The cobalt blue waters of Lake Tahoe were about as clear in 2021 as they were in 2020. But a broader look at clarity measurements shows there is no pattern of consistent clarity improvement over the past 20 years. The lake also has not fully recovered from a spike of fine particles that flowed into […]

The Center for the Arts proudly presents The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra in the Marisa Funk Theater on July 24, 2022. The Count Basie Orchestra has won every respected jazz poll in the world at least once, including 18 Grammy Awards, performed for kings, queens, and other world royalty, appeared in several movies, television shows, […]

Please join us for a relaxing afternoon at the North Star House on Sunday, July 10, 4-6pm.  There will be docents in the house and garden, a band, a photo booth, and food and beverages will be available. Admission is free. We also want to share with you our recently installed Julia Morgan display to […]

Nevada City, CA – These days, Nevada County’s Emergency Operations Center is open an average of 50 days annually compared to just a handful of days only a few years ago. From wildfires and winter storms to extended power outages, extreme weather events are increasingly impacting our area and the County has increased its response […]

Gas and food prices are higher, leaving less money for other necessities. Nevada County gas prices are higher than the California average. People are still struggling with basic needs. If you need support, or know someone who does, please direct them to FOOD ACCESS SATURDAY at Interfaith Food Ministry on July 9, 2022, from 10am-12pm. […]

The local League of Women Voters is excited to announce that we have dropped the “Western” in our name. We are now The League of Women Voters of Nevada County. The name change is an effort to be more inclusive of all residents of our county, and we will be reaching out to potential members […]

The Food Bank of Nevada County is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a $1 million grant from the California Department of Social Services to help expand its capacity to feed community members faced with food insecurity. This critical funding will support the purchase of a new warehouse unit adjacent to their existing […]

The June primary election, including the race for Clerk-Recorder in Nevada County, was certified on June 29, 2022. Assistant Clerk-Recorder Natalie Adona received 22,800 votes, 67.89% of the 33,585 ballots cast by voters in that race. Jason Tedder received 7,843 votes (23.35%) and Paul Gilbert received 2,942 votes (8.76%) according to the official cumulative results. […]

Thanks to our photographer Penny Collins for these images of Nevada City’s 4th of July Parade. After a two-year hiatus, the festivities returned to Broad Street. The event was preceded by a street fair on North Pine with food and craft vendors. The Nevada County Concert Band provided a pre-parade concert curbside on Broad Street. […]

Grass Valley – BriarPatch Food Co-op is participating in Plastic Free July, a global movement that empowers millions of people to be part of the solution to the plastic pollution problem.   Worldwide single-use plastics create billions of tons of waste each year but learning to make slight changes can add up to big improvements. All month long, the Co-op will be offering […]

The Children’s Festival, now sponsored by Gold Country Kiwanis, will be hosting their annual event on Friday, July 15th at Pioneer Park, 421 Nimrod Street, Nevada City, CA.  The Festival exposes the children to the culture of the Renaissance period, a historic time characterized by the rebirth of human exploration in art, music, literature, philosophy and […]

Temperatures will remain below average this week. Dry weather is expected except for a chance of light showers across the Coast Range, northern Sacramento Valley and northern mountains today. Discussion Partly to mostly cloudy skies cover the region early this morning as the upper trough remains off the coast. Radar indicates a few light showers […]

Kicking off the 4th of July morning, the Greater Grass Valley Chamber and Grass Valley Downtown Association are partnering with Twin Cities Church to present the second annual Family Pancake Breakfast on Mill Street. Join us in downtown Grass Valley from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. for yummy pancakes and children’s games, then pop over and join […]

Below normal temperatures will continue through the holiday weekend. Temperatures will then gradually warm through the week. Gusty onshore today and tonight, becoming locally breezy in afternoons and evenings next week. Discussion Generally clear skies prevail throughout most of interior northern California this early Saturday morning. GOES-West nighttime microphysics imagery does show stratus beginning to […]