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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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Hit-and-run kills pedestrian in Pahrump

Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating fatal accident Friday morning in which a vehicle struck a 52-year-old man who was illegally walking on the highway.

Graffiti erased from Death Valley volcano

National Park Service employees had to roll out about 600 feet of hose to erase the latest graffiti at Death Valley: large letters and symbols scratched into the mud bottom of Ubehebe Crater at the northern end of the national park.

Celebrity auction brings in cash, laughs and entertainment to Parhump

More than a dozen local “celebrities” generated upward of $14,000 for a local non-profit agency, as the annual Nye County Celebrity Auction got underway on Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Pahrump Nugget.

Nevada gets new partner in Internet gaming agreement

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval recently announced that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has signed the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement, effective immediately.

Tractor Supply Co. hosts grand opening in Pahrump

Prior to its ribbon-cutting ceremony this month, the manager of Pahrump’s Tractor Supply Company made sure to note that the brand new business offers much more than its name suggests.

California Lottery

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 $33 million.

Festival of Trees gala set for Pahrump

Nathan Adelson Hospice, Southern Nevada’s largest non-profit hospice, is hosting its 13th Annual Festival of Trees event in Pahrump on Dec. 1 to help raise funds for hospice programs and services, organizers announced.

Nevada OSHA completes investigation into worker’s death in Nye County

An investigation into the Nye County death of a Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project subcontractor’s employee didn’t yield any violations or citations, according to the documents provided by Nevada’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Community Thanksgiving Dinner returns to Pahrump

As incredible as it may sound, there is a hot Thanksgiving Day meal guaranteed for anyone and everyone residing in the Pahrump Valley, come next Thursday, Nov. 23.

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