North San Juan News

"I'm a toy freak," said Kay McMahon, gesturing to the sprawling porcelain village that fills her Grass Valley living room.

Friend and fellow nature lover Diane D'Arcy just forwarded me the following, amazing story: Date: December 12, 2009 Subject: FW: Miracle coyote Rob: Here is an unbelievable story.

A drunken man allegedly trying to start a fight in North San Juan ended up in custody Friday morning on drunken driving and drug charges.

Meet the real Wile E. Coyote Meet the Wiliest of all coyotes: Hit by a car at 75 mph, embedded in the grill, rode for 600 miles - and SURVIVED! When a brother and sister struck a coyote at 75 mph they assumed they had killed the animal and drove on.

The fire departments for North San Juan, Rough and Ready, and Peardale-Chicago Park are each scheduled to meet Tuesday night.

Lesa Shaffer, who is serving one year in Nevada County jail on vehicular manslaughter charges, won't be home for Christmas.

A trio of North San Juan residents ended up in hot water after allegedly rifling through an abandoned motor home in the area and making off with part of a stash of money.

Longtime Nevada County government critic Bill Steele has announced plans to run for the soon-to-be vacant Treasurer-Tax Collector's position.

A Grass Valley man is set to be arraigned Nov. 23 in a confrontation that left another man pinned between his vehicle and a tractor-trailer. Both men claim to be the victim in the road rage incident, however.

Department of Justice officials were busy Thursday disposing of chemicals from a meth lab discovered by accident at a North San Juan residence.

By Mail Foreign Service When a brother and sister struck a coyote at 75mph they assumed they had killed the animal and drove on.

Blaze quickly contained in Peardale A garage in flames in Peardale was quickly contained by firefighters Saturday, sparing the residence to which it was attached.

The head of the coyote can be seen next to the engine of the car as volunteers worked to extricate it.

Recently I noticed on the front cover of The Union a large article detailing a sting operation performed in the North San Juan area by DEA agents and a vast array of our local law enforcement which netted a lot of cultivated marijuana growing in the green hills and valleys of our innocent community.

Police and the Internal Revenue Service searched five more properties in the North San Juan area in connection with a man accused of involvement in a large-scale marijuana growing and distribution operation.

Multiple law enforcement agencies raided indoor and outdoor marijuana grows in North San Juan last month.

Grass Valley Police Department Sunday n 6:25 a.m. - A caller from the 200 block of Sutton Way reported a dog barking all night.

Multiple law enforcement agencies raided indoor and outdoor marijuana grows Wednesday morning in North San Juan.

Charles Hilkey Jr., the North San Juan man arrested Sept. 9 during a multi-agency drug raid, has been indicted by a grand jury in U.S. District Court on charges of conspiracy, manufacturing more than 1,000 marijuana plants and conspiracy to launder money.

Nevada County Recycles has expanded the free used tire recycling event this year to all three local transfer stations - McCourtney Road, North San Juan and Washington.