Leaders of two federal agencies based in Nevada are touring rural areas of the state to promote business enterprise, talk with community leaders about challenges, participate in a Workforce Development Roundtable, and learn how one community is developing its Recreation Plan.
Clients of a new Pahrump-based company are not just buying art, they’re experiencing the creation aspect as well.
Nevada jumped into the Top 10 as a business-friendly state in the recently released Chief Executive magazine’s 2019 “Best and Worst States for Business” survey.
The 2019 Ms. Senior Golden Years USA Pageant is only weeks away and the organization is gearing up for what is anticipated to be another exciting and entertaining event for the entire community.
The Nye County Sheriff’s Office has received the go-ahead from the Nye County Commission to enter into an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the housing of ICE detainees at the Nye County Detention Center in Pahrump.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) had its State Recognition Days convention recently in Pahrump at the Pahrump Nugget.
An assistant manager at Walmart is facing an embezzlement charge.
No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in the Saturday, May 11 drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $44 million.
When Cassondra Lauver began coaching the Pahrump Valley High School softball team this season, it was immediately clear that there was only one goal: a state championship.
As of May 1, officials from the Nevada Department of Agriculture have lifted all quarantines for Equine Herpes Virus-Type 1 (EHV) throughout the Silver State.
While Pahrump Valley High School did not crown any region champions over the weekend, six boys and 12 girls punched tickets to the states by finishing in the top four of their events at Moapa Valley High School.
After winning two events as a freshman at the region championships, Beatty’s Jose Granados swept the distance races as a sophomore, winning the 800-, 1,600- and 3,200-meter events, the last two in record time.
A second-round loss in the Class 3A South Region Tournament meant the Pahrump Valley High School baseball team had to win three consecutive games to return to the state tournament.
The Nye County District Attorney’s report from DA Chris Arabia:
A Boy Scouts court of honor was held in the Beatty Community Center Saturday for Liam Mossey of Troop 777.
Cassondra Lauver knows her team can hit, so the Pahrump Valley High School softball coach wasn’t particularly concerned when visiting Boulder City took a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning Wednesday in a Class 3A Southern Region Tournament winners bracket semifinal.
Dennis Andersen of Pahrump went 4-0 in Class A to capture the tournament championship Saturday at the Best in the West Horseshoes Tournament at Petrack Park in Pahrump.
Sometimes everybody gets a trophy, and sometimes everybody qualifies for the state tournament.
Last year, the Pahrump Valley High School baseball team had to go through the losers bracket at the Class 3A Southern Region Tournament to reach the state tournament. After Wednesday’s game against Boulder City, the Trojans will have to do it again, this time playing one more game along the way.
A concentrated effort in Congress to address the growing national stockpile of nuclear waste is underway and Nevada is bracing for a wave of new legislation and efforts to bury radioactive materials in the desert north of Las Vegas.
Road work is scheduled to begin along Nevada Highway 160 at Oxbow Avenue/Wilson Road on Monday.
Water in the desert is something of a gem, providing an oasis in an otherwise dry landscape and giving rise to a huge variety of life forms that can sometimes seem incongruous with their stark surroundings.
Nye County School District elementary menu for the week of May 13 – May 17
Mothers are amazing! They raise children, manage a household, take care of their significant other, and in today’s world, they also have a career. One thing that has not changed though is that moms are often still the major caregivers in a home.
As triple-digit temperatures are just around the corner, officials with the Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP), are warning all Silver State motorists about the risks associated with driving in Southern Nevada’s hot weather.
Scholarship winners for Valley Electric Association Inc.’s annual contest have been announced. The winners were recognized during Valley’s annual meeting.
