Rebecca O'Neil
TheUnion
Contact Rebecca
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Rebecca:
Ashram celebrates 50 years in Nevada County
The United Nations announced June 21 as the “International Day of Yoga” 11 years ago today. → Read More
The count continues: Election workers have rigorous system for tallying votes
People can watch Nevada County election officials count the June 7 primary votes through a new window installed in the Eric Rood Administrative Center’s Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters’ Office. → Read More
The count continues: Election workers have rigorous system for tallying votes
People can watch Nevada County election officials count the June 7 primary votes through a new window installed in the Eric Rood Administrative Center’s Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters’ Office. → Read More
Local artist employs ‘grounding device’ on Chambers Gallery mainstage
By employing old techniques with new technology, Thatcher’s 3-D modeling creates “a simulated environment, detached from reality and perspective — I enjoy this relationship with imagery from social media platforms.”“I’ve always been a fan of optical art,” Chambers said, “but how she creates her art is different than all the other artists that I work… → Read More
Man faces school-related firearms charge
Grass Valley authorities say they arrested a man on Tuesday for possession of a firearm close to a school campus, among other charges. → Read More
Van Norden Meadow to be restored over the next 2 years
The Sierra Nevada’s meadows — some 10,000 of them — have significantly deteriorated in the last century because of road building, overuse of habitat, development and catastrophic wildfire, according to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.The South Yuba River Citizens League was awarded $3.746 million from the Wildlife Conservation Board’s Forest Conservation grant program to… → Read More
Grass Valley weather: Summer temperatures follow storm
A weekend storm brought light moisture to the Nevada County region, meaning meadows will now conclude their seasonal transition from green to yellow.According to the National Weather Service’s Sacramento Office, the Grass Valley area received anywhere between a half-inch to an inch of precipitation over the weekend.“That’s pretty good for June,” Meteorologist Cory Mueller said,… → Read More
Nevada City Council explores land back initiative for Nisenan
Nevada City is taking steps to help the Nisenan Tribe achieve federal recognition by exploring ways to get a piece of land back into the Rancheria’s possession. → Read More
The music plays on: Nevada Union Choir to perform last show of the year
The Nevada Union High School Choir will perform its final performance of the school year tonight and third in-person performance since the COVID-19 pandemic affected school attendance and enrollment in the arts in March 2020. → Read More
Independent energy: Interfaith Food Ministry fundraises to explore zero waste option
Interfaith Food Ministry collaborates with various agencies to collect and distribute food to just under 600 families in Nevada County on a weekly basis. → Read More
On the rise: Nevada County sees ‘surge’ in COVID-19 cases
“Your guess is as good as mine.”Nevada County Deputy Public Health Officer Dr. Glennah Trochet said that when asked Wednesday to speculate about how many more positive cases there are in Nevada County than appear on the agency’s COVID-19 dashboard.Public Health Director Jill Blake said some people estimate the number of at-home positive test results… → Read More
Two for District 4: Calvin Clark, Sue Hoek run for Board of Supervisors
Two candidates are running for the District 4 seat on the Nevada County Board of Supervisors — Calvin Clark and incumbent Sue Hoek. → Read More
Murder case comes to a close: Jurors to decide fate of Sean Bryant, Michael McCauley
Nevada County jurors will now decide the fate of two men accused of murder in the 2018 death of 70-year-old Stan Norman. → Read More
Growing pains: Cannabis profit-margin has become too narrow
If the cannabis market — legal and illicit — was looking risky before, the industry's countenance is now straight hostile. → Read More
‘It’s a lot of trees’: Unknown number of trees cut in Nevada County for wildfire mitigation efforts
Logging is not the money making industry it once was in Nevada County, but amid wildfire mitigation efforts, tree trunks are the new property accessory. → Read More
Top counter: Clerk-recorder candidates discuss office process, transparency
You knew a question about election fraud was coming. → Read More
Under the wire: Innkeepers face trials with undergrounding, PG&E
Pacific Gas & Electric is undergrounding the power lines at the top of Broad Street in Nevada City — a year after the utility company cut down a century-old blue Atlas cedar that led one person to climb a tree for days in protest.The cedar’s trunk, a gravestone in the eyes of Broad Street Inn… → Read More
Murder trial begins: Sean Bryant, Michael McCauley face charges in connection with Stan Norman’s death
The defense attorney requested the judge move his laptop 2 inches so Bianca Price, a key witness in the murder case, could be seen by her ex-boyfriend, one of two men on trial. Price, dating Sean Bryant in April 2018, testified Tuesday on the first day of trial for her ex-boyfriend. Bryant, 55, faces charges of torture and murder in Stan Norman’s death. Michael McCauley, 45, faces a murder… → Read More
No requirement to show proof of vaccination may bring reprieve in falling school enrollment
California elementary and secondary school students will not be required to show proof of vaccination at the start of the academic year, according to an announcement made Thursday by the California’s Governor’s Office. → Read More
More rain ahead: Western Nevada County can expect rain; snow for upper elevations
Grass Valley had a couple of days of respite from the rain, though more is on the way. → Read More