A long-time Sierra College trustee and Grass Valley resident has passed away. Nancy Palmer was inspired to run for the Board in 1994, after the groundbreaking for the Nevada County campus, which opened in 1996. Executive Dean Karen O’Hara says … Read more >
The Nevada County Board of Supervisors recently approved the formation of the Nevada County Youth Commission which is a 14-member group of teens looking to help guide county officials with decisions that affect youth. Public Information Officer Lisa Renner says … Read more >
It promises to be a more expansive second annual celebration of Latinx cultures at Condon Park in Grass Valley Thursday evening. The main goal of the Latino Family Festival is to better connect people to community partners. Over 40 local … Read more >
Formal responses to two recent Grand Jury reports were approved by Nevada County Supervisors at their meeting Tuesday afternoon. Most of the discussion was regarding a report that urged a centralized contract management system for vendors. It said investigations uncovered … Read more >
Nevada County’s Grand Jury for the 2023-2024 fiscal year was seated on July first with only partial membership. And they’re still having an unusual shortage. New Foreperson, Deborah Heller, says they currently only have ten members and need at least … Read more >
The Nevada County Library is stepping up to help county students with their schoolwork. Public Information Officer Lisa Renner says that beginning Wednesday the Madelyn Helling Branch is offering free tutoring and homework help to any K-12 student in the … Read more >
A 75-year-old motorcyclist from Lake Wildwood suffered major injuries from a two-vehicle collision on Hwy 20 in Penn Valley Monday evening. CHP Officer Jason Bice says it happened westbound, just west of the intersection with Rough and Ready Highway, where … Read more >
A Grass Valley man who’d been sought for an assault and robbery at a local store, earlier this summer, has been arrested. Police Lieutenant Clint Bates says 25-year-old Mathew Little turned himself in over the past weekend. The incident occurred … Read more >
A home near Grass Valley has been destroyed by fire. Nevada County Consolidated Chief Patrick Sullivan says it began early Monday morning on Victor Place near Dixon Road… click to listen to Chief Sullivan But Sullivan says older homes tend … Read more >
It was a somber observance, Monday morning, on the Mill Street Plaza in Grass Valley, of the 22nd anniversary of the Nine-Eleven terrorist attacks. Mayor Jan Arbuckle was among the speakers to a modest gathering of residents, public officials, first … Read more >
