Heroes come in all shapes, sizes, and ages. On the evening of Tuesday, January 9, we learned that six heroes live right here in Moapa Valley.
A group of local youth including
A longtime Moapa Valley fixture is retiring after serving the community for thirty-five years. Local optometrist Randall Jensen has sold his practice and has retired. The changeover to the new doctors is currently underway and the new owners will begin seeing patients today, on January 17.
“I have just loved serving this
No one asked me but… One must wonder at the flap over the Russian attempt to interfere with the last Presidential election. Let me solve that issue for you right now. The Russians did attempt to interfere with the election. They have attempted to interfere with every American election since Franklin D. Roosevelt’s. Why would they not? If the Russians had real elections, the American government would be attempting to influence
I was outraged to read last week’s news story about the obscene increase in traffic tickets issued in our community (Urban Initiative Yields Sharp Increase in Local Traffic Tickets: PROGRESS, Jan. 10, 2018). The overreach of policing authority, and the unjustifiable
The busiest place in Moapa Valley on Saturday morning was likely the Glen Hardy Livestock Building at the Clark County Fairgrounds. Hundreds of 4-H and FFA kids, families and leaders gathered to set up pens at the livestock barn as preparation begins for the Junior Livestock show at the Clark County Fair. The pens will remain in place from now until the big event in April.
Assembling the pens is an annual labor of
Moapa Valley Progress Mesquite Gaming, owner of Casablanca Resort and Virgin River Hotel, held its annual Motor Mania Student Art Contest during the 10th annual
The Mesquite Branch of Washington Federal Bank presented a check for $500 to Chairman George Gault and Treasurer Rich Green of Mesquite Works on January 8 as a part of their commitment to giving back to the community.
“We are excited to be able to
It was a full house on Friday night as area residents and regional sports fans packed into the large gymnasium barn at the Rising Star Sports Ranch in Mesquite. They were there to
There is a unique sport at Moapa Valley High School that often goes largely unnoticed. But it has quietly gone on competing for 49 years. In 2018, however, it seems like this Pirate team may just put the program onto the radar.
Varsity Quiz matches are comprised of a trivia contest that puts the best
The Eagles had three games on the road last week and ended up 3-0.
They started on Monday night
The Moapa Valley High School Girls Basketball team is on a roll and it’s not clear who, if anyone, can stop them.
Two teams got an opportunity last week
The Moapa Valley High School Wrestling team started last week on Wednesday with their first Division Dual of the Season against Del Sol at home. At that meet, the team also honored their three senior wrestlers: Conner Batty (126), Zachary Anderson (138) and Gavin Henrie (170).
The Dual started off with a very exciting match. Austin Tafoya…
Last week was a busy one for the Moapa Valley High School Boys’ Basketball team. They played three games, two at home and one on the road.
Let’s start with the Tuesday, Jan. 9 game against Beaver Dam Arizona. It wasn’t much of a contest as the Diamondbacks were outmatched in every sense of the game. The Pirates scored a 24-6 first quarter which started a little slow.
The Pirates used a full court man to man press to start the game. Each team
Each year the Moapa Valley High School Boys’ Basketball program inducts a former athlete from Moapa Valley to be included into its Wall of Fame. This year Logandale resident Nick Bowler was selected for this honor.
Bowler has been a life long Pirate. He entered his
While weather may have cut the amount of games the team had on the schedule for the week in half, it was still a week of learning experiences for the Moapa Valley High School Flag Football team. After a
Doctors of Audiology are always looking for ways to improve quality of life through better hearing. That may include: hearing instruments, implantable devices, and long term care and follow up.
While hearing
Elva Smith left her adoring family on January 5, 2018, and returned home
Lester James McCormick, Jr. (LJ), age 60, was surrounded by loved ones as he passed away peacefully at his home on January 8, 2018
Over fifty local youth were treated to a day of learning about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) on Friday, Jan. 5, courtesy of University of Nevada Cooperative Extension (UNCE).
Homes in a large section of Logandale lost electrical power service on Thursday, Jan. 4 when a truck travelling along Moapa Valley Blvd.
The number of traffic citations issued by Metro police officers in the Northeast Resident Section
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