Regional

December 15, 2016 – Wet and windy weather with high-elevation snow today and tonight. Showers ending over the Sierra on Friday. Freezing temperatures in the valley this weekend with dry conditions. Mainly dry next week except for a slight threat of light showers northern mountains mid week. Discussion Pacific frontal system now moving onto the […]

Dec. 14, 2016 – Today, California Food Policy Advocates (CFPA) released its annual Lost Dollars, Empty Plates report, a complement to the organization’s recently published Program Access Index (PAI). The PAI compares CalFresh utilization to the number of potentially eligible individuals in each county. Nevada County ranks 35th out of 58 counties on the index […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. December 14, 2016 – Only a handful of residents were present for the first reading of some adjustments to the current marijuana cultivation ordinance. The Nevada County Board of Supervisors voted to make minor changes to the current ordinance to bring it in compliance with Prop. 64, the statewide voter-approved non-medicinal use […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. December 14, 2016 – The Nevada County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team wishes to thank the following merchants for their generous donations recognizing the team members for the time and effort they each put in to serving the residents and visitors to Nevada County. Asylum Down B & C Hardware Bistro 221 […]

December 14, 2016 – Wet and windy weather with high-elevation snow continues into Friday. Freezing temperatures possible this weekend. Flood Watch through late Thursday night, Wind Advisory from noon today to noon Thursday and Winter Storm Watch from Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon in effect. Discussion Amplifying ridge has shifted the large area of precipitation  […]

Grass Valley, Calif. December 13, 2016 – Friday, December 9th marked the 25th anniversary of Hospice of the Foothills’ first Gift and Thrift store in Nevada City.  The day was highlighted by a visit from Marian Fitzgerald, who has volunteered at the store for over 25 years. Marian was part of the volunteer crew that […]

MARYSVILLE December 13, 2016 – Caltrans District 3 is alerting motorists to be prepared for winter driving conditions, including flooding potential, as a new series of winter storms arrive in Northern California. The National Weather Service (NWS) expects the first storm to arrive Tuesday afternoon with occasional rain and snow in the mountains. Wednesday will […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. December 13, 2016 – The Nevada County BOS today unanimously proclaimed Jan. 12-16 as SYRCL WSSF days. SYRCL’s Executive Director Caleb Dardick and Festival Director Melinda Booth were on hand to accept the proclamation. RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JANUARY 12-16, 2017 AS SOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZEN’S LEAGUE’S 15th ANNUAL WILD AND SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL […]

OROVILLE, Calif. December 13, 2016 – It all added up to 2,775 pounds and consisted of frozen birds, canned oysters, stuffing mix and pasta. In all, PG&E and employees donated 120 frozen turkeys, dozens of hams, and a variety of cans containing soups to nuts. For the second consecutive year, employees from PG&E’s North Valley […]

December 13, 2016 – Wet weather returns to NorCal today with significant rainfall and mountain snow likely by Wednesday into Friday. Flood Watch from noon today through late Thursday night. Wind Advisory from noon Wednesday to noon Thursday. Winter Storm Watch from Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada. Discussion Lots […]

Grass Valley, Calif. December 12, 2016 – On Saturday January 21st, 2017, Sierra College in conjunction with Sierra Writers will host a full-day writers’ conference from 9-5 at the Grass Valley campus. The first Sierra Writers’ Conference was held in January, 2016, for a half-day and was attended by over one hundred local writers.This year […]

TRUCKEE, Calif. December 12, 2016 – The Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe’s 2017 calendar is now available for sale online and in stores. Each year the Humane Society endeavors to develop an inspired concept for the calendar. This year’s theme is “This is You When…” “We strive to come up with something unique, original and clever […]

December 12, 2016 – Dry today followed by potentially significant rainfall and mountain snow Tuesday through Friday. Discussion Lots of cloudiness continues across most of interior NorCal early this morning. Stratus covers the entire Sacramento Valley except for the north end around Redding. With all the cloud cover, temperatures are relatively mild ranging from the […]

December 12, 2016 – The community is invited to attend a brief Grand Opening celebration for the new Chicago Park book lending kiosk on Friday, December 16th. The event will be held at the Chicago Park Elementary School at 8:25 a.m., as part of the school’s weekly flag raising ceremony. The Nevada County Community Library, […]

December 11, 2016 – Dry Sunday and Monday followed by potentially significant rain and mountain snow Tuesday through Thursday. Winter Storm Watch from Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada. Short Term Discussion (Tonight through Wednesday) Precipitation has ended as the cold front has exited the area and the moisture plume […]