Nevada County is hoping to tap into a bigger round of state behavioral health funding recently made available by Governor Newsom. He’s released up to three-point-three billion dollars from Proposition One. The intent is to expand the behavioral health continuum, … Read more >

A major upgrade to a heavily-travelled stretch of highway in Nevada County may be completed about a year ahead of schedule. Cal Trans Public Information Officer Jeremy Linder says crews are now in the final phase of the so-called Gold … Read more >

A 43-year-old Penn Valley man was arrested late Monday night by a CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Officer, assisted by Nevada County Sheriff’s Office. According to arrest logs and a CAL FIRE press release Zachary Ryan Bayne was arrested after he … Read more >

What was initially described as a hazardous materials spill disrupted a business complex in Grass Valley Monday morning. That brought out personnel from the Fire as well as County Sheriff’s Departments, as well as from County Environmental Health. County Sheriff’s … Read more >

After a four-hour hearing, an arts and crafts school and collective was denied recently by the Nevada County Planning Commission, due to a tie vote. One of the five members was not able to attend the meeting, resulting in a … Read more >

Some flows are finally resuming to water agencies in Nevada and Placer counties. That follows the repair of one of the two water discharge horns at PG and E’s Spaulding One powerhouse near Lake Spaulding. That’s a few days ahead … Read more >

As part of the recent budget talks, Grass Valley’s Measure E Citizen Oversight Committee, as well as the City Council, also approved funding toward broadening hunger solutions. 30-thousand dollars each has been allocated to Interfaith Food Ministry and Sierra Harvest … Read more >

Construction of the new Nevada Street Bridge over Deer Creek in Nevada City, that began in March, is still mostly on schedule to be completed, and re-opened, by mid-November. That’s meant the full closure of the lower portion of the … Read more >

A posthumous honor may be on the way for Grass Valley veteran Lou Conter, who passed away a few months ago. Nevada County’s Congressman, Kevin Kiley, has introduced a bill to rename the Auburn VA facility after Conter. Conter was … Read more >

The pilot killed in a Humboldt County plane crash on Tuesday was from Grass Valley. 49-year-old Gabriel Kulp and a mechanic, who was also killed, worked as contractors for Cal Fire. They had taken off from Sacramento County to go … Read more >