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Nye County solar moratorium extended again

It’s been almost two years since Nye County instituted a renewable energy generation facility application moratorium and residents and developers alike have been awaiting the new county codes.

Fall Festival fun — PHOTOS

Check out the scene from the 2024 Pahrump Fall Festival. This year’s festival took place from Sept. 19-22 at Petrack Park.

Free clinic to offer medical, dental, vision care

The late Stan Brock founded Remote Area Medical (RAM) 39 years ago with the mission to provide free, quality health care to those in need. Next weekend RAM will be returning to the valley.

 
Jury seated for Fiore wire fraud trial in Las Vegas

The jury that will decide whether former Las Vegas Councilwoman Michele Fiore committed wire fraud was seated on the first day of her federal trial Tuesday.

Weigh in on the local state of healthcare

Desert View Hospital will facilitate a Community Needs Health Assessment and the public is invited to an information meeting to learn more about the purpose and process.

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• Paul Gregory Buchsbaum was charged on July 7 with unlawful use of a stun device, domestic battery and false imprisonment.

Tuesday animal seizure followed two years of complaints

“It was very long overdue. We’ve been dealing with this for over two years,” Terry Salyer, exasperated, said on Tuesday.

Lord files emergency court motion to recover dogs

Local attorney Nancy Lord is demanding the return of the dogs that were removed from her property after a court approved removing three dozen animals on Tuesday.

Man recounts attack by pack of pit bulls

August 2 was a Saturday Terry Dougherty will never forget — he almost died that day.

An enduring Death Valley mystery may be solved

DEATH VALLEY —Scientists in Death Valley National Park believe they have solved the mystery of the Racetrack Playa. This mystery involves rocks that mysteriously move by themselves on a dry lake bed. The lake bed is located in a remote valley between the Cottonwood and Last Chance ranges.

Blame it on the placoderms

Prior to 375 million years ago, fish reproduced through spawning, where the females deposited eggs into the water and the males fertilized them. The embryos that developed from the fertilized eggs were on their own and most ended up being eaten by other fish.

Hurdy houses, hurdy girls flourished in boom towns

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This is the first in a series of stories by historian Bob McCracken on the history of prostitution in Nevada and Nye County. A new feature in the series will come out every Friday for the next several weeks.

Valley pioneers, developers hold senior water rights

When State Engineer Jason King warned in October 2012 he may have to allocate water rights by priority date after 10 years, if Pahrump Valley is designated a critical management area, he shook up the local development community and well owners, too.

Crime Corner

COURTS: Hollywood madam in court on 2013 pot charges

Sanders calls out volunteers to pick the harvest

Anyone driving along East Kellogg this week may have spotted unusual activity among the vineyards at Sanders Family Winery.

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