A bill aimed at protecting veterans from deceptive practices and financial exploitation has the strong support of Nevada County’s Veterans Services Officer. David West says helping veterans with benefits claims should be free and are legally required by federal law. … Read more >
A more regionalized approach to mitigating the increasing overutilization of outdoor natural resources and the looming wildfire threat has been adopted by Nevada County Supervisors. At their Tuesday meeting, they approved being part of California’s Joint Strategy for Sustainable Outdoor … Read more >
It was a unanimous choice for the design of this year’s Pink Patch Project Breast Cancer Challenge Coin. All seven Nevada County law enforcement agencies and fire departments selected the entry from Sharyl Shelton of Penn Valley. Grass Valley Police … Read more >
With forward progress stopped fairly quickly after it started Sunday afternoon, Cal Fire crews are already moving closer to full containment of a wildfire in the Yuba County foothills. The so-called Ponderosa Fire was near Oregon House, near Ponderosa Way … Read more >
With Congress in recess until after Labor Day, it’s unclear whether Congressman Kevin Kiley’s bill to ban mid-decade redistricting nationwide will get enough support to stop what’s going on in Texas and California. Democrats only need to flip three seats … Read more >
Some good news about the quality of Grass Valley’s Wolf Creek. Nevada County Environmental Health Director, Amy Irani, says a recently-completed report, from the State Water Resources Control Board, finds only trace amounts of human DNA levels that are linked … Read more >
Supporters of term limits for Nevada County Supervisors are now about halfway through their signature-gathering process for placing the issue on next year’s ballot. The local Republican Party wants Supervisors to serve no more than two four-year terms, starting in … Read more >
In addition to welcoming back students and staff, when classes resume on Thursday, school resource officers are also ready to go at the Nevada Union and Bear River High campuses. Each school has one officer. Nevada County Sheriff’s Sergeant Dustin … Read more >
Each year, on August 11th, it’s also National 8-1-1 Day. PG and E Spokesman, Paul Moreno, says they want to help raise awareness of the importance of making a free 8-1-1 call before any digging project, large or small, to … Read more >
As food banks brace for possible significant impacts from government cuts next year, Interfaith Food Ministry is hoping for more growth of its Garden Program. Appearing Thursday on “KNCO: Insight”, Marketing and Communications Manager, Victoria Lindsay, said several generous residents … Read more >
