Nye County sheriff’s deputies in Pahrump, Amargosa Valley and Beatty have now switched from VHF radio frequencies to completely digital radios, the target date to convert radios in Tonopah to digital is July 1, Information Technology Director Milan Dimac told commissioners Tuesday.
Pahrump Town Manager Susan Holecheck was rejected last month on the town’s plan to use its share of a quarter-cent sales tax increase for fire and rescue services, but county commissioners Tuesday signaled a piecemeal approach to such requests, approving $190,000 for a new town pumper truck.
Pahrump Valley High School has been going through some changes lately. The Nye County School District announced in October of last year that all Nye County schools will start on Aug. 11 and get out on May 22. These changes according to the district allow the students to complete the semester prior to Christmas. They said research said it was better for the kids to have the semester all finished before Christmas break. (see PVT Oct. 9, 2013)
Pahrump has team of shooters from the Nye County 4-H Club that will be going to the National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska on June 24-29.
Pillowcases are available at yard sales, thrift stores and clearance racks for next to nothing. Chances are you have some you never use sitting in your linen closet right now. Next time you see a pillowcase, I hope you see endless possibilities. Here are 11 ideas to get you started.
It’s not very often one can dump a five-gallon bucket filled with ice water on your boss and still keep your job, but that’s what happened to Pahrump Town Executive Assistant Stephanie Massimino last week.
The HUBB Saloon will host a fundraiser for the Southern Inyo Fire Protection District (SIFPD) on Saturday, June 21, from 10 a.m until 8 p.m. Musicians will donate their time and talents for this upcoming event, which is free to the public.
A local woman’s failed suicide attempt in July 2013 that led to the deaths of 17 animals in her care started over a text message, testimony in the case revealed Wednesday.
Hello, I am Sheree Stringer, Candidate for Nye County Assessor.
I am writing in response to your editorial regarding gun violence in your Friday, June 13 issue for which I thank you.
I read Friday’s editorial by Mr. Ward and found it to be typical progressive hogwash.
Zambelli Fireworks was given a permit for the Pahrump Fourth of July fireworks display at Petrack Park without a fuss Tuesday.
Awhile back, Tonopah community leader Bob Perchetti suggested I write a column about my father, Robert G. McCracken, also known as Bob.
Nye County Commission Chairman Dan Schinhofen Tuesday said property owners outside a utility service area could still subdivide residential lots smaller than five acres if they dig a community well, as commissioners approved tougher planning regulations designed to reduce future water demand.
Nye County Sheriff Tony DeMeo on Thursday did not mince words while talking to the organizer of this weekend’s Spring Mountains Run motorcycle rally at Petrack Park.
The Pahrump Youth Softball Association hosted a three-day softball camp put on by U.S. Fast Pitch Camps from Tuesday to Thursday at Ian Deutch park. Holly Wright, coordinator of the camp for PYSA, said a camp like this was necessary in Pahrump.
Local veterans appear to be containing their enthusiasm about a proposed new VA clinic coming to the Pahrump Valley.
To call Michael Stafford an adventurer would be akin to calling Mark Twain a mere riverboat captain.
Tonopah Chuckers High Desert Showdown — June 21 and 22 at the Joe Friel Complex. The first tournament will be a sanctioned tournament. Registration will close at 9:30 a.m. and the tournament will start at 10 a.m. The cost is $12 and the tournament is on Sunday, which will be a high-low doubles tournament.
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 $14 million.
It’s mostly about the bikes this weekend as Pahrump turns into a thunder alley of sorts. There are some businesses taking advantage of the town-approved event produced by Roadshows Inc., of Reno.
One of the drawbacks of a career in victim advocacy and fraud investigation — mixed with a heavy dose of journalism — is that I see lots of bad things.
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The legend of the Rhyolite grave of Mona Bell
Want some fun for 4th of July? Here’s where to find it
Here’s when MediWaste is expected to discuss its contentious plans
1 dead, 1 arrested after fatal stabbing at Pahrump park
‘You’re just the suit’: Residents spar with mining exec at tense town hall