27°F
weather icon Clear

mc-news

High winds uproot trees, cause power outages in Nye County

High wind in the Pahrump Valley caused havoc for some residents and across Nye and Esmeralda counties, including power outages and a downed tree, as well as other reports. An unofficial reading of 72 mph (official at 50 mph) gusts in Pahrump were reported by the National Weather Service in Las Vegas.

Nevada State Bank celebrates 60th anniversary

Nevada State Bank is celebrating its 60th anniversary through 2020 with a new logo, along with other actions, including a commitment to do 60 good deeds throughout its anniversary year. Nevada State opened its doors on Dec. 9, 1959.

Application period for loans and grants from USDA opens

Funds are available for community facilities projects in rural Nevada through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Nevada, which can include anything from small kitchen equipment to a school, according to the news release from USDA Rural Development Nevada.

Pahrump’s KPVM TV expands into Las Vegas

Pahrump’s sole television station has certainly undergone many changes over the past 20-plus years.

The Latest
Assessment of rural health care issues planned

The Northern Nye County Hospital District plans to review the final community health improvement plan (or CHIP), a long-term, systematic effort to address health care problems based on the results of community health assessment activities and the community health improvement process, officials said.

Charter authority moves to close Nevada Connections Academy

Nevada Connections Academy will close after this year following a recommendation from the State Public Charter School Authority to deny the school’s request for a contract renewal.

PVHS headed to Nevada Science Bowl

The Nevada Science Bowl is just around the corner and Pahrump Valley High School students are gearing up for another year of intense STEM competition as they vie for the championship, a chance to head to the National Science Bowl, bragging rights and even some money to support their school.

Brenda Scolari named Nevada tourism director

The interim director who has led Nevada’s Department of Tourism & Cultural Affairs since December 2018 has been named to the job permanently by Gov. Steve Sisolak.

Workshop series planned at Great Basin

A series of community education workshops on topics such as understanding autism, dealing with grief, positive parenting and others will take place in early February.

Pahrump’s GBWC requesting 7.9% water increase, 3.52% sewer increase

Those who rely on water and sewer service from Great Basin Water Company could see an increase in their bills in the future, with the utility filing an application with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada for authority to bump up its services rates.

Bill to allow ‘administrative citations’ dies, likely to return in future

At its Tuesday, Jan. 22 meeting the Nye County Commission had a simple agenda item to address, that of setting the time and date for a public hearing on a bill to amend Nye County code to add chapters entitled “Administrative Citations” and “Hearing Officer”. That public hearing, however, failed to be set and the item was killed by lack of motion.

Pahrump Valley Times to hit 50 year mark

The Pahrump Valley Times will observe a special milestone later this year as the publication hits the half-century mark.

1 299 300 301 302 303 372
MOST READ