A year ago my dad was in an awful car accident that left him with a broken back and paralyzed from the waist down. He was a retired firefighter commuting after going back to work to help my sister go back to school. My dad has always been a giver! He has always wanted to… read more

It’s time to celebrate DAD and all of us here at Star 94FM want to hear why your dad is the best dad ever! Tell us about your dad and we will enter him in our drawing for a chance to win a Grand Prize for Father’s Day which includes but not limited to: a… read more

Listen for a song by the Grateful Dead on Throwback Thursday, June 8th, and get ready to call. STAR94FM will be giving away CD soundtrack’s of the new Grateful Dead CD: Long Strange Trip. Listen for details!

Sunday is Mother’s Day and I read that a woman named Anna Jarvis campaigned for Mother’s Day in 1908 in honor of her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, who had passed away. Her mother Ann was a peace activist and cared for wounded soldiers for both sides of the American Civil War. She had originally created Mother’s… read more

Prom season is upon us. The dresses are out in stores and young women all over America are searching for the perfect dress. Now I am a huge fan of Pinterest and there is a frequent pin that really irks me regarding this topic. The pin usually features a young high school aged girl in… read more

Well, the 2017 Jail N Bail for Community Recovery Resources, Freed, and Hospice of the Foothills has come to an end. For those of you new to this event…every year a group of people come together as bailee’s to raise a minimum of $1,000 each for one of these organizations. Yesterday, we set up a… read more

I have loved this community my entire life. Not just because I was born and raised here and not because of its beautiful landscape…but because of the amazing people that reside here. When I turned 30 years old something began to shift with me. For the first time, I wanted to help others around me… read more

For those of you who are loyal listeners you have heard a different voice on the Morning Show here on Star 94FM. Instead of Moe…you’ve been listening to the highly esteemed Dave Bear. Dave Bear can be heard weekdays on the Swap Shop/Shopping Show on our sister station KNCO 830am from 3-5pm. Sometimes employees need… read more

So many so much during the evacuation of surrounding communities into Grass Valley/Nevada City. The fairgrounds accepted more than 1000 people, the local Carl’s JR. donated 200 hamburgers, Grass Valley’s Raley’s served breakfast Monday and lunch on Tuesday. Sierra Mountain Coffee Roasters delivered goodies to the evacuees for Valentine’s Day…also thanks to Uptown Burrito, Karing… read more

Let us pass along your special valentine message to your sweetheart, your pet…a new crush…grandma…your choice. Just send the message along to Allison and Moe so we can spend the morning serenading Nevada County with tidings of love. You can email allison@knco.com moe@knco.com or if you are on twitter: @allisonandmoe Help us make this a… read more

If you are thirsty, 2017 is the year for you. All the water you need. Remember the movie Waterworld starring Kevin Costner? That was a lot of water. Are we ahead of him yet? Drive carefully. Moe

It’s very similar to a camel. A chicken can store nutrients in it’s chest area in a place called the “crop” as in a crop of food. Yesterday, Allison brought in a bag filled with leftovers from her refrigerator, which she said I could deliver to the hens that live in my backyard, mainly in… read more

This morning on STAR94FM, Allison was tested on her knowledge of current music. She did pretty well with 2 out of 4. How well would you do? In case you missed it, see if you can figure out the song. “What would I do without your smart mouth? Drawing me in, and you kicking me… read more

When I was a child, mom had carpeting put in the bathroom. It had been her dream for years to make that room a plush respite from the rest of life. It turned out, she loved it so much, that dad decided to run the carpeting all the way down the path into the house…. read more

Nevada County is a reader’s community. That is probably one of the reasons the people here are so friendly and thoughtful. Taylor Day, who handles radio traffic, and Allison, STAR’S amazing co-host, always have a book at the ready. Some of the best book stores in the country are right here too. Recently, Nevada Reads… read more

We are pretty fortunate to have Paradise Donuts in the same center as STAR94FM. They have developed quite a reputation for not only donuts, but coffee as well. Their baristas blend all of those specialty brews in minutes. One of our favorites is the white mocha latte. The most important aspect of Paradise Donuts is… read more

The Animal Film Festival and Tarshis Foundation have announced the winners of this years CAPE awards. The Center for Animal Protection and Education will be presenting the films, all between 30 and 90 seconds, that highlight uses of animals used in food production, advocating for human health, the environment and or humane merits of plant… read more

Do you live near hens? If so, you may have noticed an uptick in production this weekend. Rumor has it that thousands of years ago, some birds were known to lay golden eggs. These chicken cousins were sought after by giants and the average size alike. Today, with all of the talk of nutrition and… read more

This morning on Star, I witnessed the great camaraderie that oozes through the hallways. Louis, one of the fellas who hangs around in sales, suggested that Allison may be partly responsible for the uptick in global warming. His theory is that climate change really got out of hand during the period of her life. Scientists… read more

You may not be old enough to remember when it became fashionable to stay home Saturday nights and click on CBS. For a while, The Bob Newhart Show, Mash, All in the Family and The Carol Burnett Show surrounded the top rated among them, The Mary Tyler Moore Show. The story was that Mary’s character,… read more