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As Nevada City prepares for Victorian Christmas and an onslaught of tourists this holiday season, the historic properties lining downtown’s Broad Street are gearing up to be put on display. However, a worn down, long-empty address at 311 Broad Street wasn’t quite living up to what a recent New York Times article called one of the “best-preserved Gold Rush-era towns in California.” So the Nevada Ci...

After 20 years, the Bratton’s are stepping back from hosting the annual Michael Edward Bratton II Turkey Trot , but Mike says the new hosts, Anew day and the Grass Police Department Association, were handpicked to continue the tradition as a trot for wellness. KVMR News brings you audio from this year’s trot and an interview with Mike Bratton about the changes to come.  The library’s annual Winter...

For the first time since its founding in 1978, Community Beyond Violence is getting their own emergency shelter in Western Nevada County. The  nonprofit organization works to end domestic violence and sexual assault. KVMR News speaks with Executive Director Allison Bischoffberger about the newly acquired space which will act as an emergency shelter for people who are actively fleeing a domestic vi...

As interest in generative technology has grown, so too have concerns over using AI to prepare legal documents. Nevada County District Attorney Jesse Wilson made national news for his office’s misuse of generative artificial intelligence. KVMR News looks at two investigative reports from the Sacramento Bee and the New York Times outlining the allegations.  The newly appointed Nevada County Clerk Re...

Downtown Nevada City art supply store Wonder Docent presents NEONoir: New Works in Watercolor by Erika Peterson, also known as the artist Ghost Baby. The show, which runs through January 4th, features 32 watercolor paintings, varying in size, and all depicting neon signs against dark backgrounds. KVMR News speaks with Ghost Baby (Erika Peterson) and Heather Heckler (co-owner of Wonder Docent). On...

Listen to this excerpt from November 25th’s KVMR newscast: Downtown Nevada City art supply store Wonder Docent presents NEONoir: New Works in Watercolor by Erika Peterson, also known as the artist Ghost Baby. The show, which runs through January 4th, features 32 watercolor paintings, varying in size, and all depicting neon signs against dark backgrounds. KVMR News speaks with Ghost Baby (Erika Pet...

Nevada County's Elections Office reports 99.9% of ballots counted for the November 4th Special Election with a voter turnout rate hovering around 66%.  KVMR News speaks with Niccole Staten, Manager of Public Affairs for the Reno Tahoe Airport Authority, and Lindsay Myers, Public Information Officer for Sacramento County Department of Airports, to see how SMF and RNO are doing following the histori...

Nevada County is one of twelve counties and six cities in California impacted by a recent CodeRED outage.  McGees Annex in Nevada City went up for auction on the steps of the Nevada County courthouse yesterday. City Hall Art Meets the Public, or CHAMP, is an exhibition on the entryway walls of City Hall in Nevada City. Submissions are now open for the first exhibition of 2026 with the theme: Year...

Submissions are open for the 2026 Nevada City Film Festival. Now comes the flood of films - animation, shorts, documentaries -  from around the world, says Jesse Locks, the festival’s Executive Director.  In 2025 the small committee tasked with decision making watched 297 hours worth of submissions before whittling down the event’s final lineup. This year the focus will be on animation and the art...

For 35 years Judith Berliner has been running Full Circle Press in Grass Valley. In 1968, Judith’s father, Harold Berliner, along with Deputy State Attorney General Doris Maier,  wrote the finalized text for the Miranda Warnings. Using his letterpress, Harold printed small, laminated cards, so every police officer in California would have a copy of the Miranda Warnings. Now, Judith has printed sim...

The Nevada County Planning Commission voted 3-2 to recommend to the Board of Supervisors to adopt the Alternative Housing RV Dwelling Ordinance. The nearly 4-hour meeting saw impassioned public comment (including an original song performed) and a conflicted Planning Commission. Watch the Planning Commission meeting HERE .

Last night’s Grass Valley town hall with Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna was canceled. Khanna is already in Washington D.C. after Speaker of the House Mike Johnson called all representatives back to vote on a bill that could end the longest government shutdown in US history.  Sierra Roots is hosting their annual shelter training and orientation tomorrow, November 13th from 5 to 7pm at the Nevada...

KVMR News speaks with Dr. Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources and creator of the popular Weather West blog , about Nevada County’s impending winter weather and the effects of DOGE cuts and the historic government shutdown on National Weather Service employees. 

KVMR News speaks with Kristin Plante, Nevada County Social Services Program Manager, about the ever-changing state of CalFresh benefits for Nevada County residents. Then we hear from Brett Bentely, Executive Director of the Food Bank of Nevada County and Victoria Lindsay, Marketing and Communications Manager for Interfaith Food Ministry. Bentely says food banks and pantries can’t make up the diffe...

Nevada County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) holds their annual simulated emergency test exercise this Saturday. Peter Mason, Emergency Coordinator for Amateur Radio Emergency Service of Nevada County, speaks with KVMR News about the program and how local neighborhoods can get involved as we brace for potential extreme weather events. 

Last week, a special joint meeting of local government agencies met at the Miners Foundry in Nevada City to address local housing challenges and prepare for upcoming state housing mandates. KVMR News then covers the latest City of Nevada and Grass Valley City Council meetings.

California voters have passed Proposition 50. Early returns show approval of the ballot measure leading with roughly  64% of the vote. In Nevada County the Yes and No vote margin was much slimmer than the state’s. Yesterday’s 11:10pm update from the Nevada County Elections Office reports a yes vote on 54 percent of counted ballots. No votes totaled 46 percent. As of 11:10pm Tuesday, nearly 34 thou...

Grass Valley’s Condon Park Skatepark project is well underway, looking to be completed by late November or early December. But Nevada County skaters may have another option in the works. KVMR’s Neil Wright attended last week’s Skatepark Input Meeting in Nevada City and spoke with the project’s leaders and community members who gathered to find out more. 

Let’s take a deep dive into Prop 50. After covering the basics, we hear from Mac Young, Chairman of the Nevada County Republican Party and Peter Minett, Nevada County Democratic Chair and current Central Committee member, sharing their local parties’ perspectives on Proposition 50. 

This special election certain Nevada County residents will be voting on Measure G, a piece of the funding puzzle, namely a $25 million bond, to build a new library in Truckee. KVMR News spoke with Executive Director of the Friends of the Truckee Library April Cole who’s spearheading the effort to get a new facility built. 

KVMR News visits Nevada County’s new ballot processing center at the Loma Rica Warehouse in Grass Valley in the run-up to Nov. 4th’s special election. Newly appointed County Clerk Recorder/Registrar of Voters, Armando Salud-Ambriz, and Assistant Clerk Recorder/Registrar of Voters Corey O’Hayre speak about the election process and how election administrators might be adrenaline junkies.  You can wa...

KVMR News speaks with Randi Swisley, Voter Services Chair of the League of Women Voters of Nevada County, a nonpartisan organization which promotes voting, provides resources for informed citizenship, and encourages civic engagement. Randi answers questions about California's November 4th Special Election, which will ask voters to approve or reject Proposition 50.  The League of Women Voters of Ne...

In the first episode of their Special Election series, KVMR News brings you a Prop 50 explainer.   This fall California is holding a state-wide special election asking California voters to approve or reject Proposition 50. Prop 50 has been the subject of a lot of misinformation, so let’s take a quick look at what the proposition actually says and what its impact will be if it’s approved by voters....

Due to the federal government shut down, November CalFresh benefits will be impacted for millions of Californians. Rachel Peña, Director of Social Services for Nevada County, says close to 12,000 Nevada County residents will lose their CalFresh benefits in November, which amounts to a $2.3 million monthly impact to the local economy. 

United Against Hate Week is a statewide initiative with a clear message: hate has no place in our communities. KVMR News talks with Heidi Hall, Nevada County District 1 Supervisor and Current Chair of the Board, Rachel Pena, Director of Social Services for Nevada County, and Margaret Gilmore, Branch Manager at the Madelyn Helling Library to hear about the Nevada County Equity Inclusion Leadership...