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Data center ban fails

Nye County Commissioners will discuss a possible special election on the issue at the August 18 meeting.

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Sheriff’s office being sued over wrongful death

The family of a woman who committed suicide inside the old Pahrump jail in 2012 is now suing the Nye County Sheriff’s Office claiming the department was told that the woman was possibly suicidal, but allowed her to be housed in the jail’s waiting room due to overcrowding anyway, where she was able to shut herself inside a bathroom.

VEA adds payment kiosk at Smith’s

In an effort to provide its members with a convenient new location for paying their power bills, Valley Electric Association is set to introduce a new EasyPay Kiosk within the Smith’s store at 601 S. Nevada Highway 160 in Pahrump.

DA’s Report

• Luke Dale Willis was charged on April 18 with domestic battery.

1 killed in single-vehicle rollover Tuesday

One person was killed and another injured following a single-vehicle rollover accident at the intersection of Leslie Street and Silver Sage Drive Tuesday evening.

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COPS: Man caught smuggling pills into jail

Car catches fire at recycling center

There were no injuries to report after Pahrump Valley Fire Rescue Services were called to extinguish a large fire at Pahrump Valley Recycling Wednesday morning.

Town not getting its share of sales tax

The issue of public safety took center stage for a while during this week’s Pahrump Town Board meeting.

Deputies on stress leave caught campaigning

Three Nye County Sheriff’s deputies who are supposed to be out on paid stress leave — they even reportedly filed worker compensation claims — were caught spending their time not relaxing or seeking treatment, but campaigning.

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Data center ban fails

Nye County Commissioners will discuss a possible special election on the issue at the August 18 meeting.