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Pahrump casinos paid out $1.6M in jackpots last month

A lucky local playing at the Pahrump Nugget took home the biggest win of the month when he hit a royal flush and won $20,000 on a $5 bet playing video poker on Saturday, Feb. 26.

Nye County’s 5.7% jobless rate among highest in state

About 985 Nye County workers remain unemployed, according to the latest workforce figures, which show Nevada has overall surpassed 1.5 million jobs and has largely recovererd any positions that it lost during the pandemic.

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Pahrump Holiday Task Force gearing up for Community Easter Picnic

The Pahrump Holiday Task Force has just one mission, that of bringing the community together for holiday celebrations throughout the year, and with Easter less than a month away, the nonprofit group is gearing up for its next big shindig.

BUY IN NYE: 61-year-old woman is first to become homeowner through rural housing program

The program is geared toward first-time homebuyers, or those who have not purchased at home in the last three years and provides up to $16,000 in down payment assistance to finance the purchase of single-family units, townhomes, condos and manufactured homes. The minimum credit score for the program starts at 640.

4-year-old found at intersection nearly naked and running

The Pahrump parents of the child have been charged with child abuse and neglect. Deputies say they contacted a social worker to investigate and found conditions in the boy’s home unsuitable for him and the seven other kids who lived there.

County backs down on water levy

For more than six decades, the Nevada State Engineer’s Office has collected revenue from a special levy on all taxable parcels in the Pahrump Valley but last year, Nye County officials took a stand against the assessment and declined to approve a resolution necessary to authorize the collection of that special levy.

QUIT OR BE FIRED: Firefighters union calls for Pahrump chief to resign

Members of Pahrump Valley Firefighters IAFF Local 4068 are calling for Pahrump Valley Fire Rescue Chief Scott Lewis to resign — or face being fired — citing a 56-point list of health, safety and mismanagement concerns drafted by local union members. The union has now expressed two votes of “no confidence” in their leader.

Superbloom or not, Death Valley beckons in springtime — PHOTOS

Fields of ephemeral wildflowers aren’t expected this year at Death Valley, but the nearby national park’s rock-solidly stunning geology never takes time off.

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