RNDC revolving loans up to $250,000 may help some business ventures

The Rural Nevada Development Corporation (RNDC) provides community development assistance to the counties in which it serves by providing access to capital for financing of small businesses throughout rural Nevada.

COMMUNITY VIEWPOINT: We were novices in the petition business!

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Firefighters suffer injuries fighting blaze

At least two crew members from Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue Services suffered minor injuries while battling a structure fire on the south end of town on Tuesday.

Public defender loses county contract

Longtime local public defender Tom Gibson won’t be working on behalf of indigent defendants any longer after county officials declined to renew his $125,000 annual contract effective June 30.

Construction of new I.T. building underway

Construction crews are building the new Nye County Information Technology (I.T.) building behind the sheriff’s department at 1520 E. Basin Ave., as the ambitious, county building program nears an end.

Badwater race retains name, but changes course

Nothing has changed with the Badwater 135 race situation since the National Park Service decided to pull the plug on the race in the park in December of 2013. The race will still not be in Death Valley this year.

Nevada’s kindergarteners getting fatter

A report released by UNLV’s Nevada Institute for Children’s Research and Policy revealed some startling statistics recently.

Football profile: Trojans linebacker Sam Tuscnak

They say good things come in small packages, but don’t let Sam Tuscnak’s lack of size deceive you. The young linebacker is 5 foot 7 inches tall and 195 pounds.

Attorney defends Blagg Road delays, praises DA

Attorney Tom Beko defended the lengthy delays in reopening Blagg Road as important to gathering evidence, but said in accepting the offer there could be some risks not knowing what’s going to happen with other sections of the road.

Lamm, Bosta kicked off water board

James Eason and Michael Lach were reappointed to the Nye County Water District board to two-year terms, but Donna Lamm, a member of the board since its inception in March 2009 was replaced by Greg Dann and a recent controversial appointee from Amargosa Valley, John Bosta, was replaced by Dave Hall.

WCSS will continue under different name

All the talk of the International Motor Contest Association West Coast Super Stocks going away has the drivers who have not sold their cars up in arms and asking a lot of questions.

Sports Corner

Bowling News: Results of no tap doubles tournament sponsored by Winn Realty and WR Sporting.

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 $17 million.

What will the Affordable Care Act cost you?

The public won’t know just what will happen to Nevada insurance premiums in 2015 until the fall, when the Insurance Division releases carriers’ new rates.

Don’t look for authenticity in pop culture

In June 1939, “Miss Boulder Dam” Bettina Norberg, who was a resident of Burlingame, California and had never actually seen the structure whose name she bore, arrived in Nevada during her royal term to tour the dam. She made the trip so that she could describe it during her duties as MBD.

Town board petition falls short

Pahrump Town Board member Dr. Tom Waters’ effort to save the town board from dissolution has fallen short of its goal.

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