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COVID-19 risks, smoke inhalation keep some people away from Fair’s last day

For an organization that is focused on bringing people together, the past year and a half has been a challenge, but the staff has pulled through and stepped up to bring back a tradition that…

More than a thousand people have been evacuated and 1,000 acres burned Wednesday afternoon as a result of the River Fire that started at the Bear River Campground in Colfax, authorities said.

By Lorraine Jewett | Special to The Union David Jones Enjoyed Only One In-person Meeting during his year as president of Rotary Club of Grass Valley South, but his “Demotion Party” was jam-packed with people, love, and laughter. David’s family surprised him, songwriter/singer Chris Crockett serenaded him, and Gil Mathew told outrageous stories about him (some outright lies). Past President Susan Drown and her committee chose a theme of theater and the arts, because David is an avid supporter and rarely misses an Off Broad Street performance. David’s longtime friend and cohort-in-crime...

When the Nevada County Fairgrounds began selling advance tickets last week for this year’s fair, it saw “a record opening day of ticket sales,” said fairgrounds CEO Patrick Eidman. The Nevada County Fair was not held last year due to COVID-19 risk and the associated state guidelines which, at that time, did not permit gatherings of that size. In April, the Nevada County Fairgrounds announced that this year’s Nevada County Fair, set for Aug. 11-15, would be held, a decision its Board of Directors came to unanimously. , ticket prices are discounted if bought in advance of Aug. 10 at 5 p...