Clayton boys win state individual wrestling titles

Jax and Jace Clayton are identical twins who made history over the weekend by both winning individual state wrestling titles in Winnemucca over the weekend at the Nevada Division I-A Wrestling Championships.

Crime Corner, Feb. 18

Man charged with assault on spouse

The Democrats missed their chance

Nevada Democrats in the legislature are affecting anger over a possible Republican plan to redistrict and reapportion districts six years early.

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Political battle over Yucca Mountain hits Washington Post

The renewed political fight about storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain has spilled over to the op-ed pages of the Washington Post, one of the nation’s most politically influential newspapers.

Trojans upset Lowry for state wrestling championship

Pahrump Valley unseated the Division 1-A’s powerhouse wrestling program to capture the Trojans’ first state championship since 2008.

Illinois representative plans trip to Yucca

WASHINGTON — An Illinois congressman says he is planning to revisit Yucca Mountain this year as part of an effort to revive the Nevada site for nuclear waste disposal.

Improved rating could impact fire premiums

The Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue Services’ insurance rating has improved from a six to a four, which can translate to lower insurance premiums for businesses and homeowners.

County gas tax increase proposed

The Nye County Regional Transportation Commission is discussing a plan to help pay for long overdue road maintenance. Under the proposal, discussed at a commission meeting yesterday, the current gas tax of .04 cents per gallon to would be increased to .09 cents per gallon.

Trojans are state wrestling champions!

The Trojans wrestling team defeated Lowry High School for the Nevada Division I-A Wrestling State Championship up in Winnemucca today. The team upset the defending state champions, the Buckaroos, who had won six straight state titles in a row and had won the title 16 times.

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

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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.