Pahrump enjoyed a dazzling display of fireworks for Independence Day, while others enjoyed events all weekend. See pictures of the events.
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Officials at Death Valley National Park reported that visitors spent $104 million in surrounding Nevada and California communities last year, according to a new National Park Service report.
At a Pahrump Foster Care Panel, foster parents and state officials said Nevada’s rural foster care system is in need of loving, supportive homes.
A Pahrump man is facing burglary and other charges after deputies arrested him while trying to escape on a motorbike.
This year’s events began at 10 a.m. on Monday with a small parade, consisting mostly of the town’s emergency services vehicles.
“What has been a slow motion train wreck for 20 years is accelerating, and the moment of reckoning is near,” the head of the Southern Nevada Water Authority told Congress.
An ongoing Pahrump Valley Rotary Club program is returning Saturday as members plan to collect books for distribution to students throughout the Nye County School District.
The town of Pahrump is preparing to publish its first-ever tourism magazine and Pahrump Tourism Director Arlette Ledbetter is more than a little enthusiastic about the new product, telling the Pahrump Valley Times that “Highway 160 Magazine – Pahrump, Your Basecamp to Adventure” will be a valuable publication for both tourists and locals alike.
A local developer announced plans just last month to construct a new roundabout on Highway 160 — weeks later, the Nye County Commission approved funding to install a second new traffic circle on Pahrump’s main road.
The “Earn While You Learn” program aims to provide better pathways for those interested in rural health care jobs.
It’s time to fish; the die-hards have been at it since the beginning of April. They know the early season is the best.
Incumbent Deborah Beatty, a proud grandmother of 14, started her career in escrow and title work.
Drug overdoses are on the rise in Nevada and state officials are striving to raise awareness about treatment options as well as the potentially life-saving medication Naloxone, which can be used to help reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
Heidi Fleiss is offering a $5,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for shooting and wounding her macaw Chuey with a pellet gun. She plans to relocate her exotic bird sanctuary from Pahrump following the incident.
Great Basin Water Co. issued a boil water order for some customers in Pahrump.
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