As a sophomore, Jill Smith is making a difference on three teams for Pahrump Valley High School. Smith is a highly focused athlete for her age and is in her second year as a varsity player for volleyball, basketball and softball.
The Nye County Sheriff’s Office has identified two persons of interest in a home invasion that occurred Friday in the area of Red Butte Street and Mt. Charleston Drive.
Nye County residents are one step closer to having access to medical marijuana following a water district meeting Monday.
The Nye County Water District Governing Board heard water conservation recommendations from the Basin 162 Groundwater Management Plan Advisory Committee at a meeting of the district board on Monday.
The Trojans boys basketball team went up against the number one team in the Sunset League, Faith Lutheran and lost 68-39. Although it was a loss, the Trojans (0-11 overall, 0-8 Sunset League) have made some progress on the court.
The Pahrump Chamber of Commerce will now coordinate the Pahrump Fall Festival, chamber officials announced this week.
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 $11 million.
Americans filing tax returns this year can expect some major changes due to the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.
The Trojans wrestlers traveled to Mojave last Wednesday and soundly beat the Rattlers 67-6.
The Nye County School District saw its graduation rate decline last year, according to numbers released Friday by the state.
Why do politicians who run on promises to “create jobs” then seemingly go out of their way to do everything humanly possible to hamstring the very people who actually create jobs?
Golden Gaming, owner of three Pahrump casinos, announced Monday it will merge with Minnesota-based Lakes Entertainment, giving the Las Vegas-based company ownership of a Maryland casino while transitioning into a publicly traded corporation.
Years ago, when my column was running in a weekly newspaper, a new editor was hired. She let me know that she wanted me to make some changes. As it happened, the Nevada Legislature was in session, and she said she wanted columns that dealt with north/south rivalry.
The average Nevada smoker spends more than $1.3 million over a lifetime, including the cumulative economic toll of a pack per day for several decades, health care expenditures, income losses and other costs, according to the personal-finance website WalletHub.
The head of the Nevada AFL-CIO proclaimed Tuesday that “working families are under attack” by Republican lawmakers who want to weaken collective bargaining laws and pensions now that they control the Legislature.
