It tends to be a must-see for many Nevada County residents each year for the holiday season. And there are actually two fairly different “Nutcracker” productions this weekend. That includes the 21st production at the Don Baggett Theatre at Nevada … Read more >

For the second meeting in a row, the Grass Valley City Council has delayed action on allowing even more time for developing the Dorsey Marketplace. They did so, without comment, at the Tuesday night meeting. The developers are requesting a … Read more >

The investigation continues, regarding about 20 gunshots being fired in a Penn Valley neighborhood Tuesday evening. No one was injured, with no property damage, and what exactly happened and why is still being looked into by the Nevada County Sheriff’s … Read more >

The nice weather also allowed Nevada City’s fire fuels crew to remove a few hazardous trees earlier this week. Community Risk Reduction and Outreach Officer, Evan McLenithan, says that included one huge dead and dying ponderosa pine, on Ridge Road, … Read more >

Today (Wed.) is anticipated to be the final day of lane closures for the Highway 49 Safety Barrier and Roundabout project, between Grass Valley and Auburn. Northbound, that’s between Lorenson Road/Florence Lane and Lone Star Road, from 9am to 3pm. … Read more >

A Higgins-area family won’t be able to spend the Christmas holiday at their home, after it was damaged by fire Monday night. Fire Captain Spencer Albrecht says the initial call was for an attic fire at a second-story house on … Read more >

The recent recommendation from a CDC panel on Hepatitis B vaccinations for newborns is being unanimously condemned by the medical community across the country, including in Nevada County.  Instead of a dose being a universal requirement within 24 hours of … Read more >

Thanks to even more assertive outreach and awareness this year, the growth in Firewise Communities in Nevada County has increased by another 16, through efforts by the Wildfire Ready Coalition. Executive Director Jo Ann Fites-Kaufman considers that growth “very high”… … Read more >

After falling down and being rescued from an abandoned mine shaft over the past weekend, a Nevada County man is recovering. Peardale-Chicago Park Fire Captain Josh Ramey says the victim had been searching for his dog, late Friday night, in … Read more >

The third significant accident on a stretch of Highway 20 in Nevada County in the last couple of weeks occurred over the past weekend.  And it also, once again, involved a Penn Valley resident. There were no major injuries this … Read more >