Flu activity listed as high in Nevada

It’s not too late to get your flu shot. And if you need a little incentive, know that Nevada is listed as one of 26 states with high flu activity this season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Fire destroys home in Pahrump community

Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue Service crews responded to a structure fire at the intersection of Manse Road and Whirlwind Avenue just before 3 p.m., on Wednesday, Jan. 10.

Busy start to year for Pahrump Valley fire-rescue crews

Pahrump fire crews responded to a suspicious vehicle fire, along with motor vehicle collisions as they started off the first week of 2018.

Prominent Nevadan named to athletic commission

Gov. Brian Sandoval announced the appointment of retired Nevada football coach Chris Ault to the Nevada Athletic Commission.

Federal marijuana policy change could alter Nevada economy

Nevada’s nascent recreational marijuana industry could be in danger with the rescinding of a federal memo seen as the sole protector for state-regulated pot markets.

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 $13 million.

Pahrump Valley secures historic win for coach Bob Hopkins

Kylie Stritenberger had 12 points on Monday to lead Pahrump Valley’s girls basketball team to a 26-24 home win over Boulder City in a historic win for Trojans Coach Bob Hopkins.

Thomas Knapp: Oprah Winfrey for president? Why not?

The Cecil B. DeMille Award is an honorary Golden Globe recognizing “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment,” first bestowed (upon its namesake filmmaker) in 1952.

Dennis Myers: Candidates avoid issues in today’s campaigns

I was reading a piece on TownHall about why the Democrats were so slow in coming to grips with the sexual harassment issue. I thought this was interesting:

Effort seeks to expand access to health care for small businesses

The U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposed effort to expand the opportunity to offer employment-based health insurance to small businesses through Small Business Health Plans, also known as Association Health Plans.

Nye County gaming numbers move higher in latest report

Nye County gaming operators saw gross gaming revenue increase through November with gaming win numbers decreasing in Clark County and statewide during the same period.

Tax filing begins soon, IRS announces

The Internal Revenue Service announced that the nation’s tax season will begin on Jan. 29 and reminded taxpayers claiming certain tax credits that refunds won’t be available before late February.

Nye County seeks to move license administration duties

Nye County is starting the year off with yet another attempt to amend Nye County Code, this time in an effort to remove the administration of privilege business licenses from the Nye County Sheriff’s Office.

Tim Sutton assumes new role with Nye County

Nye County Manager Pam Webster has officially bid goodbye to the county and former Nye County deputy district attorney Tim Sutton is now settling into her vacated post.

Pahrump 4-H robotics team to hold fundraising event

The Pahrump 4-H FIRST Tech Challenge team, Awkward Silence, is hosting a public event on Tuesday to show off its high-tech skills and raise funds for future programs and traveling expenses to a state competition in Reno.

Pahrump fire crews dispatched to same house multiple times

Pahrump firefighters were forced to return to a residence several different times on consecutive days to do battle with a stubborn structure fire this week.

Nevada records 303 traffic fatalities in ‘17

The Nevada Departments of Transportation and Public Safety are reminding Nevadans to share the road after Nevada pedestrian traffic deaths rose in 2017 amid a decline in overall statewide traffic deaths.

Motorcycle crash victim is identified in crash near Pahrump

North Las Vegas resident James Walker, 62, died Monday after his 2016 Harley Davidson motorcycle crashed in the southbound lanes of state Route 160, near Blue Diamond.

Town of Pahrump could fund legal action against Nevada engineer’s order

The Nye County Commission narrowly approved calling for a special meeting where the board could decide to obtain outside legal counsel over an order restricting domestic well construction in the Pahrump Valley during a Tuesday meeting.

BLM rounds up more than 100 burros in Pahrump area

To the uninitiated, Jacks and Jennys are known as the wild burros who routinely roam around the outskirts of the Pahrump Valley.

Sportsman’s Quest: The after-Christmas gift that lasts forever

The latest cell phone, electronic game, jewelry and clothing have been opened and are useful and appreciated, others may sit unused in a corner until the next garage sale.

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