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Biker gets 40 years for shootout with police

A man convicted of the attempted murder of a Nye County Sheriff’s deputy during a June 2012 shootout outside a home on Manse Road was sentenced to a maximum of 40 years in prison this week.

Locals with Philippines ties reflect on typhoon

Talk radio legend Art Bell’s time has been intensely focused on the other side of the world in recent days.

Local medical marijuana rules on the way

County commissioners didn’t show any opposition Tuesday as they voted to direct staff to draft a medical marijuana bill.

DOE to residents: No need to worry over U-233 shipments

Two main questions were lobbed at U.S. Department of Energy officials Thursday about the proposed shipment of 403 canisters of uranium to the National Nuclear Security Site: Why is it classified low level nuclear waste and can you ship it through Amargosa Valley instead of Pahrump?

Local radiothon raises funds for senior program

Roughly one week after being denied financial assistance from the Pahrump town board, a local agency is set to receive a helping hand from the “Big Voice of the Valley.”

County seeks bids on Calvada well

Nye County is requesting bids on drilling a 600-foot deep, 10-inch agricultural well to irrigate the Calvada Eye landscaping and to water the duck ponds.

Town offices get much-needed renovation

Regular visitors to the Pahrump town office will notice an entirely different interior design this week.

Sloppy handling of death has officials on hot seat

A California woman accused the public administrator’s office of acting too quickly recently to secure a valley property after the death of her mother.

RPC endorses plan to restrict water

The Pahrump Regional Planning Commission Wednesday voted 5-2 to recommend to the county commission minimum five-acre parcel sizes in single-family residential zones and the donation of three acre-feet of water rights per parcel for property outside of a water service district, as a way to reduce the over-appropriation of water.

Commissioners to debate shelter contract, water restrictions

Bids to operate the animal shelter and a committee to draft a Pahrump groundwater basin management plan are among items on the agenda when the Nye County Commission meets at 10 a.m. Tuesday at commissioner’s chambers, 2100 Walt Williams Dr. on the Calvada Eye.

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