usually try to avoid writing any commentary on subjects for which I’ve contributed news stories.
On Sept. 8 at age 77, Jim Fahey hit his first hole-in-one — ever at Lakeview Executive course, which brought him to the Pahrump Valley Times. Normally a hole-in-one does not justify a whole article, but something was different about Fahey. Perhaps it was his age, or the fact he reminds people of their dad. Whatever the reason the story came out and it started off with an incredible hole-in-one ball.
Tonopah volleyball players are for the most part a different breed of athlete who are forged in the wilderness which surrounds them and molded by hard work and a lot of guts.
The Lady Trojans are winding down the season with just two games left in the season on Tuesday and Thursday of next week against Western and Faith Lutheran.
Newly-hired Nye County Planning Director Bobby Lewis sat in his office this week, with a Pahrump Regional Planning District zoning map on the wall behind him and a copy of the latest population estimates on his desk.
All five Pahrump Town Board members were in agreement with providing Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue crews the equipment to safely get their jobs done.
Billy Eichenbaum moves with a bit of a hitch in his gait. At 60, he finds it hard sometimes to climb in and out of a high vehicle, to bend and to lift heavy things. But after years of sleeping with one ear tuned to his hand-held radio, he finds it almost easy to wake in the black of night and don the superhero suit that turns an ordinary person into an emergency responder.
Bill Dolan, Pahrump Town Board’s vice chairman, this month announced his intention to run for the Nye County District 5 Commission seat presently held by Dan Schinhofen.
A man charged with coercing an 18-year-old woman into having sex with him in 2010 was sentenced this week to a maximum of six years in prison for the offense.
A suspect identified as the shooter in an early morning incident Monday at Bally’s in Las Vegas that left one man dead and two others injured is reportedly the nephew of a former Nye County district attorney.
So when all was said and done, the government re-opened, Democrats got the gold mine, Gumby Republicans got egg on their face, and conservatives got the shaft. The more things change …
Last week 20 Washoe County residents filed a new political party for the state – the Nevada Constitution Party (CP).
Former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss was arrested early Tuesday morning after police say she was driving under the influence of marijuana just more than a day before a scheduled court appearance on charges related to a marijuana grow operation discovered at her Pahrump home earlier this year.
Trojans dominated and destroyed the Western Warriors 60-0 last Friday to improve to 2-2 in league play and 3-5 overall. Both Cheyenne and Pahrump have a 2-2 record going into this week’s game, and the Trojans could take possession of third if Cheyenne loses to Clark and the Trojans beat Mohave this Thursday at 7 p.m.
Police arrested an 80-year-old Las Vegas man over the weekend after he allegedly attempted to sell fraudulent magazine ads to several local businesses.
One man was taken into custody on a charge of impersonating a public officer this weekend after he allegedly told police he had smoked methamphetamine to keep his cover as an undercover cop.
Squaring away the local fire department’s billing process and ensuring fire crews have their equipment in good working condition are two agenda items the Pahrump Town Board discussed last night.
Three candidates for state office and numerous county officials were on hand along with party faithful for a barbecue at the home of Nye County Republican Central Committee Chairman Bill Carns Saturday.
FURNACE CREEK, Calif. — Death Valley National Park reopened to visitors Thursday after the 17-day federal government shutdown ended. While most campgrounds are open, a number of backcountry roads remain closed after summer washouts.
The Lady Trojans soccer team scored five goals in the first half and three in the second half to send the Cheyenne Desert Shields packing last Thursday at home.
Pahrump residents who need a cab could soon be riding in style.
The Tonopah Muckers easily dispatched Adelson on Friday and Word of Life on Saturday in league action 3-0, and 3-0. Tonopah improves to 6-0 in league play and 10-1 overall. The team faces Indian Springs this week an then Pahranagat Valley at home the following week.
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.
The Beatty Hornets were in action twice last week and came out of the two games with one win and one loss.
Pahrump resident Marvin Caperton made the trip to the Huntsman Senior Games in St. George, Utah last week and brought home two medals, gold in the 50-meter dash and silver in the 100-meter dash.
The owners of the Dragon’s Cloud Hookah Lounge at 3370 S. Highway 160 will receive a warning from the Nye County Liquor and Licensing Board after minors were caught serving alcohol recently.
With the holiday season fast approaching, one local car dealership is preparing to help one area family or individual “Get Back on their Feet.”
Beatty lost to Indian Springs 31-20 and may have dashed their hopes of a playoff birth. In order for Beatty to make the playoffs, the team will have to play with a lot of heart against Spring Mountain on Nov. 1.
CARSON CITY — Routes through western Nevada that could become part of an Interstate 11 freeway corridor linking Mexico and Canada have made the first cut for future study, local officials and the public were told last Wednesday by transportation officials.