Nevada County Local News

The group is expanding its “Pet Pantry” program, which helps owners keep their pets despite financial hardships or other barriers.

Alterra Mountain Company has closed on the purchase of Snow Valley Mountain Resort, adding another Southern California destination to its portfolio.

High Fives Foundation, the adaptive sports and injury prevention nonprofit, has appointed 11 new members to its board of directors, including a new board president, Susan Stone.

JLL will prepare a dozen regional strategic plans to help the state marketing organization promote smart, sustainable tourism over the next decade.

Moonshine Ink looks at how snowplows keep roads passable, and the hurdles local jurisdictions are facing amid staffing and equipment shortages.

The top alpine athletes in the world are set to descend on Palisades Tahoe next month for the first World Cup event hosted by the resort since 2017.

High-severity wildfire is increasing in Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascade forests, according to a study from UC Davis. Those rates have especially shot up over the past decade.

Palisades Tahoe’s draft revised EIR for the Village at Palisades Tahoe raises concerns over its size and scale.

During November’s Native American Heritage Month, the Grass Valley City Council adopted Resolution Number 2022-81 codifying support for the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe’s petition for federal recognition.

The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco Superior Court, includes as co-plaintiffs Placer County, El Dorado Water Agency, Georgetown Divide Public Utilities District, and Georgetown Divide Fire Protection District.

Carrying packages to a customer’s car is not outside of the duties of Grass Valley postmaster Nicole Schoppe, who started her new role last May after spending six years as a local postal worker.

It was nearly midnight before the Truckee Planning Commission concluded an hours-long session with staff and the Friends of Tahoe Truckee Waldorf.

Palisades Tahoe lost the court battle over its Village project last year. Nevertheless, the ski resort has resubmitted with only minor changes.

The Truckee Donner Public Utility District recently received $1.2 million in disaster relief to help offset nearly $2 million in storm-related damage from the December 2021 storms.

Climate change models indicate that California’s Central Valley will experience conditions that could threaten the reproductive success of songbirds, according to a study from UC Davis.

Nevada City’s premier butcher shop and delicatessen—the Ham Stand, located on Zion Street—was recently taken over by Kevin Soares and Rose Fisher. Soares, who has worked for original Ham Stand owner Jason Jillson since 2018, promises minimal change.

Nevada City councilmembers started off heir first meeting of the year by recognizing the city’s accomplishments in 2022.

Speed skiing record-breaker, father, and North Tahoe real estate broker Jeff Hamilton (1966-2023) died of pancreatic cancer. A memorial is set on Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. at Olympic Village Inn.

Friends of Tahoe Truckee Waldorf will appear before the Truckee Planning Commission as their application to open a new school will be heard.

The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce has announced the individuals who will be honored for outstanding community service at its 121st annual Installation and Awards Dinner on Feb. 4.