Much progress is being reported in finding stable housing for people in Nevada County with mental health and substance abuse challenges. At their Tuesday meeting, County Supervisors approved a resolution accepting another three-million dollars in state funding to support those … Read more >

It is the point where a number of people and visitors may first feel they’re in downtown Grass Valley. And now it’s the focus of an art project. In a staff report to the City Council, Lieutenant Brian Blakemore said … Read more >

An exception to Nevada City’s longtime ban on open burning is in the works. At its Wednesday night meeting, the City Council was receptive to a one-year pilot program for a bio-char kiln to be used in certain large open … Read more >

This year’s “Conservation Heroes” in Nevada County are being honored this weekend by Bear Yuba Land Trust. An Awards and Gratitude Breakfast is happening Saturday morning at Miners Foundry. The organization’s Executive Director, Erin Tarr, says the William Nickerl Award … Read more >

There is one more shopping spree than last year and a longer time you can donate for Project Warmth this holiday season. And United Way of Nevada County volunteer Chris Schau says the first shopping spree is coming up on … Read more >

Despite efforts to increase parking capacity, there remains a challenging demand for Grass Valley. So at its Tuesday night meeting, the City Council approved nearly 23-thousand dollars in contingency funding for a detailed study. And City Manager Tim Kiser said … Read more >

An environmentally-sound pilot program for carbonizing wood debris, to reduce wildfire fuels, has taken another step closer to reality in Grass Valley. The Development Review Committee has recommended that the City Planning Commission grant a permit. The project would be … Read more >

New amendments to Nevada County’s five-year-old cannabis ordinance were mostly approved by the Board of Supervisors at their meeting on Tuesday. But there were a couple of exceptions.They voted to remove language allowing the creation of voluntary exclusion zones. That … Read more >

A new microgrant program given the go-ahead by Nevada County Supervisors will focus on community-identified hazardous vegetation removal projects along private roads. At their meeting Tuesday, the Board accepted a 750-thousand dollar grant through the U.S. Forest Service. Office of … Read more >

The recent Veterans Day weekend also did have one traffic fatality in Nevada County that we’ve just learned about. CHP Officer Justin Reed says it killed a motorcyclist. He says the rider was travelling southbound on Highway 49 in the … Read more >