A 17% rate increase will begin Jan. 1. Valley Electric officials say inflation is to blame. Nye Commissioners have asked the district attorney to investigate a potential breach of “social contract.”
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Nye County commissioners arrived at their decision to appoint Michelle Fiore to the open justice of the peace seat following rounds of interviews and a unique scoring matrix.
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Nye County Chapter President Carmen Murzyn was nervous as the clock ticked down the moments until the group’s very first Holiday Fundraiser would begin. “Would it be a success?” she wondered.
Diseases pose one of the largest threats to the survival of desert bighorn sheep, researchers say. There are fewer than 70,000 bighorn sheep in North America and about half of those live in Nevada and surrounding states. Their populations have fallen from around 2 million at their peak.
Nye County Sheriff’s Office and the Pahrump Disability Outreach Program team up again to help make holidays specials for some local children.
Last year, the drive provided toys to nearly 3,000 Nye County kids.
Nye County commissioners voted 5-0 Tuesday evening for her appointment, which expires in January 2025.
Pahrump Arts Council sponsored a community talent show on Friday at the Pahrump Valley High School auditorium. Photographer John Clausen takes us to the show.
Shawn Richard has been named in connection with a home invasion, according to reports from the Nye County Sheriff’s Office, who say he was shot twice in the chest by a resident after breaking into their house while they were sleeping last week.
The 20-year strategy details growth and operations at the northern Nye County aviation facility.
Pahrump Valley residents are quite generous this year, according to Amanda Sprayberry, organizer of a special holiday toy drive for Nye County families.
Nye County has officially started its ARPA grants programs and the first round of grant requests from area nonprofits was heard during the Nye County Commission’s first meeting of December. Six in all, they received a very mixed reaction from the board, with two approved, two denied and two others pushed to a future meeting.
Deputies say the engine was still operating while the driver slept in the parking lot of Circle K.
A Pahrump woman is facing charges of lewdness and child abuse after deputies say she stripped out of her clothes and sexually solicited a man who was doing yard work in the neighborhood.
The school district’s top leader Warren Shillinburg will be paid $180,000 annually under a deal reached late Wednesdy night, and receive a 3% raise each year through June 2026. He’ll also be entitled to other perks including a 4-wheel drive vehicle.