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The Nevada County Cinderella Project, a nonprofit that provides free dresses, gowns and attire to high school students for proms and other special events, has become part of Bright Futures for Youth. The Cinderella Project ensures that cost is not an issue for students to attend their high school proms. About 100 students benefit from […]

The Nevada Joint Union High School District (NJUHSD) Board of Trustees did not take a vote on a resolution proposed by Board President Pat Seeley that culminated in “all masking, testing, and vaccination mandates to terminate at that time, with a return to normal activities on April 1, 2022 consistent with local conditions.” Adapted from […]

The Nevada Joint Union High School District (NJUHSD) Board of Trustees meets tonight at 6:00 pm in Room J-204 at Nevada Union High School and will consider, among other agenda items, a resolution to “support local decision-making authority regarding COVID-19 health and safety protocols. If adopted, the NJUHSD Board of Trustees expects “the State of […]

Fifteen days after a winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada Foothills, power and communication outages persist, residents are waiting on propane deliveries or looking for firewood, all while trying to deal with damaged and down trees. Add to that list spoiled food, unplanned expenses, lost income – among a pandemic. Hotwash is a debrief after […]

Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley was pleased to welcome Millie, the first baby of 2022. Congratulations to mom and dad Jessica and Matthew Sutherlin on the birth of their daughter, Millie! Already equipped with a great sense of timing, Millie decided to avoid all the hoopla of being born on New Year’s Day […]

During Monday’s webinar, PG&E committed to providing regular updates on progress and challenges faced during restoration efforts in their Sierra division and specifically Nevada County. YubaNet met virtually with their representatives late this afternoon for a progress update. Yesterday, the utility’s spokespeople announced January 11, 2022 as the estimated time of restoration for all customers […]

Families impacted by the storm/power outages can access bottled water, groceries (canned goods, fresh produce, milk, eggs), and hot soup to take home. It will be completely Drive Thru, guests will be asked to stay in their cars, and they can pick up food for themselves and for their neighbors. PLEASE check on your neighbors! […]

PG&E’s evening update for their Sierra Division has set a Jan. 11th or earlier date for the restoration of utility power to the remaining 18,350 customers in their Sierra division. The assessment of damages is now complete, according to the news release, and the latest updates to customers should be firm restoration dates, allowing people […]

After yesterday’s webinar, where the utility promised more focused updates, this morning’s update provided to us contains the first detailed summary of damage assessed so far. According to the update, “In Nevada County alone, we have identified more than 1,214 instances of damage. That includes: 307 power poles 580 locations where the conductor or the […]

Panelists from the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office, County Emergency Operations Center, CAL FIRE, and PG&E will share the latest updates on the storm’s impact, emergency response efforts to date and available resources and services. Also broadcast live on KVMR FM 89.5, KNCO 830AM and STAR 94.1 FM. Resources: Firewood Pick-Up Sites Eric Rood Center: 950 […]

Over 1,200 readers have shared damage and progress reports over the past few days. For seven days now, over 13,500 customers in Nevada County (down from 32,000+ at the height of the outages) have been without power. The majority has little to no heat or water. Communication lines, both landlines and cable/fiber are down, leaving […]

Mountain snow and valley rain showers return tonight along with breezy winds. Another chance for wet weather possible late in the week. Winter Weather Advisory from 7 AM Monday to 7 AM PST Tuesday for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada-Western Plumas County/Lassen Park. Discussion Cool temperatures are widespread across Northern California this morning. Many locations […]

Some 1,000 PG&E customers got power back today in Nevada County, leaving 14,220 (at publication time) without utility power for a sixth day. The road situation continues to improve, with county public works crews continuing to open roads, assisted by private contractors hired by the county who also remove debris on private roads. Major issues […]

Checking in with our readers to see where progress has been made six days after the storm. Thank you for helping us paint a better picture of the damage sustained and the progress made. If you want to share photos, send them via email or text them to 530-409-9888. Stay safe!

Yesterday, December 30th, Nevada City’s City Manager declared a local emergency for Nevada City. Cities and towns declare emergencies once the county has issued and adopted their declaration. Nevada City Manager Joan Phillipe, acting in her capacity as Director of Civil Defense and Disaster for the city, has issued a declaration of public emergency due […]

All five Nevada County Supervisors were served with a notice of intent to recall. They filed their responses to the notice, one of the steps in a recall procedure. Here are their answers. Heidi Hall – District 1 This recall petition for Supervisor Heidi Hall makes claims that are demonstrably false and misleading, and has […]

Day 4 after the start of the winter storm that devastated a large portion of Nevada County, among other Sierra Nevada counties. Roads are still impassable due to down trees and power lines, no power for 17,437 utility power customers, no phone or internet for thousands, no heat and problems getting food, water and medications. […]