Firefighters battle blazes in remote wildland areas - Auburn Journal
Crews continue to battle American River Complex and Yuba River Complex fires caused by lightning strikes June 21.

Local fires almost contained - The Union of Grass Valley
The Yuba River Complex of wildfires is almost 60 percent contained after firefighters made significant headway on the high Sierra blazes over the weekend.

Kranz op-ed: Hit piece by Montgomery staffer contained inaccuracies - Auburn Journal (6/29/08)
On June 14, the Auburn Journal printed a column written by my opponent's campaign staff that did not tell the whole truth about my record as county supervisor.

Project that would thin 'overstocked' forest is put on hold - The Union of Grass Valley
A project to log 161 acres on the Tahoe National Forest 15 miles from Truckee is on hold after foresters decided they need to take a closer look at the effects to plants and wildlife.

ARD OKs preliminary budget plan - Auburn Journal
Facing a $69,000 dip in revenues, the Auburn Recreation District chose not to cut services in its 2008-2009 preliminary $4.5 million budget

Vigilant trail maintenance keeps local endurance events running - Auburn Journal
Cancellation of the Western States Endurance Run won't slow year-round trail maintenance efforts that depend on volunteer help.