Alabama Hills a favorite backdrop for outdoors enthusiasts and Hollywood

The 30,000-acre Alabama Hills Recreation Area, sprawled at the base of the lofty Sierra Nevada just outside Lone Pine, California is an especially picturesque piece of the West, yet uncrowded and easily accessible in a weekend trip from Pahrump.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signs anti-bullying legislation

“We have to stop bullying. We have to,” Sandoval told students at Carson City Middle School in an emotional speech moments before he signed Senate Bill 504 into law.

Senate chairman delaying Yucca Mountain fight as long as possible

Energy and water subcommittee chairman Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., on Tuesday unveiled a 2016 spending bill for the Department of Energy that contains $70 million for various nuclear waste programs.

Local farmers market going strong after location change

After moving locations in February, the local farmers market run by the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardeners program is going strong in its new location.

5th annual home garden tour takes place May 30

If you are a fan of gardening or want to get some ideas or tips to add to your own, an annual event taking place next week is for you.

NDOT plans $41.5 million in projects in fiscal 2016

There are nearly $42 million in state road projects planned in Nye County within the next year, according to a recent report released by the Nevada Department of Transportation.

New Tecopa cafe hosts weekly blues and art event

TECOPA — Art and music collide in this hot springs community in California each weekend, as a new cafe hosts a weekly gathering combining the two.

High school honors top athletes of the year

Pahrump Valley High honored four senior athletes Wednesday for their excellence. Seniors Jace Clayton and Alyssa Murphy were selected as Outstanding Athlete of the Year, and seniors John Clark and Shayla Dance were chosen as the Scholar Athletes of the Year. The difference being that the Scholar Athlete has a grade component to it. Each student receives $500.

Senior News

Pahrump Senior Center

Donna Lamm’s dance studio performs recital

Donna’s Studio of Dance performed their 36th annual spring recital May 1 and 2 at Pahrump Valley High School.

PAHRUMP’S FUTURE: Seniors to make graduation walk tonight

It’s a safe bet to say that all Pahrump Valley High School graduating seniors have been looking forward to this day for quite some time.

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 $37 million.

What it takes to become an MMA judge

Mixed martial arts attracts fighters, but it also attracts those who want to be judges in the growing sport.

Movie extras needed at PV speedway

The speedway will have an extra component to it on Saturday. Besides the usual racing, a movie production company called Romeo Sampson Pictures will be there filming a movie called “Poor Boy.”

Jim Butler Days returns to Tonopah with full weekend

As is the case most every year, Jim Butler Days organizers this week have been scratching their heads and casting their eyes upward, wondering what Mother Nature has in store for the 2015 celebration.

Crime Corner, May 22

Food fights results in arrest

Reid takes shots at GOP campaign talk on Yucca

A couple of Republican presidential hopefuls have ventured into Nevada-dicey territory by talking about Yucca Mountain and giving U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, the state’s top Democrat, an opening to take some shots.

County back to budget-cutting mode

Earlier reports that Nye County would be able to avoid layoffs and further cuts appear to have been premature.

Poise and smarts trump politics

Last week female college students were in the news, in Missouri and Nevada.

The Grove educates locals on medical marijuana

The only medical marijuana dispensary approved in Nye County held its first public event Saturday, looking to make acquaintance with locals interested in their service.

Local man brings love of Rickle’s Pickles to town

After missing a specialized pickle from his home area, a local business man took matters into his own hands and brought the business to Pahrump.

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