Earth Day and Arbor Day are two dates set aside for the express purpose of celebrating the planet while educating the public about the importance of preserving the environment and this past Saturday, the Pahrump community was treated to a festival in honor of these holidays.
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.
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.
Everything in life has an impact, including the recreational choices we make.
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.
After the busy December holiday at Death Valley National Park, officials said they plan to confront the off-road driving problem.
A wedding photographer wants to create a venue for couples to tie the knot on a property built for quarter horses that’s been sitting empty for years.
The developer of one of Pahrump’s largest master plan communities is laying the groundwork to build additional homes.
WASHINGTON — Ruben Kihuen is humbled and honored to be in the U.S. House of Representatives, but politics and governing were not his first priorities when he was growing up as an athlete.
A Northern Nevada woman died last year from a bacterial infection resistant to all 26 antibiotics available in the U.S., highlighting the growing public health threat posed by so-called “superbugs.”
CARSON CITY — Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt reported raising nearly $1.2 million in 2016, a record-setting figure for a Republican to attract two years out from a general election.
The Nye County District Attorney’s Office might have to step in to find housing for over 100 dogs that are currently housed in a kennel on the southern end of Pahrump.
The funeral service for Ray Wulfenstein will be Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 921 E. Wilson Road (corner of Wilson Road and West Street)
Pahrump saw 449 single-family residential units sold in town in 2016, marking the highest total since 2012, according to figures from the Greater Las Vegas Area Realtors.
CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval will unveil his executive budget proposal and outline the administration’s priorities for the last two years of his term when he delivers his final State of the State speech Tuesday night.
President Joe Biden brought a theme of affordable housing to Las Vegas, highlighting a comprehensive plan that would invest nearly $260 billion in the need.
Lake Manly, atop a salt flat, was formed after a deluge of rain over the past six months flooded the national park in California.
At least 30 percent of seniors will experience loneliness around the holidays, and a lack of social interaction can carry significant risks to health and longevity.
The Amargosa Opera House and Hotel near Death Valley was inundated by flooding from Tropical Storm Hilary’s remnants.
