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Nevada County Is Preparing For Wildfire
Jun 2900:04:30Tap to summarizeThe You Bet Firewise Community held its annual gathering at the Chicago Park Fire Station #57 on Saturday. The event featured an expert panel and gave residents an opportunity to network while getting up to speed about this year's wildfire season. Learn more about Firewise Communities at ReadyForWildfire.org.Members of the Nevada County Amateur Radio Club (NCARC) set up antennas and transceivers at the Nevada County Airport that afternoon for the American Radio Relay League Field Day. The annual event has been happening for almost a century and takes place all over the United States. It serves as ham radio's open house.
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A Tale Of Two Cities?
Jun 2500:04:57Tap to summarizeOutgoing vice-mayor Lue Ceci bid his colleagues farewell at Wednesday's City Council meeting in Nevada City. Ceci's parting remarks and the general tone of the meeting was markedly different from Grass Valley's meeting a day earlier where several members of the public attended to criticize the city for its continued use of Flock Safety LPR cameras and for allowing current Chief of Police Alex Gammelgard to serve as interim city manager.
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Eight Local Playwrights And 35 Actors Produce 15 New Plays
Jun 2400:07:39Tap to summarizeKVMR arts reporters Joyce Miller and Cy Musiker spoke to Kimberly Clouse, founder of the Nevada County Playwrights Collective and actor and director Sky Seals about the festival of new plays the collective is presenting Thursday June 25th through Sunday June 28th at the Miners Foundry in Nevada City.
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New Bill May Legalize Cannabis Drive-thrus / Elections Office Prepares for November
Jun 2300:04:59Tap to summarizeLearn about AB 2697 on CalMatters' Digital Democracy website. Nevada County Elections will post unofficial results again on Thursday, June 25, by 10:00 a.m.
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Grass Valley Celebrates Juneteenth At Condon Park / Tree Work Will Close Several Roads This Week
Jun 2200:03:41Tap to summarizeMinnie Street between Butler Street and Brighton Street and Butler Street between Brighton Street and Minnie Street, will be closed to through traffic for tree work on June 22nd, 23rd and 24th, 2026. The closure will take place between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Access to businesses/residences will be maintained, however through traffic will be required to use an alternate route. Condon Park access will only be available via eastbound travel on Butler Street. Idaho Maryland Road, between Centreville Road and Brunswick Road will be closed to through traffic for tree work on June 24th, 25th and 26th, 2026. The closure will also take place between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Access to businesses/residences will be maintained, however through traffic will be required to use an alternate route. Please observe all construction signs and the instructions of onsite personnel. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience.
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Locals Will Celebrate Juneteenth This Saturday / Nevada County Connects Free This Weekend
Jun 1800:03:23Tap to summarizeThis year the community will celebrate Juneteenth at Condon Park this Saturday June 20th from 11:30 am to 2 pm. Learn more online on Color Me Human's website.Nevada County Connects is offering free rides this week in support of The Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival. All busses on all routes will be free today, tomorrow, and Saturday. Route 3, "The Grass Valley Loop" offers direct service to Brighton Street at Gate 8of the fairgrounds. Bus route maps and schedules are available online at nevadacountyconnects.com.
Transcribe →It's Budget Season In Sacramento And Nevada County
Jun 1700:03:06Tap to summarizeLearn more about Nevada County’s budget process and read the adopted 2026-27 budget at NevadaCountyCA.gov/Budget.
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Lavender Glow: Queer Art & Our Shared History Is At The Rood Center
Jun 1600:04:44Tap to summarizeLavender Glow: Queer Art & Our Shared History is currently on display at the the Eric Rood Administrative center in Nevada City and will run through August 28th.Meet and visit with adoptable dogs at the Rood Center on Wednesday, June 17th at Tails with Nevada County.
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The Final Nevada City Bike Bus Of The School Year Draws 100+ Riders
Jun 1500:03:35Tap to summarizeBack in the fall of 2024, the first Nevada City Bike Bus consisted of founder Adian Minty and two kids. Last Friday, at least 100 kids rolled through Nevada City as part of the last Bike Bus of the 2025-2026 school year.
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Grass Valley Police Department Community Meeting: Flock Safety ALPRs
Jun 1101:25:20Tap to summarizePresented here, unedited or trimmed, is a recording of GVPD's community meeting about Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras. Although the audio quality of the recording is poor, KVMR News has published it here as a service to members of the public who were unable to attend. The meeting's various parts have been marked to allow listeners to navigate to the segment that interests them most.
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