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County votes out IPMC

Commissioners opt to eliminate the much-criticized International Property Maintenance Code

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Master plan update goes back to RPC

Nye County Commissioners Tuesday sent revisions to the Pahrump master plan back to the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission with orders to bring it back in 75 days.

Local firefighter lends a hand with MDA youth camp

About two hours after Pahrump Firefighter/Paramedic Michael McFate returned home from a three-day campout, he almost felt as if he needed a vacation just to recover from his experience.

Kiwanis Key Club held public ceremony in remembrance of 9/11

On Thursday, Sept. 11 the PVHS Key Club, a Kiwanis sponsored youth group, held a memorial service for those who perished in the twin towers terrorist attacks 13 years ago. A respectable crowd of 65 to 70 people were in attendance.

County says no to use permit for artificial lake

Builder Rene Morales’ dreams of another Lakeside recreational vehicle park were shot down by Nye County Commissioners Tuesday who upheld the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission denial of a conditional use permit for a three-acre artificial lake.

Sheriff gets OK to spend sales tax increase money

The Nye County Sheriff’s Department got a little more beefed up Tuesday, after county commissioners approved most of Sheriff Tony DeMeo’s plan to spend his half of the half-cent sales tax increase that took effect April 1.

UICN acquires Willow Creek deed, seeks public input

Utilities Inc. of Central Nevada announced Monday it had acquired title to the former Willow Creek Golf Course, in addition to cleaning up the ponds from the sewer plant the company outlined plans to hold a public meeting to solicit comments on an overall plan.

Proposed RV park regulations fall flat

A proposal to limit visitors in recreational vehicle parks to a maximum stay of up to 28 days before they have to move, got as much traction as a flat tire, at the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission meeting last Wednesday.

Shelter reaches critical mass

Space at Nye County’s animal shelter, Tails End, has reached a “critical mass” according to operations director Susan Cronin.

First business networking event set for Sept. 26

A young, local business owner has taken it upon herself to invite other businesses to join in what Elizabeth Larson calls the “Last Friday Business Network,” an event set for the last Friday of each month. The first event will be at 6:30 p.m., Sept. 26 at Draft Picks.

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