alter J. Williams purchased the huge Pahrump Ranch in 1957. Though maintaining a home on the ranch, he and his family— his wife, Nancy, and sons Rick and Mark — lived in Las Vegas and Walt commuted daily to the ranch.
The 2014 integrated resource plan filed by Utilities Inc. of Central Nevada, which the company is required to file with the Nevada Public Utilities Commission listing capital improvements planned for the next three years, would require a 12.7-percent hike in residential water rates and a 3.5-percent hike in sewer rates, the company states.
A man who recently escaped a child sex assault conviction was back in court Thursday for a preliminary hearing on charges that he was allegedly in possession of child pornography in 2011.
After Pahrump Town Board Chair Harley Kulkin renewed his vow to incorporate last month, board member Amy Riches decided to counter his proposal.
TONOPAH — People who own more than six pets could apply for a pet fancier’s permit instead of a residential kennel, under an amendment to Nye County Code under consideration by commissioners at their 10 a.m. meeting here Tuesday.
CARSON CITY — Sierra Nevada Oil LLC announced last week it staked three additional well locations near Gabbs in the vicinity of their Paradise 2-12 discovery well, which the company said is producing the first oil in western Nevada.
The town board approved an amended policy relating to board travel expenses this week.
• Michael Steven Villeda was charged on March 3 with obtaining and using personal identifying information of another person to avoid or delay prosecution; driving under the influence of alcohol; driving while license cancelled, revoked or suspended; vehicle entering highway or roadway from private way; and vehicle entering intersection marked ‘stop’ or ‘yield.’
Six ladies will compete in the Eighth Annual Ms. Senior Nye County Pageant April 12 at the Pahrump Nugget Hotel and Casino.
The Trojans track squads were both at Desert Pines competing in a new format for the division on Tuesday. Normally two teams face off in a dual meet and there might be a non-league team there who might need some practice.
Beatty High School baseball is underway. The first game was a learning game against the Pahrump Valley Trojans junior varsity team where the Hornets lost 15-3.
The Beatty Track team appears to have started where they left off last spring. Beatty is the defending Division IV state champion and this year Hornets Coach Jerry Adcox has returned with nearly 50 team members.
The Pahrump Art Gallery has installed a new exhibit of local artists with featured artist Princy Simonsen. She has lived in Pahrump for eight years and has been exhibiting paintings for about five years and part of those are permanent displays as wall murals at the museum, the library, and the art gallery entrance. There are seven artists exhibiting in this show.
When it comes to cheap eats, it doesn’t get more frugal and fabulous than oatmeal. It’s a whole grain, packed with fiber and nutrients, the taste can be changed with endless variations, and it costs pennies per serving.
My birth certificate can’t be right. I don’t feel the “number” that describes me relative to age.
In response to the former Capt. Bill Becht’s letter in the PV Times on 21 March 2014: His letter to the paper ends with, “I am seeking election as sheriff, because I know what needs to be fixed, and how to fix it, while minimizing liability to the county, and restoring the public’s trust in this office.”
Death Valley National Park will host the third annual MarsFest this weekend, March 28-30 at the Furnace Creek Visitors’ Center.
Consider the plight of the West’s wild horses long enough, and at some point you’ll probably find yourself asking the question: Should the animals be protected, left to roam without rules, or removed from the range?
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 $39 million.
Robert “Butch” Dole, who previously ran for Nye County Commission and even governor of California, has filed to run for public administrator in the 2014 election, while Albert “Nick” Bradshaw IV became the second candidate from Tonopah to file for countywide office, the assessor position.
The Attorney General’s Office is warning Nevada residents to be on the look out this tax season for scammers posing as the Internal Revenue Service. The crooks attempt to gain access to personal information and then use it fraudulently.
A woman accused of attempting to procure a driver’s license in another person’s name to avoid prosecution on arson and animal abuse charges pleaded not guilty to the offense this week in District Court.
Pahrump Town Board members dove head-first into the issue of providing year-round swimming for local residents this week.
The idea of incorporating the Town of Pahrump has been shot down more than once over the past decade.
WASHINGTON — It took off with a clear destination but then veered off course and disappeared. Several countries joined the search for answers and offered conflicting theories about what went wrong.