Letter to the Editor

Are majority of residents against roundabouts?

Commissioners approve fireworks launch, safety site

The Nye County Board of Commissioners finalized the adoption of a designated fireworks launch/safety site at the Pahrump Fairgrounds during their regular meeting on Tuesday.

Police: Death behind casino investigated as ‘suspicious’

Nye County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating a “suspicious death” after the body of a male was discovered in the desert behind the Pahrump Nugget Hotel and Casino late Monday morning.

Solar, new scholarship requirement bills now law

CARSON CITY — Bills putting the state Public Utilities Commission in charge of figuring out rates for roof-top solar users and raising credit requirements for Millennium Scholarship recipients were signed into law June 5 by Gov. Brian Sandoval.

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 $44 million.

Government’s monopoly over education will end with vouchers

About the only thing Republicans did right in the 2015 legislative session was to place a stake squarely over the heart of Nevada’s failure factories and took the first big whack at the public school monopoly that has been killing the futures of so many of our children for so many years.

Words – how much of truth remains?

There is a sort of round robin email dialogue with my brother and several friends that I am part of and that has been going on for years.

Governor vetoes changes to juvenile sex offender law

Juvenile justice advocates sounded an alarm Thursday after Gov. Brian Sandoval vetoed a bill that would have revised the state’s controversial sex offender registration law regarding juveniles.

Sports Corner, June 10

Horseshoe throwing:

Hardy’s comments fodder for next election

A recording of Republican Rep. Cresent Hardy making an inartful reference to the disabled during a speech in Las Vegas was seized by Nevada Democrats last week as fodder for an attack on the freshman congressman who’s their No. 1 target in the 2016 elections.

Former Trojans champion in ICU with neck injury

Family and friends of a former Pahrump Valley High wrestling champ are seeking financial help to offset growing medical bills after an accident at a sporting event.

Nye County Flood Response holds ribbon cutting

Finding a place to stay during a catastrophe at one’s home can be a stressful event, and one local company is equipped to handle just that.

Prehistoric building blocks of the Pahrump Valley

“For me, what’s most fascinating about the universe is that it’s knowable.” —

Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist, Director of New York’s Hayden Planetarium

Crime Corner, June 17

Woman jailed for heroin possession

Meads sweeps four catagories enroute to 2015 Miss Pahrump crown

The showroom inside the Saddle West Hotel Casino erupted in celebration when contestant Hailey Meads was named the 2015 Miss Pahrump Pageant winner on Saturday.

Next group of museum speakers announced

The Pahrump Valley Museum and Historical Society has announced its next group of speakers for its year-long lecture series.

Car front end damaged after dragged in ‘park’

A local family learned the hard way to make sure the gear shift of their car is not in the “parked” position while being towed behind their luxury RV, but that’s what happened on Monday as emergency crews responded to the area of Basin Avenue and Highway 160 for a report of a vehicle fire just after 2 p.m.

Man receives maximum sentence for assaulting granddaughters

The man charged with sexually assaulting his own granddaughters on several occasions, received the stiffest sentence Fifth District Court Judge Robert Lane could hand down on June 8.

Winners and losers from the legislative session

CARSON CITY — Every legislative session starts with high hopes, the forging of political alliances and earnest promises from elected officials to get the people’s business done.

VA town hall meeting scheduled for today

Veterans can voice concerns about health care and benefits Wednesday at a town hall meeting at Pahrump Valley High hosted by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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