Bunkerville News

A spectacular nighttime fire that charred 136 acres of river bottom tamarisk and mesquite Wednesday and Thursday still is under investigation, said Bureau of Land Management fire control officials.

Clark County Public Works gave Bunkerville residents the first peek at a three-mile, multi-use trail linking Bunkerville and Mesquite.

The state attorney general's office announced that it "will not take action against Virgin Valley Water District's Board at this time" after reviewing complaints about alleged violations of the state's open meeting law.

Tradition was broken and new tradition began during Virgin Valley High School's 98th annual commencement exercises Thursday.

It is all becoming clear. For years, rumors have abounded about how Mesquite was plotting to annex Bunkerville.

Virgin Valley Water District will set a date for an auction and let the highest bidder take all - or part - of 188 irrigation water shares that will become available Aug.

One city council member was returned to office and two incumbents were defeated in Tuesday's civic election.

Neighboring jurisdictions are seeing different potential results from their viewpoints across boundary lines, borders that county commissioners could change today.

Nearly 40 members of the Desert Dames Hiking Group celebrated Mesquite's 25th anniversary by hiking to the top of Flat Top Mesa last Friday.

A brush fire burned about 10 acres on the south side of the Virgin River Wednesday, but resulted in no property damage or injuries.

The Virgin Valley Water District is considering putting its unused share of Virgin River water into the underground aquifer.

Audio Clip "Our Centennial" by Michael Pappageorge. Close your eyes and you might swear it's Billy Joel.

Golf courses such as the CasaBlanca have helped fuel a recreation boom in Mesquite, Nev., which has a number of special activities including golf tournaments planned for its 25th anniversary.

Two firefighters relax as they watch an abandoned mobile home burn Friday evening.

Water board member Bubba Smith called it a tough decision, but in the end there was no decision at all on selecting a contractor and site for a new Virgin Valley Water District administration/operations facility.

The Virgin Valley Water District board heard presentations Wednesday from contractors who have submitted proposals for a new district administration and operations facility.

A resolution requiring developers who own irrigation company shares to turn them over to the water district rather than paying Ordinance 2 fees dried up when it couldn't gain a motion for approval.

Off-highway vehicles must avoid Mesquite's five major thoroughfares, but they can use any other road in town, according to a resolution passed by city council Tuesday.

Margaret Hardy remembered when every able-bodied male in the area would pitch in to repair the local dam when it broke.

Three Virgin Valley Water District arsenic treatment plants are expected to come on line at the end of the month, narrowly missing a Jan.