I’m writing this week’s column from Denver, Colo., where there’s something in the air.
Since his ignominious departure from the U.S. Senate, the name of Nevada’s John Ensign has seldom appeared in political news coverage. Republicans, after all, wanted to forget him and he didn’t cut enough of a figure in Congress for Democrats to keep his memory alive for their own propaganda purposes.
As we say goodbye to the hot temperatures and welcome the cool fall, it is amusing to see how other cities deal with above average temperatures. Two weeks ago temperatures soared to 100 degrees in Southern Nevada and in other Southwest cities like Los Angeles. Life went on in Southern Nevada, but in Los Angeles it was too hot to play sports. So do the Los Angelenos really know what heat is all about?
Appearances at the annual Fall Festival are a must on the political calendar and candidates were busy meeting the public, in one way or another, as the race for the Nov. 4 election goes into its final stretch.
Nye County School District officials are trying to raise voters’ support to address nearly $17.7 million for various capital projects by extending current bonds by 10 years.
The operators of Spring Mountain Motor Resort and Country Club are trying to expand its operations beyond the well-moneyed sports enthusiasts who currently utilize the racetrack.
The Trojans posted 359 yards total offense to the 304 yards of the Chargers and still came up short. The Clark Chargers beat the Trojans through the air last Saturday 34-17.
Utilities Inc. of Central Nevada has received suggestions from 54 people for anything from soccer fields to a Frisbee golf course to an outdoor movie theater at the old Willow Creek Golf Course, UICN President Wendy Barnett said.
A Pahrump man has been found guilty of a series of felonies including first degree kidnapping, battery with substantial bodily harm, and domestic battery by strangulation for attacking an ex-girlfriend in 2012.
TONOPAH — Shoshone Estates Water Company Inc. will receive a five-year, no-interest loan for $11,000 but not a requested grant from the Nye County Water District Monday to draw up a preliminary engineering report on how to combat high arsenic levels.
A recent Pahrump Regional Planning Commission appointee spoke out against using federal grant money to build the local airport during public comment at a Nye County Commission meeting in August.
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 $8 million.
Nye County sheriff’s candidate Sharon Wehrly introduced Brent Moody as her second-in-comand Saturday night in front of her booth at the Pahrump Fall Festival.
The Trojans mens soccer team is in downward spiral. They have lost four league games in a row and are 0-5.
Gone are the years where playing Clark is an easy game like Western. That ended last year when the Trojans barely beat the Chargers at home. Pahrump barely escaped from Clark last year when they won 25-22.
Corvus Gold has discovered a “high-grade vein system” at “Yellowjacket” portion of their North Bullfrog Project property north of Beatty, company Carl Brechtel revealed in a presentation to the Beatty Town Advisory Board Sept. 22.
Tonopah’s red-light district was a rich source of fascinating tales of life and death in a booming mining camp on the western frontier. What follows are several, plucked from the town’s early-day newspapers.
A local man with a lengthy history of negative contact with law enforcement was sentenced to prison Sept. 22 by Fifth District Court Judge Robert Lane.
The Fall Festival tops the activities this weekend, but there are other celebrations and fundraisers happening from here to Tecopa.
We’re always looking for ways to add beauty and elegance our homes. Although those concepts usually come with a hefty price tag, I have an easy idea that costs next to nothing but gives you big bang for your decorating buck. Simply decant your purchased items into beautiful bottles or containers.
Death Valley, Calif. — Death Valley National Park will offer free entrance on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 for National Public Lands Day. The 21st annual event encourages everyone to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors.
In this day and age of Internet communication, your mailbox is likely filled with the occasional utility bill and stacks of visually appealing advertisements that tend to reach out, grab you around the throat and shout “Buy me, buy me!”
“Laughter Under The Stars” comedy show appears at Sanders Family Winery Friday and Saturday, Sept. 26th and 27th. The show is sold out for tonight but Saturday’s performance still has tickets available at $20 per person. The gates open at 6 p.m. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. People are invited to bring a picnic or snacks. The winery offers free wine tasting.
A local mother is expressing her gratitude for the widespread community support for her son.