Primary Election Results with partial precincts reporting.

Nevada County court denied Rise Gold’s vested mining rights claim at the Idaho-Maryland Mine but recognized a historic right existed until abandonment in the 1960s. Rise plans to appeal while repositioning the project as a strategic tungsten asset amid national security concerns, pointing toward eventual negotiated resolution.

Online political chatter has evolved into something far more serious: formal complaints to the Fair Political Practices Commission, letters to the Registrar of Voters, records requests, questions involving voter registration history, concerns regarding economic-interest disclosures, and communications reportedly forwarded to county counsel, city officials, and even the District Attorney’s office.

As the feeder program for Del Oro High School, Lady Eagles Basketball Club has become a place where young girls learn the game, find belonging, and grow into confident athletes long before they ever put on a varsity jersey.

In a recent Nevada County League of Women Voters forum, Heidi Hall and Ami Bera pushed familiar big-government expansions that have long failed California. Only Robb Tucker offered clear-eyed common sense— the lone sober voice at the policy party. Even the dankest ideas lose their buzz eventually.

Nevada County’s unfunded pension liability nearly doubled from $117 million in 2015 to $223.6 million in 2024, with no reduction plan despite warnings. Consequently, the Grand Jury criticize County leadership passivity amid rising compensation and calls for urgent structural reforms.