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 $11 million.

Beatty seniors celebrate Valentine’s Day

The Beatty Senior Citizens Center’s new site manager, Linda Johnston, says she was nervous at first in planning a Valentine’s Day dinner and party.

Pahrump set to host hot air balloon festival

The skies above Petrack Park and the Pahrump Valley at-large will be awash with large colorful soaring orbs as the annual Pahrump Hot Air Balloon Festival returns this weekend.

Pahrump health clubs see increased traffic after new year begins

The new year can bring wishes of being healthy and getting in shape, in some way or another, for a large portion of people in the West and across the United States.

Ticket deadline set for Crab Fest in Pahrump

The 7th Annual Crab Fest, hosted by Pioneer Territory Court Appointed Special Advocates, is just a week and a half away and tickets are going fast.

Nye County resurrects manager employees union agreement

Since 2010, the Nye County Management Employee Association has been inoperable with a collective bargaining agreement that was expired.

 
Pins and Needles Quilt Show comes back to Pahrump

The Shadow Mountain Quilters’ Pins and Needles Quilt and Needlework Show is right around the corner and residents will want to be sure to swing by Nevada Treasure RV Resort this weekend to get in on all the fun.

Jim Hartman: Cost of college student loans outpaces inflation

In June, the Board of Regents for the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) will consider a “modest” proposed increase of 1.8 percent in registration fees and non-resident tuition for both 2019-20 and 2020-21 academic years.

Dennis Myers: Courts circumvent the First Amendment

State District Judge Richard Scotti issued his order attempting to stop news coverage of the autopsies of the Oct. 1 Las Vegas concert shooting at the same time that the movie “The Post” is in theaters.

Powerful gaming group opposes U.S. budget effort for Yucca

The American Gaming Association is expressing opposition to the Trump administration’s inclusion in its budget proposal of $120 million to restore the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nye County.

Tribal energy efforts get federal boost

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced up to $11.5 million in new funding to deploy energy infrastructure on tribal lands.

Free training offered for small businesses

The federal Small Business Administration’s Emerging Leaders Initiative is providing free entrepreneurship education and training for executives of small, poised-for-growth companies that are potential job creators.

Nathan Adelson Hospice grows in Southern Nevada

Nathan Adelson Hospice, which has locations across Southern Nevada, including Pahrump, announced a deal to acquire a home hospice care provider in the region.

Inexperience showed during basketball season for Beatty

One season ago, with a roster stocked with seniors, the Beatty boys basketball team climbed to third place in the Class 1A Southern League and reached the region playoffs.