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Sports

Local Football Update

By Carl J. Butz

November 20, 2024

Truckee Wolverines win NIAA Football Playoff game, Loyalton Grizzlies lose in semi-finals, Feather River Eagles end season with 1-9 record.

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Regional Employment and Unemployment

By Carl J. Butz

November 15, 2024

September 2024 regional employment data shows mixed results, with some counties experiencing job growth while others face higher unemployment rates.

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Local Football Update

By Carl J. Butz

November 15, 2024

Gus Petterson leads Grizzlies to victory, Wolverines dominate Spartans, and Bruins knocked out of playoffs.

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Local Football Update

By Carl J. Butz

November 1, 2024

Truckee Wolverines dominate South Tahoe Vikings, Loyalton Grizzlies win in overtime, and Portola Tigers face Redding Christian Lions.

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Local Football Update

By Carl J. Butz

October 23, 2024

Loyalton Grizzlies, Portola Tigers, and Nevada Union Miners face losses, while Bear River Bruins and Truckee Wolverines celebrate victories.

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Local Football Update

By Carl J. Butz

October 10, 2024

Herlong Vikings triumph over Westwood Lumberjacks, while Portola Tigers and Quincy Trojans face losses; upcoming games previewed.

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Local Football Update

By Carl J. Butz

October 4, 2024

Quincy Trojans host Biggs Wolverines, Portola Tigers seek first win, and Nevada Union Miners face Placer Hillmen in upcoming games.

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Art + Ag Trail  Features HoBo Ranch

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Art + Ag Trail Features HoBo Ranch

By Carl J. Butz

September 26, 2024

HoBo Ranch, a small-scale family farm in Sierra Valley, offers botanically dyed wool, flowers, and fresh eggs.

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Local Football Update

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Local Football Update

By Carl J. Butz

September 26, 2024

Loyalton Grizzlies triumph over Chester Volcanos, while Quincy Trojans and Bear River Bruins face defeat in local football games.

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Biomass Facility for NYLRP

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Biomass Facility for NYLRP

By Carl J. Butz

September 6, 2024

Yuba Water Agency funds Camptonville Community Partnership for a biomass plant to process forest waste and reduce wildfire risk.

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Draco

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Draco

By Carl J. Butz

August 23, 2024

Explore Draco, a constellation rich in mythology and celestial bodies, visible near Vega this week.

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A Success for NASA

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A Success for NASA

By Carl J. Butz

July 10, 2024

NASA's DART mission successfully redirected an asteroid, proving the feasibility of altering hazardous asteroid trajectories.

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Ground-Penetrating Radar Maps Downieville Cemetery

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Ground-Penetrating Radar Maps Downieville Cemetery

By Carl J. Butz

July 5, 2024

Tom Nicholson used ground-penetrating radar to identify 40 burial spots in Downieville Cemetery's Pauper’s Graveyard.

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Hercules

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Hercules

By Carl J. Butz

June 26, 2024

The late spring and early summer months are the best time to observe the constellation named after Hercules, the mythological Roman hero famed for his strength and courage while subduing monsters, bandits, and criminals.

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Star Wars Redux?

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Star Wars Redux?

By Carl J. Butz

June 6, 2024

In 1983, George Lucas released “The Return of the Jedi,” and President Reagan proposed creating a system designed to protect the U.S. from any nuclear bombs the Soviet Union might send our way via intercontinental ballistic missiles.

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