Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly recently presented Southern Nye County Search and Rescue Capt. Kevin Mellinger a plaque in appreciation for approximately 20 years of service.
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Nye County School District elementary menu for the week of Dec. 11– Dec. 15:
Valley Electric Association got into the spirit of giving by providing a whole day of bell ringers at three locations for the Salvation Army on Dec. 12, two in front of Walmart and one in front of Smith’s in Pahrump, the association announced.
Pahrump Senior Center
The Nevada Department of Transportation has spent the last two years replacing old mile markers with a newer, larger version designed to assist motorists better pinpoint their location for emergency responders.
U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, recently hosted a meeting with Native American staffers focused on overcoming barriers to greater diversity in congressional offices.
A longtime holiday tradition returned to town this month, courtesy of the Pahrump Lions Club.
The sight of school buses outside Nevada’s seven state museums has become less common in the years since the recession hit in 2007 as school districts dealing with tight budgets cut spending on field trips and their related transportation costs.
Voya Financial Inc. announced Thursday that the company will donate $520,000 to Special Olympics as a result of the success of its Invest in Something Special effort.
In the first national survey of U.S. nonprofits providing sports-based youth development programs for low-income children, the Youth Sports Collaborative Network found the number of children in these programs grew by 26 percent in 2016, officials said.
Here is a look at the fishing report provided by the Nevada Department of Wildlife:
Artists across the generations were honored at the HealthCare Partners building at the end of November.
A Nevada college is making it easier for busy adults to carve out time in their lives to pursue a higher education.
As Christmas Day is less than three weeks away, several local groups and agencies are now in their annual fund and toy raising postures.