With efforts to build a skatepark in Nevada City in a holding pattern for nearly four months, the superintendent of the School District has asked the City Council to return Proposition 64 grant money back to the Seven Hills Middle … Read more >

At their meeting earlier this week, Nevada County Supervisors also approved hourly fee hikes for numerous government departments. It was mostly cost-of-living increases of about three-percent for the next several years, with so-called “catch up” increases added for some services. … Read more >

The longest proceeding at the recent Grass Valley City Council meeting featured praise toward and progress from the Downtown Association. The Council approved a 65-thousand-dollar allotment of Parking and Business Improvement assessment funds to the Association. Association member, and Mill … Read more >

Just in time, during heightened wildfire concerns, is a webinar this (Thurs.) evening on understanding your evacuation readiness and options. It’s hosted by the Wildfire Ready Coalition of Nevada County. Moderator Kristen Cook is the leader of the You Bet … Read more >

The company still trying to revive operations at Idaho Maryland Mine, after decades of dormancy, has now announced its intention of dropping half of its lawsuit that has focused on two issues.  About a month ago, a Nevada County judge … Read more >

With only 28-hundred additional votes counted, in the latest June Primary local results update, there’s minimal change for races and ballot measures. For example, Micayla Sortland only gained one vote, as the leading votegetter in the Nevada City City Council … Read more >

The Grass Valley Post Office is, once again, this year, getting serious about dog bites, as part of National Dog Bite Awareness month in June. As the weather warms up, owners tend to let their pets out more often and … Read more >

It’s considered to be one of the signature summer community events in Grass Valley. The Thursday Night Market begins a one-month run tomorrow evening. It’s hosted by the Downtown Association. Event coordinator, Lauren Sapperstein, says it brings together the best … Read more >

Nevada County owns and operates over half-a-million square feet of facilities space. And a staff report says many facilities are facing aging infrastructure, fragmented or inefficient layouts, shifting service delivery needs, post-pandemic hybrid workforce impacts, and rising costs. They proposed … Read more >

The first red flag warning of the season is in effect Wednesday morning through Thursday evening in the North State, including in Nevada County. And Public Information Officer Taylor Wolfe says that means critical wildfire conditions… click to listen to … Read more >