Another funding boost for Nevada County’s ongoing efforts to expand high-speed internet access comes from the recent announcement from the Biden Administration. The county’s Information and General Services Agency Director, Steve Monaghan, says California will receive nearly two-billion dollars in … Read more >
Phone scams appear to be nearly constant these days. But there’s one recent one that’s especially upsetting for the Grass Valley Police Department. Sergeant Brian Blakemore says they’ve been contacted by multiple people saying they’ve received calls from someone claiming … Read more >
Donner Lake is being called a “Pearl in Peril” in the latest Nevada County Grand Jury report. Foreman Joe D’Andrea says challenges with water quality have been known since 1978 or earlier. And beginning in 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency … Read more >
A new state law requires cities and counties to procure annually a quantity of organic waste products to meet mandated target amounts. And so the Nevada City City Council has approved a first-year biomass contract. City Manager Sean Grayson told … Read more >
The upgrade of the Mill Street promenade is still a work in progress. But City Manager Tim Kiser says they met their goal of getting enough work done to allow Fourth of July activities to take place… click to listen … Read more >
Grass Valley also has a new budget. In his recent presentation to the City Council, just before the start of the new fiscal year, Finance Director Andy Heath said revenues most impacted by the pandemic have fully recovered. But factors, … Read more >
It’s Grass Valley’s turn this year for providing the major Fourth of July activities. Festivities are alternated annually with Nevada City. It begins with the Family Pancake Breakfast, from 8:30 to 10am on West Main Street, between the clock tower … Read more >
For the second wildfire season in a row, Cal Fire is bolstering its aircraft. Governor Newsom recently announced 72-million dollars in funding that allows another 19 helicopters and five airplanes for a contractual period of three to four months. That … Read more >
We all know it was a cooler-than-normal June in Nevada County. But where did it rank all-time? National Weather Service Meteorologist, Kate Forrest, says it was only the 15th-coolest on record. But it was the coolest since 2011. The average … Read more >
The financially-challenged Rough and Ready Fire Station is now fully-staffed for the first time this year. It became official on Saturday, which was also July first and the start of a new fiscal year. It’s now jointly staffed with the … Read more >
