57°F
weather icon Clear

News

Vehicle in garage destroyed by fire

No serious injuries were reported after fire gutted a vehicle inside the garage of a home along the 2400 block of Zuni Avenue on Wednesday, April 10.

Need a good laugh? Join in a night of hilarious scholarship fundraising

Promising a “laugh-your-ass-off” night of hilarity and musical diversion, Sanders Family Winery is all set to host the Kiwanis Club of the Pahrump Valley Scholarship Fundraiser and its sure to be an amusing time for all involved.

$6.2M allocated to 10 projects

Nye County has earmarked about $6.2 million of its $12 million in Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF) grant dollars for a total of 10 projects throughout the county.

GALLERY: Winners of the Pins & Needles Quilt Show

The Bob Ruud Community Center was transformed into a world of color and design during the 19th Annual Pins and Needles Quilt Show, a yearly event that offers a stage to fabric artists of all kinds while giving the community to chance to admire their array of masterpieces.

Nye County loans itself $5.78 million to shore up reserves

In an effort to shore up the financial reserves used to cover cash flow issues in the county general fund, Nye County is loaning itself $5.78 million.

THE LATEST
Johnnie Mine, abandoned mines topic of museum lecture

The Pahrump Valley Museum and Historical Society’s lecture series continues on Saturday with a state expert on abandoned mines.

From escorts to brothel: Californian finds way in desert

Bobbi Davis was the founder and owner of the Shady Lady brothel, located about 20 miles north of Beatty on U.S. Highway 95, until it closed in December.

Crime Corner, Feb. 13

Man charged with burglary, interrupt 911 call

Bill urging federal Internet sales tax pushed

CARSON CITY — Sen. Joyce Woodhouse is again pushing a resolution this session that would urge Congress to pass legislation allowing states to tax all Internet sales to level the playing field with Nevada-based “brick and mortar” businesses.

Millennium Scholarship requirements could increase

CARSON CITY — Community college students would have to carry more credit hours per semester to be eligible for Nevada’s Millennium Scholarship under two separate bills being floated in the Legislature.

No opposition heard to state medical pot tax

CARSON CITY — No opposition was raised Tuesday during a hearing on a bill that would allow the state Department of Taxation to move forward with the collection of excise taxes on the sale of medical marijuana.

Rural Nevada seen as a growing international tourist draw

Beatty appeals to international visitors because it’s close to the Rhyolite ghost town — an appealing side trip for those making the journey, according to state tourism officials.

Popular natural wonder vandalized

A weekend site for off-road vehicles in the Spring Mountain range called the Narrows in Wheeler Wash was vandalized by an unknown tagger.

Boy Scouts descend on Beatty for weekend

Nearly 2,000 Boy Scouts and adult leaders packed David Spicer’s Boiling Pot Ranch outside Beatty for the Las Vegas Area Council Mountain Man Rendezvous.

Crime Corner, Feb. 11

Beatty man arrested for violating restraining order

1 741 742 743 744 745 880