This Week in Sports

Bowling News:

School Menu, week of Aug. 22

Nye County School District elementary menu for the week of Aug. 22 – Aug. 26:

Hee: Desert racing: Let’s keep racing but also keep the desert clean

I have been paying a lot of attention lately to the Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno Race. Events like this are special. The fact that they were able to get their permit to go through a national monument was a big deal in this day and age when regulations seem to rule the day.

Senior News

Pahrump Senior Center

Deputies receiving training to handle highly agitated suspects

In recent days, Nye County Sheriff’s deputies have witnessed an increase in suspects exhibiting extreme agitation, distress and mania, usually brought on by drug use.

Jacobs: Talking guns, robots and more with Sheriff Wehrly

When I covered Jim Butler Days in Tonopah a few months ago, I spotted Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly on the pro-Second Amendment float during the parade down Main Street.

DAV shows appreciation for coverage from newspaper

Pahrump Disabled American Veterans Chapter 15 Junior Vice Commander Terry Janke, left, stands alongside reporter Selwyn Harris as he receives an award on behalf of the Pahrump Valley Times on Tuesday. The organization presented plaques of appreciation to Pahrump news media outlets for providing coverage of various events throughout the community. Janke is joined by DAV Commander Catherine Girard, right, and a DAV state representative, center.

Agitated man arrested inside Walmart after altercation with authorities

Nye County Sheriff’s deputies gave Pahrump resident Jeffery Jones, 49, every opportunity to remain a free man following a traffic stop at Basin Avenue and Highway 160 late Monday morning, but Jones was still not satisfied.

Chamber preparing for Fall Festival

Time is running out for would-be vendors to submit their applications for next month’s annual Pahrump Fall Festival at Petrack Park.

First road repairs with gas tax increase approved

The Nye County Regional Transportation Commission on Tuesday approved repairs for six roads throughout the county in the current fiscal year.

Cyclocross: A sport growing steadily in the Southwest

Cyclocross is coming to Beatty this winter. It sounds like some kind of new-fangled gadget or even a cult, but it’s neither. Instead, it’s a budding new sport in the U.S.

Divas: Impressively cheap! Baked Alaska – it’s the bombe

What’s an elegant, sophisticated dessert that costs under $7? If you guessed Baked Alaska, you’d be right. Of course the photo and headline might have given it away.

Former CEO Davila returns next month to Desert View Hospital

With the sale of Desert View Hospital to Universal Health Services, Inc., made official Tuesday, Chief Executive Officer Kelly Adams was replaced as the purchase finalized.

Brothel worker arrested on various drug charges

A newly-hired employee at a brothel was arrested this week after various drugs and paraphernalia were allegedly found in her belongings, the Nye County Sheriff’s Office said.

Thursday: High near 100 degrees, with sunny conditions

There will be some areas of smoke mainly before noon Thursday, with mostly sunny conditions and a high temperature near 100- degrees. South-southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Death Valley celebrates reopening of Jubilee Pass

Death Valley National Park celebrated the reopening of Jubilee Pass, the last section of Badwater Road, at a Jubilation event Friday.

Wednesday: Hazy and hot; high near 104 degrees

Wednesday will see widespread haze with areas of smoke, according the The National Weather Service. The Bluecut Fire near El Cajon, California is responsible for the hazy conditions.

Vegas to reno race permits approved by BLM

Last Friday, the Bureau of Land Management approved the permits for the 20th anniversary of the Best in the Desert General Tire Vegas to Reno Race with some restrictions through a national landmark.

Discount store opens its doors

Most have us have been to a service station or a restaurant where they have had a convenience store or a gift shop attached to it.

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