Balloon Festival ready for Pahrump sky

The 2018 Balloon Festival was set to kick off today, Feb. 23 at Petrack Park, which will be completely overtaken by activity and excitement for three full days.

Amargosa Opera House remembers its past

It was Feb. 10, 1968, and transplanted New York dancer Marta Becket was lacing up her toe shoes backstage at the newly-christened Amargosa Opera House in Death Valley Junction.

Spring Mountain project moves forward in Pahrump area

A new commercial project at the Spring Mountain Motor Resort and Country Club gained ground during a Nye County Commission meeting on Tuesday.

Beatty family loses Nevada home to fire

Beatty Town Advisory Board member Crystal Taylor was at work shortly before 8 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 8, when she got word that her house was on fire.

Beatty Library plans special event

The Beatty District Library is preparing to host the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the efforts of Shirley Harlan and Elizabeth Keal on behalf of the library.

USO Show returns to Saddle West in Pahrump

An event hosted by Pahrump’s Veterans of Foreign Wars, (VFW) Women’s Auxiliary returns to the Saddle West Event Center Saturday evening.

Rollover crash in Pahrump area sends 1 to hospital

One person was transported via helicopter to UMC Trauma in Las Vegas after a single-vehicle rollover along Highway 160.

Little Britches takes over McCullough Arena in Pahrump

The 2017-2018 National Little Britches Rodeo Association season is in full swing and Pahrump Valley youth were able to show their skills in their hometown this month, alongside competitors from around the U.S.

Tim Burke: Dreamer problem could be easily solved

I continue to be dumbfounded by the ineptness of our representatives and senators in Washington.

Thomas Knapp on protectionism: Tariff attack on your wallet

Earlier this year, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer fired the first shots of the Trump administration’s 2018 trade agenda: Tariffs of 30 percent on imported solar panels, and tariffs starting at 20 percent on imported residential washing machines. In the name of “protecting” jobs — “America First!” — the administration is dead set on making you poorer.

Guns from Nevada focus of federal investigation

Three people have been sentenced for their roles in trafficking guns from Nevada to Oakland, California, authorities said.

 
President Trump wants ban on bump stocks

President Donald Trump directed the U.S. attorney general Tuesday to craft regulations that would ban “bump stocks” and other devices that accelerate the firepower of legal semiautomatic rifles like those used in the Las Vegas mass shooting.

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.

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