Stephen Roberson
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PREP FOOTBALL: Bruins look to reclaim winning tradition
Flip it.That’s the unofficial motto for the Bear River High School football team, which aims to turn last year’s 3-7 record into a 7-3 mark this year.The Bruins suffered → Read More
Wet winter forces high school district to replace Nevada Union roofs a year early
Two roofs at Nevada Union High School will be replaced sooner than anticipated thanks to a historically heavy winter.The projects are funded through Measure B, the $47 million measure → Read More
Nevada Union senior Tomaso Wilkins battling gastrointestinal stromal tumors, a rare cancer
Tomaso Wilkins wasn’t going to play football this year.The 17-year-old Nevada Union senior, who also ran track, said he had fallen in love with lacrosse. Wilkins, also an avid → Read More
Arete Academy to offer homeschool curriculum to students with special circumstances
Times have changed, and school districts have to adapt.That was Pleasant Ridge Union School District Superintendent Rusty Clark’s motivation when he approached Sarah Schwartz in March about a new → Read More
California-style restaurant Wild Eye Pub looks to take over Empire House
Grass Valley’s historic Empire House may soon be alive and kicking again.Beth Moore and husband David Kuczora have been working for nearly 10 months to open the Wild Eye → Read More
Host families needed for exchange students for four-week summer program
For anyone looking for a cultural awakening, here’s your chance.Cultural Homestay International, a nonprofit educational exchange program that’s been around for 37 years, is looking for host families for → Read More
Fire destroys motor home on Lower Colfax
The Fourth of July holiday got off to a near devastating start for Gold Run resident Terrance Herzberg on Monday night when his motorhome burst into flames on Lower → Read More
Ken Marchinek sells Subsational Subs after 29 years
Ken Marchinek is riding off into the sunset, but his Subsational Sub Sandwiches shop isn’t going anywhere.Marchinek and his wife Nancy are selling the sandwich shop they’ve owned for 29 years and retiring. “He’s 68 and he just wants to do other things,” Nancy said. “There’s no other reason than that. He’s 68 and he… → Read More
Wreaths Across America honors those buried in local cemeteries
“A person dies twice: once when they take their final breath, and later, the last their name is spoken.”The above statement is displayed prominently on the Wreaths Across America → Read More
Nevada Union graduate Jillian Smith vies for Miss California crown
Jillian Smith’s trip to this week’s Miss California pageant in Fresno could not have gotten off to a more opportune start.The pageant, part of the Miss America Organization, started → Read More
Thieves steal Bitney High solar panels used to power greenhouse fan
Oliver Bach spent time this past school year interning for California Solar in Grass Valley.As part of his internship, the Bitney College Prep High School junior completed a student → Read More
Nevada County Economic Resource Council Director Jon Gregory resigns
Jon Gregory, the executive director of the Nevada County Economic Resource Council for the past three and a half years, has resigned.Gregory, who has also served as the managing → Read More
Ghidotti graduate will spend 13 months in Ethiopia studying gelada monkeys
Iris Foxfoot is going to spend the next year-plus engaged in some monkey business.No, the recent University of California at Santa Barbara graduate won’t be goofing off.The 22-year-old 2012 → Read More
Forest Lake CyberPatriots program focuses on cyber knowledge, integrity
Children of the ‘80s likely remember the film WarGames.The Mathew Broderick movie explored a teenager’s knack for computer hacking and the trouble that ensues when he nearly starts a → Read More
Bear River senior’s exploration of declining arts programs garners top prize (video)
Aidan Conley must thrive on pressure.The Bear River High School senior was supposed to have one week to create a two-minute film to enter into the Student Voices Campaign → Read More
Union Hill Teachers Association seeks contract competitive with surrounding districts
Union Hill School District teachers and parents flooded the district’s board room and spilled into the lobby on Tuesday to show their support for the teachers association bargaining unit → Read More
Seven Hills students, teacher shave heads for cancer research
Kevin Selby made a deal with the students of Seven Hills Middle School’s Interact Club.Raise $1,000 for St. Baldrick’s Foundation and he would shave his head.They did, and he → Read More
Workshop focuses on environmentally friendly cannabis cultivation
We should learn from the mistakes of the Gold Rush.That was South Yuba River Citizens League Executive Director Caleb Dardick’s thoughts with regard to the booming marijuana cultivation industry.On → Read More
The Stone House launches soft opening, targets mid-May for upstairs dining, lounge
It’s taken longer than expected, but The Stone House in Nevada City is back in business.The bar and restaurant, which has been closed since former owner Nikko Wu was → Read More
Chicago Park wins inaugural Children’s Team Sudoku Tournament, beats out 19 teams
The first Children’s Team Sudoku Tournament went off better than Jerry Martin ever expected.Martin, a retired educator who’s developed a passion for the Japanese puzzles over the last 11 → Read More