Playoffs not a lock for Trojans

Trojans football is headed to play the Western Warriors today at 7 p.m. The Warriors have not won a game this year.

Three Trojans hope to make state

Three Trojans on the womens golf team made it to regionals, which was held this year at Boulder Creek Golf Course on Thursday. The results of the Tournament will be posted on Wednesday.

Hornets prepare themselves for T-Birds

The Lady Hornets slugged it out with the Muckers last Friday and it was all-out trench warfare with Hornets coming out on the losing end.

PVHS defender explains style of play

The Lady Trojans soccer team’s defensive line lets few balls pass. So few, that goalkeeper Kiaya Nauck is close to breaking the state record for most shutouts in a career.

When Young Eagles Fly

The Pahrump Valley Airport was humming with activity Saturday as some local young people with an affinity for aviation were allowed to partake in test flights and other activities.

Senior News

Pahrump Senior Center

Annual festivities support fire district

Tecopa Hot Springs Resort will be a hub of activity as the Southern Inyo Fire Protection District holds its annual fundraiser Oct. 26.

Crime Corner

COURTS: Bail set for two suspects in Esmeralda County bomb scare

New counseling service opens, hosts clothing giveaway

A new behavioral health group with a passion for helping the community recently opened its doors and is already planning its first event to give back to the people of Pahrump.

Oncologist to speak to local prostate cancer support group

More than 241,000 men are diagnosed annually with prostate cancer and more than 28,000 die from the disease each year, according to statistics from the Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada.

Ted Cruz is one sore loser

WASHINGTON — Ted Cruz did not lose gracefully.

The hammer in Republicans’ hands

WASHINGTON — Liberals constantly lecture, more in theatrical sorrow than in actual anger, about their eagerness to compromise with Republicans, just not with Republicans who are — liberal moderation expresses itself immoderately — hostage-taking terroristic anarchistic jihadist suicide bombers.

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 $20 million.

Last show at Sanders and Rotary gives away $10,000

This will definitely be a busy weekend and a stellar opportunity to become involved in a few efforts to give back to the community.

Bountiful Baskets keeps the produce coming

Having a garden is a wonderful thing. People have the option of growing what they want to eat. Many gardens planted in the desert fall prey to wind burn, rabbits, insects and over or under watering, all of which can destroy a garden in 24 hours by the time gardeners discover the damage.

Spooktacular appetizers for Halloween

Oh, the crisp night air, the warm apple cider, the pumpkins. Don’t you just love this time of year?

Letter to the Editor

We live in a desert, after all

Gaming executives endorse tightening restrictions

Executives from Pahrump casinos Tuesday endorsed a bill doubling the number of hotel rooms that have to be built to obtain a non-restricted gaming license.

DA’s Report

• Jo Ellen Hoover was charged Oct. 1 with trafficking in a schedule 1 controlled substance, 4 counts; offer, attempt, or commission of unauthorized act(s) relating to controlled substance, 2 counts; and trafficking in a schedule 1controlled substance.

School Menu

Nye County School District elementary menu for the week of October 21-25:

HALT! ACTION! GIDDY-UP!: Local woman retires from law enforcement, has an acting career and a farm

he Pahrump Valley has been a draw for visitors since it was established as a town in the 1960s. Some have stayed. People come from all walks of life to settle down in wide-open spaces, experience the clean fresh desert air and the star-filled night skies. Seniors come to retire and others come to start a different life.

Matson email tirade exposed

Nye County’s tax assessor was ready to get back to work Thursday after two of her computers were returned after being confiscated by the FBI last week.

NDOT reports moving forward with roundabout plan

Nye County Commission Chairman Butch Borasky said he wants instructional videos for Pahrump drivers to learn how to navigate roundabouts, as planning for them on Highway 372 intersections at Pahrump Valley Boulevard and Blagg Road moves forward.

World War II vet storms barricades, enjoys D.C. trip despite shutdown

Pahrump resident Bernard Martin, 91, braved rain and the government shutdown to visit the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. last weekend with 35 other veterans as part of the Honor Flight of Southern Nevada.

Heller, Amodei vote against budget agreement

U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., joined U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev. in voting against the budget plan that reopened the federal government Thursday, while other members of the Nevada congressional delegation supported it.

PDOP pumpkin patch being readied for family fun

As the weather gets cooler and the last signs of summer fade, it is time once again for the Pahrump Disability Outreach Program’s annual Pumpkin Days at Ian Deutch Memorial Park.