No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Saturday’s drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $30 million.
A guilty plea agreement was reached between prosecutors and the defense in the case of a Pahrump woman shooting a neighbor’s dog to death.
Wednesday will be sunny, with a high near 102 degrees in the Pahrump Valley. Winds will blow out of the East-southeast 8 to 15 mph becoming south-southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
The second heat-related death of the summer occurred over the weekend at Death Valley National Park.
If traveling anywhere near Las Vegas is in your plans this Labor Day weekend, be prepared to deal with increased traffic.
For the first time in five months, the county’s unemployment rate dropped, falling to 8.3 percent in July, according to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.
Officials could limit new domestic wells to a half-acre foot annually in severely-appropriated basins and designated critical management areas.
Two local organizations received a financial shot in the arm this month.
The Trojans girls volleyball team was at the Las Vegas Invitational, a high-quality tournament that sees some of the top volleyball teams in Nevada and California perform. Pahrump won one and lost five matches. Two of those teams ended up being in the top three at the tournament, Ramona and Central. Ramona won the tournament.
Nico Velasquez led the Trojans with a 49-yard touchdown reception and a 99-yard kickoff return for a score as the Trojans crushed Eldorado 38-10 on Friday in their home opener.
Larry Goins will be the new Trojans athletic director, taking over for Ed Kirkwood, whose last day was Friday.
Four new members will be inducted to the Pahrump Valley High School Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday to bring the total members to 64.
The largest supplier of jobs in the county is set to be run under new management.
The Jet ski races continued at Lakeside with little fanfare as the promoter, “Mad Dog Matta,” was unable to get enough racers for Saturday and Sunday.
The Nye County School District Board of Trustees recognized the individual academic achievements of several students during last Tuesday’s regular meeting.
Motor vehicle collisions dominated the majority of emergency service calls for area first responders over the weekend.
U.S. Rep. Cresent Hardy, R-Nev., has suffered a “minor” heart attack, his office’s communications director reported around 7:30 p.m. Monday.
BEATTY — Health care matters dominated a brief Beatty Town Advisory Board meeting Aug. 22.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has “Question 4” on their November ballot, which mirrors Nevada’s “Question 2”—the commercialization of legalized marijuana in the two states. Both initiatives were drafted and are promoted by the Marijuana Policy Project (Washington, D.C.) and are each locally sponsored by a “ Committee to Regulate and Tax Marijuana Like Alcohol”.
“Anything that takes a driver’s attention from the road is a potential hazard,” according to the website of the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles.
Members of the grassroots movement Nevadans for Freedom that aims to defeat Question 1 on the November ballot have asked Nye County voters for support.
After less than a year of operation, Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Facility in Tonopah plans to increase its annual output of megawatt-hours.
I was walking past Petco Park today and saw hordes of Cubbies fans approaching for the afternoon game with the Padres, (the Cubs won 6-3, sweeping the series) and I started thinking about the Cubs’ chances of winning the pennant and overcoming the dreaded Billy Goat Curse.
A grant awarded to the Nye County School District should have been a blessing, but the extra influx of funds actually made the district’s teacher shortage situation worse.
Tuesday will be sunny in the Pahrump Valley, with a high near 104 degrees. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday will be sunny, with a high near 102 degrees. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Wednesday’s drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $29 million.
The public information below was provided by the Nye County District Attorney’s office.
