Nevada City News

Saturday was St Piran's Day in Grass Valley it began with a festive flair.* Click here to listen to Event Start The St. Piran celebration included speeches, initiations, singing, pastie making contests, the Pastie Olympics and the highlight of course, the Pastie Toss Off between the Grass Valley and Nevada City mayors.

The plan for a proposed 215,000-square-foot shopping center on the southeast corner of Dorsey Drive in Grass Valley quickly became a hot-button issue in recent weeks after the plan was presented to the city's Development Review Committee in late February.

The Gather the Women Nevada County International Women's Day Tea is Saturday at the Unity in the Gold Country Spiritual Center, 180 Cambridge Court, Grass Valley.

A Nevada City man was arrested for the fifth time in recent months Wednesday - and likely will be back in custody soon after he failed to appear for his court date Thursday afternoon.

Grass Valley will be hosting the ninth annual St. Piran's Day Celebration this weekend.

Plastic bags and banning single use bags are a hot topic all around Nevada County.

Scooter's Place Quality Secondhand Store is looking for a new home - the little thrift store boutique that Scooter's Pals opened last December has already outgrown its space.

When Mayor Sally Harris, who has announced that she will not seek re-election after 10 years on the Nevada City Council, offers to take a new reporter on a tour of her city - you say yes.

Eva Bartlett, human rights activist and freelance journalist, will present her program, "Standing With Gaza," from 2-4 p.m. on March 16 at the Nevada City United Methodist Church, 433 Broad St., in Nevada City.

An Ash Wednesday protest at Beale Air Force Base resulted in four people being detained, including a local religious leader Earth Justice Ministries Founder Reverend Sharon Delgado of Nevada City was one of the four taken into custody by base authorities.

Car owners are making it easy for thieves. Over the past several weeks a number of cars in the Nevada City area have been easy targets for thieves as the vehicles have been left unlocked.

The 12th annual "For Adult Ears Only" storytelling concert will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, March 10, at Stage 3 Theatre in Sonora.

A head on collision on Highway 20 near Rough and Ready Hwy and Cattle Drive occurred around 8:20pm.

A group of women gathered on Commercial Street Tuesday morning to organize volunteers to take responsibility for the boardwalk.

The Union file photo/John Hart A grass roots campaign committee known as, "Save Our Bridge" is urging the community to contact State Legislators on the Budget Committees to let them know why it is important to save the bridge before Budget Committee Hearings take place on March 30 and April 23. This week, a community committee called "Save Our ... (more)

An arrest for drugs and stolen property in Nevada City. Yesterday around 4pm, Nevada City Police Officers responded to a call for service at SPD Market on Zion Street regarding a suspicious male subject who was inside the bathroom yelling for over 30 minutes.

A common house in the Fair Oaks EcoHousing project will have shared kitchen, dining and children's play areas, and all the homes are built to be highly energy efficient.

The Greater Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce has hired former city councilwoman Yolanda Cookson as its executive assistant and membership retention manager.

An agent with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control arrested a Nevada City man on drug sales charges Saturday night during the Burnal Equinox at the Nevada County Fairgrounds.

Two Nevada County Consolidated Fire District battalion chiefs were promoted Monday to division chiefs in what was seen as a transitional move until local fire agencies could hire a new chief.