Nevada County News

Jeff Ackerman asked in his June 23 column, "how did government workers become the aristocracy?" Fact is that we haven't. There are many in the media, Legislature and business community who want to paint that picture because it plays well.

Area police and emergency services responded Wednesday to reports of a body in Boca Reservoir.

Buck Love & The Humperheads will rock the Nevada County Fourth of July celebration.

A Nevada City man has pleaded no contest in two separate drug-related cases and will be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. Aug.

Joan Casper, center, seen here on Easter this year, is beloved for dressing up as Mother Goose and other characters to promote reading.

Edward Andersen was ordered to stand trial Tuesday for gross vehicular manslaughter in the traffic death of Nevada City artist Claus Sievert.

Not only has Nevada City been contacted by the Amgen Tour of California about hosting a stage of the annual race, but apparently western Nevada County just might be the starting point of the 2010 event.

Sewage experts urged Nevada County officials to tap into a regional wastewater plant Friday as the long-term solution to ongoing problems of upgrades at small, local plants to meet changing federal and state regulations.

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. - Nevada County's treasurer and tax collector Christina Dabis has decided not to run against John Spencer for District 3 county supervisor in 2010.

One of the many things that make Nevada County a wonderful place in which to live is its diversity in the arts, the many volunteer groups and our politics, to name just a few.

A chiropractor charged with setting fire to her Truckee office and home entered a not-guilty plea Monday to two felony counts of arson.

On April 28, Nevada County Information and General Services director Steve Monaghan presented the Board of Supervisors with a new and far-sighted proposal - a comprehensive plan for the county to drastically reduce its energy consumption and expenses.

Moderate to severe drought conditions continue in Western and Central Nevada and Eastern California, according to the National Weather Service.

A California chiropractor is pleading not guilty to setting fire to her home and an office in Truckee, north of Lake Tahoe.

A Grass Valley man who allegedly struck a pedestrian on Highway 20 Saturday remains in the Nevada County Jail on suspicion of felony drunken driving and hit and run charges.

On June 9, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors authorized the release of a Request for Proposal to privatize the animal shelter side of animal control.

A man who was walking along a Nevada County trail fell 40 feet off some rocks and into a canyon on Friday.

Since its inception in 1970, the Zoning Code regarding Equestrian Facilities in Nevada County was not enforced until Oct.

Of 28 department managers who lead Nevada County's government, all but one declined a pay raise this year, recognizing the financial conditions that have led to layoffs and reduced hours for county employees.

Recently, a reader's letter to the editor asked why the Nevada County Planning Department was considering a project application for Rincon del Rio, a proposed senior housing project of approximately 330 units on Rincon Way off Highway 49.