Nevada Preps honors Lauver the coach, Lauver the player

Nevada Preps selected Pahrump Valley High School coach Cassondra Lauver as its softball coach of the year and named Trojans junior Skyler Lauver second-team all-state.

Randi Thompson: Single-payer health care will hurt rural Nevada

Congress is still considering a variety of health care overhauls that will impact the kind of medical care you will receive, and how much it will cost you.

Jim Hartman: President Trump is a ‘Tariff Man’

The largest economic fear from President Donald Trump’s election was whether his trade obsession and protectionist impulses would overwhelm the benefits of tax reform and deregulation. His proclaiming himself a “Tariff Man” last December should heighten those concerns.

Sisolak signs bill raising minimum wage to $12 an hour in Nevada

Governor Steve Sisolak signed a bill to raise the minimum wage to $12 per hour by 2024, as well as bills aimed at fair pay for women and one to ensure all workers at companies with 50 or more employees get a week’s paid sick leave each year.

California Lottery

No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in the Saturday, June 15 drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $54 million.

Gold exploration gains attention in Beatty region

Carl Brechtel, CEO of Corvus Gold, gave the Beatty Town Advisory board a progress report at its June 10 meeting.

IRS issues tax withholding information

With this year’s average tax refund around $2,700, the Internal Revenue Service said it is reminding taxpayers they have options to control the amount of their take-home pay and the size of their tax refund by adjusting their tax withholding.

Health initiative linked to business benefits

The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury issued a new policy that will provide hundreds of thousands of employers, including small businesses, a better way to provide health insurance coverage, and millions of American workers more options for health insurance coverage, the federal government said.

Union complaint against Nye County dropped

The complaint case against Nye County filed by the Nye County Management Employees Association and former Nye County District Attorney’s Office employee Ronni Boskovich is now no longer poised to move forward.

The ‘Pahrump River’ flows again

A new body of water returned near Highway 160 and the Tecopa Road turnoff in what Pahrump locals have dubbed the “Pahrump River.”

Nevada broadens lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, retailers

The lawsuit names more than 40 defendants, including several prescription drug makers as well as distributors such as CVS, Walgreens and Walmart.

Veterans honored in Pahrump on Flag Day

Over 20 military veterans were honored for their service in Pahrump on Flag Day in mid-June.

Pahrump fire crews respond to near drowning

Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue Services responded to a home for a possible drowning on Sunday afternoon, June 16.

Coroner IDs missing hiker found dead at Red Rock Canyon

The Clark County coroner’s office has confirmed that a body found Friday in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area was that of missing hiker Jeffrey Kalista.

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