One man was taken to the local hospital with a head injury Tuesday afternoon after he reportedly lost control and crashed his moped on State Route 160. Nevada Highway Patrol, Pahrump Valley Fire Rescue Services and Nye County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the intersection of the highway and Basin Avenue around 2:40 p.m. for a[...]

He was there, but was he there to kill? That’s the main question a jury faced Thursday evening after closing arguments were heard in the trial of Charles Eubanks, accused of stabbing a man to death in May 2011. Eubanks sat silently as Chief Deputy District Attorney Kirk Vitto walked jurors through witness testimony and[...]

Locally, they are more than 400 strong and their motto is “Disabled Veterans Helping Disabled Veterans.” The Chapter 15 Pahrump Disabled American Veterans DAV group is comprised of men and women who provide professional assistance to vets and their families in obtaining benefits and various services earned from their time serving in the military. It[...]

The property tax rate for the University of Nevada Reno Cooperative Extension Service will increase from one cent per $100 of valuation to 1.5 cents, after county commission action Tuesday. Cooperative Extension Educator Joy Belonga said she needed a unanimous vote, or the tax rate goes back to one cent. The increase means $60,000 for[...]

First job as an educator: “I’ve been a teacher for about 25 years. I began in Odessa, Texas, and taught first, second, and the fifth grade in Odessa and I loved it.” Arrival in Nevada: “I have been in Pahrump for seven years where I started at Hafen Elementary School. It had been open for[...]

After more than two decades of service to the community, a high-ranking administrator with the Nye County Sheriff’s Office has announced his decision to retire from the force. Capt. Bill Becht said he plans to leave his position with local law enforcement this September after serving 24 years in various positions with the NCSO. The[...]

LAS VEGAS — A confirmation plan to settle the bankruptcy of Willow Creek Golf Course owner Caldera P and G was approved by visiting U.S. District Judge Lloyd King Wednesday, dependent upon approval by regulatory agencies. The Nye County Commission, Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection will have to[...]

Pahrump Town Board members voted 3-2 to approve the final town budget during a special hearing at the town annex. The action came just days after independent auditor Daniel McArthur presented his findings to the board and staff during their regular meeting last week. In the audit, McArthur reported that the town’s finances are stable.[...]

Sheriff Tony DeMeo Tuesday was criticized for presenting figures on the cost of operating his department at the last minute, as the county comptroller studies how to raise $828,000 to augment the NCSO’s fiscal year 2012-13 budget or lay off deputies. There is one month left in the fiscal year, which ends June 30, to[...]

The passage of a resolution opposing any infringement on the Second Amendment was an easy target for Nye County commissioners, but passage of an actual ordinance has been more elusive. Commissioner Lorinda Wichman asked the first big question of the whole debate: “Is this legal?” Commissioner Frank Carbone said the ordinance was revised significantly from[...]