Back-to-school: Nye students get ready for their big day back — PHOTOS

Nye County School District students will begin heading back to the classrooms on Wednesday, Aug.8 and thanks to the combined efforts of the NyE Communities Coalition and many other partners, hundreds of those students are now prepared to face their educational challenges with brand new backpacks and plenty of useful supplies.

Want to honor America’s injured heroes on Purple Heart Day? Here’s how

Purple Heart Day will be observed all across America on August 7 and residents of the town of Pahrump will be able to gather for a special Sundown Ceremony to honor the occasion, with the America Legion Post #22 set to host the event as the sun makes its descent in the sky Monday evening.

Nye County asked to authorize its first charter school

Pahrump Valley Academy would initially teach kindergarten through fifth grade students with an option of expanding to instruct older students in the future.

SPORTSMAN’S QUEST: Why we hunt

This is the time of year when your non-hunting friends begin to ask, “Why do you hunt?” and beginning hunters ask about the hunting lifestyle, culture and what it takes to be a good hunter. Dan Simmons explains.

Urgent care to open in former Pahrump Medical Center

OptimuM Urgent Care is taking over space at 1501 E. Calvada Blvd., at what was known as the Pahrump Medical Center. This site, include two buildings on 3.8 acres, was sold by Nye County last year for $2.6 million to Silver State Health Services.

Clerk eyes precinct change

BEATTY — Nye County Clerk Mark Kampf says he will address county commissioners later this month about redistricting some voters into a new precinct.

Calif. man dies in rollover crash in Death Valley

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. – A 26-year-old man from Costa Mesa, Calif. died in a single-vehicle rollover in Death Valley National Park on July 22 around 8 p.m. The incident happened eastbound on Highway 190 between Emigrant Junction and Stovepipe Wells.

Bye-bye burros: Beatty looks to thin herd

Some people love them, some people hate them, and most seem to do a bit of both. But what should be done about them? The town is asking BLM to address an overpopulation of burros.

Smiles Across Pahrump returns next month

Butch “Patches” Harper was a well-known figure in Pahrump and although he is no longer with the community, his legacy of encouraging smiles and happiness lives on.

No more water for solar? Water district, county requesting said order

For the last two years, Nye County has been doing all it can to stop large-scale commercial solar developments in the Pahrump Valley. Now, it’s teaming up with the Nye County Water District Governing Board on a special order that would effectively stymie the energy projects.

Nye County wants to hear how it should spend $12M windfall

In September of last year, the U.S. Treasury launched a new federal program that is leaving Nye County with a windfall of $12 million which can be used in nearly any way the county desires.

$2.34 million remodel slated for former planning/public works building

Nye County has been casting about for ways to provide more adequate space for its staff and with a $2.34 million remodel contract awarded for what once housed planning, public works and building and safety, several departments are set to be shifted to new locations.

UPDATE: Crews back at reignited fire

As of 3 p.m. Friday, crews were back on the scene of a fire that had largely been contained on Thursday afternoon.

Grose takes runner-up at horseshoe worlds

Throughout the year, people all over the world play horseshoes. Most of those people do it for fun. But, some of those people compete in sanctioned tournaments.

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