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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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Q&A with new Floyd Elementary Principal Von Sheppard

It would be safe to say that newly hired Floyd Elementary School Principal Von Sheppard is the only administrator at the Nye County School District who in 1985, set a University of Nebraska long jump record at 25.6 feet.

Pahrump airman recalls firefight in Kabul

An airman and Pahrump High School graduate this week recalled a firefight in Afghanistan, and his mother said she feared the worst when she watched the news of the Taliban attacking the base where he was stationed.

Man on trial makes suicide attempt

A man on trial in District Court on multiple child sex charges attempted suicide Wednesday, disrupting the judicial proceedings against him.

RPC votes 5-2 to reject 213-slip RV park

Pahrump Regional Planning Commission member Bill Dolan made a motion to approve plans for a 213-space recreational vehicle park on 14 acres at 500 S. Leslie Street.

DA’s Report

• Bobby Edward Jordan was charged on July 24 with battery.

Dolan charges nepotism in comptroller hiring

TONOPAH — Pahrump Town Board Vice Chairman Bill Dolan cried nepotism in the hiring of Amy Fanning as county comptroller Tuesday.

Wichman pleads for renewable energy revenue sharing

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee heard about the financial woes of Nye County from Commissioner Lorinda Wichman, who testified in favor of a bill streamlining renewable energy on public lands and ensuring local governments benefit from the royalties.

National VFW commander visits Beatty post

BEATTY — National Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander-in-Chief John Stroud visited the John C. Strozzi Post 12108 in Beatty Aug. 1.

UICN to county: Please don’t intervene in Willow Creek permit

TONOPAH — Numerous dockets are before the Nevada Public Utilities Commission in which Nye County may want to intervene, but the request for a permit to rehabilitate the ponds at the Willow Creek golf course isn’t one of them, Utilities Inc. of Central Nevada President Wendy Barnett urged county commissioners Tuesday.

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