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Master Gardeners of Nevada County host free native plants workshop

Please join the Master Gardeners of Nevada County for a free, outdoor workshop. Learn how to achieve both beauty and benefits through gardening with native plants. We’ll illustrate the wide variety of approaches to gardening with natives. As we look at plants, we’ll share tips specific to native plants on design, plant selection, and meeting […]

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The Center for the Arts Hosts the 47th San Francisco Stand-up Comedy Competition

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. September 6, 2023 – The Center for the Arts is pleased to present the 47th San Francisco Stand-up Comedy Competition in the Marisa Funk Theater on September 14, 2023.  The San Francisco Comedy Competition is an annual, multi-week, judged, stand-up comedy contest. Over thirty comedians, out of hundreds who apply, perform in […]

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RiverArc Project receives $5.1 million Wildlife Conservation Board grant

Greater Sacramento Region, Calif. (September 5, 2023) – On August 24th, the River Arc Project, a collaborative project aimed at enhancing regional water supply and bolstering wildlife resilience, received a substantial $5.1 million grant from the Wildlife Conservation Board. This funding will help maintain the current streamflow on the Lower American River, a designated Wild […]

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With help of donors, Placer County Animal Services debuts new shade structures

AUBURN, Calif. — Placer County Animal Services debuted two umbrella shade structures to provide shade and security for dogs, staff and volunteers. Funding for the structures was supported by generous donations from two local dog-lovers. Each structure provides over 400 square feet of shaded area in the exercise areas just outside the Animal Services Center, […]

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Cool with Showers and Thunderstorms through the Weekend

An unseasonably strong low pressure system will bring cooler temperatures, breezy onshore winds and shower and thunderstorm chances this weekend. Warmer and drier next week with temperatures returning to near normal around mid-week. Discussion The unseasonably strong closed upper low is over northwest California early this morning. Radar shows showers continuing near the low center, […]

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Illegal Cannabis Cultivation Bust in Penn Valley: 1,900-Plus Plants Destroyed

Penn Valley, CA – Junnior Alexander Cruz Valle, age 20 of Nevada City, was arrested on Aug. 31, 2023 for illegal cultivation of cannabis (H&S 11358(C)). Members from the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit, California Fish and Wildlife, Department of Cannabis Compliance, Nevada County Code Enforcement, and Army National Guard responded to the […]

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Connecting Point Celebrates First Year of Youth Jobs Corps Program

GRASS VALLEY, CA, September 1, 2023 – This September, Connecting Point proudly celebrates a successful first year of the Youth Jobs Corps program. In partnership with Nevada County Social Services and Bright Futures for Youth, Connecting Point provides paid internships at local non-profits and government agencies for Nevada County and Tahoe-Truckee residents ages 16-30 that […]

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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain May Bring Debris Flow Concerns Today

An unseasonably strong low pressure system will bring cooler temperatures, breezy onshore winds and shower and thunderstorm chances into the weekend. Warmer and drier next week with temperatures returning to near normal. Discussion Short range ensembles indicate that the upper low currently over western Oregon will drop south over northwest California today and then eject […]

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MIM Executive Director Voted to Board of Association of California Symphony Orchestras

Music in the Mountains (MIM) executive director Jenny Darlington-Person was elected to a three-year position on the board of directors of The Association of California Symphony Orchestras (ACSO) at the organization’s annual conference this month in Riverside. In her role, Jenny will continue to advocate for small-budget, rural arts organizations like MIM, while taking advantage […]

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Cooler with scattered showers and thunderstorms into the weekend

An unseasonably strong low pressure system will bring cooler temperatures, breezy onshore winds and increased shower and thunderstorm chances into the weekend. Discussion Trough developing along the West Coast today will deepen tonight into Friday as energy dropping south from Western Canada initiates development of unseasonably strong upper low progged to be over southwestern Oregon […]

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