Regional

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. August 31, 2016 – Entry forms are now being accepted for exhibit entries in the Harvest Fair, which takes place during the Draft Horse Classic, September 22 – 25, at the Nevada County Fairgrounds. The deadline to turn in entry forms to enter exhibits is 4 pm on Friday, September 16. It’s […]

August 31, 2016 – The Nevada County 4-H Youth Development Program will hold its annual 4-H Open House on Thursday, September 8, 2016, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Building, 255 South Auburn Street, Grass Valley. Nevada County 4-H clubs and projects will provide demonstrations, activities, and information about joining […]

GRASS VALLEY, California (August 31, 2016) The NEO Youth Center has expanded to offer free after school drop-in hours five days a week this fall.  The additional day is for young adults between the ages of 18 and 25.  “Young adults continue to need a safe place to spend their time and positive mentors in […]

TRUCKEE, Calif. August 31, 2016 – On August 25th, 27-year-old Jeff Andrews traveled to Honolulu, Oahu with the High Fives Foundation and won first place in the Assisted Division of the competition. In 2014, Jeff Andrews was an avid snowboarder like so many others enjoying the Tahoe mountains. In an unfortunate accident at Sugarbowl in […]

August 31, 2016 – Dry weather with below average temperatures this week. Locally breezy at times, mainly in the Delta and over ridgetops. Discussion Temperatures are running a few degrees warmer early this morning compared to 24 hours ago, as high cloudiness associated with a weak disturbance moved across the area overnight. Marine layer is […]

August 30, 2016 – The InConcert Sierra Orchestra returns to the stage Sept. 18 to launch the 2016-17 season with a program featuring musician and patron favorites alike. Artistic Director and Conductor Ken Hardin has chosen stirring selections such as Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty Waltz, Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain and Pavanne for a Dead Princess for […]

PLACERVILLE, Calif. August 30, 2016 – The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians (Tribe) and the Eldorado National Forest have signed a five year agreement to work cooperatively on the Wrights Lake Fuels Reduction Project in the Pacific Ranger District. This project will improve fire safety in a popular recreation area with heavily used trails, […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. August 30, 2016 – Monthly Noontime Legal Seminars are designed for the lay person, as well as for the practicing attorney, who will receive MCLE credit (Minimum Continuing Legal Education). To enroll in these seminars, please call 530-265-7161 or email law.librarian@nevadacountycourts.com. The cost is $15 for non-attorneys and $30 for attorneys. We […]

Nevada City, Calif. August 30, 2016 – For the 19th year, the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) will unite the community at its Yuba River Cleanup on Saturday, September 17th. Since 1998, Yuba lovers have rallied to remove 195,000 pounds of trash and recycling from the watershed. “Keeping the river clean, safe and healthy […]

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. August 30, 2016 – Help flood victims in the Baton Rouge area of Louisiana while eating all the ice cream you can manage! An ice cream social will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at Peace Lutheran Church, 828 W. Main St., near downtown Grass Valley. We’ll have lots of […]

Grass Valley, Calif. August 30, 2016 – The Grass Valley office of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will conduct a sobriety/driver license checkpoint on Saturday September 3, 2016, somewhere within western Nevada County. The funding of this checkpoint is made possible through a grant obtained from the California Office of Traffic Safety and will be […]

August 30, 2016 – Dry weather with below average temperatures this week. Locally breezy at times. Discussion Mostly cloudy skies across interior NorCal early this morning as high-level moisture moves northward ahead of the low off the BC coast. Steady onshore flow continues through the Delta with winds gusting above 20 kts at KSUU, but […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. August 29, 2016 – Several thousand toy ducks will ride the rapids of Deer Creek on Sunday, Sept. 11, as the 49er Breakfast Rotary Club of Nevada City celebrates its 25th Annual Gold Country Duck Race. Nevada City’s own Alexander Rossi, winner of the 2016 Indianapolis 500, is scheduled to appear at […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. August 29, 2016 – In recent days, firefighters were dispatched on several occasions for debris burns, aka burn piles. Cooler nighttime temperatures and a “fall is in the air” feeling had some homeowners disregard the existing burn ban, putting their homes and whole neighborhoods at risk. Pleading ignorance or pointing to morning […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. August 29, 2016 – There’s an FBI guy in Los Angeles who gets to name the local bank robbers. Seems to be nobody up here doing that job, and since we’re a weekly newspaper I think there’s some spare time available, so here goes. The Nevada City branch of Tri Counties Bank […]

August 29, 2016 – Below normal temperatures and locally breezy this week. Mostly dry except for isolated showers over the Coast Range early Tuesday. Discussion High clouds, originating from Tropical Storm Madeline to the east of Hawaii, are moving into NorCal early this morning as flow aloft becomes more southwesterly ahead of the developing trough […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. August 27, 2016 – A structure fire was reported at 00:03  and all units responded to Banner Quaker Hill Road in Cascade Shores. Upon the arrival of Engine 86, they reported it to be a two-story wood frame residential home, with heavy smoke and fire showing, fully involved. The fire took approximately […]

August 27, 2016 – Nevada County Superintendent of Schools Office (NCSOS) is proud to report that twelve schools in Nevada County were recognized as Bronze, Silver or Gold level status for their implementation of Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS). The California PBIS Coalition has initiated their first statewide effort to implement a recognition system […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. August 27, 2016 – Crew members from the American Conservation Experience (ACE), the Truckee Trail Foundation (TTF) and the Tahoe National Forest are working diligently to set the foundation for a major work day involving over 200 employees from Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI). The project will reconstruct sections of the Pacific Crest […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. August 26, 2016 – The Golden Quartz Day Use Area, a popular swimming section on the South Yuba Trail on the Yuba River Ranger District, will be closed starting Monday, August 29, 2016, while Nevada County replaces the Maybert Road Bridge on Maybert Road at the Canyon Creek crossing, located approximately three […]