Nevada County has been recognized for its recent efforts in finding collaborative solutions for visitor safety and outdoor recreation. They’ve received one of 14 Challenge Awards handed out recently by the California State Association of Counties. That was out of … Read more >
Plans for a Holiday Inn Express in the Glenbrook Basin are moving forward. Grass Valley’s Development Review Committee had a number of concerns about the look of the project, proposed for Plaza Drive, earlier this year. But City Planner Amy … Read more >
No decision yet from Nevada County Supervisors regarding Rise Gold’s claim that it has a vested right to resume mining operations at the Idaho Maryland property. That follows a daylong hearing on Wednesday that was dominated by lengthy legal wrangling … Read more >
A state grant program that Grass Valley had been using to prevent violence against the homeless population worked very well. A presentation on the 30-month program, which ended in July, was made at the City Council meeting Tuesday night. Police … Read more >
This evening Nevada City comes to life for second Wednesday of Victorian Christmas and with the weather cool but dry a huge crowd is expected to take over Broad, Spring and Commercial Streets. With a large influx of visitors, parking … Read more >
Police and Fire Department personnel, as well as city hall staff, in Grass Valley, are teaming up for a new event, on Friday at Memorial Park, that’ll brighten the holiday season even further. Police officer John Herrera says they received … Read more >
As a reminder that it’s still early in the precipitation season, the first official snowpack report is not usually released by the Department of Water Resources until early January. But, as of Tuesday, it was only 39-percent of the historical … Read more >
Another marathon public hearing begins this (Wed.) morning regarding the Idaho Maryland Mine proposal. In May, the Nevada County Planning Commission recommended that the Board of Supervisors reject a use permit, after a two-day hearing. County staff had also mentioned … Read more >
A man with a long history of domestic violence has been convicted again by a Nevada County jury. And now he qualifies for the state’s “three strikes” sentencing law. District Attorney Jesse Wilson says it stems from an August incident … Read more >
Once again, it’s going to be a little more expensive to go camping in NID recreation areas. The Nevada Irrigation District Board of Directors will be considering three rate hike options, ranging from five to ten-percent, that would take effect … Read more >
