California Lottery • March 4

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 $18 million.

County expects to see more road funding thanks to tax hike

Nye County officials expect to see additional revenue in the Regional Transportation Commission’s 9-cent fund thanks to the gas tax increase that went into effect last year.

Donkey basketball continues to be a big crowd pleaser

You probably won’t be seeing this score on the ESPN channel but just so you know, the defending champs, Pahrump business community team, It’s on like Donkey Kong, defeated the Rosemary Clarke Middle School staff team, The Ba-Donk-A-Donks, in the Donkey Basketball Championship game on Friday night, 8-4.

Champions: Dedication, time and hours of sweat equity

Over the years the Trojans have been blessed with an occasional individual champion. In recent years, we have had two, Austen Ancell in golf in 2015, won as a sophomore and Bryce Odegard for cross-country in 2016, winning as a junior. Both were the first individual champions in their sport for the Trojans.

Letter: Maintaining sovereign borders is not tyranny

In a commentary (PVT 3/1/17), “The immigration enforcement police state is here,” Thomas L. Knapp suggests that maintaining sovereign borders is tantamount to tyranny. He goes on to say: “Where peaceful people move to settle or work is nobody’s business but theirs.” And wouldn’t the world be a far better place if we only made love, not war? Regrettably, the history of nation states is a testament to how little regard there is for that kind of sentiment.

Gas prices creep up

Average retail gasoline prices in Nevada have risen 3.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.60/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,130 gas outlets in Nevada released Monday.

Rick Perry, new energy secretary, open on Yucca Mountain

WASHINGTON — Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry was overwhelmingly confirmed by the Senate on March 2 to head the Department of Energy and its nuclear programs, including waste disposal.

Myers: Nevada’s insulation from the vagaries of abortion law

In 1972 the U.S. Supreme Court in its Roe v. Wade decision ruled that most state laws outlawing abortion violated a woman’s right of privacy. The decision swept out dozens of laws across the nation.

Letters: Desert Haven Animal Society thank you

On behalf of Desert Haven Animal Society, I want to thank the generous supporters of our booth at the Balloon Festival held February 24-26, 2017. Through their generous donations we had a very successful fundraising event. Our heartfelt thanks go to following businesses that helped us in our efforts to ensure the well-being of the animals in our care:

Pahrump church pastor puzzled by acts of vandalism

According to the old English proverb, no good deed goes unpunished. For Pahrump church pastor Arthur Charette, he said his faith is being tested.

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