The Nevada County Board of Supervisors is asking residents to take yet another survey, but this one is to help establish priorities for the next two years. County Public Information Officer Lisa Renner says the survey is relatively short and … Read more >
A drop in crop value in Nevada County from the previous year was reported at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. County Agricultural Biologist, Luci Wilson, said it was still 18-point-seven-million dollars in 2022. But that was down 12-percent from 2021. … Read more >
A couple of months into the new school year, ten teachers in Nevada County have been recognized by their districts as their 2024 Teacher of the Year. And one of those was also named county teacher of the year and … Read more >
Smartsville residents may soon be without raw water service, which has been provided by the Nevada Irrigation District since 1925. NID’s Director of Water Operations, Chip Close, says last year the main line experienced a leak that was difficult to … Read more >
After hearing about an unanticipated spike in renewable energy market prices, Nevada County will not be part of a Joint Powers Agency with a new electricity provider for the time being. Officials for that provider, Pioneer Community Energy, appeared before … Read more >
World Polio Day is two weeks away and Nevada County’s five area Rotary Clubs are gearing up once again for fundraising for the Global Eradication Initiative. The number of cases has dropped 99-point-9 percent. On KNCO’s On the Town, the … Read more >
Volunteers from the Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation make stylish bracelets to help support the fight against a variety of cancers. And Kirsten Dees, with Marketing and Communications, says they’re also for sale this year just in time for Breast … Read more >
A 57-year-old bicyclist has suffered major injuries, after being clipped by a driver Sunday afternoon. CHP Officer Jason Bice says it happened on a narrow stretch of Highway 174, near East Empire Street… click to listen to Officer Bice The … Read more >
October also includes Fire Prevention Week, which is this week. As the weather usually starts getting cooler and wetter, and it gets dark earlier, more time is being spent indoors, including with family and friends. And Cal Fire reminds us … Read more >
The annual United Way Book Sale is underway at Nevada County Executive Offices at the Rood Center. Public Information Officer Lisa Renner says there are a variety of reading material for sale. The funds raised by the book sale go … Read more >
