For 35 years, neither rain nor snow nor dark of night, or even occasional March heat, has stopped the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay. Not even major construction on Highway 160 can stop it.
Senior Kyrstyn Peugh knows the Pahrump Valley High School Rodeo Club covers a lot of miles during the school year. During the fall, there were rodeos in Battle Mountain, Ely, Elko, Spanish Springs, Alamo and Boulder City. And, after opening the spring at home, they spent a weekend in Fernley.
There’s something distinctly different about the intersection of South Highway 160 at Homestead Road, as of late.
Officials at the Nevada Southern Detention Center on Mesquite Avenue were scrambling on Friday, March 15, to determine why an aircraft landed in its parking lot.
Last week, a national college admissions scandal erupted, with two Nevada business executives – Gamal Abdelaziz and Elisabeth Kimmel – in supporting roles. The starring roles went to actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman.
A recent statistic shows Nevada ranks among the top 10 worst states for pedestrian fatalities.
Horses at the Nevada State Junior/High School Rodeo that took place Feb. 22-24 in Pahrump may have been exposed to equine herpes virus type 1 and should be monitored for signs of disease, such as fever, cough or runny nose. McCullough Arena at Petrack is closed until April 5. For more, go to bit.ly/2TQ2EMQ for more on the state announcement.
No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in the Saturday, March 16 drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $28 million.
The Nye County District Attorney’s report from DA Chris Arabia:
Here is the Nye County District Attorney’s report from DA Chris Arabia:
Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project near Tonopah reported over $5 million in profits in the fourth quarter of 2018, a drop from $12,290,108 that was reported over the third quarter of the same year, according to the documents.
The Nature Conservancy closed on its latest acquisition Wednesday: a working, 900-acre cattle ranch at the headwaters of the Amargosa River that could one day become a living laboratory for the coexistence of conservation and commerce.
The District 3 annual meeting in Beatty March 5 was the first time for Valley Electric Association executives and board members to face members since the recent rate hikes and the instigation of a sheriff’s investigation into the company.
A former security guard for the Nevada National Security Site filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a government security contractor Monday.
Many of the rural counties of Nevada have started using “civil disobedience” with regard to recent legislation passed by the 2019 Nevada Legislature.
Death Valley National Park’s visitation has doubled in the past 9 years and increased by 30 percent over the past year. In 2018, a record 1,678,660 people recreated in the park.
The Nye County Valor Quilters are on a mission to cover as many military service members and veterans in comforting, healing Quilts of Valor as they can and the group recently added another 28 to their tally following a recent presentation ceremony.
Golf lovers take note, the Ms. Senior Golden Years and Nevada Silver Tappers sixth annual Golf Scramble is right around the corner and there are just a few days left to register.
No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in the Wednesday, March 13 drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $27 million.
Nye County School District elementary menu for the week of March 18 – March 22
Just one day before the green-themed St. Patrick’s Day celebration, Pahrump’s Grove marijuana dispensary will mark its third year doing business in Pahrump with an all-day anniversary celebration on Saturday, March 16, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., according to a news release.
A day-long event is heading to Pahrump where area residents can explore their family’s past generations, unlocking the pieces of the past, as well as enjoy food and expert speakers on various topics.
There are few things more universally comforting than a melt-in-your-mouth beef stew. France has Boeuf à la Bourguignon. Hungary has Goulash. Ireland has Guinness Beef Stew. What sets Ireland’s stew apart is the addition of stout beer, namely Guinness Stout.
Tonopah has been a mining town ever since it was established, but even after the mineral production boom ended, it continues to see a high number of miners who work in the area by day and come to Tonopah to eat and sleep by night.
Nevada lawmakers tried to create a new roadblock to transforming Yucca Mountain into a nuclear waste repository on Thursday by introducing bills in the House and Senate that would require the government to study alternative uses of the site.
A Trump administration request to revive the licensing process at Yucca Mountain includes funds to hire 77 lawyers for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.