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Nye County, Nevada
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About Nye, NV

Population
Approximately 53,088 residents
County Seat
Tonopah, Nevada
Coverage Area
18,159 square miles in southern Nevada

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Former Nye County chairman William Carns arrested on child pornography, weapons charges

Former Nye County chairman William Carns arrested on child pornography, weapons charges

Former Nye County Republican Central Committee chairman William "Bill" Carns was arrested Jan. 31 by the Nye County Sher...

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Community

NWS Issues Upgraded Winter Storm Warnings for Central Nye County

NWS Issues Upgraded Winter Storm Warnings for Central Nye County

NWS upgrades watches to warnings for areas above 5,000 feet in central Nye County, forecasting 5–10 inches there and gus...

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Community

Two drivers killed in northbound U.S. 95 crash near Mercury

Two drivers killed in northbound U.S. 95 crash near Mercury

Two drivers were pronounced dead at the scene after a two-vehicle crash on northbound U.S. 95 at mile marker 132 south o...

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Government

Tonopah Justice Jennifer Klapper sworn in as NJLJ president in Las Vegas

Tonopah Justice Jennifer Klapper sworn in as NJLJ president in Las Vegas

Tonopah Justice of the Peace Jennifer Klapper was sworn in as president of the Nevada Judges of Limited Jurisdiction at ...

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Healthcare

NDA Confirms EIA in Nye County Horse; 12 Exposed, One Euthanized

NDA Confirms EIA in Nye County Horse; 12 Exposed, One Euthanized

The Nevada Department of Agriculture confirmed equine infectious anemia in a Nye County horse and placed the facility an...

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Government

Nye County Seeks Residents for Boards Including Tonopah Water Board Vacancy

Nye County Seeks Residents for Boards Including Tonopah Water Board Vacancy

Nye County seeks applicants for local boards, including a Tonopah Water District Governing Board vacancy; completed appl...

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Government

Timbisha Shoshone Tribe and Environmentalists Sue Over Ash Meadows Drilling

Timbisha Shoshone Tribe and Environmentalists Sue Over Ash Meadows Drilling

Timbisha Shoshone Tribe and environmental groups sued to stop St. Cloud Mining’s exploratory drilling near Ash Meadows, ...

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Government

Nye County Seeks Applicants for Advisory Boards and Pahrump Library Vacancies

Nye County Seeks Applicants for Advisory Boards and Pahrump Library Vacancies

Nye County is accepting applications for multiple advisory boards and three Pahrump library trustee seats; deadlines and...

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Business

Sheri’s Ranch sex workers seek CWA union after three organizers fired

Sheri’s Ranch sex workers seek CWA union after three organizers fired

Sex workers at Sheri’s Ranch in Pahrump are seeking to unionize with the CWA after at least three organizers were fired,...

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Government

Unidentified Pahrump woman arrested after domestic call, Highway 160 stop

Unidentified Pahrump woman arrested after domestic call, Highway 160 stop

Deputies arrested an unidentified Pahrump woman after a domestic call led to a traffic stop on Highway 160; she faces mu...

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Community

Community Volunteers and Programs Drive Improvements at Nye County Animal Shelter

Community Volunteers and Programs Drive Improvements at Nye County Animal Shelter

Community volunteers and partnership events have helped boost adoptions and improve conditions at the Nye County Animal ...

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Government

Board of County Commissioners to Hear Pahrump Bill 2026-01 Feb. 18

Board of County Commissioners to Hear Pahrump Bill 2026-01 Feb. 18

Pahrump's Bill No. 2026-01 will be heard Feb. 18 by the Nye County Board of Commissioners; it proposes short-term vacati...

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Education

Pahrump Valley wins 3A Southern Regional wrestling title; 18 advance to state

Pahrump Valley wins 3A Southern Regional wrestling title; 18 advance to state

Pahrump Valley captured the Class 3A Southern Regional wrestling title with 235 points; 18 PVHS wrestlers qualified for ...

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Government

Michelle Nelson launches campaign in Pahrump to unseat Nye County DA

Michelle Nelson launches campaign in Pahrump to unseat Nye County DA

Chief Deputy District Attorney Michelle Nelson announced her run for Nye County district attorney and held a Pahrump kic...

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Education

Inaugural Pahrump Valley Girls Flag Football Team Finishes 0-16, Shows Resilience

Inaugural Pahrump Valley Girls Flag Football Team Finishes 0-16, Shows Resilience

Pahrump Valley High’s first girls flag football team finished 0-16 but showed steady growth and built a foundation for f...

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Education

Late Rally Lifts No. 3 Boulder City 39-36 on Senior Night

Late Rally Lifts No. 3 Boulder City 39-36 on Senior Night

Boulder City rallied late to beat Pahrump Valley 39-36 on Senior Night, a tight finish that decided the Trojans’ regular...

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Government

Nye County Accepting Applications for Seven Local Board Vacancies

Nye County Accepting Applications for Seven Local Board Vacancies

Nye County is accepting applications to fill seven advisory board vacancies; residents can apply in Tonopah or Pahrump o...

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Education

Pahrump Valley Lady Trojans rout Meadows 48-12 behind suffocating defense

Pahrump Valley Lady Trojans rout Meadows 48-12 behind suffocating defense

Pahrump Valley Lady Trojans beat The Meadows 48-12, using a suffocating defense and deep bench that highlighted seniors ...

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Healthcare

Pahrump family seeks living kidney donor for two-year-old Mason

Pahrump family seeks living kidney donor for two-year-old Mason

Shannen and Billy Burke of Pahrump are urgently seeking a living kidney donor for their bright, bubbly two-year-old son ...

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Government

Nye County Deputy Arrested on Child Abuse, Neglect Charges in Tonopah

Nye County Deputy Arrested on Child Abuse, Neglect Charges in Tonopah

Nye County deputy James Christiansen, 30, was booked into the Nye County Detention Center after investigators allege he ...

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Government

Pahrump Adopts Ordinance 75 Standardizing Park Hours Effective Feb. 9, 2026

Pahrump Adopts Ordinance 75 Standardizing Park Hours Effective Feb. 9, 2026

Pahrump standardizes park hours under Ordinance No. 75, effective Feb. 9, 2026, requiring all town parks to close nightl...

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Community

Free Pahrump Gunfighters duel performance; KPVM, Pvtimes disagree on date

Free Pahrump Gunfighters duel performance; KPVM, Pvtimes disagree on date

Pahrump Gunfighters plan a free Wild West duel show at Dusty Flats; Pvtimes lists a 2 p.m. April 3 show while KPVM’s Feb...

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Business

Burger King in Pahrump Reopens After Complete Interior and Exterior Remodel

Burger King in Pahrump Reopens After Complete Interior and Exterior Remodel

Burger King in Pahrump reopened after a full interior and exterior remodel, restoring in-restaurant dining and refreshed...

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Government

Tom Waters Collects Signatures at KPVM to Place Pahrump Town Board Question

Tom Waters Collects Signatures at KPVM to Place Pahrump Town Board Question

Tom Waters visited KPVM to gather petition signatures aiming to put the Pahrump town-board question before voters, a sho...

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Education

Pahrump Valley Girls Wrestling Trojans Fail to Advance After Regional Qualifiers

Pahrump Valley Girls Wrestling Trojans Fail to Advance After Regional Qualifiers

Pahrump Valley’s girls wrestling team did not advance from the Southern Regional qualifiers, placing 39th of 43 programs...

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Government

Michele Fiore Campaigns in Pahrump for Justice of the Peace Amid Suspension

Michele Fiore Campaigns in Pahrump for Justice of the Peace Amid Suspension

Michele Fiore held a campaign kickoff at Tower Pizza in Pahrump despite wind and rain as she runs for re-election while ...

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Government

Nye County Commissioner Ron Boskovich Launches Re-Election Campaign in Pahrump

Nye County Commissioner Ron Boskovich Launches Re-Election Campaign in Pahrump

Ron Boskovich launched his re-election campaign Thursday night at Tower Pizza in Pahrump, an event captured in on-the-gr...

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Community

Pahrump woman arrested on drug, driving and obstruction charges after domestic stop

Pahrump woman arrested on drug, driving and obstruction charges after domestic stop

Deputies arrested a Pahrump woman after a domestic call led them to Jackpot Joanie’s and a southbound vehicle on Highway...

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Government

Nevada Adds 12,305 Registered Voters in January; Statewide Rolls Top 2.12 Million

Nevada Adds 12,305 Registered Voters in January; Statewide Rolls Top 2.12 Million

Nevada added 12,305 active registered voters in January, driven largely by an 11,203 jump in nonpartisan registrations, ...

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