Opinion

Editorial: California’s counties could learn from the nation’s only prison rodeo

Editor’s Note: On April 20, Gold Country Media reporter Scott Thomas Anderson spent the day at the Angola Prison Rodeo, held at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, two hours no ...

Food drive supports Americans in need

  Thank you to everyone who donated to the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive (May 11) and to the mail carriers sponsoring the project. Charlene Good, Colfax Salvation Army coordin ...

Cars shine at hot rod show

  The 6th Annual Highway 40 Hot Rod Classics Show, held May 18, featured some beautiful classics that made a first-time appearance. The top prizewinners were Rick Armstrong, ...

Reader Input: Who will remember?

Who will remember your smile, your laughter, your jokes, stories of home and your loved ones? Who will remember the endless nights, weeks without showers, trying to sleep in wet ...

Reader Input: Host families appreciated

I would like to thank all my wonderful host families who welcomed a foreign exchange student into their home this past year. It is so gratifying to know that there are people in ...

Colfax Falcons are in the spotlight

  Mike Ray has really stepped up on coverage for the Colfax Falcon teams, and it is much appreciated. Amy Thomas, Colfax

Donations go to food drive

  We wish to thank H&R Block of Colfax for donating 110 pounds of non-perishable food items collected during the current tax season. This is an annual food drive and we a ...

Reader input: Thank you people of our community

I would like to say a huge thank you to all the people of our great community for the support for Tammy Tye-Moore’s “Friends for Life” benefit dinner and silent a ...

Reader input: Many ways to support library

Celebrate National Library Week, April 14-20, by using — and helping — your public library. Get a library card and enjoy its privileges — check out movies, books, ...