By Matt Ward A Pahrump Valley High School teacher says that Nye County School District officials covered up irregularities at the district’s alternative school last year that led to students earning diplomas without completing all the required work. Steve Dotson, who worked at Pathways High School for seven years before being bumped out of his[...]

By Kelsey Givens “Guts, glory, unity, trust, survival!” The phrase rings out across the quiet blacktop parking lot of the Nye County Sheriff’s Office in the early morning hours. Seven new cadets stand waiting at attention in anticipation of what’s to come. The police academy has begun. After just one day of class, Cadet Mike[...]

By Mark Waite Three-term Nevada District 36 Assemblyman Ed Goedhart, R-Amargosa Valley, said he won’t run for the state Senate as planned in this year’s election and is bowing out of politics to run a new farming venture. Goedhart had plans to run for the new District 19 state Senate seat, in which he would[...]

By Matt Ward and Selwyn Harris A trio of high-profile cases came before local judges this week. The case nearest to completion is the ongoing District Court trial of Nicholas James Willing, who is facing multiple felony charges including kidnapping and armed robbery related to the Dec. 10, 2010 home invasion robbery of former Public[...]

By Mark Waite Joni Wines, the first woman sheriff of Nye County who had a colorful term before her recall after only one year in office, died Wednesday in the Lake Tahoe area. She was 85. Wines was a petite, 5-foot, 2-inch woman, who was in the middle of controversies during the Nye County brothel[...]

By Mark Waite Wendy Barnett, regional director for Utilities Inc., defended the company’s rates, odor control at the Willow Creek sewer plant, use of out-of-state consultants and billing services in testimony provided to the Nevada Public Utilities Commission. The PUC demanded Utilities Inc. file testimony by Jan. 13 on those concerns for an investigation into[...]

By Mark Waite After weeks of hearing about the heated race for the Republican presidential nomination, Nye County GOP members will have the opportunity to make their choice in the Nevada caucus Saturday. Registration takes place from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Straw poll voting is expected to take place at 11 a.m., after letters[...]

By Dana Milbank By the way, the reason we will be deferring comment on the latest news regarding our county’s spitfire tax assessor is because we are trying to maintain some modicum of self-control over here at the Pahrump Valley Times. Sort of a new year’s resolution. We are trying very hard to withhold such[...]

By Selwyn Harris Question: At what temperature does natural gas become a liquid? Question: What percentage of water on earth is fresh water? If you’re stumped, the answers will be provided towards the end of this story. The purpose of this impromptu quiz is to demonstrate what five Pahrump Valley High School students will face[...]

By Mark Waite Taxable sales in Nye County rose 15.1 percent in November 2011 compared to the same month in 2010, according to figures released by the Nevada Department of Taxation this week. The 2,318 locations filing sales tax in Nye County rang up $39.5 million in taxable sales for November, up from $34.3 million[...]