After four previous failures, the Higgins Fire District has finally received approval from property owners for a benefit assessment increase. That follows a mail-in ballot election. The annual hike is 178 dollars higher than the 25-dollar assessment that had been … Read more >

Three drownings over the Fourth of July weekend in Nevada County. Two were in the Yuba River on the same day, last Thursday, on the Fourth. There are still few details available. None of the victims are from the local … Read more >

Like a number of other areas in the region, including Yuba and Sutter Counties, goats and sheep are going to also be playing more of a key role in Nevada County’s wildfire mitigation efforts. At their recent meeting, the Board … Read more >

The heat has also further heightened the wildfire danger in the Tahoe National Forest. And that means it’s time to implement what officials call “stage one restrictions”. Spokeswoman Sophia Hamann says the main change is to the use of campfires, … Read more >

The furloughed staff of the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County apparently didn’t stay away very long. That occurred in April, when the Council announced the suspension of operations, due to an impasse with the county. They cited a lack … Read more >

Temporary rotating water delivery cutoffs for a limited number of canals will have to be implemented after all, as part of the ongoing emergency shortage in the Nevada Irrigation District. The shortage has worsened, due to additional delays to PG … Read more >

Of course, the Fourth of July weekend also means stepped up traffic enforcement for the California Highway Patrol. But the Grass Valley Office has also begun monthly special speeding operations this year. Lieutenant Noah Hawkins says the most recent one, … Read more >

It’s called Operation Dry Water and the focus is on making sure boaters are dry and sober this holiday weekend on various bodies of water in Nevada County, especially on Rollins and Scott Flats Lakes. Sheriff’s Sergeant Dustin Moe says … Read more >

Even though Nevada City has the Fourth of July Parade this year, that doesn’t mean Grass Valley will be idle. Activities are once again planned on the Mill Street Plaza, designed to not conflict with what’s going on over there. … Read more >

The Wolf Creek recreation area has, once again, been the scene of a lot of first responder activity. This time, Grass Valley Fire Department Public Information Officer Chris Armstrong says a hiker needed to be rescued off the trail near … Read more >