Farewell to the Seniors

Hold your heads high Trojans basketball players. It was a tough season and you deserve a salute for trying your best and listening to your coaches.

Flawed water bills need revisions

The state Senate Committee on Government Affairs will seek to revise two flawed proposed bills seeking water restrictions and further regulatory authority penned by Nevada Division of Water Resources Engineer Jason King.

Planning Commission questions number of RV spaces in Pahrump

A request for an extension to start construction on an approved RV park spurred a Pahrump Regional Planning Commission debate Wednesday on the number of approved parks in Pahrump.

State treasurer budget ‘embarrassing’

CARSON CITY — State Treasurer Dan Schwartz on Thursday ran into a bipartisan buzz saw of lawmakers on the Senate Finance Committee who called his alternative budget proposal embarrassing and politically motivated.

Amargosa Valley Elementary turnaround plan in motion

Gatherings called “family camps” organized by the school, home visits from faculty members and additional training for teachers is the new norm at Amargosa Valley Elementary School.

Test site water contamination discussion in Beatty

Experts will be on hand to answer questions about nuclear contamination of groundwater from Nevada National Security Site testing at Beatty on Feb. 18.

School Menu

Nye County School District elementary menu for the week of Feb. 16 – Feb. 20

Senior News

Pahrump Senior Center

Dinner Drive draws in dollars for animal foundation

Approximately $2,000 was raised for a local animal foundation during an annual multi-restaurant event Saturday night.

Man facing felony charges convicted of lesser charge, released

A local man facing felony assault with a deadly weapon and battery with a deadly weapon charges walked out of the courthouse a free man following a guilty verdict to a lesser charge on Wednesday.

Couples tell of their 50-plus years with their Valentine

Perhaps they are not among the longest married couples in Pahrump, but Fred and Carol Slaughter, along with Ruth and Richard Uncapher shared their respective stories of married life over the past half century on the week of Valentine’s Day.

Farmers market moving from Home Depot lot

Liability issues are forcing the farmers market off the Home Depot parking lot.

Players Club soccer returns to Pahrump, and it’s free to join

Joe Sladek will be starting a new club soccer team starting around the April time frame. Sladek was the assistant coach for the Trojans from 2010-2013.

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 $8 million.

Johnnie Mine, abandoned mines topic of museum lecture

The Pahrump Valley Museum and Historical Society’s lecture series continues on Saturday with a state expert on abandoned mines.

Trojans wrestlers going to state

The wrestling team has had another fantastic year and every year I am always impressed by the way the coaches teach these young men about the sport.

From escorts to brothel: Californian finds way in desert

Bobbi Davis was the founder and owner of the Shady Lady brothel, located about 20 miles north of Beatty on U.S. Highway 95, until it closed in December.

Commission does not speak for all land issues

From time to time, my topics in this space have been challenged as being “soft” or “weak.”

Expanding legal sports betting gets unlikely ally

The odds are good even the most perceptive bookmaker didn’t see this turnaround coming: U.S. Sen. John McCain speaking out in favor of expanding legalized sports betting in America.

Crime Corner, Feb. 13

Man charged with burglary, interrupt 911 call

Filmmaker selected for Death Valley artist residency

The National Parks Arts Foundation awarded an art residency in Death Valley to Hannah Jayanti of New York. Jayanti is a filmmaker from Brooklyn, who stayed in Stovepipe Wells from Jan. 6 to Jan. 31 to complete a documentary film about the area.

Sweets for your sweetie this Valentine’s Day

How does this sound? Chocolate bar ravioli. Crispy on the outside, melty gooey on the inside and served with a drizzle of chocolate syrup or ice cream. Yes, please! This fast and easy dessert is done in literally 15 minutes from start to finish. Be careful as you’ll be frying these in hot oil. It’s not a recipe for the kiddies.

Bill urging federal Internet sales tax pushed

CARSON CITY — Sen. Joyce Woodhouse is again pushing a resolution this session that would urge Congress to pass legislation allowing states to tax all Internet sales to level the playing field with Nevada-based “brick and mortar” businesses.

Millennium Scholarship requirements could increase

CARSON CITY — Community college students would have to carry more credit hours per semester to be eligible for Nevada’s Millennium Scholarship under two separate bills being floated in the Legislature.

No opposition heard to state medical pot tax

CARSON CITY — No opposition was raised Tuesday during a hearing on a bill that would allow the state Department of Taxation to move forward with the collection of excise taxes on the sale of medical marijuana.

Rural Nevada seen as a growing international tourist draw

Beatty appeals to international visitors because it’s close to the Rhyolite ghost town — an appealing side trip for those making the journey, according to state tourism officials.