Nevada County

May 25, 2011 - National Geographic, in partnership with the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) and the Sierra Business Council (SBC), today announced the opening of the nomination period for the Northern Sierra Cascade region, the fourth and final phase o...

May 25, 2011 - Another late season weather system will bring snow, gusty wind and unseasonably cold temperatures to the Northern Sierra Nevada and the mountains of Western Plumas County and Lassen Volcanic National Park into early Thursday. Periods of...

“The Southern Tier Tea Party Patriots held a press conference last Thursday to announce some initiatives they would like to see undertaken by the county,” according to the Post Journal in Jamestown N.Y. “In total, the party released four proposals — two aimed at addressing the county’s coming budget deficit, one long-term suggestion regarding...

Earlier this month, a Loma Rica housing project increasingly criticized as being less “smart” than its predecessor sailed through Grass Valley City Council, moving it forward. Tonight, Nevada County planning officials will hold a hearing on Rincon Del Rio, a big mixed-use senior project on the Bear River. Trouble is, we’re in a housing...

“The battle over the federal deficit hasn’t flipped in favor of the Democrats. The GOP isn’t suddenly at grave risk of losing its House majority,” according to Politico.com. “But after two years of getting pummeled over spending and the size of government, Democrats now appear to have found a political weapon that’s capable of...

“Democrats scored an upset in one of New York’s most conservative Congressional districts on Tuesday, dealing a blow to the national Republican Party in a race that largely turned on the party’s plan to overhaul Medicare,” according to the New York Times. “The results set off elation among Democrats and soul-searching among Republicans, who...

From the current issue of SierraFoodWineArt magazine: SPRING IS AN IDEAL TIME TO VISIT THE foothill vineyards: The vines are budding, wildflowers are in bloom and the weather is splendid. The 13th Annual Sierra Vintner’s Wine Trail, on Memorial Day weekend, is the perfect event for a wine country tour for locals and visitors....

The Justice Department emailed this press release earlier: “SACRAMENTO, Calif. — United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that today United States District Judge Lawrence K. Karlton sentenced Melvin Rohs, 65, of Nevada City, to 33 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release and ordered him to pay $533,976...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. May 24, 2011 — United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that today United States District Judge Lawrence K. Karlton sentenced Melvin Rohs, 65, of Nevada City, to 33 months in prison to be followed by five years of superv...

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