The Center for the Arts' most recent Executive Director Amber Jo Manuel left in February and the position has remained vacant ever since. Curtain Call hosts Joyce Miller and Cy Musiker sat down with Center Board Chair Martin Polt to ask how the search for new leadership is going.

You can read the official proclamation on the city's website.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Charlton H. Bonham says the program will foster cooperation between the state and impacted ranchers to effectively and safely manage California’s growing gray wolf population.

Recent information sent to the Sheriff's Crime Tip form led to the arrest of two Grass Valley residents on multiple drug charges. 

On this week's Friday Evening News Magazine, News Director Cláudio Mendonça discovers how a Nevada County neighborhood is preparing for the possibility of wildfire. The station’s resident science guy Al Stahler brings us a new edition of Al Explores. He speaks with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration about the  2025 Atlantic hurricane forecast. KVMR News Correspondent Sherrie Cunningham brings us a look at a local band playing the Honey Hills Music Festival, currently underway. Nevada City poet Molly Fisk shares an essay to close it all out.

Late last month, NOAA – the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration – issued its forecast for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Al Stahler spoke with the science lead for the forecast, and filed this report.

The Honey Hills Music Festival is underway in Nevada County. KVMR News Correspondent Sherrie Cunningham brings us a look at a local band with a lot of history in the d-i-y, indie music scene.

The neighborhood follows the GO, or Get Out Plan which is available online for anyone who wants to develop their own custom wildfire evacuation plan.

Local farmer and cannabis advocate Wade Laughter passed away on Wednesday June 4th, 2025. Wade sat down with Daniel Fink in 2024 for this interview which originally aired on KVMR's The Good Herb Report, with hosts Christopher Redlocks and Maggie Philipsborn.  

The Honey Hills Fest takes place June 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th at multiple venues throughout Nevada City and Grass Valley. Learn more on Instagram: @TheHoneyHillsFest.

In cannabis news, local cannabis researcher, mentor, educator, advocate and CBD pioneer Wade Laughter passed away on Wednesday, June 4th.