Bad ideas, like bad pennies, keep coming back

Senate Bill 298 at this year’s Nevada Legislature would require welfare recipients to undergo drug tests. This does not, unfortunately, mean that Elon Musk and Mark Davis would have to take drug tests. It should, but it doesn’t.

GEAR UP thank you for

GEAR UP thank you for

Mask Out Cancer event

Thank you letter for

California Lottery numbers

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 $21 million.

Pahrump Senior Center

Pahrump Senior Center

Businesses need customer service or they die

Nothing like walking into a business to spend your hard-earned money and have the person who is supposed to be helping you act like you are bothering them! Offering good customer service is both the easiest and least expensive improvement that any business can make so why is it so hard to find good customer service anymore? Is it because in our mobile and online world purchasing has become a task devoid of human interaction and therefore no longer personable? Possibly, but there are other reasons also.

Annual CASA crab fest returns to valley

There’s both good news and bad news regarding Saturday’s 6th annual Crab Fest, benefitting Pahrump’s Pioneer Territory CASA organization.

Dillon brothers reunite on the gridiron

The Dillon brothers from Pahrump Valley High School, Jesse and Devlin, will be reunited on the football field and have another three years of football with each other in college.

Innovative high school program prepares students for future

GEAR UP, Gaining Early Awareness for Undergraduate Programs, is a program designed to provide Pahrump Valley High School sophomores and juniors with the skills to succeed in post-secondary education and career choices.

Assembly resolution opposes Yucca Mountain

Nevada legislators on Wednesday introduced a resolution that expresses opposition to the development of a repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain.

Oscarson introduces bill addressing beneficial use

District 36 Assemblyman James Oscarson introduced a bill that address beneficial water use in overallocated basins, critical management areas and in times of drought.

H.O.P.E. Run fundraiser raises money for kids

The NyE Communities Coalition is organizing a H.O.P.E. run to benefit drug, alcohol and tobacco prevention programs to children throughout Nye, Esmeralda and Lincoln counties. H.O.P.E. stands for “healthy organizations, people and environments.”

Who knew that a simple water bottle could be dangerous?

As the Detox Detective, I’m about to deputize you into the exciting world of detoxification. This new focus on healthy, clean living won’t hurt or cost you money. It’s all about choices, and celebrating the benefits that detoxing will introduce to you and your loved ones.

Why does Nevada continue to fight the federal law?

On Monday, the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects gave a presentation to state lawmakers that, in short, will continue to push back against the Department of Energy. All this is done by spending state taxpayer money instead of leveraging federal money that is available to finish the science for Yucca Mountain.

St. Patrick’s Day tradition with a twist

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Today won’t be complete until we sit down to the traditional dinner of corned beef and cabbage. While I love customs, I also love swoon-worthy recipe mash-ups. So, we’re not abandoning tradition, just bending it a little.

DA’s Report

The public information below was provided by the Nye County District Attorney’s office.

Trojans squeak by Moapa Valley in eight innings

The Lady Trojans softball team beat Moapa Valley 10-9 on Tuesday in a nail-biting eight-inning game that came down to the last out. The Trojans improve to 4-2 preseason and hope to keep on improving on that record.

Driver runs stop sign, collides with second vehicle, then wall

At least three people were transported to Desert View Hospital following a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Calvada Boulevard and Red Rock Drive Wednesday afternoon.

Grant will help to eradicate illegal marijuana

Nye County will get some reimbursement for the money spent on eradication of illegal marijuana under a new grant.

The rantings of a semi-sane individual

Way to go Western High School, getting a new football coach! Finally — I think that was a great move.

Trojans offense slowly improving

The Trojans are well into their preseason and beat Moapa Valley on Tuesday for their second preseason win, improving to a 2-4 record.

Traffic stoppers

Special to the Pahrump Valley Times

Fighting the last war

The public tends to move on to other things after an election, but political players never stop. The presidential race in 2016 has been an exception, obviously. We’ve had people still marching in the streets against Donald Trump, and Democrats making the most of it.

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