The Southern Nevada Health District has started a unique effort in Clark County, with a “syringe vending machine” initiative underway and the health district is now looking to expand into rural areas as well.
Inside the nondescript buildings of the Nevada National Security Site location that dot a sprawling parking lot are the peoplewho help ensure the safety, security and deterrent nature of the country’s nuclear weapons stockpile.
Less than a week after Pahrump Valley High School teammates Dylan Wright and Tristan Maughan had wrestled for the Class 3A Southern Region 160-pound championship, there they were again battling in a tournament setting.
It was way too cold and way too windy to think about playing baseball and softball, but that didn’t stop 11-year-old Kayleen Carranza from showing up with her mother Wednesday night at Ian Deutch Memorial Park to get registered for the upcoming Little League season.
The Pahrump Valley High School boys basketball team won its first Sunset League game of the season Monday night, pinning a 54-50 defeat on Western in overtime in Pahrump.
Great Basin College President Joyce Helens painted the financial picture of the college and forward-looking thoughts during a town hall meeting at the Pahrump campus in February.
Pioneer Territory Court Appointed Special Advocates’ 8th Annual Crab Fest is right around the corner and tickets are almost sold out. Residents will have to move fast if they want to get in on this feast of crabby goodness for a good cause.
Pahrump mother Nicole Bayer recalled her son’s experience at Northwest Academy during an interview Saturday, two days after news broke that the Armagosa Valley private boarding school is now the subject of an ongoing child abuse investigation.
Assembly Republican leader Jim Wheeler has an unusual strategy for being in the minority: preemptive surrender.
In 1972, the people of Clark County elected the first African-American member of the Nevada Senate. He got little attention or help in the Senate then.
Men and women who re-enlist for the service time after time love the military life. But for some, signing up for another “hitch” can also mean taking vows —or renewing vows — for love of another kind.
The U.S. Department of Labor last week announced the launch of an enhanced electronic version of the Handy Reference Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
New leadership was ushered in for the Pahrump Valley Chamber of Commerce during the Installation Gala and Community Awards Ceremony for 2019 in early February. The chamber has also seen other leadership shifts in its staff in recent months.
With a new tax law in effect and a surge of tax returns expected during the Presidents Day weekend, the Internal Revenue Service is offering taxpayers several tips and various time-saving resources to get them the help they need quickly and easily.
A local funeral home representative was recently recognized for her work.
No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in the Saturday, Feb. 9 drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $18 million. No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in the Wednesday, Feb. 6 drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $17 million. A teacher at an Amargosa Valley boarding school recalled having encounters that left one student with bruising and another with a bloody nose, according to his arrest report. Nevada is appealing a federal judge’s ruling the stop the transfer of the nuclear material from South Carolina to a federal site north of Las Vegas. A memorial service for local community leader Cassandra Selbach is planned for 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Pahrump Nugget. The doors will open at noon. Nye County School District elementary menu for the week of Feb. 11 – Feb. 15 A fire destroyed the contents of a Pahrump business owner’s warehouse on the 2700 block of East Charleston Park Avenue just after 5 p.m. Wednesday. This year’s National Letter of Intent signees of Pahrump Valley High School will not be starting their college careers alone. Two of them are going to the same school to play football, and the third again will be playing baseball with his brother. The Pahrump Valley High School girls basketball team has a knack for not looking past inferior teams. They might not always be sharp, but they always work hard. And if they work hard and are sharp, the scores can be pretty decisive. “Other Post-Employment Benefits” were the subject of stark discussion at the most recent Nye County Commission meeting, with Nye County Comptroller Savannah Rucker explaining that the county must start to take steps now to prevent the cost of these benefits from growing to several million dollars per year. A story about a local tamale shop at 3460 S. Highway 160, Suite 104, in the Pahrump Valley Times Feb. 6, 2018 print and online editions noted the hours of operation.
