TONOPAH — Local businesses have stepped up to contribute materials and labor to build a band shell at the Calvada Eye, Nye County Commissioner Dan Schinhofen said last week, which is returning as a popular entertainment venue.
The anticipation is just about over as a brand new business will finally open its doors to the Pahrump community tomorrow morning.
WASHINGTON — The decades-long controversy over burying high-level nuclear waste in Nevada was thrown back up in the air on Tuesday when a federal court ordered authorities to resume licensing for the once-proposed disposal site at Yucca Mountain.
A local celebrity apparently escaped jail last week after sheriff’s deputies discovered nearly 400 marijuana plants growing on her property.
AMARGOSA — Two men were arrested last week after sheriff’s deputies allegedly found methamphetamine, prescription pills and drug paraphernalia on a property on West Amargosa Farm Road.
A man charged with battery and assault of an officer following a 2010 incident involving his probation officer pleaded not guilty again this week in court after he was denied a recognizance release from jail.
Parents who wonder why a child doesn’t seem to be meeting the learning curve of his classmates have the opportunity now through the end of September to find out if vision may be a part of the problem.
TONOPAH — Brandywine Bookmaking LLC, dba William Hill Race and Sports Book, will now run the sports books at all three Golden Gaming casino locations in Pahrump, after approval by the Nye County Licensing and Liquor Board last week.
One person was transported to a Las Vegas area hospital Monday with head injuries after a motorcycle and sedan collided on State Route 372.
Bible study — 7 p.m., First Southern Baptist Church, Highway 160 and Fehrs Way. Classes for all ages.
• 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Mystical Healing, 1230 S. Loop Road. For information call Jerry at 727-4531.
One ticket matched all five numbers and the mega number in Wednesday’s drawing of the California Super Lotto, with a payout of $11 million. The next jackpot will be at least $7 million.
Recently one of my colleagues at our newspaper wrote a piece about the efforts of some Nevada beekeepers who are attempting to deal with neonicotinoid insecticides as a possible cause of honey bee colony collapse. The article had nothing to do with the University of Nevada, Reno, but one reader took the opportunity to post a comment about the campus:
It’s not just wishy-washy Gumby Republicans who need to beware this upcoming election cycle. Even Republicans with generally conservative voting records — but have otherwise been AWOL on the frontlines of the battlefield — have political targets on their backs.
Our Lady of the Valley’s youth group, “LOL,” went to San Diego “Steubenville” for a youth conference. LOL attended a three-day youth conference, followed by two days at Campland on the Bay.
On July 14 Tonopah senior Elise Salsbury was driving home after a relaxing time visiting her aunt in Las Vegas.
The Trojans cheerleaders had a successful mini-camp last week from Aug. 7-9. It was a combined camp with Rosemary Clarke Middle School. In attendance were 17 cheerleaders from RCMS and 13 from PVHS.
Triston Robert is a high school cheer coach who has not graduated from high school himself.
With the start of school about two weeks away, the 2013 Desert View Hospital (DVH) Back to School Health Fair has proven once again how popular and valuable the event is to local parents and kids.
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1 dead, 1 arrested after fatal stabbing at Pahrump park
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