Baseball field dedicated to first baseball coach Rod Poteete

On Saturday, Rod Poteete, a former Pahrump Valley High School teacher and coach, received one of the highest honors that a school can bestow on a former teacher. The high school dedicated the baseball field in his name.

Artist tells stories of life through paintings

Well-known area artist Dorothy Slikker has another addition to her portfolio of artwork, a book featuring her paintings.

This week in sports

Pahrump Valley Speedway March 19 results

HUSTED: Innovation helps keep electric rates down

Since the Valley Electric Board likely will consider a rate increase later this year, I thought it might help if I shared with you some of the things VEA has been doing since 2010 to keep the rates stable through the worst recession in Nevada’s history.

2,000 expected for Annual Easter Picnic on Saturday

The staff at NyE Communities Coalition and the Holiday Task Force are preparing for more than 2,000 visitors for the annual Community Easter Day Picnic at Ian Deutch Memorial Park on Saturday.

Trial dates set for woman in alleged dog-killing case

The trial for a woman accused of felony torturing and killing a dog in front of her two children last August is expected to get underway later this summer.

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 $9 million.

Pahrump man deemed as a ‘habitual criminal’

Well-known recidivist Donald Richard McFadden will serve 10 to 25 years in state prison after being labeled a habitual criminal and pleading guilty to felony meth trafficking.

Pleasant weekend weather expected for Easter

After a breezy week, things will settle down in time for the Easter weekend with pleasant temperatures forecast.

Beatty finds Adelson bats too hot

The Hornets found the Adelson bats too hot to handle as they posted an 18-5 loss on Tuesday to the visiting Lions.

Beatty students to participate in FCCLA Nationals

Six Beatty High School FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) students qualified at a state competition in Reno to go to the nationals in San Diego on July 3-8. All were students of Julie Moen.

HAFEN: Viewpoint distorts the fact about the water supply and safety

In the March 17, 2016 issue of The Mirror, Dave Caudle had published an “Open letter on Pahrump’s water” and had a Special to the Pahrump Valley Times titled “Read water article with open mind, not as gospel” published in the March 18, 2016 issue of the Pahrump Valley Times.

KNAPP: Obama Visits Havana: Cuba Libre for Real?

U.S. President Barack Obama’s late March visit to Cuba, continuing his initiative to re-establish friendly relations between the two countries, arouses opposition on both sides of the aisle in Washington.

JACOBS: Primary election season is here

If you thought last month’s Nevada presidential caucuses meant the election season was behind us until November, don’t overlook another contest.

Pahrump to sponsor Nye Ryder grants

Pahrump’s first on-demand transportation program got another name and is now governed by the town, but officials don’t want to shell out money on the program as it still lacks a budget and operational plan.

Trojans track runs against bigger schools at Liberty invite

Trojans boys and girls track ran in the Liberty Invitational on Saturday in Las Vegas. There were 15 boys teams and 13 girls teams. The invitational allowed the team to run against some of the best Division I teams in Las Vegas.

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