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USGS to study the western Great Basin area

The U.S. Geological Survey is planning to study the western Great Basin as part of an ongoing USGS and U.S. Department of Interior program to gain more of an understanding of the area’s geology, hydrology and natural resources.

Lithium continues expansion in Nevada

Cruz Battery Metals has applied for a drill permit from the Bureau of Land Management on the 5,500-acre Solar Lithium Project in Nye County, according to the press release.

Traffic stop leads to high-speed pursuit

A Pahrump man is facing numerous charges following his arrest this month.

Nevada universities get clean-energy research grants

The money will be used to develop technologies that will help reach the Biden administration’s goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2035.

The witches of Beatty return

Dozens of witches, and a few warlocks, could be seen roaming Beatty last Saturday, Oct. 23. The annual Witch Walk, which was canceled last year because of the pandemic, enthusiastically returned this year, with enough costumed participants to fill two hay-ride-style trailers and a small bus.

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2 big events in Beatty coming up

Beatty Days is bouncing back this weekend after being called off last year because of the pandemic.

Cotillion for Success granted $260k to film instructional modules for use in Nye County schools

Thanks to a generous grant from Nye County, 40 lucky students at J.G. Johnson Elementary School are being given a very exciting opportunity to take part in the filming of a series of educational modules under the Cotillion for Success program, but the benefits to be reaped by local students do not end there.

Local woman suspected of grand larceny, burglary

A local woman was arrested and taken into custody on numerous charges following a grand larceny investigation.

Nye County declines to purchase Desert Utilities

At the start of 2021, Nye County commissioners started eyeing the possible acquisition of Desert Utilities Inc., one of the Pahrump Valley’s three water and sewer utility providers, and authorized staff to begin a due-diligence investigation into the company’s operations and assets as a means of determining if a purchase by the county would be viable.

Nye County to allow pot consumption lounges

For the past four years, recreational marijuana has been legal in the Silver State but those visiting the area have not had any place to legally consume the products they can purchase at the huge array of retail dispensaries located all around Nevada.

Business push back on proposed unemployment tax hike

Nevada business leaders spoke out against a proposed increase in the state’s unemployment insurance tax during a virtual meeting Friday morning hosted by two state agencies.

Want your DMV fee refund? Be prepared to drive to the DMV

The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that a $1-per-transaction fee was unconstitutional, and ordered the state to refund the money to motorists.

Letters to the Editor

Reader explains who he thinks the real puppets are

Legendary country, pop singer dies at 96

It’s uncertain how many locals knew that a legendary and famed singer was a resident of Pahrump for over two decades.

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