40-million dollars worth of wildfire prevention funding is being sought for Grass Valley. The City Council has given the go-ahead for staff to pursue a number of federal grants, in collaboration with the Fire Safe Council. City Manager Tim Kiser … Read more >
No matter how much precipitation is received this winter, the available water supply this spring and summer for the Nevada Irrigation District will likely be comparable to the conditions experienced a year ago. That’s what Water Operations Manager Chip Close … Read more >
After getting significant blowback from neighbors, what would have been the first supportive facility for the homeless in Truckee has been dropped by Nevada County Supervisors. Scrambling to make a grant application at the end of January, the county signed … Read more >
The first step toward closing what’s considered loopholes to Grass Valley’s ordinance regulating tobacco retailers has been taken by the City Council. Police Officer Zach LaFerriere’s duties also include youth education. He told the Council, at its Tuesday night meeting, … Read more >
More funding for Nevada County’s “Last-Mile Broadband Grant Program” was partially approved by the Board of Supervisors at their Tuesday meeting. They delayed a decision on one of the four projects, which covers Alta Sierra, after hearing some concerns from … Read more >
Nevada County’s new Assembly representative is keeping busy. Heather Hadwick has introduced several bills that she says are aimed at strengthening the state’s response to wildfires. She says one eliminates the legislative sunsetting of Wildfire Mitigation programs, including in Nevada … Read more >
Fire caused significant damage to the garage of a home in Peardale during the noon hour on Tuesday. And there was also major smoke damage to the house itself that will likely keep the occupants out for a while. Josh … Read more >
The unincorporated areas of Nevada County are now also part of a Joint Powers Agency with a new electricity provider. The Board of Supervisors had put the action on hold, in the fall of 2023. That’s after the Board heard … Read more >
After an extended period of stagnation, gas prices are spiking up again. Some stations have shown increases of as much as 20 cents a gallon in the last week or so. A news release from Triple A mentions the recent … Read more >
The latest rainfall totals from the National Weather Service seem to indicate that the Grass Valley area is now close to average again, if not above, thanks to the recent storms. That’s 15-point-two inches for the season, so far. The … Read more >
