After a bit of a break, motorists wanting to take eastbound Highway 20 to eastbound I-80 to get to Truckee and Tahoe this month will need to once again find an alternate route. It’s closed between the Omega Scenic Point … Read more >

A new and less-restrictive state law that’s still designed to require more limits on phone screen time for students at K-12 schools will not have any notable impacts on the Nevada Joint Union High School District. The measure, that went … Read more >

It took six years, but the City of Grass Valley announced recently that funds are finally available for their First-Time Homebuyer Program. Program Manager Shannon Andrews-Sinclair says 467-thousand dollars in loans, made available through the state, will be awarded, on … Read more >

For the second time in three years, there’s been an apprehension of an incarcerated person who walked away from the Washington Ridge Conservation Camp. That’s according to a news release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The Department … Read more >

A new kind of PG and E payment scam is gaining traction. Paul Moreno, with Marketing and Communications, says it involves using a barcode… click to listen to Paul Moreno Moreno says signs of a potential scam include a caller … Read more >

After holding several workshops, the Wildfire-Ready Coalition of Nevada County has now launched a free Home Advisory Assessment Program, for individual homeowners, as the danger continues to amp up the summer. The group’s president, Jo Ann Fites-Kaufman, says the program … Read more >

Nevada County’s Assembly representative held a press conference outside of the State Capitol recently to update efforts to provide more protections from wolves for farmers and ranchers in her rural district.  Heather Hadwick talked about bills which she said would … Read more >

Accidents and DUI arrests were up slightly over the Fourth of July weekend in Nevada County, compared to a year ago. This year’s Maximum Enforcement Period for the Highway Patrol lasted 78 hours, starting Thursday evening and ending just before … Read more >

A new program manager has been named for the Friendship Club, an after-school program of Bright Futures for Youth. Leah Ellis is now overseeing the day-to-day activities aimed at helping young females maintain good health and make good choices throughout … Read more >

Illegal cannabis enforcement, as well as youth education efforts, have received another boost in Nevada County. The Sheriff’s Office has been awarded a four-and-a-half-million-dollar grant through voter-passed Proposition 64, which legalized recreational use in 2016. Public Information Officer Ashley Quadros … Read more >