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Budget shortfall shrinks, cuts slashed

Nye County will only have to cut its department budgets 2.75 percent this year instead of 5 percent, due to some additional revenues, County Manager Pam Webster told commissioners during a special teleconference Friday, which marked the end of the fiscal year.

Public invited to comment on Interstate 11 study

LAS VEGAS — The public can participate in a virtual meeting on the Interstate 11 project, reviewing the latest project information and providing feedback online through July 18. There is also a public hearing scheduled on improvements to Highway 160 from Red Rock Canyon to Mountain Springs.

Libraries, Tonopah raise tax rates

Property owners in Pahrump were spared a tax hike by the town board this year, but the Pahrump and Beatty library districts both took advantage of available tax cap room to increase their rates. The town of Tonopah also increased its tax rate.

DA’s Report

• Francois Anthony Bessette was charged on June 18 with theft.

RNDC revolving loans up to $250,000 may help some business ventures

The Rural Nevada Development Corporation (RNDC) provides community development assistance to the counties in which it serves by providing access to capital for financing of small businesses throughout rural Nevada.

Firefighters suffer injuries fighting blaze

At least two crew members from Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue Services suffered minor injuries while battling a structure fire on the south end of town on Tuesday.

Public defender loses county contract

Longtime local public defender Tom Gibson won’t be working on behalf of indigent defendants any longer after county officials declined to renew his $125,000 annual contract effective June 30.

Construction of new I.T. building underway

Construction crews are building the new Nye County Information Technology (I.T.) building behind the sheriff’s department at 1520 E. Basin Ave., as the ambitious, county building program nears an end.

Nevada’s kindergarteners getting fatter

A report released by UNLV’s Nevada Institute for Children’s Research and Policy revealed some startling statistics recently.

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