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PHOTOS: Nevada State High School Rodeo

Spectators braved the soggy Valentine’s weekend weather to watch 160 fifth-to-12th-grade boys and girls from around the state compete in 14 rodeo events.

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Crime Corner, Feb. 20

Woman jailed for possession of drugs

Former sheriff’s deputy spared jail time in domestic battery case

Royce Avena, a former deputy with the Nye County Sheriff’s Office, was spared jail time in lieu of 85 hours of community service after Judge Ron Kent sentenced him on Wednesday.He will also pay more than $1,000 in fines and fees.

BLM ‘deserves the condemnation’ of Nye

The Nye County Commission passed a replacement non-binding resolution asserting that the Bureau of Land Management “fully deserves the condemnation of Nye County” for a variety of reasons at a meeting of the commissioners Feb. 17.

Merger will shine a light on Pahrump’s largest casino operator

By numbers alone, the merger of Pahrump’s largest casino owner Golden Gaming with Lakes Entertainment doesn’t equal any one of the combined $18.5 billion in gaming equipment manufacturing buyouts that have happened in the past 18 months.

Fireworks businesses get OK to develop a plan

Nye County Commissioners gave the go-ahead for the development of a plan to use the town of Pahrump fairgrounds located on Gamebird Road, for future fireworks displays, at a meeting of the Nye County Board of County Commissioners yesterday.

Hydrant colors offer important info for firefighters

A drive around the Pahrump Valley will reveal a number of blue, green, orange and red fire hydrant bonnets along roadways, but they’re more than just decoration.

Wagering on weather

In a state well known for legalized gaming, both the National Weather Service and Valley Electric Association, Inc. “gamble” on the weather.

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