Dean West’s band will feature famous fiddler at the HUBB

Dean West and The Smokin’ Gun Band and guest artist Willie Wainwright will appear at the HUBB, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. tonight, June 27 on the patio.

Senior News

Pahrump Senior Center

DA’s Report

• Robert Hinckley was charged on May 28 with bomb threat.

Crime Corner

COPS: Alcohol-fueled quad runner runs out of luck

McCain: The Senate’s lonely war hawk

John McCain may be one of the last hawks left in office — but the old bird sure can flap his wings.

Sports Corner

June 7 results at Pahrump Valley Speedway: Coupe: 1st – Mike Belcher #311, 2nd – Mark Daub #88, 3rd – David Belcher #9, 4th – Jeri Patrick #10, 5th – Anthony Broadhead #19; Bomber: 1st – Mike Layne #3, 2nd – Ryan Layne #37, 3rd – Gary Wyatt #65, 4th – Verne Hill #31, 5th – JJ Nunn #33, 6th – John Pietrorazio #1, 7th – Russ Wilson #29, 8th – Arlie Daniel #10; IMCA Modified: 1st – Jason Pike #23, 2nd – Dan Fitzgerald #87N, 3rd – Beau Gott #32, 4th – Mark Allison #5, 5th – Tony Kinkade #59, 6th – Bryan Wulfenstein #29, 7th – Keith Gott #55, 8th – Tommy Kahele #9, 9th – Jon Jensen #8, 10th – Josh Stringer #47, 11th – Rich Horibe #13, 12th – Joe Wabsis #40; Mini Stock: 1st – Sue Smotherman #14, 2nd – April Mitchell #18X, 3rd – Matt Belcher #360, 4th – Dylin Smotherman #21, 5th – Kevin Belcher #311, Dwarf: 1st -Brett Gamble #47X.

Water district accomplishments touted

Does the county’s water district board have a reason to continue?

American Legion AAA Silver Standings

American Legion Trojans lost to Basic 3-1, and 14-1 on Wednesday evening.

Lack of participation in art shows disturbing to PAC members

Attendance at the local art shows and artists’ receptions is causing concern among some of the Pahrump Art Council members who create fine art.

Ed Kirkwood says goodbye as head track coach

Last week Chris Brockman, Trojans athletic administrator, made the announcement that Ed Kirkwood would be stepping down as the Trojans track coach.

Director of WCSS pulls the plug on division

The International Motor Contest Association had no idea that the IMCA West Coast Super Stock Division was going away next season. After all, they just manage the points for the association, and when the PVT approached them last week for answers, they had none to give.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway event takes illegal street racing off the streets

There is no prize money, no ribbons or trophies, but they come from all over the county and southern Nevada to race. Upwards of 500 racers have come to race at “MOPAR Midnight Mayhem” and they have been doing this for the past 13 years at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

DeMeo denies asking town for security funds

Nye County Sheriff Tony DeMeo on Tuesday adamantly denied requesting any money from the town in exchange for providing security during last weekend’s inaugural biker rally at Petrack Park.

Town updates personnel policies

Pahrump town employees can expect a few changes to their personnel policy after Tuesday’s town board meeting.

Latest Iraq fiasco frustrates veterans

As Americans watch the march of the Sunni militant group Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) converging on Baghdad, local Iraqi War veteran Nevada National Guard 1st Sgt. Richard Deutch could only observe with frustration.

County blasts UICN in PUC testimony

A Nye County official blasted Utilities Inc. of Central Nevada in comments on the company’s integrated resource plan in front of the Nevada Public Utilities Commission.

UICN settles Blagg Road case

Nye County commissioners are set to approve a $4.5 million settlement agreement with Utilities Inc. of Central Nevada Tuesday to settle the Blagg Road court case.

Blagg Road settlement up for approval

TONOPAH — A settlement agreement with Utilities Inc. of Central Nevada over the failure of an off-site trench for the Corrections Corporation of America federal detention center is up for approval when Nye County commissioners meet at 10 a.m. here Tuesday.

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 $16 million.

Miss Pahrump will be crowned tomorrow; garden tour on tap

The longstanding tradition of selecting Miss Pahrump is the headliner for this weekend with eight young women competing for the title.

Be safe with fireworks

While all levels of fireworks are available in Nye County, the only pyrotechnics that can be legally used by the public are those which don’t attain high altitudes and are rated “1.4” on the scale measuring explosive power.

For the somewhat Internet savvy

If you’re a senior citizen who took the plunge and began the painful journey of joining the high tech age — meaning that you have an email address, own a computer (or know your way to the library), and have added words like “google,” “operating system,” and maybe even “Kapersky” to your vocabulary — or — if you’re a young ‘un (my own definition of young ‘un includes anybody under 40 who grew up in the emerging world of technology), I hope to enlighten you a little bit more about what’s really going on out there.

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