A wanted man listed as a “predatory sex offender” by the Oregon division of parole and probation was arrested in Pahrump Sunday for allegedly failing to register as a sex offender with local police after he crashed his motorcycle on Mountain Falls Boulevard.
Arlene Gawne of the Spring Mountain Alliance, a project of America’s Wild Horse Advocates, thinks the wild horse population in the mountain range could be marketed as an attraction for tourists on safari, like the Serengeti Plains in Africa.
Retired Nye County officials are drawing lucrative pensions in their twilight years, some as high as $7,000 per month, according to information posted on the website Transparency Nevada.
Desert View Hospital is set to host its first charity golf tournament next month at Mountain Falls Golf Club to benefit the newly created Desert View Hospital Foundation — a nonprofit organization looking to help members of the Pahrump community.
Whenever I read about frugality, I find a lot about what “not” to buy. Well, I’m going to tell you what you should buy. This is what to stock up on when it goes on sale. If you can budget a few dollars each month for stocking up on sale items it will save you a bundle in the long run. Here are some of the goodies no Diva pantry should be without.
Nye County commissioners Tuesday overturned a recommendation by the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission and approved a conditional use permit for a commercial kennel requested by Douglas Varin, owner of the Howl-a-Day Inn and Spa at 1440 W. Black St., in the rural estates zoning district.
Though Reno-based Armstrong Teasdale has provided legal counsel for the Town of Pahrump for many years, one local law firm is looking into whether town officials want new, fresh representation.
Seven people were arrested Tuesday evening for allegedly possessing either drug paraphernalia or narcotics after police arrived at a home on North Leslie Street looking for a wanted person.
There has been a lot of talk about changes coming to the 1-A because of the recent fall success of Faith Lutheran High School. The school captured its first state titles in volleyball and football.
The Pahrump Valley Museum held another lecture in the series with guest speaker Thomas H. Husted, CEO for Valley Electric Association. The presentation room was almost filled to capacity with individuals interested in the history of the cooperative’s struggle to bring electrical power to the rural areas of southwestern Nevada.
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 $21 million.
Shades of Obamacare!!! We have to pass it to find out what’s in it!! Remember those statements by Nancy Pelosi. Well, our Board of County Commissioners just did the same thing. On Jan. 29 the commissioners held a conference call about taking over the utility at the Spring Mountain racetrack.
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 $20 million.
When you have to intentionally and misleadingly misname a legislative or public policy initiative in order to make it more palatable to the citizenry, you just know it’s a bad idea. Case in point…
When the news of Shirley Temple’s death came through last week, my mind went first to one of the least remembered episodes of her career. In 1967, she ran for the U.S. House.
SolarReserve’s Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project in Tonopah has reached a major milestone by entering the plant commissioning phase, when the project will be brought into full operating condition and will include performance testing and measurement.
There’s new option in Italian food which opened its doors about three weeks ago on the south end. Tower Pizza, 3561 E. Kellogg Road, isn’t just a pizza place, it’s a trip to an authentic Italian kitchen, inspired by the owners’ mother and grandmother.
Three men were arrested Thursday after police allegedly found them in possession of methamphetamine and under the influence of narcotics following an investigation of a home on Comstock Circle.
Nye County District Attorney Brian Kunzi won a close victory over former Chief Civil Deputy District Attorney Ron Kent in the 2010 election, a 182-vote margin of victory, becoming the only Democrat to win countywide office that year.
Fireworks store owners persuaded Nye County commissioners Tuesday to keep a limit of six licenses, in a new fireworks ordinance that was passed 3-2 over the objections of free market advocates Frank Carbone and Donna Cox.
Local motorists can count on seeing at least one or two of them during their daily commute in town.
Nye County commissioners Tuesday voted 3-2 to continue the heated discussion on zoning medical marijuana establishments until the next Pahrump meeting March 14, amid requests for tougher zoning from drug abuse counselors to more lenient restrictions that may create jobs.
Pahranagat Valley has been a perennial leader in state titles for the last 20 years. Its teams have won so many Division 4 titles that other schools seek to copy them. Just in football alone they have won six straight titles in a row and they have won 16 state titles since 1978. They have 14 state titles in boys basketball since 1950 and 15 state titles in girls volleyball since 1985.
After a brief hiatus during the holiday season, the Women’s Self-Defense Class is back with a few changes and new sponsorship.
