Expert studies sex and stigma in Nevada’s legal brothels

Sarah Blithe, an associate professor of communication studies in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Nevada, Reno, checked her email on her phone while at the Virginia City Camel Races event years ago and read a new call for research about “hidden organizations” put out by Management Communication Quarterly.

 
Victor Joecks: Why Nevada Republicans should fund the Green Party

Third-parties are so counterproductive that the top priority for Republican donors should be funding a Green Party in Nevada. Green Party candidates would likely draw at least 2 percent from Democrat candidates. That’s a winning margin in close races, and the impacts can be felt all the way down the ballot.

Letters to editor

GEAR UP thanks supporters for great career fair

Another Pahrump marijuana establishment nears opening

Nevada Natural Medicines LLC went before the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission this week for a request to have land that was previously zoned for marijuana rezoned for such use, a necessary housekeeping item in order for the company to meet its state-provided deadline for operation.

Shoshone celebrates old West Days

This year’s Shoshone Old West Days ran Nov. 2-Nov. 4. Festivities included music, dancing, food, crafts, a deep-pit mesquite barbecue, lectures, walks, and more, organizers said in announcing the event on social media.

Pahrump Valley Obedience and Rally Trials wrap up

Petrack Park was awash in pets and owners as the Pahrump Valley Obedience Club of Nevada hosted its 11th annual Three All-Breed Obedience and Rally Trials.

1 transported after Nevada Highway 160 crash in Pahrump

At least one person was transported to Desert View Hospital following a two-vehicle collision along southbound Highway 160 and Wilson Road late Wednesday morning.

Car enters duck pond in Pahrump, driver flees

Area first responders found themselves responding to a head-scratching situation earlier this month.

Former Pahrump Valley athletes continue careers in college

They play soccer, baseball, golf and run cross-country. They play in Division I and Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and the National Junior College Athletic Association. They are as close as Arizona and as far as Illinois. Some already have seen some success, while others wait for their opportunities.

Becker wins golf tournament in Pahrump

The Lakeview 2018 Men’s Club Championship was held on Nov. 1 and Nov. 8 at the Lakeview Executive Golf Course.

Tonopah routs Eureka to reach Nevada state 1A final

Eureka High School’s football team waltzed through the Class 1A East League schedule at 5-0, allowing just 56 points.

List: Nye County school menu

Nye County School District elementary menu for the week of Nov. 19 – Nov. 23

Swastika found in front of Pahrump home

The morning of Wednesday, Nov. 14 appeared to be just another day as two-year Pahrump resident Rebecca McCullough pulled out of her driveway to take her young children to school.

California residents seek refuge from wildfires with family in Nye County

Sharon Robinson-Schwartz, 70, of Oroville, Calif. was visiting her daughter in Tonopah in early November when the Camp Fire, the most destructive fire in California state history, broke out in the town of Paradise, though the blaze is also affecting several surrounding areas as well. Robinson-Schwartz’s home sits just blocks outside the mandatory evacuation zone.

College and career fair sweeps through Pahrump

Students from across Nye County swept through Pahrump this fall to learn about the future opportunities in the workforce and through universities in the state and beyond during a college and career fair at Pahrump Valley High School.

Wildfire near Carvers in Nevada’s Nye County

Firefighters this week continued battling a wildland fire in northern Nye County, a blaze that had grown to 120 acres.

Tails of Nye County celebrates grand opening

On a bright and crisp November morning with the sun beaming brightly in the sky and a sense of celebration in the air, a throng of local animal lovers gathered.

Nevada targets ‘most wanted’

The Nevada Department of Public Safety (DPS), Investigations Division, and the Nevada Threat Analysis Center (NTAC), working in partnership with participating law enforcement agencies, have launched a new website, www.NevadaMostWanted.org

Letters to editor

Attend upcoming commission meeting on zoning change

Dennis Myers: An election glitch in perspective

In August, I wrote about claims of polling place voter fraud and how rare such incidents are (“Looking into that old voter fraud claim,” PVT, Aug. 15). Not everyone agrees, but an incident brought to my attention by our editor provides more evidence.

Horsford beats Hardy in rematch for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District

In its six-year life, Nevada’s 4th Congressional District seat has flipped three times, Democrat to Republican to Democrat. Two of its former occupants vied to reclaim it this year, with Democrat Steven Horsford defeating Republican Cresent Hardy in a rematch of their 2014 race.

 
Is Nevada no longer ‘purple’? 9 takeaways from the vote

Election results can upend polls and predictions. But in the cold, sober light of the morning after, they tend to make a lot of sense. So let’s start making sense of Nevada’s results from Tuesday and look at the key takeaways.

Inyo County: child dies from a brain-eating amoeba

Inyo County health officials are warning area residents of what’s described as a “brain-eating” amoeba, related to the death of a child from Southern California.

Nye gaming operators up in Nevada report

Nye County gaming operations were up in gaming win in September but down for a three-month period that ran through the end of September compared to the same time in 2017.

IRS announces 401(k) contribution limit increases

The Internal Revenue Service recently announced cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2019.

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