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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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Hearing held in arson suspect’s ID case

Defense counsel for a woman accused of attempting to procure a driver’s license under another person’s name to avoid prosecution claimed during a preliminary hearing this week their client wasn’t attempting to obtain another identity, but rather to renew her sister’s expired license for her.

Deal in works to close Kingdom strip club

Local residents may notice a wholesome new look at the intersection of State Route 160 and Homestead later this year.

Refurbished pumper truck to cost $150,000

Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue Services were granted funding to purchase an engine pumper apparatus to replace the one that suffered “catastrophic mechanical failure” late last month.

Complaints dog public administrator’s office

A year and a half after filing a complaint, Amargosa Valley resident Linda Bromell got at least a partial answer Tuesday on her request for an investigation into the public administrator’s handling of his late sister’s estate.

7 named to new water basin board

Seven members were appointed to the Groundwater Management Plan Advisory Committee by county commissioners Tuesday along with three alternates.

Nye traffic fatalities up in 2013

Despite a slight decrease in the number of traffic-related deaths on Nevada’s roadways from 2012 to 2013, the number of traffic-related deaths in Nye County reportedly went up last year.

Hotel project wins easy approval

A conditional use permit to build a Holiday Inn Express motel at 861 and 881 S. Highway 160 was quickly approved by the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission Wednesday.

Crowd recalls Martin Luther King’s dream

The crowd that packed the banquet room at the Pahrump Nugget Casino for the All People’s Breakfast Monday morning weren’t standing on the red hills of Georgia and they probably weren’t the sons of former slaves or slave holders.

Animal shelter contract awarded to lone bidder

Nye County Emergency Services Director Vance Payne admitted he initially took a leap of faith when commissioners previously considered awarding a contract to Susan Cronin, owner of Tail’s End, the sole bidder to run the Pahrump animal shelter.

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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.