Fifth District Judge Kimberly Wanker said she sympathized with the concept of preserving endangered animals, but said the law is the law, in ruling Karl Mitchell, owner of Big Cat Encounters, had to remove his tigers from property owned by Ray “The Flagman” Mielzynski at 6061 N. Woodchips Road.
TONOPAH — Nye County Commissioners will vote on a resolution asking U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., to hold hearings concerning actions of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management that are detrimental to the livestock industry and the economy of Nevada during a meeting at 10 a.m. in Tonopah on Tuesday.
The Nye County Water District board will review water impact plans by three medical marijuana applicants during a 9 a.m. meeting Monday. One applicant is already scheduled for a hearing on a medical marijuana license before the Nye County Commissioners the next day at 10 a.m.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management wants to see some progress from solar developers on a handful of projects along Highway 160 on the border with Clark County sometime around the middle of 2015.
As wintertime approaches, health officials in Southern Nevada are urging individuals and families to take precautions to avoid catching the flu.
While Americans are digesting their turkey dinners on Thanksgiving, there’s a few locals who prefer beef. Texas longhorns have a home on the range on the south end of Pahrump, where longtime developer Hollis Harris is raising a herd of 20 cattle on Bond Street.
Gov. Brian Sandoval was a featured speaker at the Veterans Day ceremony held at the state veterans home in Boulder City Nov. 11. It’s not the first time he’s been there, done that. But I thought it was of important significance that he told the audience of veterans and families that he intends to make Nevada the nation’s most friendly state for veterans and active duty military.
Spurred in part by the BLM’s April roundup of Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy’s cattle that brought an armed confrontation between federal agents and Bundy supporters, Assemblyman Ira Hansen is pushing for a bill in the 2015 legislative session that would prohibit BLM and Forest Service law officers from enforcing state laws.
Competition, when is it beneficial and when is it not? Since the 60’s the thought has been that kids shouldn’t be exposed to losing. In many youth sports across the country participation trophies are given out to everyone, with the thought that losing is too devastating for children to participate in.
As 2014 winds down, the coaches throughout the Nye County School District wish all of Nye County a happy Thanksgiving. And the PVT Sports is thankful for all the hardworking coaches in Nye County who mold and shape our youth.
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 $17 million.
Valley Electric Association, which has already been campaigning in a statewide advertising program and branched out to serve major federal facilities, is opening a small satellite office in Las Vegas.
TONOPAH — California-based solar developer SolarReserve said all construction has been completed on the 540-foot tower at the Crescent Dunes solar-power plant outside of Tonopah. That doesn’t mean it is ready to start producing power.
Near disaster was averted on Friday when a vehicle burst into flames while the owner was fueling up at a local convenience store.
Nye County Commissioners have scheduled a special meeting at 3 p.m. Monday to discuss the revised U.S. Bureau of Land Management revised resource management plan. The meeting will be in the commission’s chambers in Pahrump, 2100 E. Walt Williams Drive.
OK, so I was in the shower singing “Candle in the Wind,” Elton John’s award-winning tribute to the late Marilyn Monroe.
A couple of years ago I received a news release from the University of Nevada, Reno about the activities of a group of students who called themselves Team Nevada. They were working on genetically altered rice to provide nutrients to the malnourished.
Mark Koehler is someone who can be thankful this Thanksgiving for having a roof over his head in a trailer in the Nevada West subdivision, thanks to a new state program.
Karl Mitchell has hit a legal roadblock in his desire to keep tigers in their current location in Pahrump.
A man who failed to negotiate a turn while driving at a popular motor sports track died after smashing into a tire barrier at the facility this month.
A long-awaited project is about to come to fruition as Symphony Animal Foundation is hoping to be open by Christmas.
Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue Services Chief Scott Lewis is reminding local residents to be mindful about how Thanksgiving dinner can quickly turn tragic.
The Valley Electric Association Board of Directors Friday voted to return $1.5 million in patronage capital to members this year.
Some of the most innovative and challenging scientific research in human history is now underway in the Pahrump Hills, but not the ones 60 miles west of Las Vegas.
