Eggs for all: Easter celebrations abound in Nevada County (PHOTO GALLERY)
Community Easter egg hunting celebrations went off without a hitch across western Nevada County Saturday in advance of Easter Sunday and the opportunity for families to celebrate the holiday at home, at church or out...
Nevada City B&B case back in Nevada County court
The legal struggle over a Nevada City bed-and-breakfast, started a decade ago, isn’t over yet. The Goldtown Hideaway on Spring Street, formerly the Kendall House, can legally operate. That’s no longer in question. The issue...
CLASS OF 2019: Two-sport champion Joe Hart to be inducted into Nevada Union Athletics Hall of Fame
Joe Hart has a simple approach to success — be better today than you were yesterday. “One of the big things I believe in, not just in sports but in life, is that my today...
Gerald Doane: Best friends
Her hair, burnt orange and shaggy around her head and tail, is close cropped on the remainder. The tail, which is in constant motion, sways back and forth or rotates like a propeller. The nose,...
Rita Behr: Fire reduction measures
To reduce fire danger: Cut the amount of foreign timber sales coming into the U.S. Increase value of U.S. logs. Make short log-portable saw mills available and allowable to use. Recycle our glass and tin...
Beyond the 401k: A diversified approach to retirement savings
For most people, saving for retirement means making steady contributions to a 401(k) until they hit a specific goal. However, a broader approach to saving and investing offers more options for building that nest egg....
George Boardman: Nunes joins the parade of conservatives trying to bully the news media
Devin Nunes was your basic run-of-the-mill congressman best known for regularly introducing bills to bring more water to Central Valley farmers that got nowhere when he became chairman of the House Intelligence Committee in 2017....
Sierra roadwork: April 22-27
Sierra roadwork schedule Monday through Saturday, April 22-27: LONG-TERM PROJECTS Interstate 80 (Placer County) from the Long Ravine underpass to just east of the Magra Road Overcrossing: Major roadwork for the winter is suspended on...
Meet your merchant: Couple celebrating 50th year in business at Stevenson’s Jewelry Supply in Grass Valley
The Stevenson family has never shied away from a hard day’s work. Byron Stevenson’s grandparents came out from the Dakotas to farm cotton in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley. Early in the 1900s...
Marc Cuniberti: The ins and outs of bond investing
One the most difficult concepts for investors to understand is the relationship between bonds and interest rates. Know first that bonds are just “I owe yous,” and although many investors can’t describe exactly what a...
Nevada County Captures: Robotics team on the road
SUBMIT A PHOTO Have you captured the faces, places and events of our lovely community? Need help finding a lost pet? Then submit your photos to The Union’s “Nevada County Captures” page to be published...
Truckee looking to offer alternatives to housing requirements
With Truckee still locked in a housing crisis the town is reevaluating its inclusionary housing ordinance for other methods for developers to meet requirements. The ordinance requires all residential projects to designate 15 percent of...
Packing them inn: North Tahoe reports 21% increase in winter occupancy rate
TRUCKEE — Winter storms in the Tahoe area not only brought multiple feet of snow this winter but higher occupancy rates as well. Occupancy in North Lake Tahoe is up 21% from last winter which...
Bear Yuba Land Trust set to hold annual Community BioBlitz
Rice’s Crossing North Preserve near Bullards Bar Dam is the location of this year’s Bear Yuba Land Trust annual Community BioBlitz, set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, according to a release. During the...
Concerns over Dorsey Marketplace brewing: Residents worry about affordabilty, environmental impact at city planning commission meeting.
Dorsey Marketplace has the community talking. Public comments for the draft environmental impact report on the project began when the document was released on March 26. Some residents want to ensure the mixed-use commercial and...
Nevada County Democratic Women’s annual scholarship luncheon
The Nevada County Democratic Women’s Club will host their Annual Annette Gillette Scholarship luncheon at 11 a.m. on May 4, when the group honors this year’s recipients. A silent auction will be held with proceeds...
‘Brave the Shave’ event in Nevada City raised funds for pediatric cancer research
A total of 35 people volunteered to shave their heads at the April 13 “Brave the Shave” event, raising over $8,500 in one day for children’s cancer research. Held at the ‘Ol Republic Brewery in...
Indiana student: So, tell me, why do you like living in California?
Jay Leszcz is a seventh-grade student at Queen of Peace Catholic School in Mishawaka, Indiana. Every year, the seventh-grade class at Queen of Peace is assigned a Novel Study Project, in which students each choose...
NID offers 6-month internships in way of district scholarship program
Nevada Irrigation District has taken the lead in piloting a six-month paid internship via the Nevada Joint Union High School District scholarship program, by offering two scholarships to be awarded to the Class of 2019...
