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Miss (from reader Shanti Emerson): To Valentina, who will close her wonderful Organic Bistro on January 13. I will so miss this warm and friendly place where everyone knows your

Andrew Trygg, the Information Officer at the Nevada County Sheriff's Department, has been selected as the next CEO of the The Nevada County Fairgrounds by the Nevada County Fair Board

Katie Bielen is serving her first year as the Nevada County Fairgrounds’ deputy manager, but she is no stranger to the Nevada County Fair.

Placerville City Council affirms 'Old Hangtown' nickname after removing noose from logo Sacramento Bee 5 hrs ago Vincent Moleski, The Sacramento Bee May 2—Placerville City Council members last week unanimously voted to approve a resolution affirming the Gold Rush-era nickname "Old Hangtown," a little over two weeks after they agreed to remove a noose from the city's logo. The city has been facing heightened scrutiny for the past year over its historical connection to vigilante executions during the mid-19th century, with critics arguing that the city's branding is racially...

Print Two weeks after Placerville opted to nix a noose depicted on its city logo, officials affirmed that the area’s Gold Rush-era name, “Hangtown,” won’t be going anywhere. City Council members voted unanimously to recognize that “Old Hangtown” and “Old Dry Diggins,” another moniker tied to the majority-white town’s mining past, are historically significant. The decision arrives amid continuing acrimony over how to present the area’s Wild West origins. Three nooses were recently found hanging in the city, including two that weren’t removed because they were on private p...