Nye County Water Board member John McLaughlin paid homage at the start of the Monday board meeting to former chairman Tim McCall, an authority on local water issues, after his death Sunday.
Four people were transported to the local hospital Thursday afternoon following a three-vehicle accident at the intersection of Vicki Ann Road and Bridger Street.
Las Vegas attorney Angela Bello, a Republican, announced she will run for Nye County district attorney against incumbent Brian Kunzi, a Democrat, in the 2014 election.
veryone is looking for volunteer help these days and the government is no different. The AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) engage young Americans in a full-time, 10-month commitment to service each year.
It’s time for the fundraising season to begin and it certainly will have a kick-off Feb. 28 through March 2 when No to Abuse makes a weekend of it. Festivities are scheduled from one end of town to the other and include a range dinner, a chili cook-off, a golf tournament and an “All-Star Revue.”
Pahrump is home to The Silver State Chili Cookoff this weekend so I’m guessing you may be inspired to make a great big batch of chili yourself. I hope you do because on the “Frugal and Fabulous” scale of one to ten; chili is an eleven.
Las Vegas oldies band, “The Sixties Sensation,” has landed an every-Sunday gig at the Maverick Saloon &Dance Hall. The afternoon to early evening show will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is being called a “sock hop” by band leader Hal Singer.
The 2014 Miss Teen Las Vegas pageant is gearing up for another round of competition early next month.
Rosemary Clarke Middle School just reported that local drug stores are running low on liniment and pain killers. Yes, the pucker factor just went up as an influx of asses are scheduled to come to town as Pahrump prepares for the second annual upcoming Donkey Basketball Game.
Valley Electric Association, Inc. (VEA) has made significant strides to provide its members with a wide variety of benefits in 2014 and beyond.
High county employee pensions questioned
The first annual Maroon and Gold baseball game was held between former players and current baseball players.
The owner of a local nonprofit animal shelter who was charged with 41 Nye County Code violations last year, including cruelty to animals, was fined and ordered to do community service this week after pleading no contest to a single count of violating the county’s sanitation code.
One day after a story was published about a federal tax lien slapped on the Pahrump Senior Center, the debt was paid off, center Director Jim Gronemann said last week.
Pahrump town officials call it a win-win-situation for all involved.
“It was the department’s worst kept secret.”
Pahrump Town Board Chairman Harley Kulkin does not intend to abandon his elected position quietly.
Bob Pilkington, owner of My Paralegal, announced at the Lincoln Day Dinner last Friday he’s running for Nye County public administrator in the 2014 election.
DEATH VALLEY, Calif. — The Furnace Creek Visitor Center in Death Valley National Park was granted the Award of Excellence from Docomomo US. The award is part of the Modernism of America Awards, the first national program of its kind to celebrate the projects and people working to preserve and rehabilitate significant mid-century modern buildings for continued productive use, and to raise public awareness of the ongoing threats to modern architecture and design.
Mixed martial arts is big business in Las Vegas and not only with male fighters. The female fighters are a big draw too. Ronda Rousey, a former 2008 Judo bronze medalist, is now the reigning UFC 170 Bantam Weight Division Champion after easily putting away challenger Sara McMann in less than a minute into the first round. This action I find way better than boxing.
TONOPAH — A bill amending the Nye County Code on animal control, allowing people with a lot of animals to have a pet fancier’s permit instead of requiring a commercial kennel permit, will be on the agenda when commissioners meet here at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
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 $25 million.
Tap out a few hundred words on some local mobster, and I can expect several phone calls — at least one of them life-threatening.
The Nevada State Bench Press and Deadlift Championships will be held at the Pahrump Nugget on March 1 at 9 a.m. The entry fee for those who want to watch is $5 and kids 8 and under are free.
The 18th Annual Quilt & Fiber Arts Show was a tremendous success, thanks to an army of volunteers, a supportive community and the Pahrump Arts Council.