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Nevada braces for Supreme Court ruling on mail ballots

The future of a 2020 Nevada law that allows counties to accept mail ballots after Election Day is in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court.

VICTOR JOECKS: Could Nevada become a red state?

Nevada has fewer registered Democrats today than in 2016. That’s one reason Nevada could be a red state within a decade.

Nye County gets ahead of lithium-ion battery fires

Pahrump Valley Fire & Rescue and Nye County are using a unique technology to fight hazardous lithium-ion battery fires. So far, they say, the results have been very promising.

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Commissioners change zoning despite protests from area residents

Nye County commissioners voted Tuesday to rezone approximately 172 acres on Thousandaire Boulevard from specific plan to light industrial zoning following a well attended and contentious public hearing.

Crime Corner, Dec. 17

Woman charged with intimidating a victim

Stay at Dar’s closes after long battle with state

After four and a half years, Darlene Howard, owner of Stay at Dar’s Bed and Breakfast, at 1501 E. Mount Charleston Drive South, is throwing in the towel.

Town of Pahrump focuses on luring tourists from Vegas

A pair of organizations promoting Pahrump tourism are rejoicing over the Nevada Tourism Commission’s generosity this month.

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Campus clears hurdle

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate last Friday passed the National Defense Authorization Act, following passage in the House of Representatives, included in the bill is the transfer of 285 acres near Highway 160 and Manse Road for a Great Basin College campus.

Commission forwards two projects for block grants

Improvements to the Calvada Eye and repairs to the Gabbs swimming pool were the two projects Nye County will forward for approval for Community Development Block Grant funds.

Commission delays vote on BLM ‘no’ resolution

Nye County Commissioners on Tuesday decided to postpone until next month voting on a resolution to not participate in any future U.S. Bureau of Land Management resource management plan processes.

Deadline for Obamacare leads to late push

People enrolled in the Nevada health insurance exchange were busy renewing their coverage Monday on the last day to receive benefits for the year beginning Jan. 1.

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