Nye County News

Nye County commissioners will meet with the Hafen family, owners of Pahrump Utility Company Inc., to discuss a proposed $5.5 million county acquisition of the utility during a 10 a.m. workshop today at commissioners' chambers.

Dermatologist Dr. Jeffrey Gunter was given a conditional use permit by a 5-2 vote of the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission Wednesday for a 62-space recreational vehicle park at 2810 W. Bell Vista Ave., but not a waiver allowing for a convenience store, higher RV densities and reduced setbacks.

The purchase of Pahrump Utility Company Inc. is on the agenda when Nye County commissioners meet at 10 a.m. Monday at commissioners' chambers, 2100 Walt Williams Dr.

James Casey was granted a continuance Wednesday until the June 12 Pahrump Regional Planning Commission for a hearing on his request for a conditional use permit to keep five chimpanzees on his property as part of his "Great Ape Experience." But advocates from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals PETA , who traveled from out of state and ... (more)

Nye County school board trustees got an incomplete glimpse of next year's projected budget Wednesday night.

Sen. Harry Reid's stance that it's alright to bury a ton of uranium-tainted waste from Oak Ridge National Laboratory at the Nevada National Security Site is hypocritical, says a Nye County commissioner.

Walt Rubio, owner of W.R. Sporting Goods, thinks Pahrump could attract foreign tourists as well as locals to an official shooting range on West Bell Vista Avenue.

Fifth District Judge Kimberly Wanker Tuesday denied a request to consolidate two lawsuits over the Blagg Road closure, one filed by the county, the other by local business owners.

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals plan to protest an application by a property owner on Our Road for a conditional use permit to own chimpanzees at the 6 p.m. meeting today of the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission.

PETA is urging the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission to vote on May 15 to deny notorious animal abuser Mike Casey a permit to keep four chimpanzees and a monkey in Pahrump.

Bidders ratcheted the price of a few parcels up to $100,000 during the annual Nye County treasurer's tax sale Wednesday, which drew everyone from out-of-town developers to a few owners desperate to keep their homes.

Public works director Dave Fanning said there have been 884 waivers of landfill fees and that report was about two years old.

COPS: Two men arrested for June break-in at dead man's home Two men were arrested last week after it was allegedly discovered they had stolen several items from a deceased man's home last November.

A prominent local volunteer and one other charged with sexually abusing a mentally disabled woman over a period of several years were bound over to District Court this week after graphic testimony was heard from the victim in the case.

Nye County will have until July 31 to appeal the revised flood map for the Pahrump Valley proposed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA .

Pahrump Town Board members and staff will get an update on the latest phase of a proposed tourist destination called "Adventure Springs" during next week's regular town board meeting.

Desert View Hospital spent more than $10,000 over the last six months equipping two bays in its emergency room to aid the Nye County Sheriff's Office in accommodating patients brought in on emergency psychiatric holds.

Nevada authorities have officially identified three of the four people killed in a fiery wrong-way crash in Nye County over the weekend.

Nye County commissioners approved a sixth change order on the Pahrump jail project Tuesday for $236,414, raising the final cost from the original $16.6 million to $17.7 million.

The Nevada Department of Transportation will widen shoulders and flatten out slopes along sections of Highway 95 as a safety precaution, according to a 2013 work plan presented to Nye County commissioners here Tuesday.