Judicial candidate faces possible bar complaint

A state bar complaint may be filed against a local attorney and judicial candidate after she was allegedly seen standing outside her opponent’s courtroom last week soliciting business from defendants going before him.

New life for an old story

WASHINGTON — If Republicans succeed in turning the Benghazi “scandal” from a nothingburger into a Double Big Mac, the Obama White House can blame its own secrecy and obsessive control over information.

Arguing against education funding

Listen closely, and you can hear the indifferent desert wind as it chides and whistles around the politics of the Education Initiative margins tax measure.

Sports Corner — local sporting results and announcements

At the Pahrump Valley Speedway, the third annual Relay for Life Powder Puff was held on April 26 with Pahrump Valley high school student, Andi Bishop, getting first place. Second place went to Bailey Chappell and third went to Reagan Van Engen.

Torch run comes back to Nye County

After seven years, the Special Olympic Torch run returns to Nye County. According to the Special Olympics Nevada, the state has summer games each year in Reno and each year Nevada law enforcement agencies are guardians of the torch, known as the “Flame of Hope.” The law enforcement agencies also help raise money for Special Olympics.

Attorney general’s office asked to investigate Marshall, Gulley

The criminal case against Assistant Sheriff Rick Marshall and sheriff’s department volunteer Ben Gulley, who are accused of stealing campaign signs, was referred to the Nevada attorney general’s office by Nye County commissioners Tuesday.

Beatty track runs hard at White Pine

Beatty track was at the White Pine Invitational last weekend. This was the second to last meet before the regional meet.

Commision candidates square off

County commission District 5 candidate Dave Caudle wants to kick the U.S. Bureau of Land Management out of Nye County.

PVHS Junior ROTC loses Hein to retirement

After five years at the helm of Pahrump Valley High School’s Junior ROTC program, James Hein has decided to hang up his military fatigues.

Sanders Winery participates in sesquicentennial commemorative

As Nevada celebrates 150 years of statehood, various localities are offering commemorative events or souvenirs for the occasion. Sanders Family Winery was asked by the Nevada Tourism Commission to participate with a special bottling of one of its wines.

Crime Corner

COPS: Man arrested for drunken hit and run

Cox, Carbone vote against another drug grant

Nye County commissioners Frank Carbone and Donna Cox Tuesday voted against applying for a U.S. Department of Justice grant that would pay sheriff’s deputies overtime for highway drug interdiction and won’t require any county money.

Letter to BLM: Come get these wild horses

TONOPAH — Nye County commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday to send a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management protesting the overpopulation of wild horses in Little Fish Valley and North Stone Cabin Valley.

THROUGH THE EYE OF HISTORY: Does looking back mark the path to a better future?

The world we human beings live in seems to be made up of three primary constituents: matter/energy in all its many forms, time, and space. I say “seems” because the picture of the universe that physicists have constructed over the last 50 years — what has been called “the mighty cathedral of theoretical physics” (Scientific American, May 2014), where space and time are entangled and subatomic particles rule the roost — bears no resemblance to the world in which we mortals spend our lives. Matter/energy, space and time are the foundation of our world.

Muckers sweep Pahranagat Valley at home game

Tonopah — All year the Tonopah fans have been waiting for this game. The fans knew all the other games were meaningless unless the team could beat Pahranagat Valley. All the games were practice for this one series with Pahranagat Valley, the current state champion.

Trojans defeat Mojave; clinch second-place seed

The Mojave Rattlers came to Pahrump for the final game of the regular season. Pahrump, at 7-2 with their only losses to Faith Lutheran, secured second place and beat Mojave 7-3 to improve to 8-2.

Lady Trojans lose hard-fought game to Mojave

The Mojave Rattlers came to town looking to be a spoiler. The Rattlers had no chance of gaining any ground on Pahrump, but they could decide if the Trojans finished second or third. They did by winning 11-9.

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 $62 million.

School Menu

Nye County School District elementary menu for the week of May 12 – May 16

County awards chip seal contract

TONOPAH — Nye County commissioners Tuesday awarded a $628,308 contract to Wulfenstein Construction to chip seal 15.4 miles of roads in Pahrump.

Senior News

Pahrump Senior Center

DA’s Report

• Shane Marie Kiley was charged on April 11 with unlawful trespass upon land.