• Volunteers and staff members from multiple local agencies and nonprofits will count families and individuals currently experiencing homelessness. The annual count is used to qualify for HUD funds.
• Readers with niche tastes will again be able to request books that the Library doesn't own, though the book must be available through Amazon.

• A 25 year old Grass Valley man was arrested on January 21 after a lengthy investigation. 
• The United States Postal Service has recently clarified that machine-applied postmarks represent the date that mail is first processed at a regional facility not when when that mail is dropped off at a post office or mailbox.

• Nevada County has been selected to host a state–local listening session informing California’s Future is Creative, the State's first-ever strategic plan for the creative economy.
• The Nevada County Library has selected North Woods by Daniel Mason for Nevada County Reads 2026. Nevada County Reads is a countywide reading and community engagement program that brings residents together through shared literature and events. 

• Hundreds of local students walked out of their classrooms on Tuesday to gather in downtown GV and make their voices heard.
• Nevada County's Elections Office is spreading the word about an option that lowers the cost of filing for those seeking candidacy in the June 2026 primary election.

• A stranded cyclist with a satellite communicator calls for help after going off-trail. 
• Scott W Lay, Nevada County Superintendent of Schools for the past nine years, has announced that he will not seek reelection this June and has endorsed Nevada City School District Superintendent John Baggett for the position.
• Terry McAteer stopped by the KVMR studios to talk about the Community Forum, a monthly town hall meeting he helps organize. The next Forum will convene this Friday, January 23, from 10:30 to 11:30 to discuss affordable housing. 

Terence K. McAteer is a retired Nevada County Superintendent of Schools and currently helps to organize The Community Forum, a monthly town hall meeting. Past topics include artificial intelligence, fire insurance rates, and Nevada Irrigation District’s infrastructure. He recently sat down with KVMR's Cláudio Mendonça to talk about why the Forum exists and what it will cover in the coming year.

• The role of the judiciary in American democracy will be the focus of Saturday's AAUW Nevada County Branch program. Guest speakers are Judge Kelly Babineau, Judge Kent Kellegrew, and Judge Jane York Punneo.
• Originally guided for four decades by Zenobia Brokenbrough and the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church Choir, who remain actively involved in this year’s performance, the MLK Community Choir will bring approximately 50 local singers from diverse musical and spiritual backgrounds together. 

• Nevada County District 3 Supervisor Lisa Swarthout will serve as Board Chair for 2026.
• The Stagecoach Hotel Veteran’s Housing Project could bring the county's homeless Vet population down to "functional zero."

• Families in need of a free car seat or installation and safety training can contact Jessica Ferrer of Nevada County’s Mother Child Adolescent Health program at [email protected].  
• The Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation's Volunteer Open House is for interested community members who want to learn about the diverse volunteer roles available. The event will take place on January 14, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the SNMH Foundation Office at 140 Litton Drive, Suite #220 in Grass Valley.

• Protesters waved signs and sang songs as part of Indivisible Nevada County’s recent event. Kathy Dotson, one of the organizers, told KVMR that the gathering was about demanding accountability from those currently in power.