Another round of state funding to help reduce illegal cannabis grows and associated criminality will soon be available. Nevada County Supervisors and the Nevada City City Council have accepted awards of around 500-thousand and 557-thousand dollars, respectively, for what’s called … Read more >

Some good news and not-so-good news for the Nevada County Veterans Services Office. Their Outreach and Wellness Program has received a Challenge Award from the California State Association of Counties, also known as CSAC. The program focuses on four key … Read more >

Thanks to recent grant funding, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Department has been able to revive sting operations designed to reduce underage drinking over the last couple of years. That’s in coordination with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Department. … Read more >

Nevada County has received a statewide honor for a program serving seriously mentally ill people in the criminal justice system. The California Association of Counties has given the county an Innovation Award for its Incompetent-to-Stand-Trial Response Team. When defendants are … Read more >

A long-planned and discussed single-lane roundabout for Grass Valley, at a busy cluster of closely-spaced intersections, known as the “triangle”, has taken a major step toward construction. The City Council has approved a one-point-four-million-dollar contract for the design. It was … Read more >

PG and E has now provided specifics on how much of the repair costs of the two Spaulding Powerhouses that they’d like the Nevada Irrigation District to pay. NID General Manager Jennifer Hanson told the Board of Directors, at their … Read more >

Nevada City has been known to throw a party. And their version of Fat Tuesday is happening on Saturday. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Stuart Baker says their annual Mardi Gras celebration will make you feel like you’ve been transported … Read more >

A new downtown Music Festival for Nevada City has been tabled, for now, by the City Council. The applicants were proposing to hold it on June seventh, with multiple stages. There would be a mix of 20 or more live … Read more >

It’s been 14 years since Cal Fire updated it’s so-called Fire Hazard Severity Zones. It’s based on fuel loading, slope, and weather, also including where winds have been identified as a major cause of wildfire spread. And after such a … Read more >

Grass Valley’s annual Saint Piran’s Day Celebration is on Saturday. The Cornish were skilled in hard rock mining, after generations of extracting tin and copper from their own hilly land in Cornwall, England. And they were reportedly led by Saint … Read more >