At Beatty High School long distance running is king

Since Hornets Coach Jerry Adcox has been at Beatty, the Hornets track has had a tradition of hard running long distance runners. This tradition propelled the girls team to a state championship last year.

Man arrested after bank robbery

Nye County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Tuesday after they say he robbed a local bank at gunpoint.

BACK IN TIME: Knights, ladies take part in medieval village

he temperature Saturday approached 90 degrees, an unusually high temperature at Petrack Park, but sweaty knights clad in armor with heavy steel plates and leather still did battle on the grounds of Petrack Park.

Van Stavern wins Ms. Senior Nye County title

Jo Dee Van Stavern was crowned the 2014 Ms. Senior Nye County during pageant festivities at the Pahrump Nugget Hotel and Casino Saturday by 2013 queen Sharon D’Alessio.

Seven ways to make deviled eggs

This Sunday is Easter which means besides lots of candy, we’ll have a plethora of hard-boiled eggs to enjoy. Let’s take this opportunity to make some really “egg-cellent” deviled eggs. A great deviled egg recipe is handy all year round because they make great appetizers, accompaniment for salads, light brunch or lunch and are perfect for picnics.

Contract fraud: The most popular game in town

We live in litigious times. Bob is suing Fred, Fred is suing Bob, ABC Company is suing XYZ Company and lawyers are proliferating in numbers at rapid speed.

Scotty’s Castle Road reopens, construction delays continue

After several weeks of road construction, Scotty’s Castle Road is fully open to through traffic as of April 11. Scotty’s Castle Road, also known as Bonnie Claire Road, is located in the northern part of Death Valley National Park, and provides access to Scotty’s Castle historic house museum.

Senior News

Pahrump Senior Center

DVH honored for back to school fair

In recognition of their work with the annual Back to School Health Fair, Desert View Hospital was presented with the Silver Syringe Award for Outstanding Community Partner this week from Immunize Nevada.

Hey Congress: Try inhaling and chill out

WASHINGTON — Legal marijuana is spreading like a weed across the land but it has yet to take root in the place where people might benefit most from inhaling: the U.S. Capitol.

VEA to break ground on campus expansion

Valley Electric Association officials will break ground on the new $10 million expansion project at 10 a.m. next Friday, kicking off a 12- to 14-month construction project.

Oscarson: Would you like fries with that public service?

Although Assemblyman James Oscarson generally spends his days serving the public by representing their interests in the Legislature, he spent Thursday morning serving them in another way — pouring coffee at McDonald’s as part of the restaurant’s Green for Grads fundraiser.

Pahrump lags behind Tonopah in population race

Pahrump is usually the main driver in Nye County population increases, but in the first quarter of 2014 Tonopah’s population gain of 80 residents outpaced Pahrump.

Johnnie mines donated to museum

The Pahrump Valley Museum has received a lot of donations of historical artifacts over the years, but none probably as large as the donation of four mines in Johnnie by the Bunker family back in November.

Powder Puff Race: It’s the first large race of the season

The speedway has had a great showing for cancer these past two years raising thousands of dollars and attracting old and new race fans to the track for a good cause.

Community Easter egg hunt this Sunday at Simkins

What was once an intimate family gathering has now evolved into a community-wide event to observe Easter Sunday.

Judge grills public administrator over estate’s mishandling

Fifth District Judge Kimberly Wanker questioned Public Administrator Falkon Finlinson about $44,000 paid to employees of his department during the handling of the Gary Timmerman estate, during a hearing March 18.

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 $51 million.

Hornets lose last 4 games

Beatty baseball was home last Friday in a doubleheader with Round Mountain where the Hornets dropped two games 14-4 and 10-1. On Tuesday, Beatty traveled to Pahranagat Valley and played two more games and posted two more losses 23-2 and 18-4.

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