My husband and I have lived for 42 years in Placer County and we love it. Our county has an abundance of natural beauty and a blend of healthy cities, qu ...
“There’s always one more hill” is a truism for many rides in Placer County.
Riders heading due west from Lincoln can find flat (and sometimes windy ...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month for the last three decades and we unfortunately still need that designation today.
In 2014, there were 25,801 new breast cancer cases in t ...
I feel like I can trust you, so if I go off on a rant, can we keep it just among the six of us?
Bike riders have the same rights and responsibilities as drivers. Eve ...
It’s getting harder to find a comprehensive source for local fishing reports. I have to hit several sites to get an overall picture of what’s happening.
So after ...
Eddie Murphy may be long gone from Placer County but the name of the famous actor still packs gravitus in the effort by a Florida auction house to sell his former Los Lagos home in ...
Cool early mornings, followed by summer temperatures after just a couple of hours.
That’s what we cyclists have been experiencing in the last month.
Sta ...
Do you ride Placer County Transit (PCT) to get around the area or commute to work? If so, you’re one of the nearly 390,000 people who ride PCT in western Placer every year.
...
We had just started our second pass downstream when one rod started shaking and line started peeling off with a familiar zzz-zz-zz sound.
“It’s a fish!” I shoute ...
Figuring out how to get around town or from one city to another city by bus is now much easier in Placer County.
That’s thanks to Placer County Transit, which has bus routes ...
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy is in its fourth year of football. They are members of the Sacramento Metropolitan Athletic League and, like other Division VII schools, they have ...
LOOKING BACK From our archives; compiled by Howard Stitt
10 Years Ago
Oct. 2, 2008
Elizabeth Ann Schweigert, a resident of Loomis for more than 50 years, passed away at ...
Hanging out with a dog can be one of the best parts of our day.
Dogs unconditionally love us, they make us smile and they’re content being by our side.
Living with a pet al ...
