This week's News Magazine features KVMR Science Correspondent Al Stahler as he recounts the true tale of a spacecraft which returned to earth carrying some very special cargo. Hydrogeologist Steve Baker discusses what’s turning coastal California ocean waters a supernatural glowing shade of blue. KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça has intel on impending Nevada County election forums. We close with an essay by Molly Fisk.

Al Stahler recounts the true tale of a spacecraft which returned to earth carrying some very special cargo.

Nevada County OES has organized several workshops in order to gather input from the community. The workshops are based on 4 distinct geographic sections that they call forecast zones. Find your zone and register for the workshops at ReadyNevadaCounty.org/CWP.

Four skiers were swept up by an avalanche at the Palisades Tahoe ski resort in Olympic Valley. A 66-year-old Truckee man was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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The League of Women Voters of Nevada County will hold candidate forums for the March 5 Primary election in late January and is asking the community to submit questions for the candidates. Questions can be submitted by email at [email protected].

Newly selected Board of Supervisors Chair, Hardy Bullock, and Nevada County Public Health Director, Kathy Cahill, cut a large red ribbon at noon on Tuesday to mark the official debut of the county’s new Mobile Health Unit. 

Whether big or small, any organization whose mission is to help women and children is eligible for a mini-grant from Soroptimist International
of the Sierra Foothills. Information and applications available of their website.

The Board of Supervisors has scheduled a Special Meeting to take final action on the proposed Idaho Maryland Mine reopening. It will take place on Thursday, February 15, 2024 in the Board of Supervisor's Chambers, at the Rood Center— 950 Maidu Avenue in Nevada City.

This week we look at a forty-year-old Nevada County cold case and give you the details on this weekend's winter storm. Economist Gary Zimmerman joins Paul Emery for a look back at how the national economy fared in 2023 and what to expect in the new year in the latest Economic Report. Money Matter’s host Marc Cuniberti drops by to share his commentary on the potential benefits of financial resolutions. Molly Fisk closes out your News Magazine with an essay that ricochets from Norse mythology to Oxford Language’s 2023 Word of the Year.

Economist Gary Zimmerman joins Paul Emery for a look back at how the national economy fared in 2023 and what to expect in the new year in the latest Economic Report.