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Want to help kids prepare for Back to School? Here’s how

It won’t be long before Nye County students head back to the classroom. To help ensure that youth will be prepared for the new academic year, several local organizations and businesses are coming together for the Back to School Fair on Saturday, July 27.

Why Nye County officials are lobbying to keep its Public Safety Sales Tax

Commonly referred to as the PSST, this tax was established by an act of legislation in 2007, authorizing the county to impose a sales tax of up to one-half of 1 percent to fund staff and equipment for the local public safety departments.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Pahrump animal rescue increases its thrift store operations

An animal shelter in operation for more than two decades in Pahrump has upgraded its retail operations with the hopes of increasing care for current, and potentially additional, furry friends in need.

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