Rough and Ready News

Nevada County Supervisor Ted Owens and former Supervisor Sue Horne have not applied to be appointed interim assessor.

The fire departments for North San Juan, Rough and Ready, and Peardale-Chicago Park are each scheduled to meet Tuesday night.

After wrestling with county finances and fiscal turmoil for more than one year, incumbent Nevada County supervisors Hank Weston and John Spencer both said Monday they will run for office again in the June 2010 primary.

A MELTON Christmas wouldn't be quite right without Trevonne's annual pantomime at Melton Theatre and this year it will be staging Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood.

Exactly 225 years ago this week, a curious figure of history was born. He was president of the United States, but he is still a relative unknown for several good reasons.

Motorists passing through town on Main or Franklin streets Saturday and Sunday were fortunate enough to get stuck at the railroad crossing and witness a "train" of 23 unconnected vintage track speeders.

A Smartsville family is homeless after an overnight fire early Monday destroyed their trailer and most of their belongings, as well as killing four dogs they owned.

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Once upon a time in these fabled United States of America there were two prime political parties.

The Nevada City Police Department hit the jackpot with a half-million dollar federal stimulus grant that could bring three new personnel on staff.

Heroin use has been on the rise in Nevada County over the past two years, Nevada County District Attorney Cliff Newell said Friday; a bust last week was just one of the higher-profile incidents.

David Burns creates custom copper gates and other works of art at Copper Gardens in Rough and Ready.

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Shauneen Gracey of Grass Valley and Ty Deschaine of Rough and Ready have announced their engagement.

Paulette's Pink Posse is starting fundraising early this year for Relay for Life, in battle against all types of cancer.

Firefighters attacked and controlled a wildfire in Penn Valley that was first reported about 1:45 p.m. today, according to Calfire.

When the Australian Chamber Orchestra plays in unison, it sounds like what it is: a lot of instruments playing together. Not for this group the polish, or masquerade, of many voices sounding as one. Instead, you get many voices sounding like many: an energetic chorus, with a slight burr and warmth, conveying a visceral thrill every time they plunge together into a work after the downbeat from its violinist-leader, Richard Tognetti.

Indeed, the ACO, which on Tuesday opened the season of the Kennedy Center's Fortas Chamber Music Concerts, offers some of the energy and vibe of a rock band with the ability of a crack classical chamber group. Its freshness is remarkable. The young players all perform standing (except, of course, for the cellists), which seems to allow a greater physical connection to the music -- although it's hard to imagine that even seating this bunch would do much to rein them in. To look at the ensemble, you would never suspect it had been formed in 1975; Tognetti, himself a youthful-seeming elder statesman, took over as artistic director in 1990 at the age of 25, and appears to be the oldest person onstage.

After 13 years of planning and preparing, scrimping and saving, the Rough and Ready Volunteer Fire Department got some very welcome news this week: It has been allocated a grant of more than $1.1 million to assist in the construction of a new fire station.

Representative Tom McClintock announced today that the Rough and Ready Volunteer Fire Department has been allocated a grant of $1,126,832 to assist in the construction of a new fire station.

The Great Republic of Rough and Ready celebrates the end of summer with its annual Chili Cook-off Sunday.