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DA’s report

The public information below was provided by the Nye County District Attorney’s office.

Stormin’ Mormon race didn’t disappoint

The 31-car feature Modified race for the Stormin’ Mormon Showdown on March 11 at the Pahrump Valley Speedway was won by Bobby Hogge from a racing team out of Salinas, California, who won the $5,000 purse.

Care Flight assists Tonopah, Goldfield medical crews

With the nearest hospitals more than 100 miles from town, volunteer ambulance crews serving the Tonopah-Goldfield region played host to special visitors who help make sure the injured and ill get to expert medical care.

Jacobs: Journalism on the road offers learning experience

Based on what I’m still learning about the Tonopah-Goldfield-northern Nye County region, last weekend’s Crab Crack is a sign that spring and some warmer weather isn’t too far away.

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Hostel taking shape in downtown Tonopah

A new construction/revitalization project is taking shape in downtown Tonopah, one led by the family that brought the historic Mizpah Hotel back to life in 2011.

Warm temps ahead of spring start in Tonopah

The start of daylight saving time brought some record warmth to the Tonopah area, breaking at least one high temperature reading and tying another for the dates.

Pahrump auto body shop set to expand

Top Notch Repairs, a Pahrump auto repair shop, is set to expand after the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission gave it the go-ahead.

Key Nevada politicians support resolution against Yucca Mountain

Key Nevada officials threw their support behind the Assembly resolution that opposes Yucca Mountain, while Nye County Commission Chairman Dan Schinhofen urged officials not to pass the measure in its current form.

Bad ideas, like bad pennies, keep coming back

Senate Bill 298 at this year’s Nevada Legislature would require welfare recipients to undergo drug tests. This does not, unfortunately, mean that Elon Musk and Mark Davis would have to take drug tests. It should, but it doesn’t.

Risk, reward, regulation and space tourism

Writing at Quartz, Tim Fernholz notes that early space tourists “won’t benefit from the tight regulation we’ve come to expect in everything from air transport to private automobiles.” Although the Federal Aviation Administration enjoys approval authority over launches, the Commercial Space Act limits government interference in post-launch space flight.

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