Pahrump Valley Fire Rescue Services and the Nye County Sheriff’s Office were called to respond to a structure fire last week that claimed the back portion of a residential property on Our Road.
A District Court judge found two defendants in contempt of court last week after both allegedly tested positive for drugs. The judge warned both earlier not to come to court with drugs in their systems.
Nye County Schools Superintendent Dale Norton reported no major problems following the first full week of the 2013 fall semester.
TONOPAH — A hiring boon happened in Nye County when SolarReserve began clearing land outside of Tonopah in September 2012 for a new solar facility boasting new technology. Now, only months from a grand opening, hiring continues, and new employees are coming onboard daily.
The world and the way owners market their businesses, large or small, has taken a giant leap into technology. Those who don’t embrace the advantages of using the widespread reach of the internet to promote their income opportunities could be missing out.
Several people were transported to hospitals here and in Las Vegas over the long weekend after emergency responders were called to two separate vehicle accidents reported on local highways around Pahrump.
There are only three seniors on the Lady Trojans volleyball team this year and outside hitter Payton Hart, No. 10 is one of them. Hart finds herself in a leadership role this year which she gladly shares with two other seniors, Bryana Soliwoda and Mikayla Davis, two more seniors than last year. Last year the team finished in second place to Faith Lutheran in the Sunset League with only one senior. The team was largely made up of sophomores and juniors, but still managed to get into the playoffs.
TONOPAH — A proposed half-cent sales tax increase, voted down by county commissioners Aug. 20, isn’t dead yet.
After more than seven years of dedicated service to Desert View Hospital, the facility’s Director of Environmental Services is preparing to say farewell to her coworkers this week as she heads into retirement.
One of the things I like about the Las Vegas Review Journal website is that its home page provides a distinction between political stories and government stories. Sometimes it’s difficult to tell that journalism accepts such a distinction. Reporters constantly miss important policy stories in order to find less important political angles on those same stories.
Valley Electric Association officials recently chafed at suggestions that the cooperative is less than forthcoming about its operations.
The Lady Trojans were in Las Vegas for the Las Vegas Invitational volleyball tournament over the weekend at Las Vegas High School. They may not have walked out of the gym with a first place trophy, but in the eyes of Trojans Coach Jill Harris the team was all winners.