Some local praise regarding a new regulation, taking effect New Year’s Day, that’s intended to increase the availability of wildfire insurance for homeowners in California living in high-risk areas like Nevada County. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara says companies will be … Read more >
If you believe in sticking with at least one New Year’s resolution, there’s Resolve 2 Run tomorrow (Wed.) morning in Chicago Park. This is the 14th year for the 5K/10K event that starts at Chicago Park School. Sue Ramey has … Read more >
No charges have been filed yet regarding a 71-year-old Grass Valley man arrested earlier this month for a DUI incident in a retail parking lot that caused injuries. But Nevada County District Attorney’s Office says William Goodman is scheduled to … Read more >
After what was described as a four-year long laborious process, a Transcontinental Railroad Chinese worker encampment has been given a National Landmark designation by the U.S Secretary of the Interior. The area, south of Donner Pass Road, at the Summit, … Read more >
By now, recipients of the Gold Country Senior Services Firewood Program are enjoying the warmth from the colder nights, although not as many as usual. Last May, we told you that their 45-year-old lease was not being renewed by Rise … Read more >
The full lineup has now been unveiled for the 23rd Annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival, that’s coming up in February. Festival Director Eric Dunn says there are 15 feature-length entries. But it’s mostly short films, or 102 for this … Read more >
The K9 Unit for the Nevada County Sheriff’s Department is now larger, with a new member. Public Information Officer Ashley Quadros says Odin’s first day was on the 19th, which was also his second birthday. His handler is Deputy Braeden … Read more >
Now you no longer have to walk part of the Deer Creek Tribute Trail along a road. The California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project, also known as CHIRP, recently opened to the public a new 46-hundred-foot segment that crosses their property. … Read more >
The November jobless rate for Nevada County didn’t change from October. It’s still at four-point-three percent, which is also just a-tenth-of-a-point better than September, and only two-tenths-of-a-point higher than a year ago. Brandon Ceniceros, with the state’s Employment Development Department, … Read more >
A so-called Community Wildfire Protection Plan for Nevada County, that’s been in the formative stages since last year, is expected to be in place during the first half of next year. And as a final step in the lengthy process, … Read more >
