It may still technically be spring in the Pahrump Valley but the weather is already warming up and as the month of May progresses toward June, temperatures will only continue to rise. With the coming of the intense heat, the annual burn moratorium is looming and residents have just nine days remaining in which to get their burning completed before the burn season closes for the summer months.
For nearly two decades, the Nye County Courthouse in Pahrump had been graced with the presence of Gerald “Bear” Smith, a man that many remember as an upstanding, respectable, humorous and much loved part of the local justice system, but this past January, tragedy struck. After contracting the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, Smith was hospitalized in Las Vegas with complications related to the dreaded disease and he ultimately lost his battle against the virus, passing away on Jan. 18, much to the grief of those who knew and loved him.
There is additional information on the cause of the Denny’s fire in May.
Born on Oct. 15, 2020, Hadley Murphy came into the world with a serious medical condition known as Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, which is a birth defect that affects normal blood flow through the heart due to the left side of the heart not forming correctly.
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is continuing his outreach initiative, “Conversations with AG Ford” this month and the subject of the next segment in this series is one that will undoubtedly attract the attention of many throughout the Silver State.
It was a warm and windy weekend for members of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter #15 and its auxiliary as they strove to raise both awareness and funds during their semi-annual Forget-Me-Not Campaign.
Each year on May 21st we celebrate a dessert that just squeals Spring! National Strawberries and Cream Day brings together two favorites, fresh ripe strawberries, and homemade whipped cream. While that alone makes a divine dessert, let’s add a mildly sweet, vanilla fragranced, easy to make from scratch cake and we’ve just won at life.
When it came to playing a sport in college, Ally Rily had more options than many student-athletes. It wasn’t because she had hundreds of schools after her as much as it was because she could have played more than one sport at the next level.
Pahrump Valley High School junior Kasen Moore shot a two-day total of 179 to finish fourth in the Class 3A Southern Region Tournament in Boulder City.
The mission Wednesday for the Pahrump Valley High School baseball and softball teams was simple: Beat teams they had handled easily earlier in this season to go into Friday’s play needing a single win to reach the regional final.
Following the CDC’s guidelines on mask wearing is a good way to give yourself whiplash.
The final details for the Jim Butler Days “golden” year gathering has been released and the festivities are set to get underway this weekend.
Cries currently coming from town ball field behind Beatty High School are not “Hey, Baaatter, Baaatter,” but simply “Baaa, Baaa.”
