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Friends of Nevada Wilderness maintaining local trails

Nevada is a state filled with beautiful wilderness areas, many of which can be found right here in Nye County, but the value and benefits of those areas cannot be realized unless they can be accessed by the everyday person.

Pinkbox opening in Pahrump Nugget

An illuminated oversized doughnut already overlooks Highway 160, in a central area of Pahrump where passersby will see it on their way to Death Valley. Many local leaders in the valley are excited about the grand opening of popular chain Pinkbox Doughnuts beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday inside the Pahrump Nugget Hotel & Casino.

Pahrump man injured in gunfire with deputy

Nye County Sheriff Joe McGill told the Pahrump Valley Times the incident occurred at a residence along Bunarch Road at approximately 7:30 a.m. on May 14.

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Hope Cancer Care celebrates third year in Pahrump

As the third anniversary of Hope Cancer Care of Nevada opening in Pahrump passes this month, co-founder Dr. Raja Mehdi said he wants patients to know they have a choice when it comes to where they receive their cancer treatment.

Construction of basketball courts underway in Simkins Park

The quiet neighborhood in the area of Simkins Park is abuzz this week with bulldozers and work crews as the construction of basketball courts got underway at the site.

Basin panel endorses bigger parcels

The committee drawing up a plan to manage the Pahrump groundwater basin Monday voted 6-1 to endorse a plan to restrict future subdividing of residential parcels outside utility service areas to five-acre lots or larger, joining the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission and Nye County Water District board.

Pilkington responds to name change accusation

Nye County Public Administrator candidate Bob Pilkington responded this week to accusations he changed his name to avoid paying child support and belonged to a notorious motorcycle gang.

PVHS musicians to perform final concert of school year

Time is running out to see the music department of Pahrump Valley High School perform in its last concert of the year, which will be this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the school auditorium. The concert is free.

Local officials react to cattle roundup

Area officials criticized the U.S. Bureau of Land Management as heavy-handed in their reactions to the standoff over Clark County rancher Cliven Bundy’s cattle roundup.

BLM blamed for Last Chance Park delays

Costs, delays, and setbacks all describe efforts to move Pahrump’s Last Chance Park proposal forward.

Spring Mountain Raceway gets new zoning

Spring Mountain Raceway will be rezoned from heavy industrial to a mixed use zone with a special projects overlay zone after Pahrump Regional Planning Commission approval Wednesday, to allow for a planned 77-lot subdivision, an RV park, condominium units, warehouses, stores, offices, more control towers, a racetrack expansion, even an aquatic park and zip lines.

Heller supports takeover of public lands

U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., was supportive of a task force commissioned by the Nevada Legislature to study a state takeover of public lands managed by the federal government, during a conference call with rural reporters Wednesday.

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