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Food program ensures kids fed over holidays

While most families look forward to holiday breaks and weekends this time of year as a way to spend time with their school-aged children outside the classroom, some families in Pahrump become nervous, wondering how they are going to provide enough food to feed their children over the breaks without the support of the free and reduced lunch programs they rely on during the school week.

Annual NNSS impact report released

About 120 people were concerned enough about the shipments of uranium to the Nevada National Security Site. They showed up at a public hearing Nov. 14 at Nevada Treasure RV Resort on the far north end of Pahrump.

Parties settle 2003 casino fire case

The last three defendants to settle in the Mountain View Casino fire lawsuit will pay out at least six-digit figures.

Solar development agreement considered

TONOPAH — Nye County commissioners will consider a development agreement for the Sunshine Valley Solar LLC 65-megawatt photo voltaic power plant in Amargosa Valley when they meet here Tuesday.

Elementary schools, Rosemary Clarke host Angel Trees

It’s official, the holiday season is now in full swing and many local organizations are gearing up to make this Christmas a memorable one for area families.

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CCSC case against detention center dismissed

It took four years from the date it was filed and more than two years after the Nevada Southern Detention Center opened, but the Concerned Citizens for a Safe Community lawsuit against the Office of the Federal Detention Trustee was finally dismissed in August.

NHP on lookout for drivers not wearing seat belts

If you think you’ve noticed an increased law enforcement presence on Nevada’s roads and highways lately, you’re not just imagining things.

Judge sends unlicensed contractor to jail for year in fraud case

One man was sentenced to a year in the Nye County Detention Center last week after he was convicted of taking approximately $6,000 to complete a contracting job and never finished the work.

Turkey lovers gear up for busy holiday

Thanksgiving Day is tomorrow and most if not all local individuals and families have special plans for the holiday.

Goldfield man convicted on federal gun charges

LAS VEGAS — A longtime resident of Goldfield was recently sentenced to two years in federal prison and three years of supervised release after he was found to have improperly possessed and attempted to purchase firearms, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada.

Moratorium on impact fees lifted

It began as a scheme to attract businesses and thus jobs to Pahrump Valley. But now that development is beginning to pick up, county officials figure a moratorium on impact fees isn’t affecting decisions by businesses to locate here.

Bid to remake campus into juvenile facility fails

The Nye County School District Board of Trustees voted against a proposed non-secure juvenile detention facility at the former Mt. Charleston Elementary School.

Oil companies apply to drill in Railroad Valley

Two companies recently filed for permits to drill for oil in Railroad Valley, one of the few oil fields in Nevada.

Students compete to raise money for cancer fight

A friendly competition between two local elementary schools helped students raise more than $1,100 for the American Cancer Society in October.

September taxable sales rise at slower pace

Taxable sales in Nye County continued double-digit increases in September over 2012 figures, but at slower pace than the most recent months.

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