The smell of fried goodies, the rhythmic whir of carnival rides, cheers and dust rising from the rodeo grounds – Pahrump saw all this and more this past weekend as the town hosted its biggest celebration of the year, the Pahrump Fall Festival.
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Staff earned nine awards, including five first-place honors
Closing the regular season out strong, both Boulder City High School tennis programs earned a trio of victories to gain momentum heading into the postseason.
Southwestern Wilds secured four locally-famed wild horses at a recent BLM auction.
Live speakers, virtual guests and vendors will all be featured at the upcoming event.
Last month, District Court Judge Steven Elliott ruled that Nevada State Engineer Order #1293A be overturned, citing an overreach of authority, lack of due process and lack of evidence to support the issuance of the order, which restricted the drilling of new domestic wells in Pahrump. Unsurprisingly, the state engineer’s office has filed an appeal and the matter now sits with the Nevada Supreme Court.
Richard Karpel will take over management of the association starting Tuesday and will relocate from Washington, D.C., to Nevada.
A changeover in the leadership of the Nye County District Attorney’s Office is about to take place, with newly elected Nye County DA Chris Arabia set to begin his four-year term on Monday, Jan. 7. He said he is eager to start the next phase in his legal career and institute the changes he has been considering for the office.
The seat of Pahrump justice of the peace department A has had a longstanding vacancy but the office is now set to see a new leader at its head, Justice of the Peace Lisa Chamlee, who arose the victor in the 2018 general election.
Nevada marijuana tax revenues top $31 million in first four months of fiscal year; more than 45 percent of projections for the full year already collected.
Nye County’s unemployment numbers have seen improvement over a majority of 2018, though the area lags behind the rest of the state.
No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in the Saturday, Dec. 29 drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $36 million.
Almost all U.S. consumers are value-conscious shoppers who regularly visit discount retailers to find a bargain, according to the latest issue of the quarterly Consumer View report released by the National Retail Federation.
The 2019 Nevada legislative session is just weeks away, and brothel representatives are taking action to prepare for what may be a battle to save the industry as a whole.
The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified the Pahrump man who died as a result of a two-car collision on Thursday, Dec. 27.
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Nevada’s Department of Public Safety is investigating over a hundred searches the sheriff made for people’s strictly protected law enforcement information since his term began four years ago, McGill told the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Friday.
U.S. Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto want to ensure that Yucca Mountain never serves as a nuclear waste dump site.
Nevada was awarded the federal money to help modernize the state’s rural health care system and bolster access to it, officials said.
Suspended Justice of the Peace argued her 2026 reelection campaign will be “clouded by misinformation” without an expedited appeal in a filing Friday.
