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How Nye’s sheriff auxiliary operations are evolving

With their trademark, creased light blue button-down shirts, Nye County Sheriff’s Office auxiliary officers are always visible at scenes of vehicle crashes, structure fires and other incidents involving public safety. But there are now changes underway into the auxiliary program in terms of operations, certain procedures and appearances among the officers, including new polo-style shirts.

Connecting causes and community — Pahrump Volunteer Fair set for May

Thanks to an AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund grant, Nevada Volunteers is embarking on three years of Volunteer Fairs that will take the organization all across the state and the very first stop will be right here in Pahrump.

Landscape Tour will highlight local yards

The Pahrump Valley Garden Club is all set to hold its 16th Annual Landscape Tour and anyone with an interest in gardening, plants or yard art will not want to miss out. This year’s event features six local yards, all hand-picked by the Garden Club members to give attendees a wide variety of landscape types to peruse.

GALLERY: Celebrating the lives of lost loved ones

Butterflies are a symbol of transformation and one of the most transformative things a person can experience is the death of someone they love.

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Tonopah ambulance service continues to struggle

The Tonopah Volunteer Ambulance Service is still in the midst of a battle to maintain its operations and provide the highly rural areas of central and northern Nye County with emergency medical transportation.

Fire destroys home in Pahrump community

Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue Service crews responded to a structure fire at the intersection of Manse Road and Whirlwind Avenue just before 3 p.m., on Wednesday, Jan. 10.

Flu activity listed as high in Nevada

It’s not too late to get your flu shot. And if you need a little incentive, know that Nevada is listed as one of 26 states with high flu activity this season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Nye County to host 3rd Annual Social Services Fair

The Nye County Health and Human Services Department is gearing up to host its 3rd Annual Social Services Fair this coming week.

Storm one for Pahrump region’s record books

Pahrump is expected to stay dry over the next several days following a wet start of the second week of January that brought a flood advisory to the valley and many of its surrounding areas, along with road closures to parts of Death Valley.

Nye County cracking down in illegally placed signs

Little orange notices have been popping up on signs all around the valley, letting their owners know that the signs in question are illegally placed and must be taken down.

‘Dream killing’ water order devastates Pahrump area residents

The Nye County Commission, sitting as the governing board of the town of Pahrump, voted by a narrow margin to forego pursuit of legal action against an order issued by the Nevada state engineer during a special meeting held Wednesday, Jan. 10.

Inaugural E-Recycling event draws crowds in Pahrump

From adaptors and chargers to video equipment and everything in between, representatives from the Pahrump Community Library were seeking virtually anything electronic for its inaugural E-Recycling event on Jan. 6.

Annual MLK Day event returns to Pahrump

Since its beginning in 2002, the Pahrump Martin Luther King Jr. “All People’s Day” Scholarship Foundation has contributed tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships to local school students wanting to advance their education, and this year is no different.

Sportsmen’s events set to take Nevada spotlight

Nevada and Las Vegas, in particular, are known for their international conventions and lavish banquets.

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