KVMR News

KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça brings you a special interview with our very own Steve Baker.  Steve’s retiring after 25 and a half years on the KVMR staff.  He started as a volunteer before becoming the station’s Program Director and then a News Producer.  You’ve heard his voice hosting the Morning Update and Monday Morning Show, conducting interviews, helping with membership drives, narratin...

You’ve heard his voice hosting the Morning Update and the Monday Morning Show, conducting interviews, helping with membership drives, and narrating theatrical promos. Now, after 25 and a half years on the KVMR staff, Steve Baker is retiring. On his last official staff day, Steve sits down with KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça and reflects on what over two decades in community radio looks like. 

Currently, in the event of an emergency situation, Nevada County’s emergency vehicles are unable to cross Edward’s Crossing. Recently, the county has begun considering different ways to address the issue, and the public has been welcomed to provide input. KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça talks with Patrick Perkins, civil engineer for Nevada County, to learn more. When you’re told to imagine Sou...

Currently, in the event of an emergency situation, Nevada County’s emergency vehicles are unable to cross Edward’s Crossing. Recently, the county has begun considering different ways to address the issue, and the public has been welcomed to provide input. KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça talks with Patrick Perkins, civil engineer for Nevada County, to learn more.

Molly Fisk writes, coaches, and teaches writing in California's Sierra Nevada foothills.

Laws and regulations play an imperative role in the accessibility and functions of water throughout California, as well as in the whole of the United States. KVMR’s Paul Emery speaks with hydrogeologist Steve Baker about the several contributions that Dianne Feinstein made to the water world during her time as United States senator.  The California Hydrogen Coalition is saying that if California w...

Laws and regulations play an imperative role in the accessibility and functions of water throughout California, as well as in the whole of the United States. KVMR’s Paul Emery speaks with hydrogeologist Steve Baker about the several contributions that Dianne Feinstein made to the water world during her time as United States senator.

On tonight’s newscast we cover the first reported human case of West Nile Virus in Nevada County. Syd Brown from the Sierra Gold Parks Foundation joins us for “A Walk in the Park”.  She brings us news on western Nevada County’s three state parks including the first-ever Bridgeport Covered Bridge Harvest Dinner. National Native News looks at the response from Indigenous groups to the recent New Mex...

Syd Brown sits on the board of the Sierra Gold Parks Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports park-related educational activities and helps to preserve the natural and cultural resources of western Nevada County’s State Parks. You can find out more at SierraGoldParksFoundation.org .

On today’s newscast we’ve got your weekend weather forecast which includes the potential for some precipitation.  Then KVMR’s Steve Baker sits down for an in-depth Celtic Festival interview with hometown favorite, Scottish fiddler, Alasdair Fraser. Although he hails from the central lowlands of Scotland, Alasdair has made his home in the Sierra Foothills.  He plays alongside cellist Natalie Haas a...

After a look at local news and weather, KVMR News Director, Cláudio Mendonça speaks with Pamela Meek, former board member of the Miners Foundry as well as the the creator of the Foundry sings. For years, millions of gallons of water from the San Bernardino National Forest have been pumped out to produce bottled Arrowhead Mountain Spring water. The California Report covers how the Water Resources C...

On October 4th, “The Foundry Sings!” will return to the Miners Foundry. It’s a community sing-along event, and during this iteration, attendees will learn and perform “Listen To The Music” by the Doobie Brothers. KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça speaks with Pamela Meek, the event’s creator, to learn more about the event and what inspired it.

After a look at local news and weather, KVMR’s Paul Emery talks with retired Fed economist, Gary Zimmerman, for another edition of his Economic Report. The two discus the Federal Reserve’s recent decision not to raise interest rates. The California Report brings us to Del Paso Heights in Sacramento County where fentanyl-related deaths have risen sharply, and explores the potential reasons for the...

At their monetary policy meeting last week, the Federal Reserve policymakers decided against raising interest rates. KVMR’s Paul Emery and retired fed economist, Gary Zimmerman, bring us the details.

In tonight’s newscast we cover an announcement from Rise Gold Corporation, the company behind the attempt to reopen the former Idaho-Maryland Gold Mine in Grass Valley.  KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça finds out more about new amendments that would make it easier for property owners to build ADU’s in Nevada County.  The California Report has big news from the Hollywood writer’s strike.  And in...

Cláudio Mendonça finds out more about new amendments that would make it easier for property owners to build ADU’s in Nevada County. 

Cláudio Mendonça gets the details on what to expect from both Onyx Theater Assistant Manager Spencer Keller and Citizens for Choice Director and Board Member Samantha Shady. 

On today’s newscast, Nevada City-based movie theater The Onyx hosts two upcoming features at The Nevada Theatre starting this Sunday.  KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça gets the details on what to expect from both Onyx Theater Assistant Manager Spencer Keller and Citizens for Choice Director and Board Member Samantha Shady. The California Report brings us a lesson in linguistics that’s distinctl...

On September 12th, Governor Gavin Newsom formally appointed Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon to the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. As a Commissioner, Sheriff Moon will have a direct hand in setting law enforcement policy and determining how every prospective officer in California is selected. Sheriff Moon attended her first meeting today in Los Angeles. Cláudio Mendonça spok...

On September 12th, Governor Gavin Newsom formally appointed Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon to the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. As a Commissioner, Sheriff Moon will have a direct hand in setting law enforcement policy and determining how every prospective officer in California is selected. Sheriff Moon attended her first meeting today in Los Angeles. Cláudio Mendonça spok...

Last May, the Nevada County Planning Commission voted a recommendation that the Board of Supervisors NOT certify the final Environmental Impact Report and deny the use permit for the reopening of the Idaho Maryland Mine. Recently, Rise Grass Valley filed a petition for recognition of vested rights to conduct mining operations at the Idaho Maryland Mine. Al Stahler speaks with with Ralph Silberstin...

On September 20th, Snarky Puppy, a five-time Grammy winning jazz and funk collective, will play at The Center for The Arts in Grass Valley. KVMR’s Michael McDonald spoke with Michael League, the group’s founder and leader – they talk recording technique, band development, Bernard Wright, and more.

Last May, the Nevada County Planning Commission voted a recommendation that the Board of Supervisors NOT certify the final Environmental Impact Report and deny the use permit for the reopening of the Idaho Maryland Mine.  Recently, Rise Grass Valley filed a petition for recognition of vested rights to conduct mining operations at the Idaho Maryland Mine. Al Stahler spoke with with Ralph Silberstin...