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It took just a matter of months for Nevada County’s first-ever Youth Commission to be seated. County Supervisors approved the 17 applicants, 14 to 19 years old, at its Tuesday meeting. And the Commission got to work right away, holding … Read more >

Mental health crisis teams must soon be available 24 hours a day, under a new state law. So Nevada County is gearing up to provide that by the end of the year. At their meeting on Tuesday, the Board of … Read more >

Hanukkah starts today (Thurs.). And, once again, the Chabad of Grass Valley is kicking things off what’s also known as the Festival of Lights with the lighting of the county’s largest menorah this (Thurs.) evening. That’s at Robinson Plaza in … Read more >

If you want to mail a holiday season package through the Postal Service for the lowest rate, you only have a little over a week to do it, to make sure it arrives before Christmas. Spokesperson Kristina Uppal says the … Read more >

Just in time, with the recent rain, water seepage issues near one of the busier intersections in Western Nevada County have finally been taken care of. It had been coming through the pavement on Greenhorn Access Road, about 100 yards … Read more >

With the candidates’ filing deadline for most races coming up on Friday, two challengers have emerged for the District One Nevada County Supervisor seat, where Heidi Hall is finishing up a second four-year term. That includes Michael Taylor, who was … Read more >

The deadline for the first installment of 2023-2024 property taxes is coming up soon. Nevada County Treasurer and Tax Collector Michelle Bodley, who took over the job after Tina Vernon’s retirement, you have an extra day longer, since December 10th … Read more >

Officials from Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital were in Washington D.C. last (Tues.) night to accept a prestigious award. That included CEO, Doctor Scott Neeley. He says they were named one of the top 15 rural hospitals in the country, and … Read more >

Plans for North San Juan’s one-million dollar fire suppression system were formally approved by Nevada County Supervisors at their meeting on Tuesday. The area has been damaged by significant wildfires in recent years. Public Works engineer, Steve Wilsey, told the … Read more >

Just over a year ago, property owners passed their first-annual benefit assessment for the Peardale-Chicago Park Fire Department. And, just this past summer, Department Public Information Officer and Fire Engineer Daniel Ramey said that allowed them to finally achieve 24-hour … Read more >