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Free dental services available for underinsured

Children’s Dentistry of Pahrump has announced it will be giving back to the local community next month by providing a free day of service for adults and children who normally do not have access to routine dental care.

Excessive heat warning for area

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for Southern Nevada Sunday and Monday.

Necropsies may make stronger case for dead pets

Nye County Animal Control has sent a request for prosecution to the District Attorney’s office on approximately 60 different charges related to animal cruelty following their investigation into dozens of dead dogs and cats found at a home on Pueblo Road earlier this year.

Commissioners appoint new members to RPC

Vincent Clark and Paul Carr were appointed Tuesday to the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission by Nye County Commissioners, while RPC Chairman John Koenig was reappointed to another three-year term.

Well owners, utilities quarrel over water plans

Deputy State Engineer Kelvin Higginbotham said his office could take other steps to avoid listing Pahrump as a critical management area for water under a new state law, like declaring it a less severe “active management area.”

County will co-sponsor airport grant application

Nye County Commissioners Tuesday agreed to co-sponsor a $750,000 grant application by the town of Pahrump for an environmental impact statement at the Pahrump Airport.

New War Memorial Walk honors vets, teaches visitors

Pahrump Town Board members voted unanimously for some major upgrades to the veterans’ section of Chief Tecopa Cemetery this year. The addition of a Pahrump Veterans Memorial Walk was approved late last month.

NCSD bond question goes to general election

Nye County School District officials will soon begin forming ballot question committees to learn arguments advocating and opposing the district’s General Acquisition Obligation school bond question on November’s general election ballot.

Oscarson collects $28,000 in campaign contributions

Nevada Assemblyman James Oscarson, R-Pahrump, is unopposed, but he still reported $28,110.99 in campaign contributions by the end of the first reporting period May 20.

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