Colfax News

In accepting Jon Ray's resignation last month, the Colfax Elementary School District board is in effect buying out the former superintendent/principal's contract for more than $72,000. But that settlement package was far less expensive than other alternatives, stressed interim Superintendent/Principal Ken Poulsen.

Linda Mason, co-owner of Drooling Dog Bar BQ, chats with longtime customer Nancy Lang while serving her a roasted veggie salad at the restaurant's new location off Harrison Avenue near Pistol Pete's Bar in Auburn.

Grass Valley Police Department Tuesday 8:58 a.m. - A caller from Elisabeth Daniels Park reported several juveniles went into a bathroom and hadn't come out.

Racing fans know Mark Joiner from his years as co-owner, with his brother David, of Fast Fridays Motorcycle Speedway in Auburn.

Pilz Produce at Hillcrest, Penryn puts out some colorful pumpkins and winter squash.

Clara Garretson celebrates her 95th birthday. Clara Hodge Garretson of Redlands celebrated her 95th birthday Aug.

With the chances dwindling of a medical marijuana dispensary opening in western Nevada County, the Colfax City Council voted 4-0 Wednesday night to ban any more of them there.

Some jangled Nevada County nerves could start returning to normal: Caltrans announced Tuesday the long-running Highway 20-49 detour through Nevada County should end by Nov.

This strenuous trek starts in Colfax at the Steven's Trail head and provides a gentle slope 4 1/2 miles to the North Fork of the American River.

There's no need to rush - trick-or-treaters have four hours on Oct. 30 to score candy and other treats from Downtown and Old Town Auburn businesses.

The resignation of Superintendent/Principal Jon Ray was announced early Thursday morning.

Al Dittman, a volunteer at the Railroad Museum in Nevada City, stands in the museum's new addition that can house large train cars under the roof to protect the cars as they are being restored.

A PG&E crew member works to fix a downed power line on Rock Springs Road in Newcastle Tuesday.

Colfax Elementary School Superintendent/Principal Jon Ray asserted Wednesday that the allegations raised by parents Monday night are unfounded.

The third annual Placer County Association of Realtors Charity Poker run roared out of Rocklin Sunday bound for the winding back roads of the Sierra foothills to raise money for the sorely strapped Salvation Army.

For the past 20 years, Betty Snell of Colfax has been in the pizza business. Since 1999, she has owned and operated Pizza N' Stuff in Tippecanoe County.

The Colfax High boys basketball golf classic is slated for Sat. Oct. 24 at The Ridge in Auburn.

AT&T splicing technician Dave Erickson is credited with saving a 60-year-old woman's life after she had been trapped in her van for 19 hours near Dutch Flat.

Tanya Joy, owner of Assist You, provides round-the-clock care that allows Alpine Meadows resident Phyllis Day, 90, to spend her last days in the home she and her husband built in 1986.

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