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Nevada County's Ballot Processing Center in their Loma Rica Warehouse near the Nevada County Airport will function as an in-person voting center from October 5th until October 23rd. You'll find a list of voting locations and hours on Nevada County's Elections webpage. Learn how to track your ballot at WheresMyBallot.sos.ca.gov. Voters and community members are invited to tour the Ballot Processing Center (12740 Loma Rica Drive, Grass Valley) during the upcoming open house on October 20th from 4 to 7 PM.

In 1987 the American Library Association designated September National Library Card Sign-Up month. Listen along to hear from Nevada County public library staff about what that little plastic rectangle gets you (hint: it’s more than just free books!).

On Saturday, volunteer fixers and people who needed things fixed met at the Banner Grange in Grass Valley for September's Repair Café. The free community event connected the two groups with the intention of reducing waste, saving money, and building community.  KVMR News was there and spoke to the event organizer as well as some of the people who showed up to share their skills.

KVMR News correspondent April Glaser sits down with award-winning investigative reporter Char Adams to discuss her new book, Black Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore. They're joined by Cassandra Jennings, the CEO of St. HOPE, a family of nonprofits in the historically Black neighborhood of Oak Park in Sacramento, which includes Underground Books, the only Black owned bookstore in California north of the Bay Area.  Listen for a deep history of how Black-owned bookstores played a pivotal role in the culmination of the Civil Rights Movement and the subsequent surveillance they endured under COINTELPRO. Learn how Black booksellers were impacted by the recent wave of deadly police violence against Black people and the nationwide protests against it, and how that interest in supporting Black owned businesses has, or has not, sustained.

When complete, Flow, a public art mosaic by Miriam Morris, will stretch along South Pine Street from its intersection with Clark all the way to the Pine Street Bridge in Nevada City.

One of Gammelgard's first tasks in his new role will be to hire his replacement. He says he will consult with the city council while searching for the right candidate, as mandated by municipal code.

On Tuesday the Board of Supervisors of Nevada County approved four separate ordinances to eliminate overnight parking along four roads known to be used by Nevada County's houseless community: Combie Road, East Bennett Road, Old State Highway 49, and Van Norden Lake Road.

Finished ahead of schedule, the newly opened two lane Dog Bar bridge now sweeps gently from one side of Bear River to the other and includes a sidewalk. The 10 million dollar project was built using money from the federal Highway Bridge Program and was selected as 2026's Project of the Year in the Transportation Category by the Sacramento Chapter of the American Public Works Association.

The Nevada City Zero Waste Summit took place in the historic Alpha building on Saturday, September 12th and featured music, clothing and plant swaps, and a repair cafe. Key note speakers included Shawn Donnille, president and owner of Mountain Rose Herb, as well as bestselling author Bea Johnson.

The GVPD says a third-party contractor installed 2 cameras in Grass Valley after the agency ended its contract with Flock Safety. One was installed on East Main Street in the Brunswick area, the other in the area of High Street on West Main Street. Both of those have been taken down. The picture used for this episode is of a Flock camera in the public parking lot at 309 Mill St in Grass Valley. The picture was taken on the evening of September 9th.

The Nevada County Republican Party passed a resolution (NCRP Resolution No. 2026-0801) calling for Bullock to resign over comments he made about a settlement agreement the county reached with the Fair Political Practices Commission regarding two postcards that were mailed to local residents about 2022's Measure V.

KVMR News checks in with SYRCL’s River Ambassadors on the unofficial last day of summer in 2026.

Last month (August 2026) the U.S. Supreme Court denied President Donald Trump’s appeal to throw out a jury's initial $5 million dollar ruling in favor of writer and journalist E. Jean Carroll. The defamation case (one of two) stems from Trump's denial and subsequent degrading remarks about Carroll after she published her 2019 memoir What Do We Need Men For?.  The book was the first time Carroll publicly described a mid-1990's New York City department store encounter in which Trump sexually assaulted her in the dressing rooms. The documentary Ask E. Jean chronicles the court cases and what Carroll faced once the Trump revelations became public.  The film is directed and produced by the award-winning filmmaker Ivy Meeropol.  Meeropol spoke with KVMR for a special 30-minute conversation about documentary filmmaking, the trials sexual abuse survivors are expected to endure and the difficulties of seeking justice for victims. The film will be screened at the Nevada Theater on Tuesday, September 8th with proceeds supporting Community Beyond Violence.

A California appeals court has appointed a referee to investigate the office, helmed by District Attorney Jesse Wilson. The findings may signal whether or not Wilson will face sanctions for his office’s misuse of generative artificial intelligence which led to court documents containing false citations and other errors being filed in four separate cases. Madison Maxwell, a former Nevada County deputy district attorney, also awaits potential sanctions. KVMR News spoke with CalMatters Technology Journalist Khari Johnson about his original reporting covering the latest updates in an ongoing saga that began a year ago.

Dolly Parton is known not just for her indelible music career but also for her literacy advocacy. In 1995 she created the Imagination Library - a program that sends a free book to children every month from birth until their fifth birthday. However, up until recently Nevada County families weren’t able to participate. In the wake of Dolly Parton's passing, Nevada City Rotary Club President Andrea Mason, First 5 Nevada County Executive Director Melody Easton and Nevada County Youth Services Librarian Tricia Caspers join KVMR News to discuss the behind-the-scenes work and partnerships that made this program accessible here locally.