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The Clark County Commission has approved a zone change request from a developer on a 12 acre parcel west of Henrie Road and south of McKnight in Moapa. The approval came a week after the Moapa Town Advisory Board (MTAB) voted to deny the request. The change allows the parcel...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Police arrested a Nevada woman on a charge of theft of public utilities after she allegedly stole electricity from the city of Overton for over three months, according to an arrest report. On Thursday, May 25, an officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department...

A local elementary school student has won a national contest for her writing. Last week, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) announced that Moapa Valley resident Lillia Villezcas was the winner of the 2023 Celebrate America Creative Writing contest. Villezcas, who just finished fifth grade at Grant Bowler Elementary School...

Two local women hosted a set of meetings to encourage Moapa Valley residents to prepare to take on a “pantry challenge.”. Their challenge to participants is to build up their pantries, food storage, and freezers, so that they can last for a period of time using only what they have in their homes instead of going to the market.

Elder William Barnum has served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in the Texas Dallas Mission for 24 months, teaching in Spanish. Lori and Mark Barnum are his parents. Elder William Barnum will report on June 11, 2023, 9 am in the Bunkerville Chapel. The chapel Is located in Bunkerville, 355 W. Virgin Ave.

A special Memorial Day flag-raising ceremony was held bright and early at Overton’s Pioneer Cemetery on Monday, May 29, in honor of our nation’s fallen heroes. VFW Auxilary Junior Vice President, Lorraine O’Dell, who helped coordinate the event, welcomed those in attendance as they entered the cemetery, presenting each with a small American flag and pin.

Moapa Valley High School held its commencement exercises to celebrate the class of 2023 on Monday night, May 22 in the school gymnasium. A total of 130 students were all smiles as they marched into the gym through the traditional passageway of their high school teachers. MVHS Principal Hal Mortensen,...

Mesa View Medical Group and the Green Valley Grocery team recently commenced a project that will nearly triple the physical size of Quick Care-Logandale, which provides walk-in primary health care services to the Moapa Valley. The clinic will remain open during the renovations as construction completes in phases. The project...

Nearly 100 friends, neighbors and relatives showed up on Surday, May 20, to celebrate with Moapa Valley resident Don Miller on his 100th birthday. Miller was born May 20, 1923 in Santa Ana, California and has led a life of love, friendships and military service, including serving in World War II.

Members of the Moapa Valley High School Class of 2023, along with their family and friends, gathered in the MVHS auditorium on Tuesday, May 9 to celebrate the accomplishments of the outgoing class of seniors. MVHS College and Career Specialist Donna Swanson welcomed the large crowd and noted all of...

Another Moapa Valley High School athlete has signed to play ball at the college level. Last month, MVHS senior Ethan Stankosky signed a letter of intent to play football at St. George Junior College next fall. Stankosky will be reporting for practice in July to begin play in August for...

The Moapa Valley High School boys track and field team won its 13th state team title when they narrowly beat Spring Creek 123 -119.5 in the state championship meet last weekend at Liberty High School in Las Vegas. It was a battle throughout for the Pirates. Spring Creek was a...

Four boys from local high schools competed at the 3A State Boys Golf Championship played at the Toiyabe Golf Club near Reno last week. VVHS freshman Viktor Cu and sophomore Issac Johnson competed in the tournament for the Bulldogs. MVHS juniors Braden Leavitt and Cash Keller represented the Pirate team at State. All four qualified for the tournament as individual players. Neither school qualified this year to compete at state as a team.

Memorial Day is next Monday, May 29, and in the typical Moapa Valley tradition, the community will hold its annual services. On Saturday, May 27 at 7 a.m., local veterans, families and all the public are invited to assist with placing grave flags at the Logandale and Pioneer Cemeteries. On...

Boulder City High School was the site of last weekend’s Nevada 3A track & field southern regional competitions where Moapa Valley High won the boys and girls team championships. Eleven schools from the Southern Nevada area competed in the girls events while 12 schools competed in the boys events.

Police arrested a Nevada woman on a charge of theft of public utilities after she allegedly stole electricity from the city of Overton for over three months, according to an arrest report. Nevada woman allegedly stole nearly $2K of electricity …. Police arrested a Nevada woman on a charge of...

The Farmers Alsum Insurance Agency in Overton is going through a major change this month as owner and agent Karen Alsum prepares to retire. Farmers has had a presence in Moapa Valley for 42 years and has over 20 years experience in the insurance industry. She became the owner of the local Farmers business in 2006.

In accordance with our tradition, The Progress would like to spotlight a few of the seniors from the upcoming graduating classes at Moapa Valley High School and Virgin Valley High School. Unfortunately, we can’t feature everyone in the classes. But we hope to give just a sampling of the remarkable young people coming from our communities.

The Moapa Valley High School baseball team finished its season last week in the 3A South regional tournament with two wins and two losses. The Pirate team came into the tournament as the #1 seed of the Desert Division. The Pirates beat the Western Warriors in the first round game,...

Four ongoing road projects will be affecting travel for Moapa Valley and Virgin Valley drivers in the coming months. These include work on state highways in two local areas as well as constructions projects along the I-15 corridor between Mesquite and Las Vegas. SR 168 through Moapa. The first of...