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141st Donation Day Parade In Grass Valley

Hundreds of local elementary school students will spend part of their last day of class before the Christmas break, on Friday, participating in the 141st Donation Day parade through downtown Grass Valley.  Appearing on KNCO’s “On the Town”, earlier this … Read more >

Suspected Sexual Predator Arrest In Nevada City

A Grass Valley man has been arrested by Nevada City Police on one felony charge of attempted sex with a minor. Police Chief Dan Foss says it was a teenage girl but he believes there were likely multiple other victims … Read more >

Guilty Pleas In Severe Beating In Grass Valley

Two Grass Valley men have pleaded guilty and also been sentenced, regarding a severe beating to their roommate, at the time, during the fall of last year. Assistant Nevada County District Attorney Lydia Stuart says one of the men, 25-year-old … Read more >

Scenic Concerns Regarding Hwy Corridor Projects

With major traffic improvement changes ahead for Highways 20 and 49 near Nevada City, that also prompted a discussion of the Scenic Corridor ordinance and process at the recent City Council meeting. A presentation was made by Brian Bisnett, who … Read more >

Supes Get Update On Winter Season Preparedness

Nevada County’s Office of Emergency Services and a broad coalition of local partners have initiated a new coordinated winter season preparedness effort. It was presented to the Board of Supervisors at their meeting on Tuesday.  Department Program Manager Paul Cummings … Read more >

Human Remains Near South Yuba Bridge Identified

Nearly nine months since the discovery, in March, human remains found by hikers near the South Yuba Bridge have been identified by the California Department of Justice. The Nevada County Coroner’s Office says 55-year-old Aaran Sloan Taylor was known to … Read more >

Kiley Still Hoping For ACA Subsidies Extension

The agreement to reopen the Federal Government included delaying a decision until December on whether to extend pandemic-era tax subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. They’re set to expire at the end of the year. But Congress is scheduled to … Read more >

Cal Fire Grant To Accelerate Fuels Reduction

Work on one of Nevada County’s most important wildfire fuels reduction projects will be able to begin sooner than expected, thanks to a Cal Fire grant. It’s 950-thousand dollars for the South Yuba Rim Project along the South Yuba River … Read more >

County Free Spay Neuter Program Very Popular

Nevada County’s Community Free Spay and Neuter Program, which got the green light from the Board of Supervisors early this year is, as you might expect, very popular. The 25 available appointments for today’s (Tues.) clinic filled up a long … Read more >

Wildfire Protection Grant For South Yuba Canal

A 615-thousand-dollar Cal Fire grant will fund what NID officials say will be a critical initiative aimed at protecting the district’s primary water conveyance system from wildfire risks.  The so-called Wildfire Defense Project will cover 58 acres along the South … Read more >