California Lottery • Dec. 24

No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Saturday’s drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $64 million.

Nye County’s revenues are up from last year

Nye County has collected more revenue as of Oct. 31, compared to the same time last year, thanks to real property tax, officials said.

Natural Christmas tree recycling underway at cooperative extension

In keeping with their mission statement to use knowledge to strengthen the environmental well-being of the community, the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension program in Pahrump is wanting to recycle natural Christmas trees.

The year in sports in review, part I

This year, more than others, is about change in people rather than events. Sure, there were some events worth mentioning, but for the most part, 2016 was a year of people coming and going more than anything else. The PVT looks at 2016 sports in two parts, with the second part coming out in Friday’s issue.

Demand outpaces supply for Christmas dinners

More than 1,000 meals were prepared and served for the NyE Communities Coalition’s annual free Christmas dinner on Sunday as volunteer servers kept the meals flowing to a packed house. Approximately 500 of the meals were used for homebound deliveries. The coalition had to purchase 19 additional meals from Denny’s to feed all the home requests from seniors.

Energy secretary nominee Rick Perry mum on Yucca Mountain

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick as energy secretary, Rick Perry, is not saying whether he intends to push for a revival of plans to entomb the nation’s highly radioactive waste at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain.

Myers: Guinn center reports need work

The Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities is a research organization that works to inform the public on issues that confront the state. It is relatively new, and 2016 was the first election in which it had a prominent role. Much of its work was useful. It could have been better.

Letter: Try plant-based meats for New Year’s resolution

The coming New Year’s resolution should be pretty obvious, particularly when it comes to diet: 2017 will go down in history as the year when plant-based meats have revolutionized the food industry.

Plans for area’s largest commercial development delayed, again

The largest proposed commercial subdivision in Pahrump was dealt another setback recently when Pahrump Regional Planning Commission members denied a request for a Tentative Commercial Subdivision application.

Longtime Rebel gas station changes name

A brand new look arrived this month for a longtime Pahrump business.