Business

Jetta goes the extra mile in fuel challenge

Matthew Welch, the general manager of Auburn Volkswagen, practices what he preaches. He believes the new Jetta Turbo…

Auburn businessman Bill Kost has powered his reliable 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass to many wins over his long career as a sportsman drag racer.

Sports

Kost and his Olds: Still charging after all these years

It is a swift but short ride. Yet collectively, it is an enduring run of good times, nostalgic…

Cyndi and Bruce Fields intend to open their full-service restaurant

Business

Fields & Co. restaurant at Auburn Transit Station looks to open

An ambitious Auburn couple has a dream, and their refreshing concept – dinner by the train – hopefully…

Equipped for the task

Life

61-year-old Auburn woman rapidly ascends mountain climbing ranks

Tenacious Mary Vesper is a late-blooming adventurer who refuses to limit herself – but not at the expense…

Pastor Shawn DeOrnellis is beginning to feel right at home in Victory Fellowships’ new location on 8th Street Northeast

News

Church adopts a new name, finds a new home in Auburn

His casual appearance gives it away. Donned in a light sweatshirt, shorts and flop-flops, the laid back and…

Brittany Schreiber of Auburn goes airborne on her mini quad. Last year

Sports

Auburn 12-year-old (girl) tears up quad machine racetrack

She often leaves the boys eating her dirt. Meet Brittany Schreiber, a fast and furious competitor on four…

Business

Auburn’s longtime family dealer Brewer bows out gracefully

Array

Mary McKean

Life

Unforgettable birthday gift takes wing for woman

At 92 years young, Mary McKean remains part daring, part inquisitive. The Auburn woman also happens to carry…

Opinion

Unforgettable birthday gift takes wing for woman

At 92 years young, Mary McKean remains part daring, part inquisitive.

Life

Auburn family to start bike ride to D.C. on Monday

Well-prepared, eager and focused, Bruce and Kathy Wandler will embark on a long-awaited cross country trip Monday. Destination:…

Auburn’s Al Eufrasio’s interest in unusual people

Life

Auburn man unearths ‘Weird Washington’

By his own admission, Al Eufrasio is no Weird Al. It’s just he has this great sense for…

Firefighter Steve Zehnder

News

They lead by example at the VRFA

One takes command and ensures the health and wellness of his co-workers, the other keeps medical supplies stocked…

Opinion

Auburn teacher, student who formed special bond reunite

From the beginning, Auburn’s Nikkolis O’Neal took a special interest in how things worked mechanically. It was his…

Kyle Harris

News

Adult members of Auburn Boy Scout Troop remain close

One is an orthodontist, another a judge. There’s an attorney and someone with a Ph.D. in communications. A…

Opinion

Auburn schools in good hands with selection of Herren

Kudos to school officials for selecting Kip.

Brandon Hudson and Jody Baughman

Life

Dance team making all the right moves

Under bright lights and in front of large audiences, the Pacific Ballroom Dance Team is accustomed to dancing…

Joy Mitchell

Business

Auburn music shop strikes a chord with collectors

A jingle of vintage jazz fills the room as Chuck Paulson surveys his musical museum, a shop of…

Ronnie Short fills up her truck as the last customer to receive free gasoline – part of a giveaway promotion by the Washington State Lottery – at the Auburn Way South Safeway Fuel Center on Friday morning. Her Dodge truck sports a sign

News

Motorists find long wait, relief at gas giveaway

Like many Americans, Ronnie Short is feeling the pain at the gas pump.

Opinion

Everyday lawyer looks back on a rewarding career

He was the common lawyer for the common man.

Melanie Roach holds her daughter Camillle

News

REACHING OLYMPIC STAGE

Her dream fulfilled, Melanie Roach intends to relish every step of the way as she prepares for China…