Nevada County Local News

Starting December 16, dozens of designated hazard trees are to be removed along Old Downieville Highway. Read on to learn more about this safety project.

Almost 200 acres of land from the Loma Rica Ranch were dedicated to Grass Valley as part of a development agreement. Read on to learn what the city has planned for the parcel.

The Biden administration is awarding Inflation Reduction Act money to help clean the air before President-elect Trump takes over.

Gov. Newsom launched an ambitious program that uses Medi-Cal to help Californians access housing, healthy food and more. Now, its fate is in the hands of President-Elect Trump.

In their December 11 meeting, the Nevada Irrigation District Board of Directors welcomed new members and a new Board President and Vice President. Read on to meet the new board members and leadership.

The Tahoe Fund is raising $50,000 for scholarships for the Lake Tahoe Community College Forestry Program. Read on for more information about how you can help.

Read on to learn more about the giving trees hosted in many local businesses and agencies, and how you can help local in need.

Your input and feedback are sought for an initiative by the Interfaith Food Ministry and Sierra Harvest to expand the community garden at DeVere Mautino Park in Grass Valley. Read on to learn more about the proposed project and how you can participate.

In a December 10 press conference, Governor Newsom urged lawmakers to press forward in building the Sites Reservoir in Colusa County. Read on to learn more about the project, the largest new reservoirs to be built in California in the last 50 years.

Get the details about the new green carts being delivered in Grass Valley and Nevada County to be used in the new food waste collection service which begins December 16.

Learn more about the finalized Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update adopted by the Nevada County Board of Supervisors in their December 10 meeting.

As a measure to stem expansion of invasive golden mussels, the Nevada Irrigation District is closing boat launches until further notice. Read on to learn why this action is being taken.

California has an aggressive mandate for zero-emission trucks, which are powered by electricity or hydrogen. But trucking companies face big obstacles — and people are still breathing dangerous diesel exhaust.

Pledging to take on the affordable housing crisis and bring down health care costs, Adam Schiff was sworn in Monday by Vice President Kamala Harris as California’s junior U.S. senator.

Are food recalls on the rise? Yes. Read on to learn more.

It has been eight years since California voters repealed a 1998 law directing public school districts to essentially eliminate their bilingual programs. But the fallout from the state’s vacillating history of bilingual education has led to California falling short of providing a quality education not only to non-English speakers but also to students who want to be bilingual.

Read on to learn more about the Nevada Irrigation District projects to restore vital watershed feeding its water supply system.

Read on to learn more about the reopening of the Common Goals Lovett House Recovery Center in Nevada City to serve residents with substance use issues.

The Public Policy Institute of California, a think tank that conducts vigorous and objective research into vital state issues, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a series of retrospective reports.

Each December there’s a new version of an old guessing game about how much water will be provided to agricultural and municipal users in the year ahead.