The first workshop for updating Nevada City’s housing needs is coming up a week from today. Planning Director Jessica Hankins says the update of the so-called Housing Element is required to be sent to the state by all cities and … Read more >

Not sure they’ll get much financial help from the county, the Consolidated Fire District Board of Directors has approved moving forward with a possible benefit assessment increase. Fire Chief Jason Robitaille says they need to increase frontline staffing from two … Read more >

Summer is also the busiest time of the year for DUI stops for the California Highway Patrol. And at the Grass Valley office, arrests are up substantially so far. Officer Sean Armacher says that’s 179 arrests, as of Monday, compared … Read more >

Hospitality House says a shared meal has grown into a meaningful partnership benefitting Nevada County’s most vulnerable residents. PG and E has once again awarded a 10-thousand dollar grant for the county’s emergency shelter, Utah’s Place. Development Director Deborah McDonald … Read more >

A Grass Valley man has been booked on 11 charges related to a motorized bicycle pursuit that was reported during the early morning hours of Monday. Police Lieutenant Clint Lovelady says patrols have been stepped up recently where a number … Read more >

Nevada County Supervisors are putting together a response to the recent letter set to them by the Fire Chiefs Association requesting more funding help for their services. Among numerous concerns, the Association emphasized that local districts are providing increasingly complex … Read more >

Six months since he took his new job, things seem to be going well this wildfire season for the Chief of the Peardale Chicago Park Fire Protection District. But, appearing recently on KNCO’s On the Town, Scott Byous admits it … Read more >

At their meeting last week in Truckee, the Board of Supervisors also declared the newest historical landmark for Nevada County. Kathy Hillis, with the local Landmarks Commission, says Heidelmann Lodge is located on Donner Pass Road in Soda Springs… click … Read more >

It was another fairly routine assessment roll for the new fiscal year that was released recently by Nevada County Assessor Rolf Kleinhans. It serves as the official record of taxable property and includes land, buildings, and business personal property. Also, … Read more >

With the continued uncertainty about oil access, due to higher tensions between the United States and Iran recently, gas prices are on the rise. But, speaking to KNCO late last week, Shawn Tempesta, with Triple-A of Northern California, says it’s … Read more >