There’s a famous story about a philosophy professor who fills a jar with golf balls and asks his class if the jar is full. They say yes. Then he adds pebbles to the jar and lets them fill in the space between the golf balls and asks “Now, is the jar full?” The class answers yes. He next adds sand to the jar and asks the class again, they answer yes. Finally, he adds water to the jar filling all the space between the sand, pebbles and golf balls. The class agrees, now the jar is truly full.
You don’t have to travel much more than an hour from Pahrump to reach Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. However, the area boasts some of the finest canyon hikes in our region. One in particular will please most anyone or any group. Pine Creek Canyon it is not only pleasing to the eye but also offers historical interest.
Death Valley National Park and the Death Valley Natural History Association have transportation grants for school groups participating in field trips to the park available.
Some people can’t sit still and they just have to fill that void.
The Lady Trojans’ dominated Sunrise Mountain with a strong offensive performance for their first conference win of the season, winning 56-18 on Tuesday.
The Trojans wrestlers ran away with their first home wrestling match of the season, 51-27 against Cheyenne.
The Trojans boys basketball team came up short in the fourth quarter and ended up losing a close one to Sunrise Mountain, 53-42.
After a fairly pleasant weekend, the work week will begin with a strong chance the area will see some precipitation come Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
A Pahrump man was arrested this week after allegedly tried to bribe a law enforcement officials.
Pahrump’s Petrack Park will get brighter after Nye County commissioners approved a bid for its lighting.
Nye County will submit an Airport Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP) and support information to the Federal Aviation Authority for the Beatty, Gabbs, and Tonopah airports.
At least four people were displaced after a fire gutted the interior of their home late Tuesday evening.
Despite opening up the 1.75-mile stretch of Highway 160 in town after taking the road from two travel lanes to four, but not being 100 percent complete, the cones popped back up Monday morning.
The public information below was provided by the Nye County District Attorney’s office.
Donald Trump ran for president in part on a promise to “drain the swamp” that is Washington, D.C. He positioned himself as a political outsider, beholden to no one and capable of bringing sweeping changes to a federal government set in its ways. But as Inauguration Day approaches, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the fundamentals aren’t going to change much.
After two sentencing hearing continuances, the woman who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from shooting a puppy in front of her two young children will be sentenced Feb. 3, at 9 a.m.
Two Nye County commissioners moved into new roles at the beginning of 2017.
After dropping her son off at Pahrump Valley High School Wednesday morning and on her way to work, a local woman’s normal daily routine ended up anything but routine.
The Nye County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident in the area of Discovery Park and Comstock Park after shots were fired at a vehicle around 8 a.m. Wednesday morning.
It’s described as an educational course providing information on nutrition, education, work readiness, and other skills for an abundant lifestyle.
Area first responders found themselves on an unusual service call last Thursday afternoon when a bull escaped from the rodeo grounds at McCullough Arena on Basin Avenue just before 2:30 p.m.
The town of Pahrump saw its financial position strengthen during the last fiscal year as revenues continue to increase, according to an annual audit.
Taxable sales in the county were up again in October, closing the fourth month of the fiscal year 2017 up 5.4 percent from the same time period last year.
One of the more popular attractions in Death Valley National Park will be closed through the spring.
The concerns about a proper certification of a volunteer fire department in Amargosa Valley continue to persist amid the ongoing training, officials said.
Did I read there were 4,700 fraud votes in two or three counties for Hillary? If so, the question about “Gun Safety” would have been Yes” selected too.
On Dec. 22, 2016, a pit bull attacked my leashed dog in our yard. I yelled for help for 10 minutes, fighting the pit bull. It was a violent, bloody struggle.
“The care of human life and happiness … is the only legitimate object of good government.” – Thomas Jefferson, 1809.
There is no doubt – NO DOUBT! – where the majority of Nye County citizens stand on the Second Amendment.
