$100,000 in Raiders sponsorship contest

America First Credit Union and the Las Vegas Raiders have partnered to bring one small business a large amount of exposure.

Nevada AG: $45 million settlement in opioids lawsuit

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announced a settlement with a major consulting firm over its role in the state’s opioid epidemic.

Nevada surpasses 1 million COVID-19 vaccinations

Gov. Steve Sisolak announced that more than 1 million COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the state of Nevada as of Thursday.

 
Legalized gambling in Nevada marks 90 years

Although gambling has been around much longer, brought to the Silver State by prospectors seeking their mining fortunes, legal gaming got its official start in 1931.

Jehovah’s Witnesses annual event moves online

Jehovah’s Witnesses in Pahrump and across the globe are readying to meet for their pivotal annual event.

Lawmakers try again to decriminalize traffic offenses

Nevada lawmakers are making another attempt to decriminalize more minor traffic offenses with a bill that looks to have a better chance of passage this year than similar efforts in prior years.

Crusaders blank Trojans in boys’ season opener

Late in the first half of a 5-0 loss to Faith Lutheran on Tuesday, with the Pahrump Valley High School boys soccer team trailing 2-0, a routine direct kick became the subject of long discussions.

Nye County awarded environmental workforce development grant

In a post-COVID-19 world in which millions of jobs have been lost, unemployment has become a point of major concern, with communities across the United States struggling to adjust to the drastic changes that have taken place over the last year. Many of the jobs that have been lost will not return, leaving the people who once held them with no choice but to turn their sights to another career path. While this, too, may prove difficult, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is aiming to make the effort of a career shift a just bit easier, awarding millions in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grant funding to communities all around the country.

Letters to the Editor

Pahrump not ‘dark skies’ place anymore says resident

DIVAS ON A DIME: Secret tips for hiding vegetables from picky eaters

Even the most enthusiastic vegetable lovers can have a hard time getting that five a day. But when you have kids who act like you’re trying to poison them with peas, it’s even harder. That said, I’m not above suggesting you sneak veggies into your children’s food. Welcome to this episode of Crouching Mother, Hidden Veggies.

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COVID Prayer Service set for Inspirations in Pahrump

The one-year anniversary of the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nevada has come and gone, leaving many to reflect on the turbulence, horror and shock of all that has happened over the past 12 months. The pandemic has left no corner of daily life untouched, causing disruption and chaos for many, but perhaps one of the hardest hit segments of society has been those who reside in nursing and assisted living communities.

Community-wide birthday party coming Saturday

Great music, magic acts, along with a petting zoo and a bounce house, are just a small part of a community event at Nature Health Farms, located at 351 Bunarch Road on Saturday, March 20.

Nye County launches COVID Relief Program

On Wednesday, March 17, Nye County officially opened its new COVID Relief Program and area residents and businesses still feeling the pinch from the pandemic can now apply to receive a portion of the available funding.

Scrappy Trojans fall in 3 sets at Faith Lutheran

Jill Harris is as much of a straight shooter as any high school coach, so if the Pahrump Valley High School girls volleyball coach is pleased with her team after a 3-0 loss, you know the Trojans played well.

Could Las Vegas host entire NCAA Tournament?

Former UNLV AD Jim Livengood’s idea, once considered farfetched, could become a reality if centralized locations for this year’s men’s and women’s tournaments goes well.

Nonprofit holds second rally against large-scale solar projects

Basin and Range Watch, a nonprofit that advocates for the conservation of deserts across California and Nevada, is returning to the site of a major solar project that was approved near Pahrump.

TIM BURKE: Take a lesson from ‘Hamlet’: Don’t procrastinate

To be, or not to be, that is the question” was penned by William Shakespeare in Hamlet. “To take or not take the coronavirus vaccine, that is the question,” is what many Pahrumpians might be asking themselves now.

Beatty board praises BLM

The BLM Tonopah Field Office is being praised by the Beatty Town Advisory Board for its help and cooperation with the town in efforts to reclaim off-highway roads used in last August’s “Vegas to Reno” off-road race.

Nye County 4-H robotics team takes state, world canceled

Awkward Silence, Southern Nye County 4-H’s competitive robotics team, progressed to the FIRST Tech Challenge’s World Championship by winning the state championship for robot performance earlier this month with a record-breaking score of 202 points; only to learn that the event, scheduled to be held in Houston, Texas in July, has been canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic concerns.

Democratic bill would make mail voting permanent

Democratic leaders in the Nevada Assembly unveiled legislation Wednesday that would make universal mail-in-voting permanent in Nevada, except for people who decide to vote in person.

Production car reruns for top speed

The record run announced in the fall of 2020 for Washington-based SSC North America’s 1750-horsepower Tuatara well outpaced the record set on the main drag into Las Vegas from Pahrump just a few years prior.

Sisolak says vaccine availability to expand

Nev. Gov. Steve Sisolak announced the expansion of age categories for COVID-19 vaccines during a press conference on Wednesday.

Araujo’s switch to cross country off to good start

When Pahrump Valley High School junior Makani Araujo told her sister she was going to run cross country, the reaction was unsurprising.

Hornets avenge opening volleyball loss to Tonopah

The Beatty High School girls volleyball team had an up-and-down weekend, dropping matches on Friday and Saturday before rallying to avenge their first loss of the season in Saturday’s final match.

BLM comments on Calvada Eye horse removal

Additional information has emerged regarding the relocation of at least three wild horses who graze the Calvada Eye.

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