IN PROFILE: Lloyd Peugh

BUSINESS:

Nevada senator to return white supremacist’s donation

Nevada GOP Sen. Dean Heller’s campaign will return a $500 campaign contribution received in 2012 from the leader of a white supremacist group mentioned by the alleged killer of nine people in a Charleston, South Carolina church.

DOE probes recent radiation exposure in test site incidents

WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy has launched investigations into two incidents over the past year where workers at the Nevada National Security Site were exposed to potential contamination while conducting nuclear weapons activities.

Beatty resident chases down carjacking suspect

Beatty resident Miguel Mendoza knew he had to risk his own property and safety to help capture an alleged carjacker outside of town.

Blame guv, not 120-day session for budget slam-and-jam

Freshman Republican Assemblymen Erv Nelson and Chris Edwards appeared on a local PBS community affairs television show recently and advocated for annual sessions of the Nevada Legislature.

High court awards fireman 3.5 years pay and job back

The Nevada Supreme Court issued an order of reversal of a lower court’s upholding of the firing of a local fireman in 2011, which will financially reward him for time missed.

VEA awards 4 students with scholarships

Valley Electric Association, Inc. helped out a few hardworking high school seniors with financial help for the next step in their educational lives.

GREAT Games are back — saved again

The games are back. Each year for the last 18 years GREAT Games have entertained the youth of the valley. GREAT stands for Gang Resistance Education and Training.

Q&A with Trojans athletic director on fundraising

Small schools in Nye County have a hard time raising money for the athletic department and Pahrump Valley High School is no different than any other school in Nye County, despite being the largest high school in the district. The PVT asked Trojans Athletic Director Ed Kirkwood about the difficulties of raising money for athletics in Pahrump and the direction the athletic department is headed.

Fluids, tires and preparation are key to summer driving

While much attention is focused on the care and safety of humans during the brutal summer heat in southern Nevada, the family vehicle tends to be an afterthought.

Dog owner reaches plea agreement in brutal mauling

The man whose dogs mauled an elderly Pahrump man in March who later died reached a guilty plea agreement on Monday avoiding a trial.

Sports Corner, June 10

Basketball camp: Still can join. Basketball camp at the high school runs June 22-25 from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. The camp is organized by Coach Gil Llewellyn and staff.

Deceased man received food and water while incarcerated

Jozsef Rasi, the man found dead behind the Pahrump Nugget on June 15, was held by police for nearly 33 hours with easy access to water and food after being arrested for a DUI.

COMMUNITY VIEWPOINT: Stop blaming our commissioners for problems in Pahrump

I continue to hear complaints about the way the Nye County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) are handling the “management” and “operations” within the Town of Pahrump. I will say in this “Open Letter” exactly what I tell the people who complain to me on a continual basis: “STOP BLAMING THE COMMISSIONERS.”

Crime Corner, June 24

Beatty man jailed for domestic battery

Shoddy speakers damage the language

Recently I was reading an article in the Reno Gazette Journal written by a University of Nevada, Reno business college staffer named Kylie Howe. It began, “I recently had the pleasure of touring Salman Ahmad through the entrepreneurship ecosystem in our very own Biggest Little City.”

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