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Winds in the forecast for balloon festival weekend

Last week’s rain is being replaced with sunny skies for the 4th Annual Pahrump Balloon Festival this weekend.

Lawmaker: Nuclear waste solution must include Yucca Mountain

WASHINGTON — Yucca Mountain continues to be considered by a Republican lawmaker on a key congressional panel to be part of a comprehensive solution to the continuing problem of storing nuclear waste generated by power plants.

Federal approval of VEA transmission line sale on hold

Valley Electric Association’s nearly $200 million sale of its high-voltage system to Chicago-based GridLiance Holdco will likely be delayed from its original closing date due to “political change in Washington, D.C.,” the cooperative announced last week.

Violent collision snarls traffic along Highway 160

At least two people were transported to Desert View Hospital following a two-vehicle collision at Bell Vista Avenue at Highway 160 just after 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The initial investigation shows that a white Nissan compact collided with a maroon SUV. Both vehicles sustained substantial body damage from the impact. Southbound traffic on Highway 160 was diverted onto a side road. The injured individuals are expected to recover.

Generous community donation of apples comes from big truck crash

If the old adage “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” rings true, there will be many doctors in the Pahrump Valley with a lot of time on their hands this month.

Cybersecurity top concern for Nevada officials

A Nevada homeland security panel declared Friday that cybersecurity is priority No. 1.

Nye secures voice in proposed Navy expansion into northern county

The U.S. Navy is asking Nye County for a point of contact and a signed non-disclosure agreement after it invited the county to become a cooperating agency in the proposed Navy expansion in northern Nye.

Water conservation plan for new development sent to county

The Pahrump Regional Planning Commission got the last shot at the proposed water conservation plan for a new development before sending it to Nye County commissioners.

Recruiting, retaining staff in Southern Nevada VA’s big challenge

Peggy Kearns keeps the motto of the Department of Veterans Affairs, coined in 1865 by President Abraham Lincoln, front of mind as she works to ensure that military veterans in Southern Nevada receive prompt, quality medical attention: “Care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan.”

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