Big weekend in Pahrump for GOP

The weekend of Feb. 22 and 23 was a big one for the GOP, with both the Nevada Republican Party and the Nye County Republican Central Committee hosting events throughout both days in Pahrump.

Girls Who Love Softball stoop to new lows to top Pahrump VFW Auxiliary

The vicious rivalry between the Girls Who Love Softball and the VFW Auxiliary played out again Saturday at Pahrump Valley High School’s Floyd Field, and once again it was a disgusting display of utterly abysmal sportsmanship.

Females making mark in Pahrump Valley Pool League

For people old enough to remember, the peak visibility for pool in the United States was a battle between Willie Mosconi and Minnesota Fats on Valentine’s Day of 1978 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.

Girls Basketball: Fernley tops Pahrump Valley in 3A state semifinals

Nicky Velazquez and Maddy Souza each scored 13 points, but the Pahrump Valley High School girls basketball team’s season ended Thursday night in the 3A state semifinals with a 57-51 loss to Fernley.

Harry Reid: Switch to primaries everywhere, make Nevada first

Former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid said in a statement Sunday that the Democratic Party should abandon caucuses everywhere and switch to primary elections to nominate the president instead.

DEBRA J. SAUNDERS: Trump’s own criminal justice reform

President Donald Trump has done what criminal justice reforms have championed for years, but is it more about him than about justice?

Mountain Falls hosts USGA four-ball qualifiers

Word about Mountain Falls Golf Club is starting to spread, and after last week news of the course will have reached Taiwan.

Wells Fargo reaches $3 billion settlement over fake-accounts scandal

Wells Fargo &Co. entered into agreements with the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle investigations by both agencies over its fraudulent fake-account scandal.

Pahrump Arts Council hosts first ever art sale fundraiser

Facing an unexpected loss of funding through alleged embezzlement by a former board member, the Pahrump Arts Council has been hard at work striving to recoup some of that money.

Chamber of Commerce attracts new carnival provider

Though rain showers put a damper on Saturday’s flights during the three-day annual Pahrump Balloon Festival, the carnival portion was not affected.

Down payment assistance program helps nearly 22K in state

The Nevada Housing Division has assisted nearly 22,000 Nevadans purchase a home in the state through its Home is Possible program, which offers down payment assistance for homebuyers in the state.

Open house leaves question open for Beatty residents

Many more people attended the Nellis Complex Joint Land Use Study Community Open House in the Beatty Community Center Tuesday, Feb. 18 than showed up last time, but there was disappointment that the community’s one burning question regarding the Nevada Test and Training Range was not addressed.

Annual Pahrump Balloon Festival comes to a close

On Sunday morning, Feb. 23, Pahrump resident Robert Martinez was relaxing in his residence on the south end of town, when he heard an odd sound above his Comanche Drive home at roughly 8 a.m.

Buttigieg takes Nye County with Sanders sweeping Nevada

The Nevada Democratic Caucus is now at an end and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has been declared the winner in the Silver State, with a commanding lead at 6,788 county delegates, according to the state party’s results website.

Nevada attorney general files lawsuit over ERA

After the state of Virginia’s vote to become the 38th and final state needed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) last month, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford filed a lawsuit in late January to ensure the amendment is added to the U.S. Constitution, which would guarantee equal rights for all women, according to a news release issued from Ford’s office.

California Lottery

No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in the Saturday, Feb. 22 drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $11 million.

Nevadans urged to get Real IDs ahead of Oct. 1 deadline

As Oct. 1 creeps closer Nevada residents who haven’t gotten their Real ID are urged to step on it to avoid possible long lines.

Nevada had $60M in Medicaid overpayments, audit finds

The overpayments stemmed from undetected or unreported wage increases for recipients that either would have reduced benefit payments or terminated them from the program.

Wynn harassment case results in regulation for gaming licensees

A new anti-discrimination regulation emphasizing sexual harassment prevention takes effect March 1, thanks in part to the two-year-old incident involving Steve Wynn.

Desert View Hospital chief of staff dies

A well known and respected physician at Desert View Hospital has died.

Nye County School District Superintendent Dale Norton set to retire

For more than 30 years, Dale Norton has been an integral part of the Nye County School District family, starting his career as a principal in Amargosa and eventually making his way up the ranks to become Superintendent, but his time with the Nye County School District is now nearing its end.

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