The Board of Supervisors won’t sign a deal to string electricity to the DarkHorse subdivision in southern Nevada County unless property owners pony up 90 percent of the $205,000 cost by Dec. 31. Three families have been living without power for a ...

19 Nov 2008

Friends of Norton Public Library fall book sale. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Norton Public Library, 68 East Main St., Norton. Continues Saturday, Nov. 8, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. DJ group Lady Ann & Ice perform. 3:15 p.m., Epoch Assisted Living of Norton, 190 ...

5 Nov 2008

Mokopane - The 65-year-old wife of a missionary in the Bushveld town of Mokopane (previously Potgietersrus) was murdered in her house on Saturday. Reinette Meyer, 65, and her husband pastor Faan Meyer were scheduled to leave this week to do ...

31 Oct 2008

In recent weeks, Nevada City has added solar panels to the rooftops of City Hall and Pioneer Park. Vice Mayor Reinette Senum is looking to keep the energy-sustainability momentum going by organizing a summit this winter that will help the city ...

29 Oct 2008

Still in season : Beetroot, butternut squash, carrots, celeriac, chestnuts, elderberries, kale, onions, potatoes, rabbit, red grouse, salsify, watercress , apples (egremont russet, blenheim orange, orleans reinette), pears (conference, concorde ...

26 Oct 2008

COURTESY OF THE WA APPLE COMM. The Lady Alice is tart, crunchy and fragrant. COURTESY OF THE WA APPLE COMM. The all-purpose Honeycrisp has sweet-tart flesh and a crispy texture. COURTESY OF THE WA APPLE COMM. The Pink Lady is a late-ripening variety ...

28 Sep 2008