KVMR News

Syd Brown from the Sierra Gold Parks Foundation takes us on A Walk in the Park. Our guide has the latest intel on western Nevada County’s three state parks. We take a look at Nevada County Library’s Summer Learning Program. July is usually commercial fishermen’s time to shine, but this year a crucial component is missing. The California Report investigates the dwindling numbers of fish off the sta...

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 .

KVMR Celtic Festival Producer Christian Gutt fills us in on preparations for the September event.  KVMR’s Felton Pruitt speaks with John Hensley who’s celebrating half a century in the real estate business.  The Recreation Realty owner is hosting a big bash this Saturday centering around live local music. We have an update on Rise Gold Corporation CEO Ben Mossman’s guilty verdicts stemming from en...

KVMR hasn't had a Celtic festival since 2019 but the fest will be back in a big way this September. KVMR news director Cláudio Mendonça talks with with Christian Gutt, the event's producer, to get the latest about the well-loved gathering. 

KVMR's Felton Pruitt speaks with local realtor, John Hensley, who's celebrating 50 years in the business in classic Nevada County style with a night of live, local music.

During an emergency, the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services activates something called the Emergency Operations Center, or EOC. It works to help coordinate support for tactical field operations, and it’s especially important during events like wildfires. We hear from members of Nevada County’s Emergency Operations Center, the central site for managing and coordinating the support of tactic...

During an emergency, the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services activates something called the Emergency Operations Center, or EOC. It works to help coordinate support for tactical field operations, and it’s especially important during events like wildfires. KVMR's Cláudio Mendonça spoke with three of its members.

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

Felton Pruitt talks with Nevada City Parks & Recreation Manager, Dawn Zydonis, about how you can cool off safely this summer, and Al Stahler speaks with Dr. Armin Alaedini, professor of medicine at Columbia University, about why medical researchers sometimes make exaggerated claims when publishing their work. The California Report details problems with a program called S.T.O.P--Specialized Tre...

In a recent issue of the American Journal of Medicine, Dr. Armin Alaedini, professor of medicine at Columbia University, published a paper criticizing what he and his co-authors see as exaggerated claims medical researchers sometimes make about their work. Al Stahler spoke with Dr. Alaedini to learn what may be driving the trend.

Temperatures are hitting record highs, and local waterways maintain an icy chill. So, what options do Nevada County residents have in terms of escaping the heat? KVMR's Felton Pruitt spoke with Dawn Zydonis, Nevada City Parks & Recreation Manager, about how you can visit Pioneer Park if you're looking to cool off safely.

Many economic sources predicted a recession to take place in 2023 — but does that prediction still seem accurate? KVMR’s Paul Emery and Retired Federal Economist Gary Zimmerman aim to figure it out in this week’s Economic Report. Care Court, a system that puts judges in charge of ordering treatment for people with serious psychotic illnesses, is a relatively new system, and its successes and failu...

Many economic sources predicted a recession to take place in 2023 — but does that prediction still seem accurate? KVMR’s Paul Emery and Retired Federal Economist Gary Zimmerman discuss changes in inflation, employment rates, and more in this week’s Economic Report.

KVMR’s Julia Ggem is back with another installment of Vocal Village. This time she’s speaking to Nevada County residents on the subject that’s front of everyone’s mind and seemingly impossible to escape: the weather.  We have a recap on new Nevada City Mayor Daniela Fernandez’s first city council meeting and updates on your local weather forecast. Tonight’s National Native News takes us to South D...

On the weekend of July 15th and 16th, temperatures reached about one hundred degrees in Grass Valley, as well as a staggering one hundred and seven degrees in places like Sacramento. In the midst of the heatwave, KVMR's Julia Ggem set out to downtown Grass Valley to learn about how our community is faring in the face of relentlessly high temperatures. 

A locally-governed, not-for-profit, public agency called Pioneer Community Energy is coming to western Nevada County in 2024. KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça speaks with Donald Eckert, the agency's Executive Director, about what we can expect. The cost of insurance is a standard fee associated with hosting any large event — but its price has risen, creating challenges for the organizers of eve...

A locally-governed, not-for-profit, public agency called Pioneer Community Energy is coming to western Nevada County in 2024. KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça spoke with Donald Eckert, agency’s Executive Director, to learn more about what it is, how it currently operates, and how it will function when it comes to our area.