Pahrump Chamber of Commerce officials are urging local families to mark their calendars for the first weekend in March as they prepare for the inaugural Pahrump Balloon Festival.
If you’re like the 108 million people who watched last year’s Super Bowl, this Sunday will find you gathering with friends and family for Super Bowl 2014 and I think that calls for a party! In fact, according to the Department of Agriculture Super Bowl Sunday is the number two food consumption event of the year, second only to Thanksgiving.
The rod tip bumped, but my guide cautioned, “Let him take it some more and then set the hook when it makes a significant dip towards the water.” I waited, then another bump on the line, baited with a live three-inch bream. I waited.
Super Bowl Sunday is a great excuse to get together with friends, eat good food, have a few drinks and watch the game. All those things can be done at home, if you don’t want to go out. If you’re one of those people who thrives on the excitement of a little good-natured rivalry, there are plenty of businesses throwing parties on Sunday.
A local attorney has announced her intention to run for the position of Fifth Judicial District Court judge this election year.
WASHINGTON — Someone you probably are not familiar with has filed a suit you probably have not heard about concerning a four-word phrase you should know about. The suit could blow to smithereens something everyone has heard altogether too much about, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (hereafter, ACA).
A deputy district attorney with the Nye County District Attorney’s Office has announced his intent to run for a judicial seat as justice of the peace.
ALAMO — The Lady Muckers failed to keep their three game conference winning streak alive against Pahranagat Valley Panthers last Friday away.
Nye County commissioners held a conference call Wednesday morning, approving four desert tortoise mitigation zones as part of a habitat conservation plan for the endangered animal.
The Trojans men’s wrestling team is on its way to a second conference title with the most recent wins over the Cheyenne Desert Shields and the Mojave Rattlers in the past two weeks.
Wyatt Henry is a Beatty Hornets junior basketball player who is making a difference for the Beatty basketball team on defense this year. The six-foot two-inch forward has been playing basketball since the sixth grade and lives in Amargosa.
TONOPAH — A show cause hearing has been scheduled for the Nye County Commission meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday to decide whether the brothel license for Angel’s Ladies in Beatty should be revoked.
Nye County taxable sales dropped in November for the first time in 14 months, according to a report issued Tuesday by the Nevada Department of Taxation.
Moments after discussions started on an agenda item pertaining to the de-annexation of land on south Homestead, Pahrump Town Attorney Bret Meich made an announcement that caught many at Tuesday’s town board meeting by surprise.
The press has been full of horror stories about the shaky roll out of the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, initially with examples of people unable to use the website, then later reports about policy holders being dropped by their private health insurance company, and still later, reports of large out-of-pocket expenses.
During a special Nye County Commission conference call Wednesday morning, the board approved a resolution, to be drafted later, to acquire a water utility system at Spring Mountain Motor Sports Ranch.
Always a voracious reader, only one science fiction writer ever made my favorites list. Robert Heinlein’s “thing” was to introduce a new word in each of his books.
DEATH VALLEY, Calif.—Death Valley National Park and the Las Vegas Astronomical Society (LVAS) will co-host a stargazing opportunity on Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb.1 from 7 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.
WASHINGTON — If you think it’ll be a month of Sundays before this country gets serious about gun violence, you’re probably underestimating.
A change to the stage performance at the Maverick Saloon & Dance Hall this weekend replaces Eagles cover band “Thirsty Baby Z” with local band Hard Rain. The group will play both tonight and tomorrow night beginning at 8 p.m.
Pahrump Valley High School students and staff are mourning the loss of one of their own. Math teacher Steve Craighead passed away last Wednesday evening at home from a heart attack.
If anyone doesn’t think Republicans in Nevada are serious about bringing the 2016 Republican National Convention to Las Vegas, check out the extremely well-done “It’s what we do” video produced to woo the GOP’s decision-makers at the Republican National Committee (RNC) at LasVegas2016.com.
Last weekend, two rather interesting stories appeared on page one of an edition of the New York Times.
The Pahrump Valley Trojans got their first league win of the season as they traveled to Mojave last Thursday on one of the most emotional days the school has encountered. In the final minutes of the game, the Trojans were able to squeak out a win with a couple made free throws and some good defensive stops.
TONOPAH — The Tonopah Convention Center was filled to capacity on Saturday night as close to 500 people had a steak dinner in support of Harvey Gonzalez and his family. Gonzalez was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer at the end of 2013. He has since had an operation to remove the cancer and plans on starting chemotherapy soon.
A Nye County Sheriff’s sergeant was arrested Saturday morning after he was caught allegedly stealing 60 prescription pills from the sheriff’s office.
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