Letters to the Editor

Schools need to get back to basic learning skills

Crime Corner

COURTS: Hit-and-run suspect pleads guilty

Trojans baseball routed by Eagles

Everything is relative. About last year at the River Valley tourney at the start of the season, Trojans Coach Brian Hayes complained that his team was averaging about 11 errors a game and he said the team needed to cut errors. This year the team started around 4 errors a game. The coach still says his team needs to cut errors as his expectations have changed.

Lady Trojans off to a great start going 4-2 at Needles Tournament

Trojans softball is back and started where they left off last year. The team went to post season play last year and they expect even better results this year (6-4 in league).

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 $36 million.

School Menu

Nye County School District elementary menu for the week of March 24 – March 28

Some romance scams leave a dead body behind

There are incoming FightFraudAmerica.com cases that I certainly feel bad about, but my gut reaction is “this guy is too stupid to breathe.” Another level of complaints gets a “Wow. Clever hoax, but it doesn’t surprise me people fall for it.” And then there’s that third level, the ones that still bring a tear to my eye and cause me to question how long I can continue in this line of work before the dam breaks.

Senior News

Pahrump Senior Center

DA’s Report

Thomas Edward Boring was charged on March 4 with possession of a controlled substance and possession of dangerous drug without prescription.

Final list of candidate filings

Below is a list of candidates who filed to run for office in the 2014 elections by the 5 p.m. Friday deadline. Judicial candidates filed in January. There won’t be an election for the Pahrump Town Board. Candidates in races with a political party are listed as (R) Republican (D) Democrat or (IAP) for Independent American Party, otherwise it is a non-partisan race. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order.

2014 election in full swing as races set

All countywide elected officials are running for office this year and two county commissioners, with a big field of candidates running for Nye County assessor and District 5 county commissioner.

Trojans golf: Steib, Moore and Ancell provide 1-2-3 punch

Trojans Golf has three tournaments already under their belt in the young season and Trojans Coach Bob Hopkins has been satisfied with the results.

Make use of an herb garden for now and later

Spring has sprung! For your culinary enjoyment you don’t get more bang for the buck than planting an herb garden. Have you seen how expensive a little bundle of fresh basil or dill is at the grocery store? It’s crazy!

UNCE offering gardening classes, free pesticide workshop

It’s the time of year for the University of Nevada Extension office to offer more informative workshops and classes than ever before and the cooperative has been busy.

Xanterra motivates Death Valley employees to be healthy

Oftentimes after people leave high school or college they find themselves less active and gaining weight because they have no time to exercise. Family and work usually zap the energy to do anything else.

Carbone, Cox vote against anti-drug grant

Nye County commissioners Frank Carbone and Donna Cox voted against applying for a 2015 Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant to fund two narcotics detectives, a part-time office assistant and drug-buying money.

COMMUNITY VIEWPOINT: In response to Sheriff DeMeo

The following statement is in response to Sheriff DeMeo’s recent press conference regarding the arrest of Sgt. Michael Horn. In his zeal to cast blame onto me and others, Sheriff DeMeo failed to check the facts of the matter involving the incident reported to me in 2013.

RPC considers alternative parking surfaces

The Pahrump Regional Planning Commission last week recommended county commissioners pass a bill granting alternatives to paving parking lots and eliminating the separation requirements between residences and accessory buildings, but they wouldn’t vote on a bill exempting conditional use permits for hotels.

Nevada AG drops in on Floyd students

Nevada’s “Top Cop” made a stop in Pahrump this week.

Osborne, Howard run for District 5 seat

Former Nye County Manager Rick Osborne and Bob Howard, a retiree who successfully pushed through a couple of major initiatives, filed to run for District 5 commissioner, making it a six-way race.

Deputy seeks public administrator job

Deputy Public Administrator Robin Dorand-Rudolf said her office does everything according to the law handling the estates of residents who die unattended deaths.

3 men arrested in ‘To Catch a Predator’ type sting

Three additional suspects were arrested this week for allegedly trying to lure a 14-year-old female to meet them for sex through Facebook.

Community briefs

Shadow Mountain Players needs a few good men

Baker to Vegas to run without a NCSO team

If you are one of those people who complain that there never is a cop around when you need one, then have your accident this weekend between the hours of 5:30 p.m. and 2 a.m. this Saturday. This is the estimated time when 8,000 law enforcement officers and their support crews will start pouring into town for the 30th annual Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay.

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