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The Sierra Express Bicycle Club has launched a community survey to assess bicycling and e-biking conditions across Western Nevada County. The Western Nevada County Bicycle Transportation & Recreation Survey results will be used inform local planning decisions.

Anyone who still hasn't received your Voter Information Guides should call the Nevada County Elections office at (530) 265-1298. They can also be reached by email at elections.mail@NevadaCountyCA.gov. Nevada County is celebrating Screen-Free Week, May 4th through the 10th. The Nevada County Offline Oasis lists opportunities for screen-free activities and health information about the impact of screens.

Jamie Jones, Executive Director of the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County, and her husband, Christopher Wackerly, the organization’s Director of Field Operations, were indicted by a Nevada County criminal grand jury on more than two dozen felony charges including embezzlement, grand theft, money laundering, mortgage fraud, insurance fraud, perjury and forgery.Foothill Fire celebrated May Day at the Nevada City Odd Fellows Oustomah Lodge #16 with a Festival of Revolutionary Joy. You can follow their work on their blog: foothillfire.noblogs.org The Wildfire-Ready Coalition of Nevada County's Wildfire-Ready Festival & Expo at Western Gateway Park featured multiple speakers and over 40 exhibits.

Armando Salud-Ambriz, Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters for Nevada County says the best way to fight misinformation is to increase transparency. His office is leveraging technologies like streaming cameras to give voters more opportunities to observe ballot processing.

Cláudio Mendonça spoke with two of the festival organizers, Marni Marshall and Christian Gutt, to learn what's new this year.

Learn more about the SR20 closure on the Caltrans website.The Nevada County Democrats hosted a public forum for down-ballot races at the Miners Foundry in Nevada City. Listen to the entire forum on the KVMR News podcast.

On Monday, April 27th, the Nevada County Democrats organized a forum at the Miners Foundry Cultural Center in Nevada City to hear from down ballot candidates including those running for Nevada City City Council, Nevada County Superintendent of Schools, and California's 3rd Congressional District.

Sierra College's Nevada County Campus celebrated its 30 year anniversary by sharing the contents of a time capsule buried in 1996. Items included a wooden apple, a couple of hats, a t-shirt, and lots of newspaper articles.

The new center at 590 Searls Avenue in Nevada City will help survivors of crime by offering access to various law enforcement agencies and other services in one place.

The Warm Weather Clothing Swap will take place on Saturday, April 25th from 2 - 3:30 p.m. at the Madelyn Helling LibraryThe second meeting of the Wolf Creek Alliance's Empire Mine Community Assessment Project will take place today, Tuesday, April 21st at 6:30 p.m.