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 Mark Waite TONOPAH — Sage grouse habitat and designated solar energy zones do not overlap in Nye County, according to official comments approved by the county commission for a planning strategy for the bird. The Amargosa Valley Solar Energy Zone, Gold Point SEZ and the Millers SEZ are all southwest of desert tortoise habitat,[...]

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 Mark Waite A supplement to the programmatic environmental impact statement for the solar industry threatens to undermine and even halt the industry, county officials noted in a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The EIS identifies solar energy zones, including a site in Nye County 11 miles south of Beatty, that has[...]

State Assemblyman Marcus Conklin, D-Las Vegas, testifies Tuesday at a Legislature meeting in Carson City. Nevada lawmakers debated a bill that would require limited liability corporations disclose the names, addresses and phone numbers of their members when making campaign contributions.

By Mark Waite Tonopah Town Manager James Eason Monday wondered why the Nye County Water District continues to operate if the Board of County Commissioners make all the decisions on water issues, without consulting them. Eason said it was just another layer of bureaucracy. “It doesn’t make sense to me that you would have two[...]

By Mark Waite LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Policy Research Institute’s Center for Justice and Constitutional Litigation announced Monday it will represent Ministerio Roco Solida Church and pastor Victor Fuentes, operators of Patch of Heaven camp in Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, in a suit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Victor Fuentes, a[...]

By Vern Hee – Special to the Pahrump Valley Times Terry Hiser has been bowling since she was 16. She loves the sport and over the years has learned to bowl through watching others. Seven years ago Terry took her patience and ability to learn through watching others and applied it to race car driving.[...]

By Bob McCracken – “Nevada History” I have an ongoing concern for the future economic well-being of Nye County. I hope that in the decades to come, Nye County will be a prosperous place where residents can enjoy a high standard of living and provide their children with the best possible education. And I would[...]