Pahrump area weight loss group members recognized

Nevada TOPS Club, Inc., (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly), held its annual State Recognition Days June 1 and 2 in Las Vegas with Pahrump TOPS members taking three of the four top awards.

Jones records first feature victory at Pahrump Valley Speedway

Youngster Brandon Jones was finally able to pick up his first Mini Stocks feature event win Saturday night in what had to be the best finish of the season between the top three drivers at Pahrump Valley Speedway.

Thomas Knapp: Tax proposal could increase unemployment

What’s the best way to help the homeless? While there are lots of reasons for homelessness in America, ranging from mental illness to the use of e.g. “sex offender registries” to put certain areas off limits to certain people, poverty likely places high on the list — and a major cause of poverty is the inability to find a good job.

Federal judge intervenes in Hof dispute with Nye County

Just days before the 2018 primary election the tension between Nye County and Nevada Assembly District 36 candidate Dennis Hof reached a fever pitch and resulted in the county being issued a temporary restraining order by a federal judge.

California Lottery

No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Saturday’s drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $22 million.

Local tire shop changes its label

A local tire dealer has gotten a few new signs, business cards and other stationary updated to show a change in label while still helping motorists roll to their next destination.

Wells Fargo awards $300K for veteran housing efforts

The Wells Fargo Housing Foundation announced that its third annual VeteranWINS ® grant program will donate $300,000 across nine U.S. nonprofits to address sustainable housing for military veterans.

Father’s Day spending projections top $15B

Father’s Day spending is expected to total a near-record $15.3 billion this year, according to a study released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights &Analytics.

Move to strip Yucca Mountain funds fails

An amendment backed by Nevada Democrats that would have stripped money for the proposed Yucca Mountain project from a spending bill for the Department of Energy died in the House on Thursday.

Nye County voters decide on Nevada candidates

Democrat Steven Horsford and Republican Cresent Hardy are well on their way to an election face off for the second time in four years in Nevada’s 4th Congressional District.

Candidates await Nye County election results

The 2018 primary election took place yesterday, Tuesday, June 12 and Nye County residents are learning who managed to battle their way to the top in pursuit of an array of different elected posts. The toil is not at an end, however, as many of the primary winners will have to fight it out in the 2018 General Election as well.

Whooping cough activity increases in Nye County

Nye County health officials have sent a letter directed at area senior citizens on getting up to date on a vaccine for whooping cough, which can have serious effects for the county’s older population and babies less than a year old.

Medical services office opens in Tonopah

Eljena Marie Peterson, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, has announced the opening of Tonopah Primary Care at 119 St. Patrick Lane in Tonopah.

Mobile Dental Van to Nye, Esmeralda counties

The Mobile Dental Van will be returning to three Nye County towns during June to offer free dental exams and certain immunizations.

Tax Day means free treats in Pahrump

Tuesday, April 17, is National Tax Day, where most Americans around the country will file their taxes for the IRS.

Multiple suspects charged in Nevada bear-poaching investigation

Nevada Department of Wildlife game wardens recently wrapped up a complicated year-long investigation into the poaching of a large, male black bear in the spring of 2017, resulting in formal charges being filed, the department announced.

Nye County Republicans clash at debate in Pahrump

The 2018 Nye County GOP Debate took place last weekend, giving candidates from four different partisan offices the chance to engage the community and share their perspectives on a variety of topics ahead of the primary election.

List: Nye County Schools menu

Nye County School District elementary menu for the week of April 16 – April 20:

California Lottery

No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Wednesday’s drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $26 million.

Tecopa and Shoshone bid farewell to a native son

On the day after Christmas, 1925, at the edge of the little hamlet of Shoshone, within whistling distance of the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad and close to the warm-water spring that kept the town alive, a healthy baby boy opened his eyes to the desert for the very first time.

Volunteer ambulance service seeing recovery in N. Nye

Over the past two and a half years, since the closing of the Nye Regional Medical Center in Tonopah, there has been a concerted effort to stabilize health care in that region.

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