Nye County Commissioner Dan Schinhofen was able to persuade the board at the last meeting to allocate $500,000 to continue the chip seal program, but he couldn’t convince them Tuesday to allocate $1.3 million for paving a handful of streets.
A man charged with two counts of trafficking methamphetamine into Pahrump earlier this year was fined $20,000 and sentenced to maximum of 14-and-a-half years in prison this week in District Court.
Police arrested a couple over the weekend after the pair allegedly allowed two juvenile males to smoke marijuana in their presence.
BIG BEAR, Calif. — Kelli Walters sees it about this time every summer, and it never fails to amaze her.
ast week I made what I consider an unusually thoughtful argument for why President Obama, our beloved Sen. Harry Reid and the man who traded a lifetime federal job for a few years in Carson City, Gov. Brian Sandoval, were wrong on Yucca Mountain.
WASHINGTON — The Gallup polling organization reported Monday that President Obama has had a particularly pronounced summer swoon each year of his presidency, and that August typically brings his lowest approval ratings of all.
Desert View Hospital, the NyE Communities Coalition, and the Nye County School District would like to thank the Pahrump Realty Association for their generous donation toward school supplies for this year’s Back to School Health Fair.
Nye County regional volleyball teams are ready to go. The season gets started this week with three Nye teams going into tournament action.
In Beatty it’s hard to find good coaches. They are either retiring or leaving.
On Aug. 30, Pahrump’s own amateur mixed martial arts fighter, 28-year-old Brandon Schneider, will step into the cage at South Point Arena for the Tuff-N-Uff 205-pound title fight.
Trojans football is in full swing with pads as they get ready for a scrimmage against Valley High School in Las Vegas on Saturday at 11 a.m.
The Muckers take to the field against Indian Springs in their home opener at 7 p.m. next week and still have not chosen a starting quarterback.
Some people don’t go through life quite the way others do. Call it a phenomenon, a gift or call it extraordinary insight, but don’t call it normal.
• Derek Jordan, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Off 160 Coffee House, 1330 S. Highway 160, 764-1197.
School is starting Monday and the entertainment has lightened a bit giving parents and kids one last weekend to blow out summer vacation.
A woman matching the description of a Pahrump resident who went missing last week has reportedly been found deceased in Las Vegas.
The 2013 fall semester open house events for Hafen, Floyd and J. G. Johnson elementary school students will be held tomorrow from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
With the beginning of school just days away, teachers and administrators in the Nye County School District (NCSD) are preparing for the return of more than 5,000 K-12 students next week.
Nye County commissioners failed to revive a 2006 sales tax hike Tuesday aimed at buttressing the finances of local public safety agencies.
Just when it appeared the contentious bankruptcy deal involving the future of Willow Creek Golf Course was done, a new dispute threatens to upend the agreement again.
The Las Vegas-based nonprofit Goodie Two Shoes Foundation (GTSF) provided their first pair of brand new shoes for disadvantaged children in southern Nevada in 2003.
The dining car building on the lot beside the Carl’s Jr. Highway 160 location is again open for business. The novel structure has been a coffee express drive-thru twice, once occupied by Chuck Lytle’s Java Xpress and once by Wendy and Mike King and partners Michael and Cassandra Selbach as The Sweet Corner Express.
Naming a business is one of the most important things owners do to get a message across. It tells potential customers what services are offered, and in the case of Nye County Flood Response, it tells people where those services are offered.
A new family care doctor with a passion for rural health care recently joined the Vista Health team of physicians practicing at Desert View Hospital.
As local families prepare to go back to school next week, the Pahrump Valley Times sat down with HealthCare Partners Pediatrician Dr. Dheeresh Mamidi to talk about how children can stay healthy and what the local school district requires before returning to the classroom.
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.
Last week a reporter for in KLAS News in Las Vegas reported, “Vaccines have been debated for years in the medical field. While some doctors believe they are vital to a child’s health, other doctors believe in a more natural approach to disease prevention.”
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