Winning is good, but learning to lose is far more valuable

Competition, when is it beneficial and when is it not? Since the 60’s the thought has been that kids shouldn’t be exposed to losing. In many youth sports across the country participation trophies are given out to everyone, with the thought that losing is too devastating for children to participate in.

Nye County youth coaches express thanks

As 2014 winds down, the coaches throughout the Nye County School District wish all of Nye County a happy Thanksgiving. And the PVT Sports is thankful for all the hardworking coaches in Nye County who mold and shape our youth.

California Lottery

No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Saturday’s drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $17 million.

Vea broadens horizons, opens new office in Las Vegas

Valley Electric Association, which has already been campaigning in a statewide advertising program and branched out to serve major federal facilities, is opening a small satellite office in Las Vegas.

SolarReserve to be producing power by February, South African project awaits

TONOPAH — California-based solar developer SolarReserve said all construction has been completed on the 540-foot tower at the Crescent Dunes solar-power plant outside of Tonopah. That doesn’t mean it is ready to start producing power.

Under gas pump canopy not ideal for car fire

Near disaster was averted on Friday when a vehicle burst into flames while the owner was fueling up at a local convenience store.

County commissioners to discuss BLM land plan Monday

Nye County Commissioners have scheduled a special meeting at 3 p.m. Monday to discuss the revised U.S. Bureau of Land Management revised resource management plan. The meeting will be in the commission’s chambers in Pahrump, 2100 E. Walt Williams Drive.

Letters to the Editor

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Only one side using violence over genetically modified food

A couple of years ago I received a news release from the University of Nevada, Reno about the activities of a group of students who called themselves Team Nevada. They were working on genetically altered rice to provide nutrients to the malnourished.

Former homeless thankful for a home this holiday

Mark Koehler is someone who can be thankful this Thanksgiving for having a roof over his head in a trailer in the Nevada West subdivision, thanks to a new state program.

Big Cat owner loses court battle, plans to appeal

Karl Mitchell has hit a legal roadblock in his desire to keep tigers in their current location in Pahrump.

Man dies at Spring Mountain’s race facility

A man who failed to negotiate a turn while driving at a popular motor sports track died after smashing into a tire barrier at the facility this month.

No-kill shelter hoping for an early Christmas

A long-awaited project is about to come to fruition as Symphony Animal Foundation is hoping to be open by Christmas.

Deep-fried turkeys discouraged, police to target impaired drivers

Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue Services Chief Scott Lewis is reminding local residents to be mindful about how Thanksgiving dinner can quickly turn tragic.

VEA returning $1.5 million to members this year

The Valley Electric Association Board of Directors Friday voted to return $1.5 million in patronage capital to members this year.

Crime Corner, Nov. 26

Woman jailed for domestic assault

A Pahrump 55 million miles away

Some of the most innovative and challenging scientific research in human history is now underway in the Pahrump Hills, but not the ones 60 miles west of Las Vegas.

Nevada, Capitol Hill could be growing apart on Yucca Mountain

With a change in U.S. Senate leadership after the midterm election, Nevada Nuclear Projects Agency chief Robert Halstead says he has been assured by the staffs of Nevada’s senators that both Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., a member of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, remain strongly opposed to the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project and are “well-positioned and working together to protect Nevada’s interests.”

Commissioner wants better accounting of animal facilities

Nye County Commissioner Frank Carbone is concerned about the growing number of animal shelters, sanctuaries and other animal welfare facilities proliferating in Pahrump.

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