The first steps toward possibly allowing more housing alternatives in Nevada County was taken by the Board of Supervisors at their meeting on Tuesday. In January, the Board approved an ordinance allowing residents to live legally in so-called tiny homes … Read more >
As we start getting warmer days, and with another fairly wet winter, residents will likely start noticing more mosquitos. And the Nevada County Environmental Health Department is gearing up for five mosquito fish giveaway days. The first one is on … Read more >
Although no work is starting for this year’s wildfire season, the first or planning phase of a critical hazardous fuels reduction project in Nevada County is getting underway soon. It’s in Supervisor Sue Hoek’s district, where she’s been pushing for … Read more >
Nearly 31-million additional dollars from the Governor’s Office have been awarded to help fast-track forest and vegetation management projects for the Sierra Nevada Conservancy. And that includes much of Nevada County, among 24 counties in the Conservancy’s coverage area that … Read more >
After six years as Nevada County’s lead attorney, but decades of public service throughout California, County Counsel Kit Elliott will be retiring at the end of the year. The county counsel provides legal advice to the Board of Supervisors, as … Read more >
What started out as a traffic stop with a DUI arrest also uncovered a wide variety of drugs for sale inside a vehicle in Grass Valley. Police Lieutenant Clint Bates says 29-year-old Ashley Anderson was suspected to be under the … Read more >
Nevada County’s unemployment rate continues to show minimal fluctuations this year. At four-point-seven-percent for March, it’s the third straight month we’ve had just a one-tenth-of-a-point drop. Maryanne Connelley is the business services representative for the Alliance for Workforce Development office … Read more >
As temperatures go up, so do visitations to Nevada County’s state parks and waterways. But, speaking on a recent “KNCO: On the Town”, the Chief State Parks Ranger for the Sierra District, Dan Youngren, said April is almost always too … Read more >
The fish are always biting for the annual Trout Derby, at Lion’s Lake, at the Nevada County Fairgrounds. Saturday will be the 51st year for the event, which is sponsored by the Grass Valley Sportsmen’s Club. Group organizer Miles Frazier … Read more >
A statewide gathering of cannabis regulators and stakeholders focused on shaping the regulated landscape was held recently at the Gold Miners Inn, in Grass Valley. It was a forum hosted by Nevada County’s Cannabis Division. Compliance Director, Matt Kelley, says … Read more >
