Amid California’s first statewide drop in unsheltered homelessness in more than 15 years, a nine-percent decline, the recently-expanded Sierra Guest home in the Brunswick Basin has opened to full occupancy.  About two years ago, the Grass Valley City Council gave … Read more >

As we get closer to the end of the school year in Nevada County, this is also the time of year that officials start recruiting for positions that’ll be available for next year. The 11th Annual School Jobs Fair is … Read more >

The Nevada County Sheriff’s Department has unexpectedly lost one of its three K-9’s. Captain Sean Scales says Riggs experienced an unexpected medical emergency with his handler, Deputy Kayla Ramos, and died from intestinal complications… click to listen to Capt Scales … Read more >

The body of a 19-year-old youth who vanished while swimming in the Truckee River over the past weekend was found Monday morning. And his identity has also been released. Nevada County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Justin Turner says Brian Gallardo, of Petaluma, … Read more >

The new Condon Park Skatepark had a quiet opening late last week, with ribbon-cutting and community celebrations planned for next month. And Grass Valley Deputy Public Works Director, Zac Quentmeyer, says word got around quickly, with the facility being packed, … Read more >

March would normally be an ideal time for prescribed burns, ahead of wildfire season. But the unusually warm weather and lack of air movement has delayed the start of a project in the Inimim Forest, east of North Columbia in … Read more >

The unusually warm and dry March means Cal Trans crews are already ramping up the resumption of a major project in the Sierra. That’s the new Yuba Pass Separation Overhead Bridge near the I-80 junction with Highway 20. Public Information … Read more >

A Penn Valley man has pleaded guilty, regarding a shots fired incident. According to a Nevada County Sheriff’s Department report, a family of four, consisting of two men, a woman, and a boy, was holding a celebration, on Carrie Ann … Read more >

“The State of the Nevada County Economy” was the topic of this month’s Community Forum at the Sierra College Campus on Friday.  And it’s looking pretty solid, according to the three guests who had different areas of expertise. Gil Mathew … Read more >

The long run of unseasonably warm temperatures this month, on top of the strong storm systems of last month also means a lot of mosquitos are already out in Western Nevada County, well-ahead of schedule. County Director of Environmental Health, … Read more >