Hundreds of area residents took advantage of free medical services over the weekend as the Remote Area Medical (RAM) Volunteer Corps arrived in town on Friday.
Pahrump’s Home Depot general manager saluted the efforts of all who volunteered their time to bring a replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall to the community during last month’s Fall Festival.
Each year when Nevada newspapers gather for our convention and awards banquet, I’m struck by the seriousness of the issues they confronted in their communities.
On September 30, a federal judge threw a new wrench into Wisconsin’s voter ID law, ordering an investigation into whether the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles employees properly implemented measures to ensure availability of identity documents to prospective voters. Those employees seem to be caught in the middle, torn between assisting the disproportionately African-American poor in getting “documented” on one hand, and fulfilling Republican politicians’ aims of suppressing black voter turnout on the other. Cue the world’s smallest violin.
Pahranagat Valley football has received national recognition with the program, winning 98 straight football games. Now that is a feat right there, but this can all come to an end this year, maybe even this week. The question is always who will be the team to do it and will the streak end this year?
A lightning strike was the cause of a brush fire last Wednesday.
Fifteen outside spending groups have pumped more than $1 million apiece into the Senate, congressional and presidential races so far in Nevada this election cycle.
Two Pahrump racers are starting a new family tradition at the Las Vegas Bullring. Robert Smotherman and RJ Smotherman were the first family members to win Bullring championships in the same year.
It has been 19 games since the Trojans boys soccer team won a league game and on Thursday of last week the Trojans ended that nasty streak against Cheyenne in a 1-0 win. Paul Holmes scored the only goal for Pahrump in the first half and the Trojans held on for the win.
A family of four are trying to put their lives back together after a late-morning fire destroyed their home on Monday.
A style of threat that has begun to pop up around the country has made it to Pahrump.
At least three people were transported to UMC Trauma in Las Vegas following a high-impact, head-on collision along Highway 372 at Red Rock Drive Monday afternoon.
With a special legislative session poised to occur between Oct. 7 and Oct. 13 to mull over a Las Vegas stadium funding plan, assemblymen and senators will be affected as they are in the midst of their re-election bids.
Ruben Kihuen, Democratic candidate for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District race, plans to work on a broad set of issues if elected.
Former Nye County school teacher Byron Wayne Cork has an entirely different career.
How do you serve a salmon entree to four people for under $5 total? Make salmon soufflé.
Over the next month or so is a wonderful time to spend outdoors enjoying Zion National Park. Daytime temperatures will likely drop into the most pleasant zone, and depending on the elevation you visit, you’ll be there for the start of fall foliage season. You can get double value for your visit if you participate in one of the workshops being offered in outdoor settings by Zion Canyon Field Institute. Besides those workshops listed here, you can also arrange a custom adventure for yourself or groups through ZCFI.
Officials at NyE Communities Coalition want to help put an end to the practice of bullying.
What does a community rich in art and culture look like?
One thing the Nevada Legislature is brutally effective at is making a bad situation worse. Such was the case last year when the Carson City conclave gathered their collective intellects to legalize “ride-sharing” operations.
The Trojans will be looking to bounce back after the defeat by Desert Pines last Friday and they are not sulking over the loss.
Trojans boys soccer can’t get a break. The boys are still looking for a league win after losing to Desert Pines (5-3 overall, 2-1 Sunset League) 4-1.
The Lady Trojans breezed by Desert Pines on the hard hitting of Alexis Trieb and Koral Hearn. Pahrump (10-10 overall, 3-0 Sunset League) won at home on Tuesday night, 25-2, 25-2 and 25-14.
The Nevada Department of Transportation has set up a workshop to address any concerns and to educate residents on the planned roundabouts slated to go on two intersections of Highway 372.
Death Valley National Park invites all history buffs to its Preservation 50 event, taking place next month.
Three musicians from different backgrounds have come together to play and perform as Minuetto Music.
The Hornets trashed Beaver Dam 58-0 behind the running of senior running back Michael Olson, who ran for 189 yards.
Trojans girls soccer easily dispatched Desert Pines on the shooting of Makenzie Lunetto and Sydney Dennis at home on Tuesday 4-0.