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SolarReserve acquires Aerojet Rocketdyne

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — SolarReserve, a leading global developer of large-scale solar power projects and advanced solar thermal technology, today announced its acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) business.

Attempting to keep electioneering at bay

Don Cox was selling tickets to a gun raffle at the front door of the Ian Deutch Justice Facility, where people were voting, but had to block out the reference on the ticket that it was being held for the Republican Party.

Man who fought police, stole vehicle, out quickly

The man who allegedly fought with Nye County Sheriff’s Deputies and led them on a high speed chase in a stolen sheriff’s deputy’s cruiser, didn’t spend much time in jail following the incident this month.

Pahrump remains important nuclear waste route

The Nevada National Security Site, nearly 40 miles north of Pahrump received 1.3 million cubic feet of low-level nuclear waste last year in 1,400 truck loads.

Sheriff’s candidate Wehrly accused of ducking debates

Nye County sheriff’s candidate Sharon Wehrly again defended herself against accusations she was ducking debates, capped off by avoiding a televised debate scheduled Tuesday evening on KPVM-TV.

Local sentenced to five years in drug trafficking case

Jeannie Elizabeth Cheney has been sentenced to as much as five years in state prison for a pair of felony convictions stemming from a 2011 drug arrest.

Question 2: A tool for state legislators to raise mining taxes

CARSON CITY — Nevada voters will decide next month whether to give lawmakers the power to raise mining taxes — a revenue source long decried by critics as an under-tapped funding spigot shielded by the state constitution.

New executive director takes over service offices

Julie Hargis has been a business owner in Pahrump since she moved here 10 years ago. Her involvement with her own businesses and local organizations and her varied experience in so many fields has landed her the position of Nevada Outreach Training Organization and No to Abuse Executive Director.

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