Final county budget up for adoption Monday

The final fiscal year 2014-15 budget will be up for adoption when Nye County Commissioners meet at 10 a.m. Monday at commissioners’ chambers, 2100 Walt Williams Dr. in Pahrump.

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 $66 million.

School Menu

Nye County School District elementary menu for the week of May 19 – May 23

Be on your guard when planning vacations

Summer is fast approaching and who among us does not enjoy an annual vacation, an impromptu trip, a cruise, a foreign destination, or even a day visit into the closest mega-entertainment center?

Nye County track teams at regional meet in Las Vegas

It’s time for the fastest show in Las Vegas, the Southern Nevada Regional track finals at Sunrise Mountain High School. It started on Tuesday and will run through Friday and Saturday.

Muckers sweep Indian Springs; the Knights are next

Tonopah — Coach Clark Jewett could scarcely have imagined that at the beginning of the season his team would be unbeatable in League (Division IV) with a record of 12-0-0. The Muckers, who are the number one seed in the Southern Nevada Division IV Regional Playoffs, put the icing on the cake of a perfect regular season, beating Indian Springs last Thursday at home 7-8 and 2-12.

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 $64 million.

ARES files permit for rail energy storage

ARES Nevada LLC filed an application with the Nevada Public Utilities Commission announcing its intention to seek a permit under the Utility Environmental Protection Act to construct an Advanced Rail Energy Storage Regulation Energy Management Project on 156 acres managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in the Carpenter Canyon area.

Night of the living dead liberal agenda

Quite often the only thing worse than a bad movie is the sequel. And so it is with the Left’s agenda this election season.

Federal health care is still unproven

Recently I received a mailing from the Democratic National Committee. Tailored to each recipient, mine read “Obamacare is winning, Dennis” in the subject line.

AJ Segura: one of the best PVHS athletes plays his last season

AJ Segura has been a mainstay on the football and baseball teams for the past four years. Spring season baseball is it for Segura at Pahrump Valley High School, for he graduates at the end of the year.

After traveling to perfect his craft, locally-raised chef opens ‘Big’s Place’

It has been two years since there was a restaurant in the facility which adjoins Paddy’s Pub at 1700 S. Pahrump Valley Blvd. The last effort to have an eatery in that location was GEMS BBQ. The barbecue eatery moved into the former Quizno’s location on Highway 160.

Wright takes charge of PVHS Jr. ROTC

It’s a ritual steeped in tradition and rich in military history.

Pilkington vows to clean up public administrator’s office

Deputy Public Administrator Robin Dorand-Rudolf admitted “there’s an enormous opportunity for improving the public administrator’s office,” during a debate at the Pahrump Nugget Hotel and Casino Thursday night.

Sheriff’s candidates showcase views at two events

Budget concerns, views on the constitution and working with the local police union were among the top questions for sheriff’s candidates over the course of two events at the Pahrump Nugget and Pahrump Senior Center in the last week.

Ladies USBC State Championships

The Southern Nevada Women’s United States Bowling Congress is in town for three weeks at the Nugget Bowling Center. After the first week of competition, here are the results for the team and doubles competition:

Matson denies pilfering FBI letter at forum

Nye County Assessor Shirley Matson said she never stole any mail in response to a question about an FBI investigation, during a candidates forum at the Pahrump Nugget Hotel and Casino Thursday night.

Major league great Canseco visits local team

It isn’t every day that a former Major League Baseball player drops in on a Pahrump little league practice.

Comptroller quits ahead of budget hearing

Nye County Comptroller Susan Paprocki submitted her resignation Monday effective immediately; it followed the termination of county planning director Bobby Lewis last week.

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.

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