Clayton Valley attracts mining interests

Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a story by reporter Daria Sokolova looking at Esmeralda County mining.

Pahrump Valley sports roundup: More track athletes qualify for regionals

Although many Pahrump Valley High School track and field athletes already have posted qualifying marks for the postseason, coach Fred Schmidt said some of the Trojans are disappointed by their early-season performances.

Body found in abandoned Nye mine

An arrest has been made in the death of a missing Tonopah man whose body was discovered in an abandoned mine shaft about 30 miles east of Tonopah, the Nye County Sheriff’s Office reported.

Pahrump Valley Academy striving to be first local charter school

Education is at the core of life, bringing knowledge to minds, enriching potential and creating endless opportunities for success. It’s the foundation upon which young people begin to build their futures.

Pahrump’s first drive-thru Starbucks opens

The parking lot of a new Starbucks in Pahrump was filled with vehicles in this week, along with several customers waiting inside and in the drive-thru, to get some coffee at the area’s newest location.

Rick Perry agrees to provide timeline on removing plutonium from Nevada

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto said Wednesday that Energy Secretary Rick Perry promised to give her a firm timeline as to when the weapons-grade plutonium that was secretly shipped into Nevada last year will leave the state.

HOPE Run/Walk set for Pahrump

Pahrump Valley residents, it is time to prepare to get up and get those bodies moving.

Baker to Vegas relay passes through Pahrump

The Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay passed through Pahrump on Saturday in a competition that featured hundreds of teams of law enforcement professionals.

High-speed broadband resource guide launches

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a new toolkit to help support the deployment of high-speed broadband e-Connectivity in rural communities.

IRS expands penalty waiver

The Internal Revenue Service this month provided additional expanded penalty relief to taxpayers whose 2018 federal income tax withholding and estimated tax payments fell short of their total tax liability for the year.