User fees for area parks OK’d

Pahrump Town Board members voted to approve two resolutions relating to fee structures for use of area parks by local youth organizations.

2 sent to hospital in Sunday rollover

Two people were sent to the hospital this weekend after a vehicle rolled over in the area of Homestead Road and Elderberry Street Sunday evening.

TROJANS REPEAT! Undefeated in conference for second year in a row

It was billed as the two undefeated teams in the Sunset League going head-to-head. The Trojans and the Clark Chargers went at each other for the league title and top seeds in the regional tournament on Valentine’s Day.

Beatty boys down Round Mountain

After dropping three games in a row to Tonopah, Spring Mountain and Sandy Valley, the Hornets men’s basketball team turned things around and came on top of the Round Mountain Knights 51-49 in a must-win game.

Mortgage company sells Nevada Treasure RV Resort

Nevada Treasure RV Resort, the luxury recreational vehicle park located at Leslie Street and North Highway 160, has been acquired by American Spectrum Realty Inc., a real estate investment, management and leasing company, which acquired Nevada Treasure as part of a real estate portfolio valued at $84.8 million. The total includes the assumption of $17.2 million of debt from three limited partnerships including D&A Semi-Annual Mortgage Fund, owners of the park.

IN PROFILE: Craig Smith

BUSINESS: Owner El Vaquero, formerly Heath’s Laff Factory

Program readies new business owners for pitfalls

Though no magic pill exists that will determine how a small business will succeed, there is still the time-tested method of utilizing common sense when venturing into the unknowns of the business world.

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 $16 million.

Support Meetings

Gamblers Anonymous

Random observations from the 2014 campaign trail

The myth that conservatives who want increased immigration enforcement are just anti-Hispanic has now been proved a lie. Indeed, the #1 target for deportation in the United States today isn’t Mexican, but Canadian: Justin Bieber!

Wagner’s career became object lesson

When Sue Wagner was born in Maine in 1940, the now-disdained term “New England liberal” did not exist. In fact, it would have been considered a contradiction in terms. Her native state was known for being rock-ribbed Republican and for being a bellwether, fostering a now seldom-used saying – “As goes Maine, so goes the nation.”

Phone scammers target VEA customers

Valley Electric Association is warning residents of a scam targeting cooperative members.

Probe urged after claims against brothel owner surface

TONOPAH — A show cause hearing on the revocation of the license for Angel’s Ladies Brothel in Beatty was postponed by the Nye County Licensing and Liquor Board Tuesday after District Attorney Brian Kunzi said he wanted to study a letter from owner Mack Moore.

Trojans win home opener

The Trojans came into the game against the Chaparral Cowboys on Friday night as the underdogs. Las Vegas Sun’s sportswriters, Ray Brewer and Case Keefer both picked Pahrump to lose. Who wouldn’t, the Trojans had not won a home opener in 5 years. The last one was in 2008 against Mountain View Christian when the Trojans were coached by Leo Verzilli with Joe Clayton as the offensive coordinator.

CRIME CORNER

One man was arrested last week on charges of possessing methamphetamine and heroin after he appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance when police made contact with him as part of an unrelated investigation.

Judge jails man who faked Alzheimer’s to avoid court

One defendant was ordered by a judge to undergo a mental competency evaluation last week after his wife told the court that her husband was exaggerating his health issues to avoid answering to criminal charges.

Correction

A byline on a story that appeared in Wednesday’s PVT, headlined “Vote to organize VEA workers flops” was incorrect. Matt Ward contributed the story. The PVT regrets the error.

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