Mesquite News

The Spectrum and Daily News Mitchell's Farmers Insurance is set to host a Frisbee golf tournament in association with the Mesquite Disc Golf Association.

Thirty art vendors, hours of on-stage entertainment from local performers, chalk art, a beverage garden and lots of food all come together this weekend during the second annual Greater Mesquite Arts Festival.

Color County Community Housing, the organization administering the "sweat equity" home ownership program in the valley, has secured a grant for 24 more homes here.

Jim McMahon Sr. is 72 years old. His health is good, but after suffering a heart attack a few years ago, he doesn't take anything for granted.

The Desert Valley Times has won 10 awards in the Nevada Press Association's 2008 Better Newspaper Contest.

MESQUITE, Nev. -- A high school press association is being formed to promote and support journalism instruction in school districts around Nevada, the head of the journalism program at the University of ...

Reaction varied from outrage to applause for a bill introduced in Congress Friday that would grant National Conservation Area or wilderness status to nearly a half-million acres of federal land in Clark County.

I can honestly claim membership in the 'Armchair' Economical Expert Club. I, like many others spout opinions, with some sort of authority, and make it sound like I know what I am talking about. Having said that, I believe it is time we take off our 'emotional hats' and put on our 'logical hats'.

We have heard the sky is falling, far too long. I queried many people about this economical crisis and they have all answered about the same: "I dunno." "Greed." "Stupidity." "The Republicans." "The Democrats." From close to 150 inquiries, not one person could sit down with me and explain why the sky is falling and how we got where we are economically.

Of course, I have an opinion. I looked at a house to purchase. This was a nice 1800 sq. ft. house, 3br, nasty looking carpet, nasty yard, in need of paint, could probably use new appliances and I am not sure about the heat / AC. I figured it would take about $10,000 to get it where I would feel comfortable living in it. The house was offered by the owner for $110K, which was about where the market was, about 2 years ago. Seeing that I had to put about $10k into repairs and/or renovation, I offered $100k. She hemmed - hawed and countered offered with a 6 month lease, while she made up her mind. (Was she out of her mind?) I walked away from the deal. I am to the point in my life, where I can be a little choosey about the flakes I do business with.

Two months later, she decided to sell it for $120k, then would deduct $10k for repairs / renovation. Well, math may not have been my major, but that takes us back to $110k. Before I could get back to her, she rented the house out for a 6 month lease.

Then, interest rates started coming down dramatically, which of course made buying a house look even better. I went back to her, ready to accept the $120k offer, when the renters moved, making for what I thought was an easy transition. Within 1 week, she raised her priced to $190k. This time, I walked away, very quickly and decided to take the wait & see position.

Sure enough, within 3 months, the price on the house and others just like hers went upwards of $220k to $250k. Interest rates were still coming down and everybody, including family pets were getting loans. The house sold for $230k, less than a year from when the house was selling for $110k. Who bought it?

GINA B. GOOD / PVT Silver Rider's bus mavens Debbie Dauenhauer, executive director, and Tammy Munro, assistant executive director, make a short but effective presentation regarding their not-for-profit service ...

City master plan requirements butted heads with private property owner intentions when council approved an office complex building on Mesquite Boulevard.

The call came to Mesquite's emergency services a little after 6 p.m. Saturday: a collision between a school bus and a tanker carrying highly toxic pesticides on Old Mill Road near Virgin Valley Elementary ...

The capital improvement budget and the cost of power in the near future are Overton Power District's biggest issues, the district's general manager said Wednesday.

Possible city annexation of 52 acres, some of it located within the historic boundaries of Bunkerville Township, will have to wait until late October and after a meeting sought by County Commissioner Bruce ...

New reports released show our state is struggling. The MGM Mirage's CityCenter is almost fully funded and the company plans to spend $25 million to spruce up the volcano at the Mirage.

VISITATION DOWN 3.2 MILLION people visited Las Vegas in July, a 4.6 percent decrease from the same month a year earlier.

Virgin Valley High School students will get a realistic idea next month of what happens when drinking and driving result in crashes.

Council approvals on architectural/site plan reviews and conditional use permits for two public facilities paved the way for construction of a power substation and arsenic treatment plant.

Nevada casinos had a bad July, reporting a 13 percent slump in money won from gamblers for a record seventh straight month of declines in growth rates, a state report showed Wednesday.

That screeching sound heard throughout Las Vegas Valley is the brakes being applied not only to large-scale Strip projects, but to many of the residential and mixed-use projects planned for the outskirts of ...