HORSESHOES: Winners of the Best of the West event in Pahrump

The Nevada State Horseshoes Pitching Association held their Best of the West tournament at Petrack Park in Pahrump on Saturday. The tournament featured 17 pitchers split into three classes based on their ringer percentage.

Early voting: 373 cast ballots at Nye County polls this weekend

Turnout is up slightly from those who cast their ballots ahead of Election Day in June’s primary when roughly 225 ballots were cast here during the first weekend of early voting.

It’s going to be ‘chili’ weather this weekend in Beatty

BEATTY — The weather for the last weekend of October may or may not be chillier than normal, but it is certain to be chili weather for Beatty Days this weekend. The annual event runs Oct. 28-30 at Cottonwood Park.

1 transported after school bus and car collide

Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue Services crews responded to a number of crashes and structure fires last week. Here’s the rundown.

‘Child of God’ tells deputy she is exempt from traffic laws during Amargosa Valley stop

“Ms. Plebani went into a tirade explaining to me that she doesn’t have to have a driver’s license and that she’s privately insured and that she is a ‘child of God,’ free to travel on the roadway and does not have to obey any local laws and regulations,” according to a Nye County deputy who stopped the woman this week.

Nye Animal Shelter Grand Opening hailed a success

Officials with Nye County and the town of Pahrump were joined by shelter staff and community animal lovers this past Wednesday for a celebration marking the grand opening of the new Nye County Animal Shelter, which was completed this summer and is now open to the public.

Lady Trojans off to rough start

The Trojans started their season with the Colorado River Tournament in Needles, California. They played five games over the course of three days, finishing with a 1-4 record in the tournament.

DAN SIMMONS: Why you should consider a family fishing trip

Introduce a friend, the kids in the family, or the kids in someone else’s family to a first-time experience they will never forget. The half-day fishing trips offered along the California coast are an excellent way to introduce them to deep-water ocean fishing.

Home builders eye Pahrump, as Las Vegas land prices take off

With land prices accelerating in Las Vegas, home builders are increasingly eyeing rural communities sprinkled around Southern Nevada for potential new projects.

Pahrump’s KNYE 95.1 FM now reaches parts of Vegas

KNYE owner Karen Jackson spoke about how a new 190-foot has boosted the station’s signal and what that means for its community of listeners.

County divvies $9M for pandemic relief

Nye County Commissioners earmarked hundreds of thousands in grants for public health initiatives, child care assistance, rent relief and support for the local homeless population.

Board of Trustee position filled by Pahrump native

The Nye County Board of Trustees unanimously appointed Bryan Wulfenstein of Pahrump, to the open trustee position for District 3 on Wednesday.