Auburn Journal Newspaper

10/20/2026

Echo Valley Ranch takes sixth in pumpkin contest, then loses giant gourd to a 'pumpkin-napping

Echo Valley Ranch, longtime sponsor and judge of the Auburn Harvest Festival giant pumpkin weigh-off, entered a staff-grown 87-pound pumpkin that placed sixth Saturday, then vanished before the crew could take it home. The store is now displaying Veona Calbraith's 432.5-pound second-place pumpkin ou...

10/20/2026

Placer County resident among winners of California State Parks photo contest

Over 1,041 images were submitted to the second annual California State Parks Foundation Photo Contest.

10/20/2026

10/19/2026

Auburn football roundup: Del Oro routs Granite Bay; Colfax, Bear River fall.

Auburn football roundup: Del Oro routs Granite Bay; Colfax, Bear River fall

10/17/2026

The Raging Rhinos built a 28-6 halftime lead and never looked back, relying on a punishing ground game and a dominant defensive effort to stifle Placer's dynamic Wing-T offense.

The Raging Rhinos built a 28-6 halftime lead and never looked back, relying on a punishing ground game and a dominant defensive effort to stifle Placer's dynamic Wing-T offense.

10/17/2026

In case you missed it, Placer County received $700K from to make parking, traffic and pedestrian improvements in downtown Tahoe City via the Surface Transportation Block Grant program. These remaining funds, plus $1.5M of transient occupancy tax funds, will help get the project started in the summer of 2027. Learn more: https://www.placer.ca.gov/11133/Placer-secures-Tahoe-City-grant-from-Cal

10/16/2026

PCWA breaks ground on Ophir water treatment plant

https://goldmountaincanews.com/news/373288/pcwa-breaks-ground-on-ophir-water-treatment-plant/

10/16/2026

Join us this Saturday at the Auburn Municipal Airport for the Auburn Chili Cook-Off!
12 PM - 3 PM

We just found out that proceeds from the bar and chili cook-off benefit the Auburn State Theatre's ongoing restoration!

Can't wait to see you there!

10/16/2026

Questions and Answers with candidates for AUSD School Board

We asked all the candidates to answer five questions that may give voters insight into who they are and how they approach the job of school trustee. Holt and Simmons did not return responses to our questions.

10/15/2026

The Trustee Area 5 seat will remain vacant until a Feb. 2 election after the county superintendent determined a community petition was legally sufficient.

The Trustee Area 5 seat will remain vacant until a Feb. 2 election after the county superintendent determined a community petition was legally sufficient.