In what should have been a landmark year for school choice, the 2015 Nevada State Legislature passed two bills to give parents more options in choosing their children’s education system.
Only five starters return for the Pahrump Valley High School softball team, a fact that first-year coach Cassondra Lauver never seems to mention.
There was no shortage of food or entertainment at the Pahrump Moose Lodge as members hosted a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for the Pahrump Senior Center.
Brian Hayes could be forgiven for tamping down expectations for the Pahrump Valley High School baseball team. The Trojans graduated two pitchers, Garrett Lucas and Bradda Costa, who combined for 116 strikeouts in 118 innings and 12 victories last season for a team that went 20-17-1 and reached the Class 3A State Tournament for the first time in 11 years.
No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in the Wednesday, March 6 drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $25 million.
In the upcoming weeks, cabbage is going on sale – cheap! But don’t wait for St. Patrick’s Day to consume that cabbage. Not only is cabbage a culinary workhorse, but it’s healthy. It’s an excellent source of Vitamins C, K and B6, manganese, potassium, folate, and fiber.
The weather may have been gloomy on Saturday, March 2 but the atmosphere inside the NyE Communities Coalition Activities Center was anything but as valley residents enjoyed an evening of fundraising festivities at the 8th Annual CASA Crab Fest.
It was a long time coming but Pahrump Valley Public Transportation is now well established and rolling, with organization officials and members of the public celebrating the anniversary of the first year of full operations on Saturday, March 2.
Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) officials have a message for motorists traveling throughout the Silver State.
Valley Electric Association Inc.’s new interim chief is planning to take the co-op in a new direction—one that could increase the level of transparency the organization has with members and staff.
Richard Peck this week was named interim chief executive of Pahrump-based Valley Electric Association, becoming the fifth person in 10 months to hold the VEA’s CEO title, either on a permanent, interim, acting or the designated basis.
The castle-style building at the corner of Homestead Road and Highway 160, a recognizable site when arriving in Pahrump from the east, is heading for demolition.
In 2016, Nevada voters narrowly passed statewide Ballot Question 1 to require more stringent background check laws but just a short time later, then-Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt essentially blocked enforcement of the legislation.
As a self-described artist and metalsmith for the past several decades, Giselle Galassi’s passion for creating jewelry may only be matched by her love for animals.
SolarReserve, the parent of Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project near Tonopah has withdrawn its application for the proposed Sandstone project in Nye County.
A panel of scientists are urging a “reset” of the nation’s stalled nuclear waste management system and recommendations to manage and store the material that include using Yucca Mountain as a potential repository.
Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue Services crews transported one student to Desert View Hospital, while a second student was taken to the hospital by their parent following a high-impact collision in the student parking lot area just before classes commenced on Tuesday morning.
Motorists traveling along California Highway 190 could experience a few delays, as a new construction project is now underway.
Texas-based Fluor Corporation will conduct a feasibility study for the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project, a prospective mine in Esmeralda County, amid the growing demand for these metals driven by electric vehicles and energy storages for wind and solar plants.
The dynasty continued for the It’s On Like Donkey Kong team in Donkey Basketball, and this year’s victory had something special attached to it.
Nye County Sheriff’s Office deputies and detectives are investigating what they term as a homicide northwest of Pahrump.
Barrick Gold Corp. on Friday confirmed that the company has reviewed the opportunity to merge with Newmont Mining Corp., but has not yet reached a decision.
A Pahrump couple walking their dogs out in the desert wandered upon the scene of off-road crash that killed a Pahrump man.
Wells Fargo announced it has increased its philanthropic impact in 2018 by donating $444 million to nearly 11,000 nonprofits to help communities and people in need.
One day, Charles and Jacqueline Springer, of Reno, learned that their dogs, nabbed by an animal control officer, had been destroyed.
No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in the Saturday, March 2 drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $24 million.
Editor’s note: This is part 3 of a series looking gold mining and the Beatty region.