The $2.34 million remodel of a Nye County building on Highway 160 is officially finished and staff with Nye County Health and Human Services are now settling into their new, much more spacious digs
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With the dry and hot summer months upon the valley, Pahrump Fire and Rescue Chief Scott Lewis is urging the community to adhere to the local burn moratorium.
Six sensational ladies competing in the 2024 Ms. Senior Golden Years Pageant took to the stage for an evening of poise, elegance and entertainment, all culminating in the crowning of the newest Ms. Senior Golden Years Queen, Debbie Forrest.
Nye County has embarked on a mission to fix a six-mile stretch of wildlife fencing in an effort to protect the area’s free-roaming wild horse and burro herds and the next round of repair will take place this weekend, with the entire community invited to lend a hand.
More than 40 friends and family celebrated Emil Janssen’s 95th birthday on Saturday, June 8 at the Pahrump Senior Center. The co-founder of Pahrump Family Mortuary will serve as grand marshal for this year’s Fourth of July parade in Pahrump, and says the secret to his longevity is simple.
A man convicted of stealing an elderly couple’s car and totaling it while intoxicated last October was sentenced to five years probation this week in District Court.
If the sheriff felt like he could not furlough his deputies, which is a dubious claim, he could have laid off personnel to fit within the spending limits set by the board. … I certainly was frustrated by an attitude that what is good for the goose is not good for the gander. You cannot accidentally overspend by $1.2 million.”
All a terrorist would need is 19 pounds of the stuff.
DEATH VALLEY, Calif. — The AdventureCorps Badwater Ultra-marathon race is the hardest race on Earth when a runner has two legs. Chris Moon does it on one. He started running the race after he suffered a tragic accident where he lost his right arm and his right leg in Mozambique in 1995.
If we can find reasons for doing what we do, we can always get through it. When you come to this place it is an incredible challenge in an astonishing place. I think for me this is a moment of not wanting to be beat by the badness of life.”
The Board of County Commissioners approved up to $500,000 for the purchase of 50 new digital radios this week as the Information Technology Department begins to implement the first phase of switching over to a digital system for all emergency departments in the county.
BACKGROUND: “I started in the food and beverage business by training to become a chef at the Culinary Institute in New York. I worked for Emeril Lagasse at Delmonico in Las Vegas before becoming executive chef for the steakhouse at the Hard Rock and later Fix in the Bellagio.”
A fire that sent one person to the hospital and claimed the lives of 17 pets on North Murphy Street Friday evening appears to have been intentionally set by the homeowner, according to a preliminary investigation in the case.
It’s back to the drawing board for developers of a planned assisted care and senior housing facility on 4.72 acres at the northwest corner of Gamebird Road and Simmons Street.
County commissioners approved two memorandums of understanding Tuesday involving the local law enforcement union.
Red Cross disaster relief teams from across the nation are mobilizing to support evacuees in states slammed by storms.
President Joe Biden brought a theme of affordable housing to Las Vegas, highlighting a comprehensive plan that would invest nearly $260 billion in the need.
Lake Manly, atop a salt flat, was formed after a deluge of rain over the past six months flooded the national park in California.
At least 30 percent of seniors will experience loneliness around the holidays, and a lack of social interaction can carry significant risks to health and longevity.
