Posted on: January 22, 2021
Expediting access to the internet for all residents is the goal of the County of Nevada’s “Last-Mile Broadband Grant Program.” With the Board of Supervisors’ allocation of $250,000, County staff, working with the Si...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: January 22, 2021
In recent days I’ve been thinking a lot about my grandmother, who is a resident of a memory care facility, and recently had her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Elderly residents of long-term care facilities have been among the hardest hit of thi...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: January 22, 2021
The Nevada County Building Department recently collaborated with the development community, Nevada County Contractors’ Association (NCCA), and several other community stakeholders in developing a comprehensive off-grid solar policy for residenti...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: January 15, 2021
When the State announced the regional stay-at-home order last month to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Nevada County Relief Fund launched its’ “Small Business Winter Survival Campaign” to help the most impacted businesses su...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: January 15, 2021
Nevada County Public Health has partnered with 211 Connecting Point to provide the community text updates when new information about the COVID-19 vaccine in Nevada County becomes available. Residents can subscribe to find out updates like when, where and ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: January 14, 2021
Nevada County Child Welfare Services would like to send a heartfelt and indebted “thank you” to all of the county offices, community services providers and community members for making the holiday season wonderful for our local familie...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: January 14, 2021
As my year as Board Chair comes to an end, I want to start this message with a heartfelt expression of gratitude.
I am grateful to our County staff, our public health team, and community partners, who stepped up with great courage and determination to serv...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: January 12, 2021
The State has lifted the Regional Stay Home Order for the Greater Sacramento Region, which includes Nevada County. Due to Nevada County's current daily average of COVID-19 cases and positivity rate, Nevada County will be exiting the Stay Home Order into t...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: January 7, 2021
Nevada County’s Grass Valley COVID-19 testing site has increased testing to six days a week to add 165 more tests to its weekly testing capacity, an increase of more that 15% of the testing site’s previous capacity. Placer County’s Truckee COVID-19 testin...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: December 31, 2020
National Weather Service Sacramento is forecasting moderate to heavy mountain snow in the northern Sierra region. Motorists conducting essential travel are being alerted to a series of storms which will bring impactful winter weather across Northern Calif...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: December 31, 2020
Nevada County continues to be under the State's Stay Home Order along with neighboring counties in the Greater Sacramento region. According to the State's latest COVID-19 facts, the Greater Sacramento region’s daily current ICU...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: December 31, 2020
Beginning January 1, 2021, Dr. Scott Kellermann will be joining the County of Nevada as Public Health Officer. While Dr. Kellermann will begin his role as Public Health Officer on the first, his contract will formally come before the Nevada County Board o...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: December 17, 2020
On Thursday morning Nevada County received the first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine which included 975 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. These first doses are being distributed to our two hospitals, Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee and Sierra Nevada...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: December 16, 2020
Nevada County Reads & Writes presents a Writing Workshop Series for its National Endowment for the Arts Big Read celebration of The Round House by Louise Erdrich on Monday, February 22nd, March 8th, and March 22nd. The NEA Big Read in Nevada County is...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: December 16, 2020
Decorating homes and businesses is a long standing tradition during the holiday season. Follow a few simple Christmas tree & holiday decoration fire safety tips from CAL FIRE to ensure Happy Holidays and stay #ReadyNevadaCounty year round.
Christmas T...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: December 16, 2020
At Tuesday's December 15th Board of Supervisors meeting, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to support the restoration of Federal recognition of the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe. The County received 888 letters supporting the ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: December 11, 2020
On February 12, 2019, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors approved the Energy Action Plan (EAP) as the County’s unincorporated area’s roadmap for expanding energy-efficiency, water-efficiency, and renewable-energy, and the cost-savi...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: December 4, 2020
Nevada County Housing and Community Services has been awarded $1,129,500 based on the submission of their 2019/2020 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application. While funding is not expected to be received until early Spring of 2021, th...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: December 4, 2020
A prescribed burn will be conducted on 17 private acres on Merrimas Way between Rock Creek Road and Hudson Road on the north side of Round Mountain. It will be directed by a qualified Burn Boss. Personnel will be volunteers from the Yuba Bear Burn Coopera...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: November 24, 2020
Nevada County’s rugged landscape can make communication for first responders difficult when emergencies strike in river canyons and parts of the County with limited telecommunications infrastructure. Radio coverage can be spotty, and many times cell and d...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: November 23, 2020
Nevada County Child Welfare Services (CWS) has distributed their annual "Giving Trees" to different community locations. Every December, CWS works with community partners to collect donated presents for children in foster care in Nevada County. ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: November 20, 2020
The Nevada County Community Library has purchased 40 mobile wifi hotspots with grant funding from the Network of the National Library of Medicine for lending to library cardholders for at-home use. Borrowers will also receive information about authoritati...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: November 18, 2020
The Nevada County Community Library will no longer be moving forward with its plans to reopen its Truckee, Madelyn Helling, and Grass Valley locations for in person services due to a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in Nevada County. The opening of these loca...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: November 18, 2020
Today, the City of Nevada City learned the California State Treasurer’s Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) awarded $25.8 million in Federal Nine Percent (9%) Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (yielding approximately $22.4 million in investor equity) to t...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: November 13, 2020
When the Jones Fire broke out in the early morning hours of August 17th, CalFire was able to respond with small tankers in just a few minutes, thanks to the placement of the Grass Valley Air Attack Base established at the Nevada County Airport, making it ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: November 13, 2020
The Nevada County Community Library is set to reopen its Truckee, Madelyn Helling, and Grass Valley locations on November 16th. Once open, patrons will be able to browse and select materials for checkout within a 30-minute time period. This “Grab and Go” ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: November 13, 2020
Nevada County has received three California State Association of Counties (CSAC) awards for innovative county programs: the Ready Nevada County wildfire preparedness campaign won CSAC’s Challenge Award for rural counties under the “Dis...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: November 6, 2020
In an ongoing effort to increase transparency and accountability regarding the work and resources dedicated to the Board of Supervisor's annual objectives, the County Executive Office (CEO) has implemented performance management software which tr...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: November 4, 2020
Nevada County remains in the Orange “Moderate” Tier, although is trending towards the Red “Substantial” Tier
On August 31st, the State introduced a new tiered framework that connects the level of openness of business sectors to COVID-19 conditions on the g...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: November 4, 2020
During the last year and a half Nevada County has participated in an interagency workgroup focused on the completion of a trail up Sugarloaf Mountain near the Eric Rood Administrative Building. The workgroup recently supported Nevada City in applying to t...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: October 30, 2020
The Nevada County Adult & Family Services Commission will convene two Community Forums to accept input on the needs of the impoverished in Nevada County. Interested Nevada County residents, including representatives of community organizations and serv...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: October 30, 2020
Thanks to the Nevada County Astronomers Club, the Nevada County Community Library has expanded the number of telescopes available for check out to patrons who want to scan the stars and other celestial bodies in the night. The Astronomers Club h...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: October 30, 2020
Nevada County may be known for mines full of gold, but these days, we celebrate the wealth of our creative community. Around 35 of Nevada County’s talented local authors will gather online from November 4th to November 7th for the Nevada County ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: October 23, 2020
Submitted by United Way of Nevada County
On October 13th, United Way of Nevada County’s Executive Director Megan Timpany attended a Nevada County Board of Supervisors' meeting. The Board of Supervisors declared a resolution proclaiming t...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: October 23, 2020
Be Ready Nevada County
Extreme Fire Weather: Sunday morning, October 25th, through Tuesday afternoon, October 27th
The National Weather Service in Sacramento has warned about extreme fire weather and Nevada County is currently under a Fire Weather Watch&...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: October 23, 2020
The Veterans Administration has announced an expansion of the Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers effective October 1, 2020. This program was previously only for eligible veterans who served after September 11, 2001. It has ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: October 22, 2020
On October 9th, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the County of Nevada is receiving $2.8 million as part of the fourth round of funding awards for Project Homekey, California’s innovative $600 million dollar program to purchase and rehabilitate housing, inc...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: October 16, 2020
The Nevada County Registrar of Voters has received concern from voters about personal safety while voting in person at the Rood Center, as well as the drive-up ballot drop box located in the Rood Center parking lot. The Registrar, in partnership with the ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: October 16, 2020
Nevada County is currently experiencing a dramatic increase in the number of accidental drug-related overdoses and deaths due to fentanyl. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is similar to morphine, but is 50 to 100 times more potent. Fentanyl ma...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: October 16, 2020
The Nevada County Fish and Wildlife Commission is soliciting grant proposals for Fiscal Year 2021/2022. The Fish and Wildlife Commission has made a total of $7,500 available to non-profit organizations, schools, or other organizations and individuals. The...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: October 16, 2020
On October 16th from 8:30 – 11:30 am, Nevada County’s Equity & Inclusion Leadership Alliance (EILA) is hosting a County-wide Virtual Half Day Cultural Competency Workshop, The Hidden Biases of Good People: Implicit Bias Awareness. ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: October 16, 2020
On October 6, Nevada County Public Health held its annual Emergency Preparedness drive-through clinic with great success. The theme was “A Superhero Response” and the event saw many volunteers dress up as their favorite comic book hero...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: October 14, 2020
The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office is excited to announce the creation of our community’s first Mobile Crisis Team. This team will assist those in need of enhanced services through a collaborative effort with Nevada County Be...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: October 1, 2020
During the week of October 4th through the 10th, 2020, people across California will join together to recognize the important role that code professionals serve to promote the general health and safety of the public and environment. These profes...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: September 25, 2020
Since March 2020, Sierra Commons has made dramatic shifts to respond to the rapidly changing needs of small businesses and remote workers.
The Sierra Commons E-Commerce Business Ignitor Course, offered free to the public, helped 70 businesses build viable ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: September 11, 2020
Please join representatives from Nevada County Cannabis Compliance, Grass Valley, and Nevada City for a virtual discussion and listening session with YubaNet.com. The Town Hall is currently scheduled for September 23rd from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. All are encou...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: September 9, 2020
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. As part of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month the county has planned a number of activities, including a new partnership program through Let’s Talk Nevada County and training opportunitie...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: September 4, 2020
With Labor Day coming up, Nevada County Public Health reminds residents to stay COVID safe while enjoying their holiday weekend. Please remember to maintaining physical distance from those outside your household, wear a mask when you are not able to maint...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: September 2, 2020
The Center for Digital Government (CDG) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) announced the winners of the 18th annual Digital Counties Survey. The survey, conducted by CDG in partnership with NACo, identifies the best technology practices among...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: September 2, 2020
The Nevada County Community Library has announced that it will be temporarily suspending all overdue fines and late fees throughout the COVID-19 health crisis. This move is meant to ease the burden for many people in the Nevada County area. Patrons who ma...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: August 28, 2020
Nevada City, CA - Staff from Nevada County and the Sheriff’s Office, Bear Yuba Land Trust, South Yuba River Citizens League and the Sierra Gold Parks Foundation accompanied California State Parks and CAL FIRE on Wednesday, Aug. 26 to v...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: August 28, 2020
A new educational video by BriarPatch Food Co-op and Nevada County’s Office of Emergency Services is designed to empower community members during wildfire season and help people prepare their kitchens in the event of public safety power shutoffs...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: August 21, 2020
Due to the recent wildfire event here in Nevada County as well as the numerous fires across the State, in the coming days it is possible that air quality could deteriorate into the unhealthy category here in Nevada County. The Nevada County Department of ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: August 14, 2020
The Grass Valley Library has announced that a new book club, Diverse Perspectives, will have its first meeting on Tuesday, September 1st. The book club will read authors from various cultures each month and come together to discuss. Participants will also...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: August 14, 2020
AFSC Mission
"To engage and empower our community to eliminate poverty, to create equity and prosperity, and assist people in achieving self-sufficiency through direct services, advocacy and community partnership"
Program Overview
The Nevada County...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: July 31, 2020
Here are the winners of the County’s Employee Recognition Awards program. Yesterday’s program marked it’s 25th anniversary (we’ve been holding the event 25 years).
Employee of the Year—Tine Mathia...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: July 31, 2020
The County of Nevada Board of Supervisors approved $1.5 Million to support a new "Economic & Community Resiliency" grants program designed to offset COVID-19 related economic hardships and disruptions to local businesses and nonprof...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: July 24, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally altered our way of life for the past several months. It has placed many businesses in serious financial jeopardy or worse, forced others to close. It has impacted our children’s education by requiring d...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: July 24, 2020
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County of Nevada will conduct a virtual web-based Public Hearing at 2:00 p.m., on July 31,2020 via Zoom to consider the following item:
SUBJECT:
POTENTIAL PROGRAM(S) FOR INCLUSION IN THE STATE COM...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: July 24, 2020
For the seventh year the Nevada County Department of Social Services (DSS) has partnered with 211 Connecting Point to bring a Market Match Program to local Nevada County farmers’ markets. This year the Market Match Program will be offe...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: July 24, 2020
On July 28, 29, and 30, Eastern Nevada County businesses and organizations can pick up their no-cost Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at the Truckee Rodeo Grounds from 8:00 am -1:00 pm. Small businesses and nonprofit organizations with fewer than 25 em...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: July 17, 2020
Nevada City, CA – The South Yuba River sees 800,000 visitors a year; if you’ve driven by a crossing this summer, you have seen packed parking lots and busy beaches. Accidents at the river happen every day and a group of Nevad...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: July 17, 2020
Nevada County acknowledges the hard work and dedication of our local farmers and ranchers to bring local healthy products to our table. Nevada County also recognize the need to ensure that our farmworkers and employers, who provide this essential service,...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: July 17, 2020
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Sacramento Section is pleased to announce that the Purdon Road over Shady Creek Bridge Replacement Project has been selected as the 2019 ASCE Sacramento Section Bridge Project of the Year. The American Societ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: July 17, 2020
At its meeting on July 14, 2020 the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to adopt a Resolution proclaiming support for the Seventeenth District Agricultural Association, known as the Nevada County Fairgrounds.
The first Nevada County Fair was held in 193...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: July 17, 2020
Nevada City, CA – The Nevada County Relief Fund announced its second round of grant awards, totaling $200,000, supporting eleven "safety-net" nonprofits in western Nevada County, who are all providing a life line to our neighbors most ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: July 10, 2020
A Resolution to close the Nevada County Carl F. Bryan II Youth Center by June 30, 2021, will go before the Board of Supervisors on July 14, 2020. The Youth Center was built in 2003 and sized according to anticipated growth in juvenile detainees....
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Nevada County News
Posted on: July 10, 2020
While cases are climbing nationally, regionally and locally, many agencies continue to partner to support in responding to medical needs of COVID-19. The County works with local and regional hospitals, other counties, the State, local businesses and organ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: July 10, 2020
Four new affordable housing projects are currently moving forward in Nevada County.
Brunswick Commons
In June, Brunswick Commons received Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) funding totaling $12,185,210. When completed, the Brunswick Commons pr...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: July 2, 2020
The Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC), a thirty-seven-county member strong service organization that champions policies on behalf of California’s rural counties, is holding its 4th Annual Rural County Photo Contest. The...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: July 2, 2020
Summer is officially here in Nevada County. As residents prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July weekend, Nevada County reminds residents to follow best practices for reducing the spread of COVID-19, including washing hands regularly, practicing physical ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: July 2, 2020
Human Resources Director Steve Rose attended both a Media Roundtable event and a Community Relations Board with the Northern California Army recruiting Battalion on June 26th. Nevada County is the Battalion’s newest PaYS partner, the ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: June 26, 2020
Renowned economist, Jon Haveman, will present a public talk on the national and local economic impact of the Coronavirus. The presentation will provide evidence of how the economy is doing, how rapidly we are opening back up, and forecasts of the path for...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: June 26, 2020
As our community progresses through the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, Nevada County Transit Services is providing essential service while implementing best practices to minimize the spread of coronavirus. To make transit readily accessible to those wh...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: June 26, 2020
The Board of Supervisors unanimously selected the Sierra Business Council (SBC) to manage the County’s economic development initiatives with a focus on business technical assistance, public-private sector coordination, and expanding internet acc...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: June 19, 2020
In exciting news, the Nevada County Planning Department will be presenting the draft Penn Valley Area Plan on Thursday June 25th at 6PM during a Special Virtual Meeting of the Penn Valley Municipal Advisory Council (PV MAC) via Zoom. Principal Planner Tyl...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: June 19, 2020
Last Week, the Great Plates Program was extended 30 more days through July 10th. The program is designed to stimulate the local economy by supporting local food vendors, while also providing a food service to seniors in need who do not qualify for any oth...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: June 19, 2020
Let’s Talk, Nevada County!
In challenging times, taking care of ourselves and others is important. Life can leave us feeling stressed, anxious and worried during good times, not to mention during a pandemic. In addition, the national dialogue aro...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: June 12, 2020
Drive-through COVID-19 testing is now available for everyone at the Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Building! With our new drive-through capabilities, getting tested is now even safer and more convenient. The testing site at the Grass Valley Veteran&rs...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: June 12, 2020
As we enter into fire season, community concern is rising about the possible threat of a wildfire inadvertently started by people who are homeless and camping in the woods. In addition, homeless individuals remain at high risk for contracting CO...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: June 5, 2020
For the third year in a row, children ages 18 and under can get a free, healthy lunch five days a week at the Grass Valley Library. Starting Monday, June 8, a bag lunch will be offered for pick-up from 12:00 to 12:30 p.m. in the shady backyard of the libr...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: June 5, 2020
Although many events have been canceled or postponed these past few months, the Nevada County Community Library Programming Team has put together a dynamic online Summer Learning Program. According to Jill Davidson, Youth Services Librarian, the...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: June 5, 2020
Nevada County Concludes Fiscal Year 20/21 Budget Hearings
Nevada City, CA – On June 2, 2020, the County of Nevada conducted budget hearings for the fiscal year (FY) 20/21 County Budget. Nevada County’s long-standing Board of Supervisors...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: May 29, 2020
Nevada City, CA – The Nevada County Relief Fund has announced the first round of grant awards, totaling $210,000 boosting eight “safety-net” nonprofits in western Nevada County, who are providing a life line to our neighbors ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: May 29, 2020
Nevada County is now in the extended Phase 2 of reopening our economy, which allows some businesses to open if stringent restrictions are met. Until the State initiates Phase 3, other businesses must remain closed for now.
It has been a dark time for our r...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: May 29, 2020
The 2020 Ready, Set, Go! Handbook will arrive in mailboxes across Nevada County this week. Created by the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services in collaboration with partner agencies, the guide serves as a tool for wildfire safety and emergency prepa...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: May 29, 2020
Nevada City, CA - Nevada County’s Public Health Officer, Dr. Ken Cutler, is announcing his planned retirement beginning in July. While Dr. Cutler has been anticipating his retirement in the Spring for about six months, he has stayed with Nevada ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: May 29, 2020
Due to COVID-19, effective June 1, 2020, marriage licenses, ceremonies and marriage deputization will be issued by APPOINTMENT ONLY.
HOW TO MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT
Step 1
Print the Name Equality Act of 2007 form (PDF). Please sign and date the form. This must ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: May 22, 2020
Nevada County is pleased to announce the appointment of Rachel Roos as Nevada County’s Social Services Director, effective June 16th, 2020. Since 2011 Rachel has served as Executive Director of Victor Community Support Services, a community-base...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: May 22, 2020
After a strong candidate recruitment, Nevada County Executive Officer Alison Lehman has appointed Nick Wilczek as the Nevada County Librarian effective June 22, 2020. Mr. Wilczek has spent the past two years as Director of the Humboldt County Library (HCL...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: May 22, 2020
Are you restless for something new to do during this difficult time? Try taking a virtual tour of Nevada County’s rich historical sites, a wonderful way to explore our County’s history.
The Nevada County Historical Landmarks Commission ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: May 22, 2020
The Nevada County Community Library will begin a curbside and front door pickup service for four of its branches starting on Tuesday May 26th. Patrons of the Grass Valley, Madelyn Helling, Penn Valley, and Truckee Libraries will be able to stop by their f...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: May 15, 2020
Nevada County Child Welfare Services (CWS) is honored to announce that May is National Foster Care Parent Appreciation Month. Nevada County CWS is indebted to the amazing resource foster families who have opened their homes, heart and give their time to c...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: May 15, 2020
Nevada County Child Welfare Services (CWS) is honored to announce that May is National Foster Care Parent Appreciation Month. Nevada County CWS is indebted to the amazing resource foster families who have opened their homes, heart and give their time to c...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: May 8, 2020
Nevada County Department of Environmental Health has been working closely with Certified Farmers Market (CFM) managers during this unprecedented time. CFM managers have taken a proactive approach to ensure they will be able to meet the requireme...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: May 8, 2020
On Thursday May 7, 2020 Nevada County District II Supervisor Ed Scofield provided testimony in support for Assembly Bill 3012 (Wood and Daly) to the California Assembly Insurance Committee. AB 3012 will provide consumer prote...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: May 8, 2020
Last Week, Governor Newson directed the California Office of Emergency Services to release information and guidance for the Great Plates Program, a program designed to provide seniors with hot meals delivered to their home from local restaurants. The prog...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: May 1, 2020
County budgets are prepared to face financially uncertain times and maintain services for residents
The County of Nevada has been recognized for excellence in budgeting. The County has been awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award by the Governm...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: May 1, 2020
May is Older Americans Month and the theme is, Make Your Mark!
Around the nation, older adults make their marks every day as volunteers, employees, employers, parents, grandparents, mentors, and advocates. They offer their time, talents, and experience to ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: May 1, 2020
The Nevada County Community Library will host a Zoom streaming presentation with Q&A at the end on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 2:00 pm, featuring Shelly Covert, Nevada City Rancheria Tribal Council Spokesperson and executive director of California Herita...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: May 1, 2020
The Nevada County Community Library is announcing a brand new, old fashioned way to connect with its patrons during its current building closure. Librarians have started a letter writing campaign to reach those who may be unable to gather virtually with o...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: April 24, 2020
Community Development Agency Director, Sean Powers shared this week that the County of Nevada received nearly $150,000 from The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. The funds will be used to conduct an equity study identifying...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: April 24, 2020
Nevada County Transit Services announces the start-up of On-Demand Dial-a-Ride service for seniors on Gold Country Lift, effective Wednesday April 22, 2020.
Senior Dial-a-Ride service will be available to Western Nevada County residents during the same da...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: April 17, 2020
Each year, during the first full week of April, communities across the country come together to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving the health of the nation. Ironically, this year National Publ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: April 17, 2020
AT&T installed high speed fiber optic lines into the Nevada County’s new operation center facility this week. This will enable fiber optic network connectivity back to the County’s data center located in the Nevada City Government ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: April 17, 2020
As clarified in the recent Order of the Nevada County Public Health Officer issued on April 15, 2020, Certified Farmer’s Markets (CFM), as well as Farm and Produce Stands are considered “Essential Businesses.” Producers and m...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: April 17, 2020
Nevada County Child Welfare continues to operate at full capacity to ensure that children and families are safe during this precarious time. Child Welfare has modified its practices to ensure that whenever possible our clients and social workers are pract...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: April 17, 2020
There are many unsung heroes among us as we navigate the uncharted waters of a global pandemic. There’s one particular group of heroes who aren’t in the limelight and not making the news. That’s because they’ve hunk...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: April 17, 2020
AT&T installed high speed fiber optic lines into the Nevada County’s new operation center facility this week. This will enable fiber optic network connectivity back to the County’s data center located in the Nevada City Government ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: April 10, 2020
Nevada County Farmers and Ranchers are invited to attend an informative webinar and round table discussion regarding how Nevada County Agriculture can continue to provide safe and healthy food for our community while remaining economically viable. Guest s...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: April 10, 2020
With many members of the Nevada County community sheltering at home and looking to occupy their time, the Nevada County Community Library has lots of options for continuing to learn and work towards new goals. Have you ever wanted to learn a new language?...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: April 10, 2020
IMPORTANT NOTE: It is important to remember the PURPOSE of California‘s Executive Order N-33-20, which requires all Californian’s to “shelter-in-place” by remaining at home or at their place of residence, except as ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: April 10, 2020
Faced with hardships that have left no one untouched, Supervisors Heidi Hall and Dan Miller are co-sponsoring a recommendation to allocate $100,000 to the newly formed “Nevada County Relief Fund” to support emergency response efforts a...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: April 3, 2020
We hope it is clear to everyone that the shelter in place or stay at home order is mandatory. We understand this is a challenging time, so we are encouraging all Nevada County to volunteer to take the extra step of educating friends and neighbors on this ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: April 3, 2020
We hope it is clear to everyone that the shelter in place or stay at home order is mandatory. We understand this is a challenging time, so we are encouraging all Nevada County to volunteer to take the extra step of educating friends and neighbors on this ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: March 27, 2020
As Nevada County’s Director of Health and Human Services, I am responsible for both the Public Health Department addressing COVID-19, and the safety net services that will be necessary in the pandemic’s aftermath. I am also a husband a...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: March 13, 2020
Nevada County is inviting proposals from qualified firms and organizations with the experience, expertise, and qualifications to provide comprehensive economic development management services.
Economic development can be achieved when a community...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: March 6, 2020
Spring and Summer bring great weather for outdoor activities along with mosquitoes. Our winter provided plenty of rainfall that created a multitude of breeding sites for mosquitoes and the expectation is the mosquito population will be very prol...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: March 6, 2020
Nevada County Public Health Department is working closely with County departments such as the Office of Emergency Services and Environmental Health, California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) t...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: March 6, 2020
Nevada County is declaring a local health emergency and local emergency in response to the emerging, rapidly evolving situation and increasing spread of novel coronavirus and COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. There are no known cases ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: February 28, 2020
Nevada County Environmental Health Department is excited to host an Educational Workshop Series in 2020. The Workshops are designed to provide guidance to all local food facility operators and to members of the public that are interested in lear...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: February 28, 2020
The Nevada County Historical Landmarks Commission is pleased to announce the designation of two new landmarks: John Woolman School and Kentucky Flat School.
John Woolman School
The private Quaker boarding school which opened in 1963 is located on Woolman La...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: February 21, 2020
Have your tried to borrow a book from the library but it wasn’t available? Nevada County Community Library patrons now have access to LINK+, a free resource-sharing consortium, to browse and borrow more than 11 million books, CDs, DVDs...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: February 14, 2020
Edwards Crossing bridge carries traffic on North Bloomfield Road over the South Yuba River. Originally constructed in 1904 and last rehabilitated in 1989, the bridge is one lane and load restricted, affecting emergency response and accessibility at the br...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: February 14, 2020
The Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted their 2020 Board Objectives at the February 11th Board Meeting. The Board Objectives for 2020 include fiscal stability and core services, wildfire, preparation for PSPS events, economic development, housing, ca...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: February 7, 2020
The Nevada County Veteran Service Office has seen an increase of requests for assistance with obtaining fire insurance for their homes. Usually, we have few options to provide because we cannot influence insurance providers on how to provide the...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: January 31, 2020
On Tuesday January 28th, the County Board of Supervisors approved a Letter of Support to SPIN Storage Systems (SPIN) in hopes to help develop non-lithium ion energy storage technologies. Nevada County has a strong interest to improve the reliability of el...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: January 31, 2020
The Nevada County Sierra Nevada Regional Department of Child Support Services (SNRDCSS), in collaboration with the Nevada County Department of Social Services, is once again operating a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site offering free tax prepara...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: January 31, 2020
The National Weather Service is predicting significantly cold LOW temperatures Sunday and Monday nights in the Nevada City and Grass Valley area. Considering the weather predictions, Sierra Roots, City of Nevada City, and the County of Nevada ar...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: January 24, 2020
Four classes on elder care and memory loss will be held at the Penn Valley Station Library and the Madelyn Helling Library starting on January 31, 2020. These classes will be presented by Barbara Larsen the creator and author of Movement with Me...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: January 24, 2020
Behavioral Health is hosting the next Stepping Up community meeting on February 19th at 10:30 a.m. in the Empire Room at the Eric Rood Administrative Building. The Stepping Up Initiative is a national initiative to reduce the number of people wi...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: January 24, 2020
The Nevada County Point In Time (PIT) homeless count will take place on Wednesday, January 29th. The annual count is coordinated by the Nevada County Regional Continuum of Care, The Homeless Resource Council of the Sierras, and the County’s Heal...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: January 24, 2020
The Board of Supervisors completed their annual workshop this Friday to discuss their annual priorities for the following year. In 2020, fiscal stability, wildfire, housing, economic development, PSPS events, resiliency, homelessness and cannabis are all ...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: January 24, 2020
As the Board of Supervisors wraps up their annual workshop, community members are encouraged to engage with their local government through the County’s 2020 Citizen’s Academy. Nevada County is now accepting applications for i...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: November 22, 2019
Community members and stakeholders turned out this week for the Stepping Up Community Meeting on November 19th. This group is tackling the critical task of reducing the number of individuals with mental illness and substance use disord...
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Nevada County News
Posted on: August 16, 2019
Nevada County, CA—On August 15th, the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services (OES) conducted a test of the opt-in CodeRED emergency alert system. A substantial number of Nevada County residents registered for the notifications and received the test al...
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Nevada County News