Though Nye County Sheriff’s Office deputies routinely respond to vehicular traffic hazards throughout the valley, one such situation this month involved of all things, a man and his horse.
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Nye County is one of six counties flagged last week as having a high-risk of COVID-19 transmission that still meet two of the three criteria that signal a sustained elevated risk, reported the COVID-19 Mitigation and Management Task Force on Thursday, Aug. 27.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration kicked off its Labor Day impaired driving high-visibility enforcement campaign Wednesday, reminding Americans not to drive impaired.
Finalized data from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation shows initial claims for unemployment insurance totaled 8,858 for the week ending Aug. 22, down 2,080 claims, or 19.0%, compared to the prior week’s total of 10,938 claims. This is the fewest initial claims filed since the week ending March 14.
Because of the unforeseeable circumstances brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans are now facing challenging financial implications, meaning summer might be spent closer to home this year. Additionally, the fear of contracting the disease in public spaces limits activities like traveling, with many preferring to stay in to reduce their risk.
There were 320 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths reported in Nevada on Monday, according to state COVID-19 Response Director Caleb Cage and Deputy Administrator of Community Health Services Julia Peek during their daily teleconference with the media.
Gov. Steve Sisolak will hold a press conference at 5 p.m. today to announce a 45-day extension of Nevada’s moratorium on residential evictions and provide an update on the state’s COVID-19 response efforts.
High temperatures in the Pahrump Valley will stay in the triple digits through the weekend and into next weekend, according to the National Weather Service. The forecast also calls for winds from 5-8 miles per hour on Friday night and into the weekend.
Area residents and beyond now have the opportunity to get their hands on true American memorabilia, as the Holabird Western Americana Collections is hosting a five-day Americana Pow-Wow live auction.
Just in time for the resumption of studies at area schools amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the Nye County School District has received much-needed financial assistance for students who will be participating in “distance learning” from their homes.
On a hot and sultry morning in the Pahrump Valley, the NyE Communities Coalition threw open the doors of its Activities Center for the Community Crisis Intervention Committee, which was hosting an event geared toward helping out some of the valley’s most vulnerable persons, the homeless.
Life is complicated, right? This year has been particularly complicated. So, I’m suggesting we make one thing very uncomplicated. Let’s put lunch on autopilot. Honestly, making lunch is the last thing you want to hold you up in the middle of the day.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Census Bureau kicked off the follow-up phase for the 2020 census, with census takers, known as enumerators, starting the arduous but very necessary task of knocking on the doors of households that have not yet responded to the 2020 census.
The end of 2020 may still be four months off but Nye County already has its eye on potential projects to pursue in 2021, with the county in middle of the process that will determine exactly how its next round of Community Development Block Grant funding will be put to use.