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Artist Roseanne Burke's "Nevada City Rocks" painting.

Drawing a crowd

Grass Valley will welcome more than 40 artists and an expected crowd of about 1,000 Sunday at the 31st annual Sierra Festival of the Arts. The event, which closes down Mill Street from Main to Neal streets, features fine art, access to the artists, …

Alleged assault on stepdad leads to NC man’s arrest

A Nevada City man was arrested Thursday night after he allegedly strangled and punched his stepfather in a dispute over bringing a vehicle back late. Nevada County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence in the 13000 block of Cement Hill Road at …

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Chick Cicogni a long time native of Grass Valley and a World War II veteran.

Iwo Jima veteran knows some stories too tough to share

Sometimes, it’s better not to remember. Sometimes, it’s a good thing not to recall their names. Sometimes, he says, the memories are just too tough to share. It was the only time a twinge of sadness could be spied in his eyes during an hour-long cha …

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The Sierra Nevada Blue Star Mothers of America, California Chapter 12, Gold Star Memorial Bridge(Brighton Street overpass) and Plaque Dedication, Saturday morning in Grass Valley, Honoring: Lance Corporal Adam Strain, USMC, Lance Corporal John Lucente, USMC, and Corporal Sean Stokes, USMC. Kristine Webb-Mason and Jake Mason unveiled the Plaques on the bridge.

Marine’s life, service remembered by his family daily

Seven-year-old Jake Mason stepped forward in front a large group gathered at Grass Valley’s Brighton Street Overpass in late March and, with the help of his mother, unveiled three memorial plaques for three western Nevada County Marines who made the …

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The Blue Star Mothers cleaned the plaques and put flowers and American Flags at each plaque on the freeway bridges. Cindy McVay cleaning and put the flowers with American flag on SP/5 Harry Lee Theurkauf plaque South Auburn Street bridge..

Memorial Day tours connect community to fallen soldiers

More than 400 people attended a 1971 ceremony that saw the dedication of 14 bronze plaques in memory of western Nevada County servicemen who died in Vietnam, The Union reported April 26 of that year. On Monday, several local military service organiza …

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Sherri Tallmon of the Hidden Oaks Llama Ranch, Estacada, OR, with Sophie the Llama, for the Llama Show, Nevada County Fairgrounds, this weekend.

Llama show on tap at Nevada County fairgrounds

Llamas, a camelid originally bred as pack animals by pre-Hispanic Andean cultures endemic to South America, are incredibly intelligent creatures. The domesticated animals’ intelligence will be on full display Saturday at the Nevada County Fairgrounds …

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A two story structure fire Friday morning on Highway 49 south of Peterson’s Corner that fire gutted the top floor, but the fire fighters save the bottom floor. North San Juan Fire Department with Calfire, Camptonville, and Nevada County Consolidated Fire departments also responded to the fire.

NSJ firefighters battle residential, grass fire

North San Juan and Cal Fire firefighters responded to a residential fire at 5 a.m. Friday on Highway 49 at Peterson’s Corner, said North San Juan Fire Engineer Christoffer Montelius. The house was a two-story, wood-frame structure with a wrap-around …

Moderate earthquake, aftershocks shake Nevada County

An earthquake near Greenville, around 30 miles north of Grass Valley, did not injure anyone but did cause moderate damage, including to a water tank that supplies hundreds of homes with drinking water, local authorities said Friday. The quake, felt i …

5 arrested during pot grow compliance check

Five people were arrested — four of whom had active warrants — after Nevada County narcotics officers went to a property Wednesday to conduct a compliance check on a medical marijuana grow. Members of the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task …