Regional

February 11, 2018 – N.I.D. took one year to finally supply live streaming video of its Board of Directors meetings. During this year the water agency showed preference for dealing with difficult problems in the dark, behind the scenes. After some telling comments, on tape, they allowed transparent B.O.D. meetings. Yeah! After repeated testimony, and […]

February 9, 2018 – On February 9, 2018 at about 1204 hours, Grass Valley Police Officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Arcadia Dr. regarding several subjects entering a residence and one was armed with a shotgun. Officers responded along with numerous officers from allied agencies. Shortly after officers arrived on scene, several subjects […]

February 9, 2018 – In the aftermath of the Lobo and McCourtney fires this past October, Nevada County’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) is working to improve the fire prevention services provided to the public, increase public awareness on wildfire prevention, and create a safer, more resilient environment to wildfire in Nevada County. It is […]

February 8, 2018 – On Tuesday, February 6, 2018 the coroner’s division was requested in the 10000 block of North Bloomfield Road. During our investigation the decedent, Pamela Diane DeGrio, 67, of Nevada City, was found to have been shot multiple times. This death has been classified as a homicide and is actively being investigated. […]

February 8, 2018 – Editor’s note: NID sent this in response to Ricki Heck’s op-ed “Concerned by NID General Manager’s proposed broad spending authority” This is a clarifying note; the Nevada Irrigation District General Manager has spending authority in the amount of $100,000 per Board policy. The Administrative Practices Committee has spending authority up to […]

February 8, 2018 – This week, the first report from the 2017-2018 Nevada County Grand Jury was released to the public by the Nevada County Superior Court. Summary Transporting prisoners from a secure law enforcement vehicle into or out of a jail or courthouse involves increased risk of escape and danger to the public and […]

Grass Valley, Calif. February 8, 2018 – With gratitude Nevada County Habitat for Humanity is pleased to announce the single largest individual gift in the organization’s history. An anonymous donor made an extraordinary gift to Habitat of a Nevada City home and property. Habitat was able to sell the home and realize income of $280,000. […]

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. February 8, 2018 – Join the Nevada County Fairgrounds Foundation at its eighth annual All-You-Can-Eat Cioppino and Pasta Feed on Saturday, March 3 in Ponderosa Hall at the Nevada County Fairgrounds. Doors open at 5 pm and dinner service begins at 6 pm. For the event, the Foothill Lions Club will create […]

February 8, 2018 – I am a retired government biologist living in a rural California community that generally votes Republican.   Recently a local club asked me to give a talk, about climate change science. I resisted the request because I realized I didn’t know as much as I should about climate change and, frankly it […]

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. February 8, 2018 – The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit in coordination with Heavenly Mountain Resort, issued a draft decision for proposed improvements to existing skiing and snowboarding terrain at Heavenly Mountain Resort. The proposed decision for the Heavenly Mountain Resort 2017 Capital Improvements Project, which incorporates Alternative […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. February 8, 2018 – The U.S. Forest Service has scheduled an open house in preparation for an annual application to the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division, to request funding for trail maintenance, restoration, development of facilities, law enforcement, and planning for off-highway vehicle (OHV) access. On […]