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Ag department spends $1.5B in U.S. rurals

The U.S. Department of Agriculture invested in nearly 400 projects to provide essential services for more than 7 million people in rural areas across the country in fiscal year 2017, the department announced.

Feds plan wholesale review of manufactured housing rules

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a top-to-bottom review of its manufactured housing rules as part of a broader effort to identify regulations that may be ineffective, overly-burdensome, or excessively costly given the critical need for affordable housing.

Construction to close Dantes View in Death Valley

The National Park Service plans to shut off access to Dantes View for two months beginning Monday for construction of new viewing platforms, improved parking and other upgrades.

Wildfires, wild horses, sage grouse focus in Nevada

The Society for Range Management annual meeting is expected to draw more than 1,500 ranchers, managers and scientists from across the United States to Nevada this week, organizers announced.

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Youth sports contest ties in with Winter Olympics

A new contest, launched in advance of the Olympic Winter Games next month, celebrates the “clutch performances” of parents who support their young athletes, organizers announced.

Pahrump Valley wrestlers capture conference title

The Pahrump Valley Trojans wrestling team captured the Sunset League championship with a 40-33 win on the road over Mojave High School.

Historic win isn’t end of road for Coach Hopkins in Pahrump

Trojans Coach Bob Hopkins, who gained a historic 500th career win in girls basketball in January, could be retiring from his teaching post after this year.

Pahrump area agency hosting series of Life Skills classes

Grocery shopping, maintaining healthy nutrition habits and managing the family household budget each month may seem like a fairly common practice for most local residents, but that’s not always the case according to Kristy Mills, program manager for the Pahrump Family Resource Center.

Beatty craft show hopes to grow

Even with the enticement of free pancakes in the morning, the first of what is planned as a monthly craft show in Beatty drew only a handful of vendors and few customers on Jan. 13-14.

List: Nye County school menu

Nye County School District elementary menu for the week of Jan. 29 – Feb. 2:

Pahrump 4-H celebrates opening of its Little Free Library

Leadership at Pahrump 4-H, several local youths involved in the organization and members of the community gathered to celebrate the opening of a Little Free Library in mid-January.

Nye County hosts 3rd Annual Social Services Fair

The 3rd Annual Nye County Social Services Fair brought residents and resources together under one roof on Wednesday, Jan. 17 and allowed connection between those in need and the organizations dedicated to providing assistance.

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