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Winter storm Wednesday night into Friday morning will bring rain, heavy mountain snow, gusty winds and mountain travel impacts. Brief break expected during the day Friday. A second winter storm Friday night into Sunday will bring additional rain, heavy mountain snow, and mountain travel impacts. Also, low snow! There’s still time to get ready. Be […]

A few light showers will be possible over the mountains today as a weather system moves through. Cool and dry weather Tuesday and Wednesday with near freezing minimum temperatures in the Central Valley. Widespread precipitation returns Wednesday night through the weekend. Discussion Quick hitting, mainly dry, system is moving south into NorCal early this morning. […]

Holidays at the Park returned to the Empire Mine State Historic Park on Friday. State Parks staff and docents, Sierra Gold Parks Foundation volunteers once again decorated the park, including the Empire Cottage. Step back in time with these photos by our photographer Penny P. Collins. Built in 1897, this English manor-style home sits amid […]

The Nevada Union cross country team will once again be finishing the season at the highest level with its top two runners representing NU at the CIF State Championships at Fresno’s Woodward Park on November 26.  One is just starting a high school career.  The other is looking to wrap up time as a prep […]

Thank you for all the support over the years. Susan and I could not have built YubaNet without the continued support of the paying subscribers who keep the lights on at YubaNet HQ and the data flowing to over 14 million pageviews this year. We are humbled by the support and excited to share our expansion plans […]

The Nevada County Elections Office has released updated results for the November 8th General Election. 50,432 ballots have been counted and voter turnout stands at 67.94% with this latest update. Lisa Swarthout will be Nevada County’s District 3 Supervisor, starting in January of 2023. Hilary Hodge will be joined by Haven Caravelli on the Grass […]

Thank you. In 2022, from “Snowmaggedon”, through fire season and on to election night, you were with us! Your interest in our reporting brings meaning to our work and the ongoing support of our readers fuels our continued coverage of the wider Sierra Nevada region. Focus Forward is our editorial vision for 2023. It’s YubaNet’s […]

Grass Valley, Calif. (Nov. 22, 2022) – This holiday season, two families have come forward to amplify the impact of all donations made to Hospitality House. Now through Dec. 14, all monetary donations made to Nevada County’s leading homeless shelter services provider will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $30,000. A $10 donation will […]

We asked our newsletter subscribers which classic Thanksgiving dishes will grace their table. There was only one dish without a single “Not on our table!” See the results and comments below, complete with a tour of local grocery stores – yes, there are turkeys available right now. The bird stills top of the food pyramid […]

“Court finds and concludes that Defendant does not meet the qualifications required by law in Government Code section 26945 to serve as Auditor-Controller. As such, the Court annuls and sets aside the election of Defendant as Auditor-Controller.” This is the ruling of the Nevada County Superior Court in the case brought by current Assistant Auditor-Controller […]

Results on election night are always “semifinal, unofficial” and only reflect votes tabulated that day after 8:00 pm. In Nevada County, the outcome of many local contests may not be fully determined until the official canvass period is over – 30 days after November 8th. The reason: Vote-by-mail ballots dropped off on election day at […]

Nevada County, Calif. – Starting at 5:00 pm, through our partnership with Newspack, we will have real-time election results from all national races via Decision Desk HQ. After 8:00 pm, California statewide races will be updated every 60 seconds. Local results will be posted in real time as soon as available. November 29, 2022 at […]

The great turkey shortage of 2022 is real. Thanksgiving tables won’t be groaning under the weight of a 20+ lbs turkey with all the trimmings. But do not despair, your local stores have got you covered – with smaller birds and delicious alternatives. Why the shortage? Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, aka bird flu, has decimated […]

Day one of a trial regarding the qualifications for office of Rob Tribble as Nevada County’s next Auditor-Controller is in the books. Tribble won the June election but his opponent, current Assistant Auditor-Controller Gina Will contends he does not meet the required qualifications to be seated. Prior to the start of the trial, both parties […]

The Spooktacular Halloween at the Rood Center in Nevada City was a success. Hordes of dinosaurs, princesses, ghosts, fairytale characters wandered around the local government center to collect toys, candy and participate in the scavenger hunt. County departments picked their theme and decorated their offices and made sure every trick-or-treater got their candy or toys. […]

Late Friday afternoon, Nevada County’s Eric Rood Administrative Center was a hive of unusual activity. County departments underwent transformations into different realms – Rainbows and Unicorns, the Goblin King’s Castle, Oz, Never Neverland, Teribithia and Star Warz to name a few (slightly altered from the originals.) County elves, ahem staffers, were busy setting up, with […]

Candidates and committees supporting or opposing local measures in the upcoming election are required to file campaign finance reports on a schedule set by the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) – but two candidates and one committee appear to have missed Thursday’s deadline. In Nevada County, all filings are submitted electronically via a system […]