On this coming Thanksgiving holiday, I would be eternally grateful if our government-run education camps would teach the next generation of Americans the true story of Plymouth Rock rather than the romanticized fairy tale version.
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 $35 million.
Nye County Commissioners Tuesday rejected the sole bid from Tails End president Susan Cronin to run the Nye County Animal Shelter.
A man convicted of the attempted murder of a Nye County Sheriff’s deputy during a June 2012 shootout outside a home on Manse Road was sentenced to a maximum of 40 years in prison this week.
Talk radio legend Art Bell’s time has been intensely focused on the other side of the world in recent days.
County commissioners didn’t show any opposition Tuesday as they voted to direct staff to draft a medical marijuana bill.
Two main questions were lobbed at U.S. Department of Energy officials Thursday about the proposed shipment of 403 canisters of uranium to the National Nuclear Security Site: Why is it classified low level nuclear waste and can you ship it through Amargosa Valley instead of Pahrump?
Roughly one week after being denied financial assistance from the Pahrump town board, a local agency is set to receive a helping hand from the “Big Voice of the Valley.”
Nye County is requesting bids on drilling a 600-foot deep, 10-inch agricultural well to irrigate the Calvada Eye landscaping and to water the duck ponds.
Regular visitors to the Pahrump town office will notice an entirely different interior design this week.
The weather was spectacular for the second annual “Clothes for Kids” fundraiser tournament held at the Lake View Executive Golf Course. The tournament consisted of a scramble tournament shotgun start approach where players are spread out through each of the 18 holes and work their way back to their original starting hole. The completion of the golf game takes approximately 3 1/2 hours.
Cross country runner Stefanie Thelaner finished strongly at the Nevada State Cross Country Meet at San Rafael Park in Reno last Saturday. This ended her three year career for the Trojans. Thelaner has been a top runner her entire career for the women’s cross country team.
A California woman accused the public administrator’s office of acting too quickly recently to secure a valley property after the death of her mother.
The Pahrump Regional Planning Commission Wednesday voted 5-2 to recommend to the county commission minimum five-acre parcel sizes in single-family residential zones and the donation of three acre-feet of water rights per parcel for property outside of a water service district, as a way to reduce the over-appropriation of water.
Bids to operate the animal shelter and a committee to draft a Pahrump groundwater basin management plan are among items on the agenda when the Nye County Commission meets at 10 a.m. Tuesday at commissioner’s chambers, 2100 Walt Williams Dr. on the Calvada Eye.
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 $33 million.
The Beatty football field looked absolutely fantastic at the beginning of the football season. Finally, for $50,000, it looked as if all the curse of the Beatty football field had been broken, a problem with the grass on the field, which has persisted for some time was fixed.
J.G. Johnson Elementary School celebrated Veterans Day on Friday afternoon with songs, poems and good food to honor the local veterans of the community.
I’m a Foodie with a capital F. Actually all the letters should be capitalized but then it would read like I was shouting “FOODIE” at you, which I am not. That would be rude. But in my food obsession I love to watch the trends.
Nathan Adelson Hospice is getting ready for its largest fundraiser of the year. The ninth annual Festival of Trees and Gala is set for Dec. 7 at Mountain Falls but tickets are on sale now.
If you happened to be at the south end of town, towards the end of Homestead Road last Friday afternoon about 1 p.m. you may have seen a wagon train right out of the old West. The Equestrian Trails Corral 14 Western Wagons Group was hosting a Shoshone to Pahrump wagon train drive.
Thanksgiving in America is a time for family and friendship gatherings and holiday meals; a time of turkeys, stuffing and pumpkin pie. A time for Indian corn and gourds on the doorstep and people helping others share a warm meal and good company.
Not many kids can say that before they turned 20, they had a hand in writing and lobbying to ensure passage of two state laws.