Parents and kids have high praise for clinic

The “Back to School Youth Sports Experience” is in town all this week at the main gym at Pahrump Valley High School.

Old guard returns to town to coach at her alma mater

An old guard returned to coach at her alma mater, Pahrump Valley High School. Back when she was playing she was simply known as “Either Or”.

California Lottery

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 $58 million.

Dennis Myers: term limits limit smart lawmaking

I once knew a state legislator who served just one term. He was elected to the Nevada Assembly and made a good record. But he was young and serving wreaked havoc with his relatively new law practices. So after just two years, he stepped down.

Thomas Knapp on ‘Death panels’: Sarah Palin was right, sort of

In 2009, former Alaska governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin raised the kind of ruckus she’s known for with her comment on the then-notional Affordable Care Act, aka “ObamaCare.” In a Facebook note, she wrote:

House committee OKs defense bill of interest to Nevada

A $696.5 billion defense authorization bill passed by a House committee this week includes provisions of interest to Nevada, including a rejection of the Trump administration’s call for another round of base closures.

Pahrump-area fire crews see busy week

Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue crews were met with a series of emergency service calls last week.

Valley Electric Association transmission line sale still on hold

Valley Electric Association’s sale of its 230-kilovolt transmission system to Chicago-based GridLiance Holdco for just more than $200 million remains on hold, as a path to federal regulatory approval has been stymied since early 2017.

Review of Nevada’s national monuments chills legislator

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is expected in Nevada soon to review two national monuments here, but the Democratic congressman who represents the area said he feels left out of the process.