Nye County’s COVID-19 metrics fell again this week, as the state moved closer to exiting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “high rate of transmission” classification.
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Death Valley National Park welcomed more than 1.1 million visitors in 2021 — about two-thirds of the park’s highest visitation level, set in 2019. The return of visitors is a welcome sign for many business owners in Pahrump, a popular stopover for Death Valley tourists.
“There’s a lot of concern,” said commissioner Leo Blundo, who reported that he’s been approached by constituents facing 25- to 30-percent rent hikes during the pandemic.
Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly on Tuesday responded to claims of serious misconduct by a member of her department.
Gov. Steve Sisolak will discuss the use of federal recovery funds and his ideas for recovering from the impacts of COVID-19 in livestreamed address.
The Office of Small Business Advocacy, housed within the office of Lt. Gov. Lisa Cano Burkhead, launched last week and will be fully up and running in the next couple of weeks.
Five more confirmed deaths from COVID-19 were reported in Nye County from Feb. 7 to Monday, Feb. 14 including four in Pahrump and one in Beatty, according to reports from county officials.
Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly issued a response Tuesday afternoon, following an investigation by the Las Vegas Review Journal into the conduct of Capt. David Boruchowitz. It appears here in its entirety:
Nevada Wine Cellars Inc., which operates the local winery at 3810 Winery Road in Pahrump, reported that it owes more than $1 million to its creditors, including $9,153 to the Nye County Treasurer’s Office, according to a document filed on Jan. 31 in a Las Vegas court.
A Las Vegas man accused of shooting his grandmother in the head and burying her body in two storage containers in the desert has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to a murder charge.
In 10 years, Nye County’s David Boruchowitz has been tied to scandals: allegations, multiple lawsuits, and state and federal investigations into sexual misconduct.
The suspect is described as an older man with a darker complexion and is approximately 5’10”.
The Nevada congresswoman wants the federal government to hire cowboys to do the wrangling of herds instead.
The Pahrump Medical Center is set to be sold at a public auction on May 17.
At least two structures on the historic Binion Ranch property were destroyed by fire in September 2019.
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