With the location of a new Nevada County courthouse now narrowed down to three potential sites, a second meeting of the Nevada City Ad Hoc Committee has been scheduled for Tuesday evening. The Committee is comprised of Councilmember Doug Fleming, … Read more >
Motorists using the Golden Center Freeway, from Grass Valley to Nevada City, in the evening and overnight, will be finding various ramp closures this month, during the week. It’s part of a much larger project that Cal Trans calls the … Read more >
Despite overwhelmingly negative comments at a nearly four-hour public hearing, the Nevada County Planning Commission has delayed a decision on a proposed outdoor events center.The center would be located on Country Heights Drive, about a half mile west of Lake … Read more >
Five teens, including from the Grass Valley area, have been arrested, after a vehicle pursuit. Nevada County Sheriff’s Department Administrative Analyst, Leslie Williams, says they received a call, early Friday morning, that a vehicle, wanted from a Sacramento County carjacking, … Read more >
No decision has been indicated yet from the Grass Valley City Council on whether to go with some waste pickups twice a month instead of weekly. That was after a lengthy and detailed discussion at its Tuesday night meeting. Under … Read more >
The longtime NEO Program Director has been honored by the League of California Cities. Halli Ellis-Edwards has received the Women of Persistence Award. It celebrates women who have persisted in their efforts for equality, change, growth, and improvement in their … Read more >
Results of Nevada County’s second-ever liveability survey are out. They were presented to the Board of Supervisors, at their meeting earlier this week, by consultant Joe Dell’Ollio. Among the key findings, he said the county continues to be a highly … Read more >
With March Primary results now officially certified, it shows that Grass Valley’s fire tax, Measure B, did narrowly pass, or by 20 votes. It’s a three-eights-of-a-percent sales tax increase that will raise around two-and-a-half-million dollars a year. City Manager Tim … Read more >
As the first-ever cannabis dispensary gets ready to open in Grass Valley in the next month or two, the City Council is also giving it a tax reprieve. In 2020, voters approved a measure that includes requiring businesses to be … Read more >
Increased economic activity, tax revenue, and business retention and expansion are some of the goals of Nevada County’s new two-year Economic Development Action Plan. The 31-page plan was adopted by the Board of Supervisors, at their Tuesday meeting. One of … Read more >
