TONOPAH – A part of Tonopah’s historic past is coming back to life, bringing back memories for longtime community members.
Football is here, but it was off to a rocky start last week. Whoops. It’s easy to jump on the NFL’s case for canceling the Hall of Fame Game on Sunday. A bit too easy. After all, the Colt’s owner, Jim Irsay, summed it up nicely. “Hey, you’re a $12 billion league. How could you not have a field out there ready to go?”
Mary Beth and John Tinker continue to add their historic voices to discussions about student speech and First Amendment rights.
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.
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.”
After temperatures have hung around just at or below normal for this time of year, the mercury is set to rise this weekend.
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?
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.
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.”
The public information below was provided by the Nye County District Attorney’s office.
Nevada advocates against domestic violence on Wednesday reaffirmed their support for Question 1, a ballot initiative proposing to expand firearm background checks to private-party sales and transfers.
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.
The Southern Nevada Health District is reminding area residents about National Farmers Market Week, which began on Sunday.
Dust off the hat and put on the boots because the rodeo is coming to town.
Trojans boys cross-country is looking to improve on last year’s state appearance.
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.
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.
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.
Last month’s LEGO Club meeting appeared to draw much interest from the community.
A community organization is again making good on its mission statement.
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.
The Trojans boys soccer team is looking to turn things around this year.
A cause of crashes on roadways all across the country that has been gaining a lot of attention as of late is drowsy driving.
Thursday will be sunny with a high temperature near 97 degrees. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph is expected through the afternoon.
I recently spoke with Nye County Commissioner Lorinda Wichman about whether the county can help fund Life Guard International/Flying ICU so that it could maintain its 24/7 operation in Tonopah, including ground paramedic services.
TONOPAH – A man and a woman were arrested last week after the Nye County Sheriff’s Office discovered a large amount of marijuana while conducting a routine traffic stop.
Editor’s note: This is part of a continuing series of stories in the Tonopah Times-Bonanza &Goldfield News, looking at challenges facing rural medicine in the region with the closure last year of Tonopah’s hospital.