New junior varsity soccer coach played for Trojans

The Trojans will have a new junior varsity boys soccer coach for this year, Wes Icard. Icard played for Pahrump Valley Trojans and graduated in 2005. He played for Chris Johnson, who coached at Pahrump from 2004 until 2008.

Renter’s insurance comes in handy for local man

Local resident Vic Barnes was preparing to do his Monday afternoon workout this week when all of a sudden he looked out the window and saw a large dust devil approaching his property at the far west end of town.

Longtime juvenile judge resigns

A long-serving juvenile court master and former Pahrump justice of the peace resigned her position after 35 years of service to the county last week after the District Court urged her to take a drastic pay cut.

Court motion says cop may have planted child porn

A former Nye County public defender filed a scathing motion in District Court Friday, accusing a controversial detective of possibly planting evidence in a pending child pornography case.

Three dozen dogs seized from residence

Nye County authorities served a search warrant Tuesday at the home of a local attorney, confiscating some three dozen animals that had become a nuisance to nearby residents.

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Crescent Dunes solar project targeting December to ‘go live’

If ever there was a project making history in Nevada, it would have to be SolarReserve’s massive Crescent Dunes Solar Plant which is nearing completion outside of Tonopah.

New wireless business offers monthly plans, no contracts

Some people just can’t sit still. They are always running one business while starting a project that leads to another business, and when there is spare time, they find a way to purchase yet another business. Those people are called entrepreneurs and Joe Opatik has maximized his opportunities over the years.

GOP candidate still walks, talks like a Democrat

“In a piece of campaign literature,” writes columnist Steve Sebelius, “state Senate District 9 candidate Becky Harris declares she’s ‘not your typical Republican.’

Centrist media does public no service

Over the years during debates about whether the press is liberal or conservative, I’ve always maintained that the question is irrelevant because neither answer is correct. The press is establishment, oriented to centrism and authority, whoever happens to be holding office.

Horsford donates books to students at Floyd Elementary

It was a busy day in Pahrump for Nevada Representative Steven Horsford, who last week arrived here bearing gifts.

Extension office programs provide learning at all levels

Educating the public is the main goal of the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension (UNCE) through hands-on classes, training programs, information seminars and video-conferenced presentations. The list of subject matter is almost endless when it comes to gardening, food preservation, consultations with commercial growers, pruning trees and landscaping.

Shadow Mountain Players stage whodunit dinner theater

The season for fundraisers is gearing up and by mid-September will be in full swing. The Fall Festival will be later in September.

Sports Corner

Little League World Series: The Las Vegas team, Mountain Ridge, advances to the U.S. title game on Saturday at 12:30 p.m., after beating the Philadelphia team and Mo’ne Davis 8-1. The team did it with hitting and defense as they belted 2 home runs in the game.

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 $12 million.

School menu

Nye County School District elementary menu for the week of August 25 –August 29

Helpful pointers to aid in the event of an asthma attack

Asthma is a chronic and serious lung disease. Even though asthma-related deaths are few and far between they can occur – sometimes suddenly and without early warning symptoms.

Divas On A Dime cookbook gives back to community

You learn something every day. I’ve been volunteering at the Path of Hope food distribution program through New Hope Fellowship and learned that many of the people receiving donated food aren’t sure how to cook the food so that it tastes good.

Roving scammers promise but don’t deliver

Often referred to as “Gypsy Scams,” the word Gypsy is NOT used to denigrate any segment of the population, but rather as a descriptive that those who perpetrate such crimes often do not stay in the same place for more than a short time.

Multi-media artist promotes and mentors youth

Francine (Francie) Winters grew up in Oregon in a theatrical and artistic family. She first stepped on the stage at the age of four. Later, in recognition of her talent, she was placed on scholarship for dance.

Crime Corner

COPS: Woman arrested for throwing rocks at firefighters

DA’s Report

• Mathew Clayton Field was charged on July 17 with preventing or dissuading victim, person acting on behalf of victim, or witness from reporting crime, commencing prosecution or causing arrest; false imprisonment; injuring or tampering with a motor vehicle; domestic battery.

Las Vegas housing starts surge; is Pahrump next?

The Friday edition of the Las Vegas Review-Journal lately is filled with advertisements for housing developments like Pardee Homes Alterra and Solano developments, William Lyon Homes projects like Tuscan Cliffs in Southern Highlands, along with Beazer Homes developments like Dorado Skies, The Cliffs at Dover, Weston Hills and Rancho Bella.

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