Coach praises team for scoring 40 points in second game

The Trojans men’s basketball team played with a lot of heart last Friday at Cheyenne in a loss that was more bearable than the Clark loss on Wednesday. The team scored 40 points to Cheyenne’s 77.

Lady Hornets put away Lund in big way

The Lady Hornets came out on top of Lund last Saturday at home in a big way, 40-17. The Hornets have been trying to get everything in sync for league and it seemed to all come together for them against Lund. The girls are 2-4 overall going into league play this weekend.

Laff Factory changes hands, new cell phone company opens

The rumors have been flying regarding the transition of Heath’s Laff Factory and Heath Campbell said on his Facebook page that they are true, however, the broad-based statement didn’t cover any of the details.

Crossfit training is suitable for everyone

Are you one of those people who shirks going to the gym? Do you doubt your ability to go through a workout because your weight isn’t perfect. Do you manufacture excuses not to exercise — ‘I’m too old.’ ‘I can’t breathe well.’ ‘I can’t do physical fitness without support.’

County applies for $2 million in FAA grants

Nye County commissioners last week approved an application for more than $2 million in Federal Aviation Administration grants to design improvements at county airports in Tonopah, Gabbs and Beatty.

Hearing held in local attorney’s animal abuse case

A local attorney’s motion to dismiss animal abuse charges against her was denied this week after a judge ruled her argument that the prosecution should not be allowed to amend their criminal complaint after the statute of limitations had passed was invalid.

AFL-CIO chief resumes attack on VEA

CARSON CITY — AFL-CIO state executive director Danny Thompson resumed an attack on Valley Electric Association Monday before a meeting of the Nevada Legislature’s energy committee.

Trojans beat 7 teams in two days of wrestling

Saturday with only a full day’s rest, the Trojans made the trip to Mojave High School for “Mojave Mayhem”, where the team took on five teams in Division 1 and Division 1-A in a row. The team went undefeated to finish in first place and become the champs of Mojave Mayhem. They beat Canyon Springs 55-12, Del Sol 52-27, Sierra Vista 61-15, Bonanza 72-3, and Mojave 48-19.

Coroner ID’s child killed last week

The Clark County Coroner’s Office identified the victim killed in last week’s fatal accident on West Blosser Ranch Road as 4-year-old Dallyn Chandler.

IRS slaps tax lien on Pahrump Senior Center

The Pahrump Senior Center was slapped with an $18,731 tax lien by the Internal Revenue Service Dec. 23, according to documents on file at the Nye County Recorder’s Office.

Jury clears man in Feb. 2013 shooting death

TONOPAH — A jury found a defendant charged in the February 2013 shooting death of an Amargosa Valley man not guilty of murder last week following a week-long trial in the case.

Man ID’d in Sunday hostage incident

The Clark County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified a man who kidnapped a woman from Las Vegas, brought her to Pahrump and then killed himself as a Nye County Sheriff’s SWAT team was about to enter his barricaded hotel room.

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 $10 million.

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Letter to the Editor

Are we better off today than we were after the last election?

When business invites regulation

When 2013 began, just eight states barred employers from prying into the credit records of their workers. That is no longer the case. While I don’t yet have a full list of those who have joined this elite group, it is growing steadily, and in states where there is no prohibition, local governments are also enacting ordinances. In Congress, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has introduced legislation to put an end to the practice nationally.

Doubts over Common Core

WASHINGTON — Viewed from Washington, which often is the last to learn about important developments, opposition to the Common Core State Standards Initiative still seems as small as the biblical cloud that ariseth out of the sea, no larger than a man’s hand. Soon, however, this education policy will fill a significant portion of the political sky.

VEA, NV Energy agree on Mercury upgrades

Valley Electric Association came to a stipulated agreement on improvements to the Nevada National Security Site at Mercury, called the Innovation Substation, in an agreement with NV Energy, dba Nevada Power, and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Beatty Hornets demolish Lund in preseason game

The Beatty Hornets men’s basketball team completely destroyed Lund at home last Friday 87-11. The win came easily for the Hornets, so much so Hornets Coach Joe Serrano said, “I knew we had the game in the bag after the first two minutes of the game,” he said. “We had a 14 point lead to 0 in the first minutes of the game.”

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