Just before her retirement this month, Nevada County Counsel Kit Elliott was honored at the recent Board of Supervisors meeting. Board Chair Heidi Hall read a Certificate of Recognition for her six years of service here. A staff memo also … Read more >

The new Dog Bar Road bridge is already being enjoyed by motorists earlier than expected, although there are still restrictions in place. Nevada County Public Works Principal Civil Engineer, Pat Perkins, says the original 91-year-old structure, downstream, has now been … Read more >

Specially-marked patrol cars are now being used by the California Highway Patrol that aim to catch the most dangerous drivers.  Officer Sean Armacher, with the Grass Valley office, talked about them on a recent KNCO “On the Town”… click to … Read more >

If you have plans to spend Christmas in the Sierra, the window for driving in good conditions is closing soon. The National Weather Service is predicting up to a foot of snow above 45-hundred-feet and four-to-eight-feet above 55-hundred-feet, with wind … Read more >

An arrest has been made in the case of a burned body near Smartsville that we told you about late last week.  The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department had responded to a report of a fire in the area of Parks … Read more >

A 19-year-old Grass Valley woman somehow escaped injuries, after crashing off the Golden Center Freeway Monday evening. CHP Officer Sean Armacher says Madeline Chambers was trying to get on the freeway, southbound, from Brunswick Road, when she saw a truck … Read more >

With the recent spikes in heating bills this month, PG and E is extending its Match My Payment program into next year, while funds last. The program was launched in June. Spokesperson Jeff Smith says it offers a dollar-for-dollar match … Read more >

There was praise for Nevada County’s Alliance for Workforce Development, during their annual presentation at last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting. The group’s Business Services Manager told the Board that the local unemployment rate remains below the state average, although … Read more >

Gas prices will certainly not be a deterrent to holiday season drivers this year. They’ve dropped as much as 30 to 40 cents a gallon at a number of stations this month. Triple-A spokesman Doug Johnson says this year has … Read more >

A 10-year-old boy was the passenger killed in last Friday evening’s solo vehicle crash near the South Yuba Bridge on Highway 49. CHP Officer Sean Armacher says 29-year-old Brian Ibanez of Grass Valley was travelling northbound, south of Reader Ranch … Read more >