Just over half of the 23,805 active, registered voters in Nye County went to the polls in the Nov. 4 election, according to figures from the county clerk’s office.
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.
Soccer is a game of intense coordination and requires years to perfect good technical skills to control the ball. Not too many kids master the skills necessary to play at the high school level. One family, the DiBlasi family, has taken the game of soccer to the next level.
Last Tuesday, Beatty destroyed the Lady Muckers dreams’ of reaching the State Championship this year. Tonopah lost in four, 25-7,25-17,17-25, and 25-15 against the Hornets in a fierce battle in which both teams played their hearts out on the court.
To Nye County School District Superintendent Dale Norton, it was a no-brainer.
Ms. Senior Golden Years U.S.A., Inc. is hosting the “Vets Swing” dance beginning at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at Mountain Falls.
Turkey and Santa and trees, oh my! The holidays are in full swing, the calendars are filled with activities, with parties to attend and cards to send. It’s the time of year we begin to focus on gift giving and I’m going to suggest we start with ourselves first.
“Letters, we get letters, we get lots and lots of letters …” It was a familiar tune to those old enough to watch/listen to “The Perry Como Show” in the 60’s.
Peter Davis is a Vietnam veteran and a veteran of the Cold War. He came out to Pahrump to retire, but for Davis retirement is not sitting on the porch reading the Pahrump Valley Times.
The seventh annual Firefighters Bazaar Fundraiser takes place at the Tecopa Hot Springs Resort this Saturday, Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m.
The Veterans of Foreign War Post #10054 Ladies Auxiliary will host the third annual USO show at 7 p.m., Nov. 15, in the Saddle West showroom.
County officials were still reeling from attorney Angela Bello’s victory over District Attorney Brian Kunzi, the sole Democrat in county office, as Republicans made a clean sweep of Nye County politics.
“Some of the most severe wounds sustained during combat are invisible.”
The television was set on mute at Spring Mountain Motor Sports Ranch for an election night party Tuesday, but the results on Fox News kept pace of the Republicans’ gradual pickup of the six seats needed to win the majority in the U.S. Senate.
Audrey Gourley, the founder of Special Olympics in Pahrump, passed away on Sept 22. Gourley was a pioneer for Special Olympics and established it in Pahrump in 2000. She was born Sept. 12, 1936. Gourley is survived by her husband Frank, sons, Tony, Patrick and Frank Jr. and one daughter Nadine.
WASHINGTON — As Republicans were taking a victory lap after scoring the Senate majority in the mid-term elections, U.S. Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada on Wednesday confirmed he will seek to lead the GOP effort keep the majority in 2016.
The Grove Wellness Center, a group backed by Focus Property Group founder John Ritter, received the sole provisional license from the state for a medical marijuana dispensary in Nye County in a vacant shopping strip mall at 1541 E. Basin Ave.
A huge opportunity for residents of Nye County, indeed all of Nevada, may be opening up. After nearly three decades of misrepresentation, fear mongering and delay, Yucca Mountain and the enormous opportunities it offers may be getting back on track.
Statistics show that when Halloween falls on a Friday, Saturday or even Sunday, bad things are more likely to happen, but that was not the case this past weekend as local residents celebrated the macabre event one week ago.
Assistant Sheriff Rick Marshall congratulated Sheriff-elect Sharon Wehrly Tuesday evening, as Nye County prepared for the changing of the guard in the sheriff’s department.
Golf News: Bernard Lucas had a hole-in-one on Oct. 22 on hole number 11 at Lakeview Executive Golf Course. Phil Bradley also had a hole-in-one on Oct. 28 on hole 10 at the same course.
It has been a while since Beatty was in the playoffs in football. It was 1996. That was before many of the team members were even born. This year the six seniors on the team will be playing in their first playoff game in a Beatty football uniform. It could be their last game ever in a Beatty football uniform, but they are ready to play and prove to people that they can play football. The seniors are: Luis Flores, Jacob Handy, Zain Hammit, Brandon Cross, Waylon Lucas and Lorenzo Pinon.
Out-raised in dollars, out-spent on the campaign trail and out-performed, in my opinion, in the debates she attended.
TONOPAH — Nye County Commissioners will consider a request for a master plan amendment and zone change at a 55-acre site at 600 S. Leslie St. where Rene Morales, managing member of American Eagle RV and Resorts LLC, has plans for a 231-slip recreational vehicle park, during a 10 a.m. meeting Wednesday.