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Spring Mountain gets green flag on Pahrump expansion
 

The Spring Mountain Motor Resort &Country Club has gotten the green flag, so to speak, by the Nye County Commission to expand the race facility’s racetrack. Upon completion, Pahrump will be home to the longest track in the world—stretching further than the famed 13.1-mile long Nurburgring Grand Prix in Nurburg, Germany.

 
Pahrump sways to island beats during music festival

The sounds of the islands and other beats pulsed across Ian Deutch Memorial Park during Mother’s Day weekend with several performers hitting the stage during a music festival coined “One Love.”

 
13 burros shot to death in Beatty area

Bureau of Land Management is investigating with assistance from the Nye County Sheriff’s Office, which fielded the first report of three dead burros on May 5.

 
Nevada’s Harry Reid has surgery for pancreatic tumor

The longest-serving U.S. senator in Nevada history underwent surgery to remove the tumor and will undergo chemotherapy treatment, according to a statement released by his family on Monday.

 
Victor Joecks: More falsehoods from Question 1 supporters

A survivor of Florida’s high school shooting is now parroting false information about Nevada’s stalled background check initiative.

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CEO retires abruptly at Pahrump-based Valley Electric

The year of 2017 was marked as “historic” by the Valley Electric Association Inc.’s now former Chief Executive Officer Thomas Husted. With more than a decade at the cooperative’s helm, Husted announced he was vacating his post, effective immediately, via a letter to the board of directors at VEA.

 
Snow, hail, rain, dampen region as warmup nears

May came in like a lion Tuesday, as lightning flashed and thunderstorms pelted the Las Vegas Valley, and snow covered higher elevation areas on Mount Charleston, according to the National Weather Service.

 
Devils Hole tally: Pupfish population declining

Divers at Devils Hole found fewer endangered pupfish than expected during their latest count.

 
Hof, Oscarson, Bradley square off in Nevada Assembly debate

Nevada Assemblyman James Oscarson sponsored a debate earlier this month, inviting his two Republican opponents, Dennis Hof and Dr. Joseph Bradley, to participate.

 
Aircraft crashes in Pahrump

An aircraft categorized by the Federal Aviation Administration as a light-sport aircraft crashed at an airport in the north end of Pahrump.

 
Victor Joecks: Group leader talks about making Nevada more conservative

Americans for Prosperity, the nation’s largest grassroots conservative group, has yet to decide if it’ll support Sen. Dean Heller but will back attorney general Adam Laxalt’s bid for governor.

 
Pahrump works to attract additional Canadian visitors

Representatives from the town of Pahrump made their way to Canada in the first half of March on a mission to attract new visitation to the local area.

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