Many senior citizens in Pahrump are chastised for their slow driving in the valley. Russ Wilson is 86 and definitely not one of those drivers. Wilson races at the Pahrump Valley Speedway and is the oldest driver on the track at 86 years old.
The 2014 World Powerlifting Championships were held on Nov. 23 at Ballys in Las Vegas. The meet attracted 619 lifters from all over the world.
Members of the Pahrump Parks and Recreation Advisory Board held their first ever 3-on-3 Community Basketball Tournament this month at the newly constructed basketball courts at Simkins Park.
The Capital Improvements Advisory Committee for the Pahrump Regional Planning District last week recommended a $4.28 million road construction project planned for Homestead Road be moved to No. 2 on the list of roadways scheduled for improvement.
Two local organizations received a financial boost courtesy of students with Pahrump Valley High’s Interact Club.
The Nevada Department of Transportation is reminding political candidates and property owners that all political signs posted near state roads need to be removed by Dec. 4., according to a press release from the agency.
Fifth District Judge Kimberly Wanker said she sympathized with the concept of preserving endangered animals, but said the law is the law, in ruling Karl Mitchell, owner of Big Cat Encounters, had to remove his tigers from property owned by Ray “The Flagman” Mielzynski at 6061 N. Woodchips Road.
TONOPAH — Nye County Commissioners will vote on a resolution asking U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., to hold hearings concerning actions of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management that are detrimental to the livestock industry and the economy of Nevada during a meeting at 10 a.m. in Tonopah on Tuesday.
The Nye County Water District board will review water impact plans by three medical marijuana applicants during a 9 a.m. meeting Monday. One applicant is already scheduled for a hearing on a medical marijuana license before the Nye County Commissioners the next day at 10 a.m.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management wants to see some progress from solar developers on a handful of projects along Highway 160 on the border with Clark County sometime around the middle of 2015.
As wintertime approaches, health officials in Southern Nevada are urging individuals and families to take precautions to avoid catching the flu.
While Americans are digesting their turkey dinners on Thanksgiving, there’s a few locals who prefer beef. Texas longhorns have a home on the range on the south end of Pahrump, where longtime developer Hollis Harris is raising a herd of 20 cattle on Bond Street.
Gov. Brian Sandoval was a featured speaker at the Veterans Day ceremony held at the state veterans home in Boulder City Nov. 11. It’s not the first time he’s been there, done that. But I thought it was of important significance that he told the audience of veterans and families that he intends to make Nevada the nation’s most friendly state for veterans and active duty military.