June 10, 2018 – NorCal is now on the backside of the sharp trough presently lifting northeast through the PacNW with a few high clouds moving across the region from the west. Winds are much lighter early this morning. Current temperatures are considerably cooler compared to 24 hours ago (10-20 degrees in many spots) and […]
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Historic Bridgeport Covered Bridge Granted Funding for Restoration
June 9, 2018 – On Friday, June 8th, the State’s Budget Conference Committee unanimously voted to include the additional 2.8million in funding needed to restore the historic Bridgeport Covered Bridge as planned in the late summer. County of Nevada, Save Our Bridge Committee, and community stakeholders extend appreciation to Assemblymember Bloom, Assemblymember Dahle, Assemblymember Ting, […]
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Nevada County Addresses Illegal Campfires During Fire Season
June 9, 2018 – As fire season resumes, several county departments are ramping up efforts to discourage illegal camping and campfires within the unincorporated areas of the County. Outreach workers, funded by the Behavioral Health Department, regularly visit known homeless camps to encourage individuals to accept services and come in from camping in the woods. […]
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Cooler today and very breezy, rapid warming up starting tomorrow
June 9, 2018 – Cooler temperatures, breezy winds, and a chance for showers and isolated thunderstorms across far northern California today. Dry weather for Sunday into mid-week with substantial warming trend. Discussion Upper level trough will move across the area today. Strengthening pressure gradient will result in breezy winds with gusts to 30 mph in […]
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CAL FIRE suspends burn permits in Nevada, Yuba, Placer and Sierra Counties effective June 11, 2018
AUBURN, Calif. June 8, 2018 – After another wet winter, warming temperatures and winds are quickly drying out the abundant annual grass crop. The increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting CAL FIRE to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning […]
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BSM Triathlon selects local scholarship recipients
Grass Valley, CA June 8, 2018 – Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation’s Barbara Schmidt Millar Celebration of Life Triathlon Scholarship committee has selected four female graduates from Nevada Union High School to receive scholarships, aimed at helping local students further their careers in the field of healthcare. The recipients are as follows: Kaleigh Bedell who […]
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United Way of Nevada County’s 10th Annual “DAY OF ACTION” Takes Place June 21st
June 8, 2018 – United Way of Nevada County (UWNC) is planning its 10th annual “Day of Action.” This is a national day of service for United Ways throughout the world; a day to positively change communities. This year, United Way of Nevada County’s “Day of Action” will be held on June 21st. This day […]
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Dry, warm and breezy today, slight cool down on Saturday – before a heatwave next week
June 8, 2018 – Dry and warm today. Cooler temperatures and the chance for showers and isolated thunder north of Redding on Saturday. Dry weather for Sunday into mid-week with substantial warming trend. Discussion Temperatures will warm several degrees today with zonal flow across the area. Trough then moves east across California on Saturday, bringing […]
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15,030 ballots remain to be counted in Nevada County
NEVADA CITY, Calif. June 7, 2018 – Additional vote-by-mail ballots postmarked on or before election day have arrived at the Nevada County Elections Office. As of today, 15, 059 ballots remain to be counted: 13,606 vote-by-mail ballots 77 provisional ballots 464 conditional ballots 883 damaged ballots will have to be duplicated before scanning 29 ballots […]
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1,873 voters in Nevada County voted in person at a vote center
NEVADA CITY, Calif. June 7, 2018 – The ‘polling place experience’ where voters congregate with their neighbors and exercise their right to vote is a longstanding tradition on election day. In Nevada County, where the majority of voters already were vote-by-mail voters, polling places were replaced by vote centers for the first time. We asked […]
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Burn Permits Suspended in Butte County
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. June 7, 2018 – After another wet winter, warming temperatures and winds are quickly drying out the abundant annual grass crop. The increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting CAL FIRE to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential […]
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UC Field Station burn today – Smoke may be visible in surrounding communities
June 7, 2018 – The University of California Cooperative and Extension will be conducting live fire training for private landowners at the University of California Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Field Station, located at 8279 Scott Forbes Rd, Browns Valley, CA on June7, 2018. This training is designed to ensure those that attend have the […]
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Dry and sunny weather today through Friday
June 7, 2018 – Interior Northern California will have seasonable temperatures and dry conditions through Friday. A weak weather system moves across the north part of the region over the weekend. Its main effect will be cooler temperatures and the chance for showers north of Redding. The showers may have isolated thunder beginning Saturday afternoon. […]
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Caleen Sisk advances to November ballot finishes in the top two for CA Assembly District 1
Redding, CA June 6, 2018 – Caleen Sisk, Chief of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe and a Democratic candidate for California Assembly District 1, made a strong showing in the June 5 primary. Returns indicate broad support across the sprawling rural district. “People are ready to have different kinds of thinkers representing them,” said Chief Sisk. […]
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Major flood risk reduction and dam safety enhancements planned for New Bullards Bar
MARYSVILLE, Calif. (June 5, 2018) – A significant reduction in flood risk and enhancements to dam safety are in the works for Yuba County. Yuba County Water Agency today approved moving forward with the environmental documentation, permitting and design of a secondary spillway at New Bullards Bar Dam. The construction of an estimated $160 million […]
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At least 14,000 ballots remain to be counted in Nevada County
NEVADA CITY, Calif. June 6, 2018 – As of 4:00 pm today, the Nevada County Elections Office received 28,022 vote-by mail ballots – most of them dropped off or mailed yesterday, on Election Day. This count is likely to increase over the next two days as election code requires ballots postmarked by June 5 to […]
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Newell holds lead over Jennings in Nevada County District Attorney race
NEVADA CITY, Calif. June 6, 2018 – Incumbent District Attorney Cliff Newell appears to be headed for another 4-year term after last night’s election results. Newell won a total of 7,557 votes to challenger Glenn Jennings’ 6,921. The first results on election night, vote by mail only, gave Newell a headstart with 6,766 votes over […]
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Nevada County’s District 3 race too close to call
NEVADA CITY, Calif. June 6, 2018 – With 3,358 votes counted in Nevada County’s District 3, incumbent Dan Miller holds a 246-vote lead over challenger Hilary Hodge. Miller was favored by mail-in voters with 1,564 votes to Hodge’s 1,263. Early voters reduced the 300 vote gap between the two candidates with 44 additional votes for […]
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Nevada County Sheriff’s race: Moon holds narrow lead over Smethers
NEVADA CITY, Calif. June 6, 2018 – With 16,346 ballots counted on election night Shannan Moon is in the lead with 5,410 votes ahead of Bill Smethers’ 5,207 votes. John Foster is in third place with 4,673 votes. While the sample size is small, 24.03% out of 68,023 registered voters, Moon was the consistent top […]
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Quiet, dry and warm weather for the rest of the week
June 6, 2018 – A slight chance of isolated t-storms coast range today, otherwise dry weather through Friday. A chance of showers north of Redding Saturday then dry next week. Near normal temperatures next couple of days then cool over the weekend. Temperatures warming to well above normal by the middle of next week. Discussion […]