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RENDERINGS: Pahrump OHV Park to be professionally designed

Two years ago, the town of Pahrump broke ground on what will become a 40-acre OHV Park at the Pahrump Fairgrounds but before any actual construction takes place, officials want to have the site professionally designed.

Valley’s ladies treated to the Women’s Expo

Soroptimist International has one main mission – ensuring women and girls can access the resources and opportunities they need to be able to reach their full potential and live their very best lives.

Pahrump Taco Fest making a comeback

Taco-lovers rejoice, the Pahrump Taco Fest is making its return after several years’ hiatus. This June, the Calvada Eye will be overrun with competitors all hoping to score the title of best taco-maker in town and foodies will definitely not want to miss out.

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Man sues cops, county over murder charge

Two years after his release from the county jail, a former inmate has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the Nye County Sheriff’s Office, several of its investigators and a former county medical examiner for damages he claims he suffered after he was wrongly accused of murder.

Correction

In the June 26 issue of the PVT, the story on A1 about the Miss Pahrump Pageant was written by Charlene Dean, not Mark Waite. In the accompanying photos, Miss Pahrump 2012 Sabrina Maughan crowned the first and second runners-up, not Miss Pahrump 2013 Brittany Leavitt.

Entertainment Briefs

The Singles Friendship Club has the following activities scheduled:

Crime Corner

COURTS: Judge hammers felon arrested three times in six months

In Brief

I broke my thumb in four to five different places. I hit it so hard that my knuckle blew out the end of my thumb and I severed all the tendons.”

Leavitt crowned Miss Pahrump

After an arduous competition between 11 young women, professional judges from Las Vegas crowned Brittany Leavitt Miss Pahrump 2013 to a sold-out house on Saturday evening.

Richards bid for job divides board

Pahrump town board members took the first step in finding a suitable replacement for Town Manager Bill Kohbarger when he vacates his position next month.

Dolan to Kohbarger: Please stay

More than a week after Pahrump Town Manager Bill Kohbarger announced his decision to resign, the town board’s vice chairman, Bill Dolan, is saying “not so fast.”

Clark County coroner takes over Nye autopsies

Clark County Coroner Michael Murphy said it would be a seamless process taking over autopsies from medical examiner Dr. Rexene Worrell, but Worrell said Nye County sheriff’s deputies will now have to sign death certificates.

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