Effort seeks to help rurals build economic prosperity

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for grants to help rural communities develop locally based solutions and access financial resources to build economic prosperity.

Graduation Day arrives soon at Pahrump Valley High School

The graduating class of 2018 at Pahrump Valley High School is set to walk across the stage as the school’s administration plans for the big day.

Beatty’s graduation is this week

Up to 26 Beatty High School seniors were set to receive their diplomas at graduation ceremonies held in the school gymnasium this week.

Pahrump Valley softball loses first two at states

It was a quick trip to the Class 3A state tournament for the Pahrump Valley softball team as the Trojans were beaten 12-2 by Churchill County and 8-0 by Lowry.

 
Fiery crash kills 5 in Nye County

Five people were killed and one person was injured Sunday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash about 85 miles northwest of Las Vegas, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Dennis Myers: In some cases, bigger is not better

When I was a boy, my parents bought gas at Mel and Johnny’s Richfield station in Reno. The two owners were family friends and they and their wives came to our house for our Christmas party each year.

Robbery suspect arrested by Nye authorities

Nye County Sheriff’s deputies say they have arrested the man suspected of robbing two local businesses on the same evening.

Feds capture at least 85 wild horses near Pahrump

Federal authorities have gathered 85 wild horses and killed four of them during the first five days of their emergency roundup in the mountains west of Las Vegas.

Temporary fix for Homestead, Nevada Highway 160 cone zone

It has been six months since a water main break in the Great Basin Water Company system caused the closure of a southbound lane on Homestead Road at the intersection of Highway 160 and while the utility is still not prepared with an engineering plan to fix the street, the county began work to temporarily reopen the lane on Thursday, May 17.

3 challenge Schinhofen for Nye County commission seat

Nye County Commissioner Dan Schinhofen is in the pursuit of his third term as the representative of District 5 but he will have to stave off three other Republicans in the June 12 primary in order to retain his seat. As there are no Democrats or third party candidates in this race, the commission District 5 election will be determined by the primary.

Runaway steer takes a tour of Pahrump community

There were several hilarious and a few tense moments after a bull somehow escaped its enclosure and began wandering around area neighborhoods .

Hopkins offering basketball camp at Pahrump Valley

Pahrump Valley girls basketball coach Bob Hopkins will be holding a basketball camp for students from third grade through eighth grade next week at the high school.

California Lottery

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 $15 million.

 
Pahrump sways to island beats during music festival

The sounds of the islands and other beats pulsed across Ian Deutch Memorial Park during Mother’s Day weekend with several performers hitting the stage during a music festival coined “One Love.”

Pahrump Valley softball uses 13-run inning to return to states

Big innings are fairly common in high school softball. It’s not unusual to see walks, errors, wild pitches and the occasional hit send a weak team to a quick mercy-rule defeat.

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