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Bye-bye burros: Beatty looks to thin herd

Some people love them, some people hate them, and most seem to do a bit of both. But what should be done about them? The town is asking BLM to address an overpopulation of burros.

Smiles Across Pahrump returns next month

Butch “Patches” Harper was a well-known figure in Pahrump and although he is no longer with the community, his legacy of encouraging smiles and happiness lives on.

No more water for solar? Water district, county requesting said order

For the last two years, Nye County has been doing all it can to stop large-scale commercial solar developments in the Pahrump Valley. Now, it’s teaming up with the Nye County Water District Governing Board on a special order that would effectively stymie the energy projects.

Nye County wants to hear how it should spend $12M windfall

In September of last year, the U.S. Treasury launched a new federal program that is leaving Nye County with a windfall of $12 million which can be used in nearly any way the county desires.

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$2.34 million remodel slated for former planning/public works building

Nye County has been casting about for ways to provide more adequate space for its staff and with a $2.34 million remodel contract awarded for what once housed planning, public works and building and safety, several departments are set to be shifted to new locations.

MISSING: Search called off for 78-year-old last seen at Pahrump dental clinic

The search for a missing 78-year-old has been called off following several days of looking for a Pahrump man last seen at a local business, according to the Nye County Sheriff’s Office. John Thomas went missing at approximately 1 p.m., on Friday, July 21, , according to Sheriff Joe McGill, in the area of Affordable Family Dental on Dahlia Street in Pahrump.

UPDATE: Father charged with endangerment in case of missing child

The arrest of William Redwitz comes after the Nye County Sheriff’s Office charged the boy’s aunt, Camille Sebolt, on July 16. She was taken into custody after the child wandered off while under her supervision and remained missing for hours.

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