With the recent rains in the valley further damaging the already dilapidated building at 2101 E. Calvada Blvd., Nye County has had to accelerate the shuffling of the offices formerly housed at that location. The Nye County Finance, Human Resources and Natural Resources offices, as well as the Nye County Water District and the town of Pahrump’s Ambulance Billing offices, have all been affected by the need to abandon the building and several staff members are consequently working from home.
After many months of hard work and dedication, Nevada Outreach Training Organization has now officially secured the funding and permitting necessary to allow for the operation of an 8-bed temporary emergency housing facility for its clients.
Every three months, the Community Crisis Intervention Committee puts together the Homeless Wraparound, quarterly happenings geared specifically toward serving those experiencing homelessness in Pahrump.
Halloween is HUGE in Pahrump! Don’t get caught with a full bowl of candy and nary a child in sight on Halloween night like I did my first year here. Pahrump looks forward to handing out candy and treats to our youngsters so much that tradition has evolved into a “Trunk or Treat” phenomenon. Those of us who live on an acre or more drive our vehicles to a community gathering (or two! or three!), pop our trunks, decorate appropriately, and host little goblins at a site where they can gather a respectable amount of candy loot traveling from trunk to trunk. Adult costumes are optional, but fun and notable. Dress your friendly pets, too. Get out to one of the Trunk or Treat gatherings scheduled for Friday through Tuesday, and have a howling good time. If you reside in a densely-populated subdivision, check with your neighbors; you may expect enough costumed-kiddo traffic to satisfy your inner Halloween child, but if you want to view and exclaim over dozens upon dozens of gh