HealthCare Partners puts a focus on senior care

HealthCare Partners Nevada, an Intermountain Healthcare company, has brought the senior population an extra level of care across Southern Nevada, including Pahrump.

Girls basketball: Beatty falls to Nye County rivals in tournament

By early afternoon Friday, the Beatty High School girls basketball team had to feel pretty good about itself. After winning two of three games in a tournament in Big Pine, California, the Hornets routed Carlin in their opening game at Round Mountain’s Kody Beach Memorial Basketball Tournament to improve to 3-1.

Musician set to appear at Amargosa Opera House

A quest for a quirky desert wedding location, chance meetings that turned into true friendships, and a sometimes longing for more wide-open land than he could find in the Pacific Northwest—these were the roots of the new album, “Horst and Graben,” by indie folk singer/songwriter D. Pel.

Pahrump school aide arrested in meth investigation

A Pahrump Valley High School employee was arrested Thursday after allegedly selling methamphetamine to a 16-year-old student and another juvenile.

Embezzlement investigation in Nye County

A woman employed by Nye County Juvenile Probation allegedly embezzled more than $100,000 from the detention center, the Nye County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday.

Tom Rysinski: Santa has a bagful of mostly practical presents

Readers might recall the first few paragraphs and the last few paragraphs from last year’s Christmas column. I liked the way they turned out and figured I wouldn’t be able to top them, so I’ll start and end every Christmas column with them.

Donor gives $1,000 to Salvation Army in Pahrump

The Salvation Army in Pahrump received a donation of $1,000, which lifted the spirits of those who work so hard to assist our neighbors in need, the group announced Monday.

California Lottery

No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in the Saturday, Dec. 21 drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $13 million.

Nye sheriff’s office responds to questions about case

The Nye County Sheriff’s Office responded to inquiries about Angela Evans, former CEO of Valley Electric Association Inc., not being charged by the Nye County District Attorney’s Office. Evans was facing allegations of embezzlement by the sheriff’s office.

Injured motorcyclist rescued from Death Valley backcountry

National Park Service rangers and Naval Air Station China Lake worked together to rescue a man who injured his leg in a motorcycle crash east of Mengel Pass in Death Valley National Park, the park reported Monday.

1 dead, several hurt in Death Valley crash

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash late Friday afternoon, Dec. 20, in Death Valley.

Dan Schinhofen: Why a delay if there’s a ‘clear and present danger’

Remember when the Democrats in the House kept saying that? They told us they couldn’t wait for the courts to decide on Trump’s “obstruction” by going to the courts before rushing this impeachment through. (Every president has been allowed this courtesy or actually this right. Apparently, they think Donald Trump should be BELOW the law.

BLM Nevada oil and gas lease sale nets $171,921

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced its December oil and gas lease sale in Nevada resulted in competitive bids for 13,217.126 acres.