahrump Community Library. Our goal is to provide budding artists of all ages the tools to learn new and/or different techniques on their own. If we can excite a new artist, they may then go on to join PAC, take a class at the Gallery, or join an affiliated group and everyone benefits.

Potts crowned Ms. Senior Golden Years

Karen Potts, a former member of a theater group, won the 2013 Ms. Senior Golden Years crown Saturday in front of a capacity crowd at the Saddle West Hotel and Casino.

Making a living on the Amargosa farm

From goats and rabbits to yarn to scarf, or hat, or sweater, Ann Bartley of Amargosa Bar Ranch, said, “This is the life I dreamed of.”

Engaged

Will and GiGi Dawson, of Benton, Ariz., announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Paige Dawson to Matthew Charles Stevens, son of Chuck and Mary Ann Stevens, of Pahrump.

California lottery

No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Wednesday’s drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $18 million.

Hof bails out Liberace’s ex-lover

CARSON CITY (AP) — Liberace’s ex-lover is out of jail after a Lyon County brothel owner paid $15,000 to cover bail on identity theft charges.

Fight over Vegas pipeline plan heads back to court

RENO (AP) — A battle over a massive pipeline project to carry billions of gallons of water to Las Vegas from rural counties along the Nevada-Utah line is heading back to court this week.

Police: Repeat sex offender assaults girl, 9

A man arrested for allegedly molesting a 9-year-old girl while babysitting her last week reportedly told the girl’s mother “he shouldn’t have watched her child because he knew this would happen,” when confronted about the allegation.

Las Vegas company aims to start Pahrump taxi service

A second group will be applying for a permit to operate a taxi service in Pahrump. This time it’s a well-established Las Vegas company called Executive Coach and Carriage, which also plans to start up a shuttle service from Pahrump to Las Vegas.

Kohbarger resigns; headed to NLV

Pahrump Town Manager Bill Kohbarger announced Wednesday that he has accepted an administrative position in the human resources department with the City of North Las Vegas.

RPC turns down permit for Great Ape Experience

The Pahrump Regional Planning Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to deny a conditional use permit for James Casey and his Great Ape Experience, at 2721 Our Road.

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