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City manager to leave Colfax post

Bruce Kranz, Colfax’s City Manager since August 2009, is resigning, effective May 9. “As a California Public Employees' Retirement System retiree, I’ve been ...

Countdown begins as election day nears

On Tuesday, Nov. 6, Colfax-area voters will chose their preference for president of the United States, as well as two Colfax City Council members. The Presidential General Election ...

Councilwoman steps down due to relocation

Councilwoman Suzanne Roberts has resigned her seat on the Colfax City Council, effective Aug. 31, because she has moved out of the city limits. “It was a bittersweet sort of thi ...

City, community center face off over sewer bill

Sierra Vista Community Center board members are in disagreement with the City of Colfax as to how much the center owes the city for its sewer usage. In a letter to the SVCC dated ...

Residents can provide input on digital billboard proposal

A sign ordinance amendment has been proposed that would allow for the installation of digital billboards on city-owned property along Interstate 80 and Highway 174. The introductio ...

Sign ordinance hearing set

Digital billboard signs could soon be a new feature of the Colfax viewscape. At a public hearing set for Feb. 22, the Colfax Planning Commission will hold the first reading of the ...

Steve Harvey takes the reins as new mayor

The mayor’s gavel has changed hands on the Colfax city council. Steve Harvey, who was elected to the council in 2008, assumed the position during the Dec. 14 council meeting, rep ...

Colfax Chronicles

10 YEARS AGO Dec. 6, 2001 – A mix of snow and rain fell on Colfax Tuesday morning, bringing hazardous road conditions to the Sierra foothills. Tuesday morning’s storm was the s ...

Sewer testing to begin: Watch for smoke

Where there’s smoke, there isn’t always fire. Starting next week, the smoke could be coming from testing being conducted by the City of Colfax on sanitary sewer lines. During ...

State approves $1.745M loan for Colfax

You can hear the relief in the voice of Colfax City Manager Bruce Kranz. On Monday, the state Water Resources Control Board, meeting in Sacramento, approved a $1,745,600 loan from ...