TECOPA — A dozen years ago the remote desert town of Tecopa, home to about a hundred full-time residents, offered travelers no amenities other than lodging—not a single restaurant, store, or gas station.
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There will be no shortage of local Veterans Day observances on Saturday, honoring the more than 9,000 veterans living in Nye County, the first of which is scheduled for Saturday at the VFW Post 10054, at 4651 S. Homestead Road.
The public information below was provided by the Nye County District Attorney’s office.
Congressional Democrats, including three from Nevada, have come out against a plan to more than double the entrance fees at some of the nation’s busiest and most iconic national parks.
No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Wednesday’s drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $30 million.
A Tonopah woman remembered her teenage daughter, who was killed in a car crash in 2015, with a rededication ceremony at the memorial site on the two-year anniversary of her death.
Officials with the Soroptimist International of Pahrump Valley are reminding families of its special holiday fashion show coming up this month.
Construction crews were seen working at the Belvada property in Tonopah earlier this fall.
Valley Communications staff plans to conduct a tech expo from 3-7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Valley Conference Center, 800 E. Highway 372 in Pahrump, to showcase the cooperative’s new digital services, including VCA Digital TV, the company announced.
Pahrump Valley High School wants to share its patriotism with the public on Thursday, Nov. 9.
Vietnam War veterans on Friday received special coins honoring their service from Vegas PBS at the Nevada State Veterans Home in Boulder City.
Nye County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 23-year-old man in Beatty on suspicion of kidnapping, sexual assault and other charges connected to the disappearance of a New York woman he reportedly met online, authorities said Friday.
Nye County Manager Tim Sutton, Commission Chairman Dan Schinhofen and Commissioner Lorinda Wichman joined several colleagues from Nevada who met Vice President Mike Pence as part of a recent visit to Washington, D.C.
Flags in Pahrump are at half-staff this week in remembrance of the mass shooting victims at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas on Sunday.
A company whose operations include three casino properties in Pahrump – the Nugget, Gold Town and Lakeside –recently announced the appointment of Ned Martin as chief administrative officer and the appointment of Phyllis Gilland as general counsel, the company said.