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Over five months after receiving and reviewing a consulting group’s study, specific parking changes are being recommended in Nevada City. Councilmember Lou Ceci is part of the Infrastructure Committee, along with Gary Peterson, that met recently. And they want to … Read more >

The first installment of Nevada County property taxes is due on Monday, and many Nevada County property owners have already taken advantage of the opportunity to reduce property values temporarily as a result of winter storm damage.   Public Information … Read more >

Nevada County Supervisors also designated another Historical Landmark at their meeting earlier this week. And Kathy Hillis, with the Friends of the Landmarks Commission, says this one will commemorate civil rights advocates Jennie Correll Carter and Dennis Drummond Carter at … Read more >

The second Saturday of December every year is when residents see hundreds of motorcycles rumble through the streets of Nevada City and Grass Valley for the Nevada County Food and Toy Run. Everyone gathers at the Rood Center in the … Read more >

The recent court ruling regarding the Dorsey Marketplace project in Grass Valley is seen as only a minor technical legal setback by the developers. Development Manager Warren Hughes says plans will continue to move forward, although slower than they’d like. … Read more >

It took just a matter of months for Nevada County’s first-ever Youth Commission to be seated. County Supervisors approved the 17 applicants, 14 to 19 years old, at its Tuesday meeting. And the Commission got to work right away, holding … Read more >

Mental health crisis teams must soon be available 24 hours a day, under a new state law. So Nevada County is gearing up to provide that by the end of the year. At their meeting on Tuesday, the Board of … Read more >

Hanukkah starts today (Thurs.). And, once again, the Chabad of Grass Valley is kicking things off what’s also known as the Festival of Lights with the lighting of the county’s largest menorah this (Thurs.) evening. That’s at Robinson Plaza in … Read more >

If you want to mail a holiday season package through the Postal Service for the lowest rate, you only have a little over a week to do it, to make sure it arrives before Christmas. Spokesperson Kristina Uppal says the … Read more >

Just in time, with the recent rain, water seepage issues near one of the busier intersections in Western Nevada County have finally been taken care of. It had been coming through the pavement on Greenhorn Access Road, about 100 yards … Read more >