Nature construction firm tapped to fix Beatty field

The Nye County School District Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to approve hydro-seeding Beatty High’s football field.

Readers return fire on last week’s gun column

Mention the subject of gun safety in Nevada, and you’re bound to draw metaphorical fire from every angle.

Assembly holds hearing on locking guns in vehicles

CARSON CITY — Gun owners packed an Assembly hearing Wednesday to support a bill that would allow people to have guns on school grounds in their vehicles.

Employee meal prep oversight to ease budget shortfall

The Nye County Sheriff’s Office has announced that employee meal prep oversight of inmate meals at the Pahrump jail, could result in cost savings totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Enrollment through state exchange up

The number of consumers enrolled in health insurance through the state exchange has continued to grow.

Nye County calls out BLM on omissions

Nye County has chastised the Nevada Bureau of Land Management for its omissions in delineating conflicts between approved county plans and proposed land use actions in its draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement.

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Trojans go out big against Clark; win third league title in a row

The Trojans wrestling team finished the season undefeated in league and Sunset League Champions for the third consecutive time. Pahrump finished up their last match of the season by defeating Clark with 10 pins at home on Friday night to win 64-14. During the night, Clark won only three individual matches and had two pins and one match by decision.

Crime Corner, Feb. 4

Brothers jailed for theft

Report gives Yucca positive reviews

WASHINGTON — Analysts at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday completed a safety review that gives Yucca Mountain generally positive marks, but stops short of recommending it be granted a license to operate as a nuclear waste site.

Probation revoke sends woman to state prison

Tonopah resident Ashley Dugan was sent to state prison for 19 months to four years Jan. 12 for violating parole on a drug arrest made nearly a year ago.

Calling Sandoval’s bluff on his budget challenge

Do you know the most outrageous thing about Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval’s (R&R-Advertising) billion dollar tax hike proposal?

Golf course dispute resolved, cleanup to begin soon

The lengthy dispute over required paperwork to clean up contaminated ponds at a former Pahrump golf course was finally settled Friday heading off litigation and allowing park development plans to move forward.

Legislature to attempt to fix Pahrump water concerns

The Nevada Division of Water Resources has proposed a controversial fix to Pahrump’s projected water woes by the crafting of two bills, scheduled to be heard by the state Legislature on Feb. 11.

Walmart theft leads to arrest of four men

Nye County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested four men after a report of theft at the Walmart retail store last week.

Girls drop a heartbreaker to Sierra Vista

The Lady Trojans lost a close one on Thursday against Sierra Vista in the final seconds of the game 39-37.

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Pathways holds early graduation ceremonies for 20 students

Pathways Adult Education Principal Karen Hills had much to be proud of this week as she announced the early graduation of 20 students at the school this year.

Letter to the Editor

Citizens should fulfill civic duty obligation

That shouldn’t have happened

What a game. It was truly one of the best Super Bowls that I have ever seen. I had no doubt that the Seahawks would win in the end. Oh well, what do I know?

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.

Young female injured in horse-riding accident

A juvenile female was air-lifted to University Medical Center in Las Vegas after falling from the horse she was riding Tuesday afternoon.

New Thai restaurant opens in familiar food location

Signs of a strengthening local economy are emerging as another brand new business opened its doors to the public this week.

County gaming revenue saw increase last year

Casino revenue saw a slight increase in Nye County in 2014, which trends against the state and Strip numbers released last week.

County taxable sales continue downward trend

Nye County continues to see double-digit declines in taxable sales, which trends against the increases seen statewide.

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