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In addition to losing longtime Supervisor Ed Scofield to retirement at the end of the year, two other key Nevada County leaders with decades of experience are also leaving and were honored at the Board’s recent meeting last week. Mike … Read more >

One of the final acts for Jan Arbuckle’s tenure as Grass Valley mayor, at last week’s City Council meeting, was her choice for the Mayor’s Award, which is handed out every two years. And she said choosing Mike Bratton was … Read more >

With just eight days before Christmas, there are even fewer days left to mail that gift package. The deadline for the cheapest, or U-S Postal Service Ground rate, is tomorrow (Wed.). After that, it just keeps getting more expensive, with … Read more >

Another school shooting incident has local officials thinking about safety and campus security issues again. Speaking on KNCO’s On the Town on Monday, Grass Valley School District Superintendent Andrew Withers said a Safety Committee is in place and a school … Read more >

Nevada County’s plan for building resilience from disasters, such as wildfires, expired recently. But the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan has now been renewed for another five years, as part of a FEMA requirement. County Supervisors adopted the update at last … Read more >

Nevada County therapy dogs visit local schools and colleges, libraries, county offices, retirement and assisted living homes, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, the courts, adult and pediatric day centers, and community events, among other places. And, speaking on a recent On … Read more >

The Loma Rica Ranch development project will now also include what will essentially be a free 178-acre park for Grass Valley. At their recent meeting, the City Council formally accepted the donation from the developer. City Engineer Bjorn Jones described … Read more >

Some 38 large dead-but-still-standing trees will be coming down, in the weeks and, perhaps, months ahead, along old Downieville Highway, starting today (Mon.). It’s a partnership between the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services and the Greater Champion Neighborhood Firewise … Read more >

Deliveries of new green carts for the thousands of Nevada County Waste Management customers who will need them for organics collection service, begin Monday. Company Public Sector Manager, Rachel Haines, says that’s for the unincorporated county and Grass Valley… click … Read more >

An ordinance designed to at least make a dent in the ongoing housing crisis in Nevada County is moving forward. County Supervisors have given conceptual approval of regulations for what are described as limited-density, owner-built dwellings in rural areas of … Read more >