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Democrats kick off campaign season with volunteer appreciation event in Pahrump

With the 2022 general election just over 13 months away, Democrats in the state of Nevada are gearing up for what is expected to be another contentious election cycle and members of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, or DCCC, Congressman Steven Horsford’s Campaign Committee and the Nye County Democratic Central Committee gathered together to kick off the campaign season this past weekend.

 
Sisolak highlights need for economic diversity during tour

After a tour at Sunshine Minting in Henderson, Gov. Steve Sisolak said he supports efforts to bring more manufacturing jobs to Nevada.

The NDE approved allocation of emergency relief funds

The Nevada Department of Education has approved the allocation of funds through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief program.

Beatty board addresses truck noise

There was a lot of idle talk at the Beatty Town Advisory Board’s Sept. 27 meeting. More precisely, it was talk concerning what to do about the noise of diesel trucks idling at night in residential areas.

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California artist to hold show in Tecopa starting Saturday

An artist, looking back at the pandemic, will introduce a new series of “wryly humorous paintings” at the Tecopa Hot Springs Resort Gallery this weekend.

Beatty wants voice on projects

Saying, “This is exactly the type of lawmaking that we need,” the Beatty Town Advisory Board has sent a letter to the county urging the passage of an amendment to Nye County Code requiring companies planning renewable and non-renewable energy projects to obtain a position letter from local governing bodies before beginning the permitting process.

Public comment period opens for preliminary environmental assessment

The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management’s Southern Nevada District Office, released a preliminary environmental assessment for the Spring Mountain Wild Horse and Burro Complex Project on Wednesday. The BLM and Humboldt-Toiyabe forest have opened a 30-day public comment period.

Fire crews respond to fatal crash

One person has died following a two-vehicle crash on Thursday, Sept. 23.

Nye County DA receives public reprimand, seeking further reveiw of case

A panel of the Nevada Supreme Court, in a split decision, has issued a public reprimand of Nye County District Attorney Chris Arabia over the handling of an appeal request from a former Nye County deputy district attorney, whom Arabia fired in September of 2019. This is apparently not the end of the matter, however, as Arabia stated he will be pursuing the case further with the aim of having the entire Nevada Supreme Court, rather than just a panel, review the matter.

Nye County diesel tax proposal set for 2022 ballot

After hosting a series of workshops geared toward gleaning the public’s opinion on a proposal to implement a five-cent Nye County diesel tax, officials with the Nye County Public Works Department went before the Nye County Commission this month to present their findings and determine the next step forward.

VA now ready to offer COVID-19 booster shot

The Department of Veterans Affairs began administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster shots under Emergency Use Authorization.

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