Columbia College Fall 2017 President’s List Students

Columbia College Fall 2017 President’s List Students

Columbia, CA…Columbia College has named 182 students to the fall 2017 semester President’s List. We are pleased to officially recognize their exceptional scholastic achievement.  This acknowledgment is reserved for students completing twelve or more units of semester coursework at Columbia College and earning a cumulative grade point average between 3.5 and 4.0, with no grade […]

You Could Get Up To $3000 The Day You File At H&R Block

You Could Get Up To $3000 The Day You File At H&R Block

Angels Camp, Jackson & Valley Springs, CA…You Could Get Up To $3000 The Day You File At H&R Block. Come into an H&R Block tax office in Angels Camp, Jackson or Valley Springs to meet with a tax professional who can handle all your tax preparation needs. Our expert tax preparers in Angels Camp, CA […]

Indoor Marijuana Grow Eradicated on Baldwin Street, Valley Springs

Indoor Marijuana Grow Eradicated on Baldwin Street, Valley Springs

Valley Springs, CA…On 01-10-18 members of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team served a search warrant for an illegal unregistered indoor marijuana grow at a residence in the 8000 block of Baldwin Street in Valley Springs. Deputies found that the entire house had been converted for marijuana cultivation. 1,447 marijuana plants were seized […]

Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Grocery Ad & Weekly Specials Through January 16th

Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Grocery Ad & Weekly Specials Through January 16th

Angels Camp & Murphys, CA…For the best Deli Sandwiches in Calaveras County, come on in and treat yourself to the tastiest and freshest ‘made with love’ deli sandwiches around. Angels Food Deli, Text your order to 209.753.7331 Or You may call your order in to 209.736.4243 ext 14. Sierra Hills Market Deli, Text your order […]

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Adopts a Ban Ordinance on Cannabis Cultivation ~ Timothy Lutz Calaveras CAO

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Adopts a Ban Ordinance on Cannabis Cultivation ~ Timothy Lutz Calaveras CAO

San Andreas, CA…During the Special Meeting on cannabis held yesterday, January 10, 2018, the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors adopted a ban ordinance on the cultivation and commerce of cannabis within the County’s unincorporated areas. The ordinance limits the cultivation of cannabis for commercial and medical use to the limits imposed by California State law, […]

Influenza Cases are Increasing in California Health Officials Encourage Californians to Get Vaccinated ~ Dean Kelaita, M.D.

Influenza Cases are Increasing in California Health Officials Encourage Californians to Get Vaccinated ~ Dean Kelaita, M.D.

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras County Public Health Division is monitoring influenza activity throughout our community. Though activity in Calaveras County has not yet increased, activity in California is widespread and at levels usually seen at the peak of the influenza season. Health officials encourage Californians to get vaccinated. “With the increase in influenza impacting many communities […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Tree on Big Hill Road

Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Tree on Big Hill Road

Sonora, CA…CHP is reporting a vehicle vs tree near Big Hill Rd / Old Oak Ranch Rd. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00079 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Big Hill Rd / Old Oak Ranch Rd Loc Desc: BTW SIERRA GLEN APPLE RANCH Lat/Lon: 38.044189 -120.326821 Close Detail Information 8:08 AM 7 [13] […]

Walmart to Raise U.S. Wages, Provide One-Time Bonus and Expand Hourly Maternity and Parental Leave

Walmart to Raise U.S. Wages, Provide One-Time Bonus and Expand Hourly Maternity and Parental Leave

Bentonville, Ark….Today, Walmart announced plans to increase the starting wage rate for all hourly associates in the U.S. to $11, expand maternity and parental leave benefits and provide a one-time cash bonus for eligible associates of up to $1,000. The company is also creating a new benefit to assist associates with adoption expenses. The combined […]

Calaveras County School Board Member Tom Pratt Announces For CA State Senate

Calaveras County School Board Member Tom Pratt Announces For CA State Senate

Murphys, CA…Vallecito Union School Board Member, local businessman, and community leader Tom Pratt announced today that he has officially launched his campaign for California’s 8th State Senate district. “I’m ready to take my experience to bring real leadership for this district to Sacramento,” said Tom Pratt. “I’m running because it’s time someone steps up for […]

Fae Janet Gibson 1937-2017

Fae Janet Gibson 1937-2017

White Pines, CA…Fae Janet Gibson 1937-2017. “When people die, they cannot be replaced. They leave holes that cannot be filled, for it is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own […]

Calaveras County Most Wanted – Jimmy Blake Terry…Updated

Calaveras County Most Wanted – Jimmy Blake Terry…Updated

Arnold, CA…The Sheriff’s Office has identified Jimmy Blake Terry as the suspect wanted for burglary and evading peace officers in a lengthy pursuit around the Arnold area on 1-7-18. The stolen truck Terry was driving during the pursuit was found abandoned and was recovered shortly after the pursuit ended. Jimmy Blake Terry is wanted for […]

Nurse Practitioner Ann Radford Mentors Patients Beyond Their Symptoms

Nurse Practitioner Ann Radford Mentors Patients Beyond Their Symptoms

Arnold, CA…Throughout her career, Nurse Practitioner Ann Radford says she has always recognized that lifestyle choices and personal challenges greatly influence the health of her patients. “I’ve always tried to mentor patients beyond their symptoms,” she explains. That attitude led her to recently earn certification as a Life Coach, something she believes complements her training […]

Traffic Update….Tree & Power Lines Down on Poole Station

Traffic Update….Tree & Power Lines Down on Poole Station

San Andreas, CA…CHP is reporting a tree and lines down about two miles south of San Andreas on Poole Station Road. PG&E has been notified and are enroute… Incident: 00206 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: Pool Station Rd / Church Hill St Loc Desc: 2 MILES JSO CHURCH HILL Lat/Lon: 38.180089 -120.681843 Close Detail Information 2:04 […]

Congressional Candidate Jessica Morse Announces Almost Half-Million-Dollar War Chest On Hand in Second Campaign Filing Report

Congressional Candidate Jessica Morse Announces Almost Half-Million-Dollar War Chest On Hand in Second Campaign Filing Report

Roseville, CA….The Jessica Morse for Congress campaign today announced that she has raised more than $294,000 and has more than $492,000 cash on hand in her race to defeat Tom McClintock in the 4th Congressional District. In her first quarter (Q3), Jessica raised $268,000, which was more money raised by any challenger in an entire […]

Traffic Update…..Ford Focus Overturned Above Mokelumne Hill on Hwy 26

Traffic Update…..Ford Focus Overturned Above Mokelumne Hill on Hwy 26

Mokelumne Hill, CA…Traffic Update…..Ford Focus Overturned Above Mokelumne Hill on Hwy 26. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00187 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: 11522 Hwy 26 Loc Desc: MOKULMNE HILL Lat/Lon: 0:0 Close Detail Information 12:50 PM 3 [6] [Appended, 12:52:46] [4] POSS 1125 12:48 PM 2 [3] [Appended, 12:52:46] [1] OT VEH […]

Governor Brown Proposes 2018-19 $131.7 Billion State Budget

Governor Brown Proposes 2018-19 $131.7 Billion State Budget

Sacramento, CA… Keeping the state on a path to long-term fiscal stability, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today proposed a $131.7 billion General Fund budget plan for 2018-19 that fills the state’s Rainy Day Fund to its constitutional target, fully implements the state’s K-12 school funding formula two years ahead of schedule and provides $4.6 […]

ARNOLD SIR (Sons in Retirement) Monthly Luncheon Meeting on Tuesday, January 16, 2018

ARNOLD SIR (Sons in Retirement) Monthly Luncheon Meeting on Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Arnold, CA….ARNOLD SIR (Sons in Retirement), Branch 152, will hold its Monthly Luncheon Meeting on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, 11:00 am, in Snow Flake Lodge at the Blue Lake Springs Homeowners Association, 335 Blue Lake Springs Dr., Arnold, CA Steven Walloupe, Calaveras Big Trees Supervising State Park Ranger Our speaker this month will be, Supervising […]

Congressman Darrell Issa To Retire

Congressman Darrell Issa To Retire

Vista, CA…This morning, Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Vista) released the following statement: “Two decades ago, when I stepped away from the business I’d built to enter public service, I never could have imagined that a long-shot bid for U.S. Senate would lead to 18 years in the House of Representatives and endless opportunities to make a […]

Theft of Street Signs in Hope Lane Area

Theft of Street Signs in Hope Lane Area

Sonora, CA….The Sonora Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance regarding thefts of street signs in the area of Hope Ln. in the City of Sonora. The total value of the stolen signs has made it grand theft, a felony in the State of California. Any tips or investigative leads would be greatly appreciated. […]

Attorney General Becerra Secures Nationwide Injunction in DACA Lawsuit

Attorney General Becerra Secures Nationwide Injunction in DACA Lawsuit

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra – joined by the Attorneys General for Maine, Maryland and Minnesota, as well as the University of California, individual Dreamers and other plaintiffs – obtained a preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration over its decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). The ruling in the […]

Traffic Update….Collision Near Hwy 108 & Wigwam Road

Traffic Update….Collision Near Hwy 108 & Wigwam Road

Sonora, CA…CHP is reporting a head on collision that is thankfully non-injury near Hwy 108 & Wigwam Road. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00430 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr108 / Wigwam Rd Loc Desc: WB JEO Lat/Lon: 37.962341 -120.409959 Close Detail Information 7:39 PM 9 [14] 1039 VICS 7:39 PM 8 [13] […]