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No more squatting – new law targets homeless on vacant, private property

Nye County McGill said the purpose of the new code is to authorize the sheriff’s office to make contact with people occupying vacant private property or a property with a vacant building and demand to see a lease agreement.

VEA names new CEO

Hamlin will return to Pahrump for his first day as CEO of the co-op on Dec. 9.

Jury finds Michele Fiore guilty on federal wire fraud charges

Former Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore was accused of using donations meant for a statue of a fallen police officer on her personal expenses.

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2 for 1: Water district adopts conservation resolution

The Nye County Water District adopted a non-binding resolution on March 23 requiring new commercial or industrial businesses located within the boundaries of the Pahrump Basin to file a water mitigation and conservation plan prior to development.

Hardy’s proposal for Yucca jolts Nevada

WASHINGTON — A call for Nevada to begin talks with the federal government over Yucca Mountain re-awakened strong feelings on Sunday over the prospects of burying high-level nuclear waste in the state.

Man arrested on forgery and burglary charges

A Pahrump man was arrested Friday on several charges including forgery and burglary, according to Nye County Sheriff’s Office.

Hardy calls for Nevada to explore Yucca

WASHINGTON — Nevada should open an “honest discussion” with the federal government over burying nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain to determine if citizens might want it and what benefits the state might obtain for hosting it, according to Rep. Cresent Hardy.

Nye asks for voluntary salary cuts to address shortfall

Nye County Commissioner Butch Borasky asked that non-unionized personnel take a 10-percent salary cut to help address the county’s revenue shortfall problems, at a meeting of the commission on March 17.

The rules of the brothels change with the culture

This is the second part of an interview with former brothel worker Nevada Rose. She got her first job at a Nevada brothel when she was in her early twenties and worked for about ten years, from the 1970s into the 1980s. Among the brothels she worked in was Bobbie Duncan’s Buckeye Bar in Tonopah. I interviewed her in the summer of 2014.

New demands on DMV increasing wait times

CARSON CITY — Agonizingly long lines at state DMV offices could get even longer if several measures in the legislative hopper see approval this session, a panel of lawmakers was told Thursday.

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