A controversial expansion of Sierra Guest Home has been given the go-ahead by the Grass Valley City Council. That’s after hearing an appeal of the Planning Commission’s January decision to also give it the green light. That means the facility … Read more >
National 2-1-1 Day is celebrated each year, on February 11th, to recognize more than two-hundred “two-elevens” throughout the country. That includes in Nevada County, where the Board of Supervisors first formally proclaimed it in 2021. An update was presented at … Read more >
Local governments in Nevada County are formalizing opposition to AT and T’s proposal to end copper landline service to a number of area customers. County Chief of Staff Jeff Thorsby told the Board of Supervisors, at their Tuesday meeting, that … Read more >
PG and E says EV ownership is now more affordable in some underserved communities, including in Nevada County. Utility spokesman Paul Moreno says their rebates for pre-owned vehicles are just one of many resources they have to help support the … Read more >
It’s been mostly empty for decades. And now a large, three-story building on Mill Street is the focus of a restoration project. Craig Hamilton and his wife, Lori, opened Creektown Cottages, on Bank Street, in 2019. He spoke to Tom … Read more >
It won’t seem like it over the next week, but Spring Break is approaching. And Triple-A of Northern California is expecting a significant increase in demand for cruises and flights. The cruise industry went into a tailspin, after the pandemic … Read more >
The new location for California WorldFest has been announced. The 27-year-old event has been hosted by the Center for the Arts since 2015. But Executive Director Amber Jo Manuel says they can no longer afford to hold it at the … Read more >
It’s a major boost for the Palliative Care program at Hospice of the Foothills in Grass Valley. Dignity Health/Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital has awarded a 94-thousand-dollar seed funding grant. Hospice Executive Director, Viv Tipton, says the grant is vital because … Read more >
Optimism on speeding up election vote counts was among remarks made by Nevada County’s Clerk-Recorder at the monthly Community Forum at Sierra College on Friday. Even before becoming one of the first Voters Choice Act counties in the state, Natalie … Read more >
Another tax deadline is nearing, but only for snowmaggeden victims from about a year ago. Nevada County Assessor Rolf Kleinhans says a large number of properties qualified for a temporary reduction in assessed value. But he says many still haven’t … Read more >
