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It’s beginning to look a lot like autumn, especially at the local state parks in Nevada County. Marsha Lewis is the Garden Docent at Empire Mine. She says the colors are just starting to change there, as well as at … Read more >

Today (Thurs.) is the grand opening of the much-expanded and rennovated NEO Youth Center. That’s from four to eight-pm. At 37-hundred-square-foot, it’s the first large facility of its kind in the county. The half-million-dollar center occupies the ground floor of … Read more >

Final action was taken by the Grass Valley City Council, Tuesday night, to place its fire tax on the March Primary ballot. But, with the vote only a few months away, City Councilmember Tim Ivy again expressed doubts about whether … Read more >

A chance to get your Halloween on ahead of the weekend at with a local legend. County Public Information Officer Lisa Renner says Mark Lyon is performing his one man show Ghosties and Ghoulies and Long-Legged Beasties and Things that … Read more >

Two full years back in the classroom since remote learning ended, state test scores at many school districts in California have made little progress in reversing the steep decline since the pandemic started in 2020. In the Grass Valley Elementary … Read more >

Over 16 years after it was first proposed, and approved, a local woman may finally soon have her own “Welcome Grass Valley” sign in front of her building downtown. City Planner Amy Wolfson says Lavonne Mullin never ended up installing … Read more >

Hospitality House routinely hosts cleanups of homeless camps throughout the year. But the one that’s being conducted Thursday morning is their most ambitious one, because of its multiagency collaboration. Development Manager Faith Trump says the focus will be on mostly … Read more >

As they approved millions of dollars in more funding for wildfire fuels reduction work, Nevada County Supervisors also seemed uncertain about getting the most bang for the buck at their meeting on Tuesday. Considered the top protection project for the … Read more >

A documentary that’s described as exposing the dark side of philanthropy and introducing a new way of giving is featured at the Del Oro Theatre tonight (Tues.) for a one-time showing. “Uncharitable” is co-presented by the Center for Nonprofit Leadership … Read more >

The superintendent of the Nevada Joint Union High School District says they’re already ahead of the curve with the fentanyl overdose crisis in teens. Last week, we mentioned that Governor Newsom had signed a bill into law that mandates every … Read more >