Colfax News

Nevada County Land Trust and Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital have come together in an effort to provide the general public with a non-strenuous activity that promotes the health benefits derived from a walking program.

When thieves smashed the window of a Loomis shop, owner Dan Henderson said it coulda ve put him out of business.

James Andrews of Winchester Hill notified City Marshal Davis that young boys removed his cart from his house and hauled it up South Auburn Street.

Lowell Robinson, of the Robinson Enterprises energy and timber firm in Nevada City, describes the difficulty of fulfilling state regulations at a meeting in Nevada City Friday.

Merridee Smith demonstrates how to make a wool, silk & tinsel vessel, one of her many creations on display at Old Library Art Studios.

Auburn artist Rita Forman's preferred medium is glass. She creates glass beads using a technique called "lampworking," a centuries-old method where glass is melted in a flame and then manipulated.

A retail clerk at Golden State Patient Care Collective in Colfax weighs out the amount of medical cannabis a patient requires.

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.