New technology improves customer service at DMV

Before August of this year, going to the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles office on East Basin Avenue was something locals would have preferred to avoid, chiefly due to the wait time.

COMMUNITY VIEWPOINT: Political mess shows no character or humility

Well we are pretty fed up with the political advertisements but what are they really saying? After each election process we all claim to have not voted for the politician whom we somehow put into office. Was it magic, apathy or trickery or just plain ignorance where we just voted a party line?

BLM set to gather wild horses near Tonopah

The Battle Mountain District, Tonopah Field Office plans to gather about 120 horses from within the Reveille Allotment and Herd Management Area located approximately 50 miles east of Tonopah to remove excess wild horses in order to maintain a thriving natural ecological balance, and ensure healthy wild horses, the office announced this week.

Preparations begin for another Hafen Ranch Road project

The Regional Transportation Commission last week voted to start preparations to blade and chip seal Hafen Ranch Road south from Thorne Drive to Superior Lane.

Attorneys seek to recoup fees, expenses in Yucca Mountain case

WASHINGTON — A nuclear waste repository might be or might never be built at Yucca Mountain but one group profited from a long legal fight over the Nevada site — the lawyers.

Water district trying to figure out pot industry’s needs

A couple of Nye County Water District board members Monday approved a water impact plan application for a medical marijuana industry applicant despite concerns the pot industry is being singled out for having to submit a water impact plan.

Town board sets aside funding for bocce ball upgrade

It didn’t take much time for Pahrump Town Board members to conduct their business on Tuesday evening.

Sports Corner

Beatty: Melynda Gross, a former state champion for Beatty High School is asking for help for her brother, who was in a tragic car accident that took his wife and left him in the hospital. The accident was in July.

Hornets’ consistent play earns them a victory

Beatty’s consistent play against Indian Springs last week gave the girls volleyball team the victory 23-25, 25-21,24-26, 25-15 and 15-13. The Hornets (9-2 overall, 7-2 Division IV Southern) moved into third place after beating the Thunderbirds (8-4, 6-3) last Friday and Adelson School on Tuesday, 25-11, 21-25, 25-14 and 25-14.

Seniors play last home game for pride

Tuesday was all about the seniors as they played their last home game against Cheyenne. The Trojans (5-14-2 overall, 2-12-1 Sunset League) lost 2-0, but played tough defense against the Desert Shields (3-10-2, 3-9-2) for most of the game.

49ers headed for annual encampment Nov. 5 – 9

Six mule team wagons headed out from Fred and Cathy Cressler’s farm at the south end of Homestead Road on a crisp autumn Tuesday morning, attempting to recreate the journey of the pioneers who took a route to the California gold rush through Death Valley in the winter of 1849-50.

Two weekend festivals, Nevada Day and Halloween

Halloween and Nevada Day, what a combination. It seems as if everyone everywhere has something going on. Both Shoshone Old West Days and Beatty Days are set for this weekend. Today is a holiday celebrating Nevada’s 150th birthday and it’s also a night for ghosts goblins and parties.

Pumpkin: It’s not just for carving anymore

We wait all year for the chance to buy pumpkins and it feels like such a waste to throw it out. But wait — you can cook pumpkin!

Halloween Briefs

Key Club Halloween

Local dog obedience club held open competition Saturday

The Pahrump Valley Obedience Club (PVOC) held its annual obedience and rally trials on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 25 and 26 at Petrack Park. The judging was done by American Kennel Club (AKC)-trained and certified judges.

Man arrested for threats to assistant sheriff

A Pahrump man is facing charges for apparently making death threats against Nye County Assistant Sheriff Rick Marshall last week.

Volleyball: Seniors honored and say goodbye

The Trojans easily won over Clark, but for the four seniors on the team it was a night to remember not because of the win but because it was time to say goodbye to the game they love. Four seniors from the Trojans volleyball team were honored during the Clark game last Wednesday on senior night.

Police seek suspect in KFC robbery

Local police have identified a potentially violent suspect and a separate person of interest in the armed robbery of Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant this month.

Crime Corner, Oct. 29

Man arrested for possession of marijuana

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SolarReserve acquires Aerojet Rocketdyne

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — SolarReserve, a leading global developer of large-scale solar power projects and advanced solar thermal technology, today announced its acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) business.

COMMUNITY VIEWPOINT: What it means to be ‘Battle Born, Nevada Proud’

When did you become a Nevadan? Birth? Forty years ago? Last year? Most Nevadans come from somewhere else and are often instead asked how long we’ve lived in Nevada. There is a difference.

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