Nye County first to present community center proposal

Discussions regarding the development of a Pahrump community center continued during Valley Electric Association’s (VEA) Wednesday, Jan. 29, board of directors meeting.

$3 million-plus Ishani Ridge bond to be paid out to Nye County

The Ishani Ridge subdivision in Pahrump was just one of many planned for the area in the early 2000s, when development across the country was booming and the future looked bright. However, the recession hit in late 2007 and the housing market plunged, leading to a halt in much of the valley’s development, including that at Ishani Ridge.

California Lottery

No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in the Saturday, Feb. 1 drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $11 million.

Assessment of rural health care issues planned

The Northern Nye County Hospital District plans to review the final community health improvement plan (or CHIP), a long-term, systematic effort to address health care problems based on the results of community health assessment activities and the community health improvement process, officials said.

Charter authority moves to close Nevada Connections Academy

Nevada Connections Academy will close after this year following a recommendation from the State Public Charter School Authority to deny the school’s request for a contract renewal.

In Season: Anyone, Yes Anyone, Can Grow a Garden

When I tell people about my garden, the comment I most often hear is, ‘I could never do that. I have a black thumb.’ My response is that gardening is a science. No one is born with a green thumb. We learn through trial, error and a bit of luck.

Pahrump Moose Lodge donation funding beds for kids

Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a nationwide organization with a straightforward and heartwarming mission: to build, assemble and deliver bunk beds to children and families in need in order to help ensure that no child has to sleep on the floor.

Tim Burke: Stargazing makes most things seem insignificant

Stargazing is popular here in the Mojave Desert away from the bright lights of Las Vegas. Death Valley National Park holds its Dark Sky Festival this February 21-23, 2020. This event is a collaboration between the park, Death Valley Natural History Association, NASA, and many other organizations. Death Valley offers some of the best stargazing in America. The International Dark-Sky Association has designated Death Valley National Park as a Gold Tier Dark Sky Park, the highest rating of darkness.

Thomas Knapp: Afghanistan, Oh, when will we ever learn?

“U.S. officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan throughout the 18-year campaign,” the Washington Post’s Craig Whitlock reports. “Making rosy pronouncements they knew to be false and hiding unmistakable evidence the war had become unwinnable.”

Divas on a Dime: French fries and fixin’s for fumble-free football fare

At a Super Bowl potluck last year, my friend asked me to bring a couple of bags of frozen fries as a side dish for hamburgers. Ahem. Do you know who I am? I’m a Diva! I can’t simply bring a bag o’ fries!

California lottery

No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in the Wednesday, Jan. 29 drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $10 million.

Pahrump Garden Club donates $500 to Floyd School Garden

On a bright and sunny Saturday morning in January, parents, students, teachers and staff gathered at Floyd Elementary School amid the sprawl of the school’s very own garden, where they were obviously delighted to play witness to a $500 donation from the Pahrump Valley Garden Club.

Nevada Department of Public Safety now hiring

The Nevada Department of Public Safety, (DPS) is now looking for a few good men and women to serve as career law enforcement officers.

Pahrump man dies after oxygen tank explodes

A Pahrump man is dead after his oxygen tank exploded while he was smoking a cigarette.

Pahrump Valley Times to hit 50 year mark

The Pahrump Valley Times will observe a special milestone later this year as the publication hits the half-century mark.

Bill to allow ‘administrative citations’ dies, likely to return in future

At its Tuesday, Jan. 22 meeting the Nye County Commission had a simple agenda item to address, that of setting the time and date for a public hearing on a bill to amend Nye County code to add chapters entitled “Administrative Citations” and “Hearing Officer”. That public hearing, however, failed to be set and the item was killed by lack of motion.

Pahrump’s GBWC requesting 7.9% water increase, 3.52% sewer increase

Those who rely on water and sewer service from Great Basin Water Company could see an increase in their bills in the future, with the utility filing an application with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada for authority to bump up its services rates.

Workshop series planned at Great Basin

A series of community education workshops on topics such as understanding autism, dealing with grief, positive parenting and others will take place in early February.

Brenda Scolari named Nevada tourism director

The interim director who has led Nevada’s Department of Tourism & Cultural Affairs since December 2018 has been named to the job permanently by Gov. Steve Sisolak.

PVHS headed to Nevada Science Bowl

The Nevada Science Bowl is just around the corner and Pahrump Valley High School students are gearing up for another year of intense STEM competition as they vie for the championship, a chance to head to the National Science Bowl, bragging rights and even some money to support their school.

Wrestling: Underclassmen lead Pahrump Valley rout on Senior Night

It was Senior Night, and there were the required names of the seniors on the wall of the gym introduction of seniors with their parents before the Pahrump Valley High School wrestling team took the mat to face Valley on Thursday night in Pahrump.

Girls basketball: Dramatic OT win helps PVHS streak reach 12

Not even a break from the steady diet of Sunset League cupcakes could slow down the steamroller that is the Pahrump Valley High School girls basketball team.

Grant could help curb opioid overdoses

In an effort to stem the tide of drug overdoses in the Silver State, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced this month that his office has received a $698,000 grant for what’s known as the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP).

Pahrump and Nye County securing additional domain names

In a day and age where internet access is widespread and utilized on a daily basis, it’s common for citizens across the U.S. to turn to websites when seeking out information on an governmental entity or program.

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