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Grant could help curb opioid overdoses

In an effort to stem the tide of drug overdoses in the Silver State, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced this month that his office has received a $698,000 grant for what’s known as the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP).

DMV wait times dip 42 percent despite spike in walk-in customers

Good news for motorists, despite seeing an increase in walk-in customers at state Nevada Department of Motor Vehicle offices during the last few months of last year, wait times dropped.

Art Bell immortalized in bronze

The image of late legendary radio talk show host and Pahrump resident Art Bell has been enshrined on a bronze plaque installed at the Calvada Eye.

Seismic activity in California shakes Pahrump

Some Pahrump and Amargosa residents felt a slight jolt under their feet after an earthquake struck Barstow, California.

Nevada makes strides in unemployment rate

Nevada was one of the states to have the largest over-the-month unemployment rate decrease in December 2019, over November 2019, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nevada dropped 0.2 percentage points in its unemployment rate as did Oregon.

USDA opens second round of funding for rural broadband

The application period for a second funding round of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ReConnect Program loan and grant funding is set to open on Jan. 31. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the upcoming event, open at a national level, on Jan. 27 in a press release.

Nevada Outreach leading effort to count homeless in Nye and Esmeralda

The Nevada Outreach Training Organization is taking the lead for both Nye and Esmeralda counties in the annual “Point-In-Time” count of the homeless population, a process mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, more commonly referred to as HUD.

Man accused of reckless driving arrested in Nye

A Pahrump man was arrested along Blagg Road, just south of Wilson Road in early January, on suspicion of reckless driving.

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