Controversial Nye County Facilities Manager Bob Jones’ last day on the job was Feb. 11 and his last day of employment with the county is Feb. 25, Human Resources Manager Danelle Shamrell confirmed Thursday.
Nye County commissioners will consider a bill that would prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries, but allow conditional use permits for cultivation, during the 10 a.m. Tuesday meeting next week.
The distraught young accuser at the center of a 2013 child molestation case had to be transported to the local hospital Thursday afternoon after learning a jury had found her alleged attacker not guilty.
A former Pahrump Valley High School athletic director was honored in December with a distinguished service award from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association for his service to the Southern Nevada community.
Amputee Kevin Simpson Sr. sat in his wheelchair Wednesday evening waiting for the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission to recommend changes to Nye County Code that will allow his son to build him a guest cottage behind his home at 3941 N. Blagg Rd.
LAS VEGAS — On Feb. 5 the Trojans Wrestling team faced Sierra Vista, Valley and Western High Schools on Sierra’s home mat. Trojans Coach Craig Rieger was very pleased with the wrestlers’ performance. The Trojans came out on top with team scores of Pahrump vs Sierra Vista 65-6; Pahrump vs Western 63-13; and Pahrump vs Valley 72-7. The tourney was a non-conference meet and was a good warm-up for the team before regionals, which start today.
Town attorney Bret Meich disclosed in no uncertain terms on Tuesday evening that the Town of Pahrump has no legal authority to annex or de-annex property.
Amendments to the Nye County Code to provide for medical marijuana establishments and reducing the boundaries of the Pahrump Regional Planning District aren’t the only items of importance when Nye County Commissioners meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the commissioner’s chambers, 2160 E. Calvada Blvd. in Pahrump.
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 $19 million.
It remains to be seen whether the Bob Ruud Community Center marquee will be replaced with a new digital design later this year.
DEATH VALLEY, Calif. — To celebrate the connections between national leaders and national parks, all 401 National Park Service sites will have free admission during Presidents Day weekend, February 15-17. It is a wonderful time of year to visit Death Valley National Park, with its warm temperatures and promise of spring flowers.
The quote “There’s a sucker born every minute,” has long been attributed to P.T. Barnum, however, it’s now known that he was not the true originator of those sentiments. No matter the source, the world is indeed full of suckers who believe in the credo that “free” really exists … and crooks who feast on the pocketbooks of those who believe somebody actually wants to give them something for nothing.
• Lawrence Raymond Morse was charged on Jan. 27 with assault with a deadly weapon and domestic battery.
WASHINGTON — The French newspaper Le Figaro reported this week that The Washington Post was about to break the shocking news that President Obama is having an affair with Beyonce.
The Lady Muckers are set to play in the playoffs after beating the Adelson School Lions 51-19 last Friday. The win kept them in second place in league play, with just one game left to play in the regular season. The last league game will be an away game on Feb. 14th against Lund.
The Lady Hornets just refuse to quit as they defeated the Indian Springs Thunderbirds 33-27 in a close game.
In December 1935, the Colorado River Commission reported to Nevada Gov. Richard Kirman that if the state built transmission lines to supply power to western and northern Nevada, the cost of electricity to consumers would be reduced.
The Pahrump Valley Trojans men’s basketball team is closing out its season with the last three games of the season this week.
Former Nye County Sheriff’s Capt. Bill Becht announced his intention this week to run for the open sheriff’s seat in the upcoming primary election.
Constructed in the 1960s, the Bob Ruud Community Center is one of the oldest public buildings in town.
Again, there is movement on Highway 160. Large earth moving equipment is making way for the foundation for not a new business, but an expanding business.
Valley Electric Association, Inc. announced this week Chief Executive Officer Tom Husted has been named the 2013 Small Utility CEO of the Year by Electric Light &Power, a nationwide energy trade publication. The award recognizes VEA’s rapid expansion and significant community contributions under Husted’s leadership.
Nye County Sheriff’s deputies arrested eight people during the last week following drug investigations of four unrelated cases involving narcotics and the welfare of several small children.
The Nye County Republican Party Central Committee announced on its website that it has requested a criminal investigation targeting Fely Quitevis, the group’s former chairwoman.
A man who was hired to help counsel a 7-year-old girl was arrested after the child allegedly told her mother the man had touched her inappropriately.
TONOPAH — Nye County Commissioners talked more seriously Tuesday about getting funds to improve Highway 160 north of the Pahrump Town Office and the Home Depot store, anything from improving shoulders to widening the entire road to four lanes up to Highway 95.
Sydney Sladek will go down as one of the most talented and most honored soccer athletes Pahrump Valley High School has ever known. For the past two years the five-foot four-inch player has led the Trojans to two Sunset League Titles, one Southern Nevada Division Title and one Division 1-A State Title.