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Local families invited to Community Baby Shower

Raising a child can be hard. That’s something the members of Pahrump Mothers Corner understand all too well. In an effort to ease the challenges of parenthood, particularly for new and expecting families, this group of local moms banded together to host a Community Baby Shower and the event proved to be very popular, leading to its return for the third year running.

Tonopah to be home to experimental hypersonic testing facility

Ambitious. It’s an apt word to describe Michael Grace’s vision for the future of his company, Longshot Space Technology Corporation, which, if all goes to plan, will build what he calls the world’s largest potato gun.

Pahrump man arrested for elder abuse

A Pahrump man wanted by the Nye County Sheriff’s Office on suspicion of elder abuse was arrested while attempting to purchase multiple vehicles at a Las Vegas car dealership, according to authorities.

Nye sheriff explains why you shouldn’t flee from the law

A man suspected of driving a stolen vehicle out of Las Vegas led Nye County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a high-speed pursuit into Pahrump on Monday morning, April 15.

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Water board approves land parceling restrictions

Planning restrictions designed to reduce future water usage, like increasing the number of water rights that must be retired when creating parcels and increasing minimum parcel sizes, were passed by the Nye County Water District Board last week.

Concert raises funds for homeless NCSD students

The second annual Rock-4-A-Cause benefit concert put on by Fidelis Christian Church raised approximately $2,100 this weekend to help homeless and disadvantaged children in the Nye County School District.

Officials cleared in ethics review

A panel for the Nevada Commission on Ethics dismissed a request for an opinion filed by Andy Alberti over the hiring of former county commissioner Joni Eastley as assistant county manager in January.

Amargosa Senior Center may get CDBG funding

TONOPAH — Nye County will forward requests for $45,000 for an energy conservation rehabilitation of the new Amargosa Senior Center building, $58,000 for a water resource plan for the Beatty Water and Sanitation District and $8,000 for Health and Human Services computer kiosks for consideration under the federal Community Development Block Grant program.

Art Bell, SiriusXM partnership disintegrates

After less than two months on the air, Art Bell, the master of late night paranormal talk radio is in a dispute with his new employer SiriusXM Satellite Radio.

Man gets 6 years for burning down mom’s trailer

A man convicted of burning down a trailer belonging to his mother after it had gone into foreclosure was sentenced to a maximum of six years in prison last week.

Stagestop Casino fined by Gaming Control Board

The Nevada Gaming Control Board is recommending disciplinary action against the Stagestop Casino after seven out of the nine current bartenders weren’t properly registered as gaming employees.

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