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Applications for VEA District 6 director due

Applicants who wish to apply for election to the Valley Electric Association Board of Directors representing District 6, the area north of Highway 372 in Pahrump, have until Nov. 22.

Plans advance for new Dollar General store

A proposed Dollar General store took a step closer to construction after the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission meeting Wednesday. Mike Floyd received favorable rezoning for a parcel on Carlton Street for the proposed commercial project.

Race resort OK’d for housing subdivision

A tentative map for a 77-lot residential Spring Mountain Estates subdivision at the Spring Mountain Motor Sports Ranch on Highway 160 was approved by a 6-1 vote of the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission Wednesday. Builder Russ Meads of Double M Construction said the sales would also open the door to commercial development along Highway 160, including a hotel.

Greco arson case moves to District Court stage

Two people accused of purposely setting fire to their foreclosed home to collect insurance money on it in 2010 were bound over to District Court this week after a justice of the peace found there was enough evidence to support the charges against them.

Artist ponders nuclear site markers to stand test of time

Nearly 30 years after Belgian artist Albert Szukalski created his “Last Supper” sculpture at Rhyolite and set in motion what would become the Goldwell Open Air Museum that would later include the work of three other Belgians, the organization announced its hosting yet another Belgian artist.

Fundraiser set for Amargosa trailhead project

TECOPA, Calif. — A first annual fundraiser by the Amargosa Conservancy set for Saturday will raise funds to supplement a $299,000 state of California grant for a five-mile walking trail from China Ranch Date Farm to the lower Amargosa Canyon.

Devil’s Hole pupfish count hits new low

AMARGOSA VALLEY – The fall 2013 count for the Devil’s Hole pupfish, conducted Sept. 28 and 29, was 65.

Fire destroys two manufactured homes

Local firefighters responded to two structure fires this weekend that left two homes, one occupied and one abandoned, damaged in their wake.

Study highlights number of firefighters injured annually

Although a recent report from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) estimates that nearly 70,000 firefighters across the nation were injured in the line of duty in 2012, Pahrump Valley Fire Rescue Services Chief Scott Lewis said injuries in his department are typically few and far between.

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