Crime Corner, Aug. 12

Man arrested for allegedly threatening man with shotgun

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 $25 million.

Knapp: Holiday greetings from planet Elizabeth Warren

It is an election year and I am a political junkie. Therefore my inbox runneth over with political emails. Recently I’ve received numerous such emails (from avowedly “progressive” organizations) alerting me to US Senator Elizabeth Warren’s latest hobbyhorse. “Election Day should be a holiday,” says the Massachusetts Democrat, “so no one has to choose between a paycheck and a vote.”

Divas: What’s all the fuss about Hatch chilies?

Have you seen the big roasters outside grocery stores? And the giddy, salivating people who can’t wait to get their fresh roasted box of steamy, smoky green chiles?

Pahrump graduate serves aboard ballistic missile sub

BANGOR, Washington – A 2004 Pahrump Valley High School graduate and Pahrump native is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of a crew working aboard one of the world’s most advanced ballistic missile submarines, the USS Henry M. Jackson.

This week in sports

Pahrump Valley Speedway news:

Muth: To understand the Trump revolt, better call Saul (Alinsky)

Last week I went to see Dinesh D’Souza’s “Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party.” And after learning a few things about the infamous Saul Alinsky I hadn’t heard before, I finally went to the bookstore and bought “Rules for Radicals.”

District Attorney’s report, Aug. 12

The public information below was provided by the Nye County District Attorney’s office.

County joins chorus asking BLM for race permit

Nye County officials penned a letter to the Ely District office of the Bureau of Land Management asking to support a travel path for off-road racing that goes through the Basin and Range National Monument.

Yeeha! The Rocky Mountain rodeo returns

Dust off the hat and put on the boots because the rodeo is coming to town.

Outsider takes both nights of Jim Marsh Classic

TONOPAH — An outsider upset the hometown racers at the Jim Marsh Classic. Northern Nevada racer, Cory Sample of Winnemucca won the Modified Class for the two-day event. Sample walked away $2,000 richer.

Moose Lodge donates school supplies

Members of the Pahrump Moose Lodge presented the Nye County School District with scores of back-to-school supplies for the new semester on that started Monday. Each year the lodge donates the much-needed supplies for students in the Pahrump attendance area.

State nuclear official outlines possible Yucca scenarios

LAS VEGAS — As the U.S. Congress goes back in session in September, Nevada officials are gearing up for next turn in the Yucca Mountain saga.

Goicoechea returns to hear from well owners

Nevada Sen. Pete Goicoechea returned to Pahrump on Tuesday to hear from domestic well owners ahead of the Legislative Commission Subcommittee to Study Water’s final session.