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School district needs millions for infrastructure

Nye County School District officials are trying to raise voters’ support to address nearly $17.7 million for various capital projects by extending current bonds by 10 years.

Spring Mountain moving forward with expansions

The operators of Spring Mountain Motor Resort and Country Club are trying to expand its operations beyond the well-moneyed sports enthusiasts who currently utilize the racetrack.

Tonight, Utilities Inc. wants residents’ input

Utilities Inc. of Central Nevada has received suggestions from 54 people for anything from soccer fields to a Frisbee golf course to an outdoor movie theater at the old Willow Creek Golf Course, UICN President Wendy Barnett said.

Man convicted in kidnapping, assault trial

A Pahrump man has been found guilty of a series of felonies including first degree kidnapping, battery with substantial bodily harm, and domestic battery by strangulation for attacking an ex-girlfriend in 2012.

Water board approves loan for rural system

TONOPAH — Shoshone Estates Water Company Inc. will receive a five-year, no-interest loan for $11,000 but not a requested grant from the Nye County Water District Monday to draw up a preliminary engineering report on how to combat high arsenic levels.

FAA provides millions for county airports

A recent Pahrump Regional Planning Commission appointee spoke out against using federal grant money to build the local airport during public comment at a Nye County Commission meeting in August.

Sheriffs’ candidates introduce second-in-commands

Nye County sheriff’s candidate Sharon Wehrly introduced Brent Moody as her second-in-comand Saturday night in front of her booth at the Pahrump Fall Festival.

Corvus Gold presents projects to Beatty board

Corvus Gold has discovered a “high-grade vein system” at “Yellowjacket” portion of their North Bullfrog Project property north of Beatty, company Carl Brechtel revealed in a presentation to the Beatty Town Advisory Board Sept. 22.

Tales from Tonopah’s Tenderloin district

Tonopah’s red-light district was a rich source of fascinating tales of life and death in a booming mining camp on the western frontier. What follows are several, plucked from the town’s early-day newspapers.

Evading arrest, drugs are fast track to jail

A local man with a lengthy history of negative contact with law enforcement was sentenced to prison Sept. 22 by Fifth District Court Judge Robert Lane.

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