Community Easter egg hunt this Sunday at Simkins

What was once an intimate family gathering has now evolved into a community-wide event to observe Easter Sunday.

Judge grills public administrator over estate’s mishandling

Fifth District Judge Kimberly Wanker questioned Public Administrator Falkon Finlinson about $44,000 paid to employees of his department during the handling of the Gary Timmerman estate, during a hearing March 18.

California Lottery

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 $51 million.

Hornets lose last 4 games

Beatty baseball was home last Friday in a doubleheader with Round Mountain where the Hornets dropped two games 14-4 and 10-1. On Tuesday, Beatty traveled to Pahranagat Valley and played two more games and posted two more losses 23-2 and 18-4.

Surprise honor bestowed on female veteran, 93

This past Saturday was supposed to be just another day for Pauline Pavlick.

Errors consume Lady Trojans against Faith

Ask anybody who has been studying for a test for weeks how they felt after they failed and the answer would probably be lousy.

The horrible reform ahead

During the Gilded Age of the late 19th century, corruption in government and industry was so common and blatant that it generated widespread revulsion in the public. It led to the Progressive Era, when remedies were adopted that turned out to be less than successful, such as initiative, referendum, and recall. Today the initiative petition process in California is a national joke and its use here in Nevada has effectively been limited to special interests.

A counter for hysterics in Michigan

DETROIT — Robert Griffin, now 90, who rose to be second in the Republican U.S. Senate leadership, was defeated in 1978. Since then, only one Michigan Republican, Spencer Abraham in 1994, has been elected to the Senate and for only one term. Evidence that former Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land might end this GOP drought is that Democrats are attacking her for opposing “preventive health care.”

Faith runs away with game in 7th inning

The Trojans baseball team lost its first league game against the Faith Lutheran Crusaders on Thursday, dropping to 10-7 overall and 3-1 in league play.

Amargosa solar plant to be larger

The proposed photo voltaic solar project planned on 745 acres of private land west of Powerline Road in Amargosa Valley could be generating 110 megawatts instead of 65 megawatts as first proposed.

VEA to hold event-filled membership meeting

Valley Electric Cooperative Association will hold its annual membership meet with all the the fanfare, raffle drawings and updated project information.

Hope Cancer Care celebrates third year in Pahrump

As the third anniversary of Hope Cancer Care of Nevada opening in Pahrump passes this month, co-founder Dr. Raja Mehdi said he wants patients to know they have a choice when it comes to where they receive their cancer treatment.

Construction of basketball courts underway in Simkins Park

The quiet neighborhood in the area of Simkins Park is abuzz this week with bulldozers and work crews as the construction of basketball courts got underway at the site.

Trojans golfers have ‘Ok’ invitational on home turf

It was a picture-perfect day to be at Mountain Falls Golf Course in Pahrump last Friday as the Trojans Golf team hosted the annual Pahrump Invitational, which had sixteen teams and 108 individual golfers in all.

Track team to face Faith Lutheran in league showdown

Trojans track traveled last week to two different meets. Earlier on Wednesday they went up against the Cheyenne Desert Shields and prevailed on both sides of the house.

Basin panel endorses bigger parcels

The committee drawing up a plan to manage the Pahrump groundwater basin Monday voted 6-1 to endorse a plan to restrict future subdividing of residential parcels outside utility service areas to five-acre lots or larger, joining the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission and Nye County Water District board.

Pilkington responds to name change accusation

Nye County Public Administrator candidate Bob Pilkington responded this week to accusations he changed his name to avoid paying child support and belonged to a notorious motorcycle gang.

PVHS musicians to perform final concert of school year

Time is running out to see the music department of Pahrump Valley High School perform in its last concert of the year, which will be this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the school auditorium. The concert is free.

Local officials react to cattle roundup

Area officials criticized the U.S. Bureau of Land Management as heavy-handed in their reactions to the standoff over Clark County rancher Cliven Bundy’s cattle roundup.

California Lottery

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 $49 million.

BLM blamed for Last Chance Park delays

Costs, delays, and setbacks all describe efforts to move Pahrump’s Last Chance Park proposal forward.

Spring Mountain Raceway gets new zoning

Spring Mountain Raceway will be rezoned from heavy industrial to a mixed use zone with a special projects overlay zone after Pahrump Regional Planning Commission approval Wednesday, to allow for a planned 77-lot subdivision, an RV park, condominium units, warehouses, stores, offices, more control towers, a racetrack expansion, even an aquatic park and zip lines.

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