SACRAMENTO, Calif. April 17, 2024 – Celebrate Earth Day this month with California State Parks at any of the 280 unique park units across the state. State Parks has numerous Earth Day-themed events planned. They include in-person activities such as guided walks and hikes, workdays, and a bioblitz, as well as virtual programming with a […]
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Geopolitical situation makes voting in European elections even more important
April 17, 2024 – Today’s pre-electoral publication reveals a positive, upward trend on key election indicators with just a few weeks to go until EU citizens cast their ballots 6-9 June. Interest in the election, awareness of when it will take place as well as likelihood to vote are all on the rise since the […]
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Eilen Jewell to perform at the Miners Foundry Apr. 25
Nevada City, CA – Celebrated singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell is stopping in Nevada City, her first live show of the year as part of her spring 2024 tour. The Miners Foundry Cultural Center is pleased to present Eilen Jewell on Thursday, April 25. The door and bar opens at 6:30 p.m. and the show begins at […]
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Tom Durkin: Songs from the heart
It was a long time coming, but the Sierra Roots/No Place to Go Project Singer-Songwriter Contest is pleased to announce the winners of its singer-songwriter contest for inspiring songs about homelessness. By unanimous decision of the judges, the winning songs and their writers are: “Hey, All You People Now” by Laurie Fanara. Laurie taught herself […]
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Encouraging seniors to share their views about the new Community Senior Center
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. April 17, 2024 – “As our July opening gets closer every day, it’s important for older residents to express what kinds of activities and programs our new center should offer,” says Program Director Emily Wilson, “and we want to hear their views first-hand. “That’s why I’m inviting neighborhood groups, social clubs, churches, […]
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team Says Goodbye … for Now
The final downlink shift by the Ingenuity team was a time to reflect on a highly successful mission — and to prepare the first aircraft on another world for its new role. Engineers working on NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter assembled for one last time in a control room at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in […]
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Nevada County Sheriff’s Office and California Highway Patrol Make Arrest in Road Rage Incident
Grass Valley, CA – Myles Francis Monigold, 27, of Wichita, Kansas, was arrested on April 15, 2024, following a road rage incident that was reported on Highway 49 near Crestview Drive in Grass Valley. The first 911 call came into the Nevada County Regional Dispatch Center at 12:49 p.m. The caller indicated the driver of […]
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Research Shows 4,000+ Book Bans So Far in the 2023-2024 School Year, Outpacing the Previous Full School Year
NEW YORK, April 16, 2024 — The number of individual books banned by schools is soaring to a record level, according to a new PEN America report Banned in the USA: Narrating the Crisis. The report documents over 4,000 instances of book banning during the first half of the current school year – more than in the entire […]
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New Grand Jury report: Fire Safe Council’s accountability problems continue
NEVADA CITY, Calif. April 16, 2024 – Today, the Nevada County Civil Grand Jury (2023-2024) released a new report on the Fire Safe Council’s handling of money received from Nevada County. The report, entitled Follow The Money: Fire Safe Council’s Accountability Problems from 2022 Continue … and Appear to Worsen, lists shortcomings, including an alleged […]
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Prescribed Burn Courses for Nevada County landowners
Prescribed fire, or controlled burning, is a tool used for good land stewardship. For more than 150 years, fires have been suppressed, forests have grown dense, and fuel has built up. As a result, wildfires are more intense and often damaging. Nevada County RCD is committed to helping residents safely put “good fire” back on […]
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National Consumer Law Center Statement in Response to Proposed Rules to Provide Student Debt Relief
BOSTON, April 16, 2024 – – Today, the Department of Education released proposed rules that would provide federal student loan debt relief to four categories of borrowers: Under the proposal, millions of borrowers who owe more now than they did when they began repayment would have some or all of the amount that their balance has grown […]
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NRCS California Launches Two Popular Initiatives to Support Avian Populations on California’s Agriculture Lands
DAVIS, Calif., April 15, 2024 – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California is taking applications for both the NRCS Migratory Bird Resurgence Initiative (MBRI) and Tricolored Blackbird Initiative through May 24, 2024. California has $500,000 available for each initiative statewide for agricultural producers. “It is our mission to support producers in addressing […]
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Israel and Iran must de-escalate conflict to protect human rights, warn UN experts
GENEVA (16 April 2024) – Retaliatory military attacks between Israel and Iran violate the right to life and must cease immediately, UN experts said today. Allegedly to counter foreign state support for “terrorism”, Israel attacked an Iranian consulate building in Syria on 1 April 2024, killing two Iranian generals, General Mohammad Reza Zahedi and General […]
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Fires pose growing worldwide threat to wildland-urban interface areas
Fires that blaze through the wildland-urban interface (WUI) are becoming more common around the globe, a trend that is likely to continue for at least the next two decades, new research finds. The research team, led by scientists at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR), used satellite observations and […]
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Spring Weather Is Coming, and With It Some Very Hungry Bears: Keep Tahoe Bears Wild!
The snow will melt soon in the Lake Tahoe region and winter will give way to a busy spring for area wildlife. Bears that have been wintering in their dens will emerge soon and they will be hungry! Each fall, black bears go through hyperphagia (pronounced hi·per·fay·jee·uh) which is an increase in feeding activity (consuming […]
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Music in the Mountains Celebrates InConcert Sierra’s Vision with the Crown Point Event Complex
Grass Valley, CA April, 16th 2024 – Music in the Mountains extends warm congratulations to InConcert Sierra for their inspired initiative in establishing the Crown Point Event Complex. The development of this sophisticated venue marks a significant milestone in the cultural landscape of our community, promising an unparalleled space for classical music and community engagement. […]
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Forest Supervisor Eli Ilano departs Tahoe National Forest
NEVADA CITY, CALIF. (April 15, 2024) — Tahoe National Forest Supervisor Eli Ilano is departing the forest after 14 years. Ilano will join the Forest Service’s national office to lead the agency’s timber and biomass utilization initiative. “Working with the communities, organizations and staff of the Tahoe National Forest has been the highlight of my […]
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Gold Country Soccer announces new programs, partnerships
Grass Valley, Calif. April 15, 2024 – Gold Country Soccer League (GCSL) is proud to unveil a dynamic lineup of programs geared towards fostering athletic excellence, competition, and personal growth for all ages and skill levels. From the opening of our highly anticipated fall recreational soccer league to competitive tryouts with Gold Country United and […]
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Nevada County recognizes 911 dispatchers
Nevada County 911 dispatchers are being honored and appreciated during National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, with visits from law enforcement leaders, themed days of recognition, and more.
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Domestic Violence Homicide Investigation in Nevada City
Nevada City, Calif. April 14, 2024 – The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) Major Crimes Unit (MCU) is actively investigating a homicide that occurred at a residence in the 12000 block of Half Moon Way in Nevada City on Saturday 4/13/2024. Deputies responded to a 911 call at approximately 5:08 p.m. from a relative of […]