By Mark Waite Nye County Commissioner Dan Schinhofen served notice before the public hearing began Tuesday on construction company owner Rene Morales’ landfill application. He read a list of findings made earlier by the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission. The RPC has to find a project meets several standard conditions before approval. Among those, a project[...]

Byn Mark Waite A high stakes battle continued over the proposed Nye County landfill, with Pahrump residents being flooded in the past few days with more glossy mailers and robo calls opposing the project. Construction company owner Rene Morales, who is proposing the project, took out full-page newspaper advertisements last week to drum up support.[...]

By Mark Waite County Commission Chairman Butch Borasky Tuesday declared a motion by Commissioner Dan Schinhofen to acquire Pahrump Utility Company dead for the lack of a second. The action ended months of studies that cost tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars. Schinhofen said he’s a small government advocate, but added there’s things a municipal[...]

By Kelsey Givens As summer months bring warm temperatures back to Pahrump, so too do risks for heat-related illnesses return. Local medical professionals say the desert heat, combined with inadequate fluid intake, can be dangerous for those spending long periods of time outdoors or away from cool, shaded areas. This is especially true for seniors[...]

By Kelsey Givens One man was sentenced to a maximum of four years in prison this week after he reportedly failed to pay nearly $90,000 in child support to his children. Jason Stevens appeared in District Court Monday morning on a charge of felony non-support after prosecutors said he had become more than $89,000 in[...]

By Selwyn Harris As the third largest county in the United States, local officials are looking for creative ways to promote the potential of Nye County as an ideal locale for more economic development in the Silver State. As a result, the Nye County Regional Economic Development Authority NCREDA was initiated last year as the[...]

By Charlene Dean A portion of the community’s history for the past 37 years has included the crowning of a young woman as Miss Pahrump. The pageant has never been taken lightly and in recent years, it has become a stepping stone for the local contestants to reinforce self-esteem, bolster self-confidence and give direction to[...]

By Kathleen McKevitt – Special to the Pahrump Valley Times Local dairy producers are not happy about Gov. Brian Sandoval’s veto of AB 209, a bill that would have authorized statewide sales of raw milk. Currently, raw milk can only be sold, pending county commission approval, within the county where it is produced. More than[...]

By Selwyn Harris The Pahrump Little League season may be over, but the need for more ball fields is still front and center on officials’ minds. More than 300 kids participated in the 2013 season. Pahrump Little League President Jim Rosen thinks that level of participation is great, but also puts the organization in a[...]

By Mark Waite AMARGOSA VALLEY — Stephen Stine, chief executive officer of Coronet Metals U.S. Inc., insisted claims about unsafe chemical storage were being made by a disgruntled, ex-employee and the Liberty Precious Metals Testing and Processing Facility is safe. But Stine admitted the accusations delayed the expected start up of his operation, which is[...]