The Big May Chamber of Commerce Mixer At The Ranch House Is Tonight! Attend, Mingle & Kick Off Fair Season!

The Big May Chamber of Commerce Mixer At The Ranch House Is Tonight!  Attend, Mingle & Kick Off Fair Season!

Angels Camp, CA…(Frogtown, USA).The Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce its May Mixer will once again be hosted by the Calaveras County Fairgrounds as a “Kick Off to the Fair”. This mixer will take place on May 11, 2017 from 5:30pm to 7pm at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds Ranch House located at […]

Center for Sports Medicine Hosting Annual Pre-Participation Sports Physicals

Center for Sports Medicine Hosting Annual Pre-Participation Sports Physicals

Sonora, CA…The Center for Sports Medicine at Sonora Regional Medical Center will be hosting pre-participation sports physical clinics for local high school students. This low-cost exam exceeds pre-participation requirements to uncover any problems that can raise the risk of injury or limit performance by providing an all-in-one visit with multiple physician specialists including cardiology, internal […]

Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Specials Through May 16th

Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Specials Through May 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 […]

Record Set for Longest DRONE Urban Package Delivery in the U.S.

Record Set for Longest DRONE Urban Package Delivery in the U.S.

Austin, TX…A new record has been set in long-distance drone delivery. On May 5, 2017, a Nevada UAS Consortium (Team Roadrunner) set the record flying a fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) over 97 miles to Austin, Texas using cellular connectivity. Launched from a central Texas urban location, the UAV flew a preplanned route through the […]

U.S. Foreclosure Activity In April 2017 Drops To Lowest Level Since November 2005

U.S. Foreclosure Activity In April 2017 Drops To Lowest Level Since November 2005

Irvine, CA… ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest multi-sourced property database, today released its April 2017 U.S. Foreclosure Market data, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 77,049 U.S. properties in April, down 7 percent from the previous month and down 23 percent from a […]

Notice Of Intent To Adopt A Mitigated Negative Declaration For A Woody Biomass Power Facility

Notice Of Intent To Adopt A Mitigated Negative Declaration For A Woody Biomass Power Facility

San Andreas, CA…NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION. Lead Agency: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249. Project Description: 2015-011 Administrative Use Permit – Calaveras Healthy Impact Product Solutions (CHIPS) Woody Biomass-Fired Combined Heat and Power Project The proposed project is a community-scale 3 megawatt (MW) biomass […]

Notice Of Intent To Request Release Of Funds

Notice Of Intent To Request Release Of Funds

San Andreas, CA…On or about May 22, 2017, the County of Calaveras will submit a request to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for the release of the Community Development Block Grant funds to undertake a program known as the County of Calaveras’ Housing Rehabilitation Program for the purpose of providing low-interest […]

Board Of Supervisors Notice Of Public Hearing For Zoning Ordinance Amendment For Post Disaster Recovery Provisions

Board Of Supervisors Notice Of Public Hearing For Zoning Ordinance Amendment For Post Disaster Recovery Provisions

San Andreas, CA…BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. Lead Agency: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249. Project #2015-070 ZA ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT ADDING POST DISASTER RECOVERY PROVISIONS: The proposed ordinance would add provisions to Title 17 allowing temporary provisions for housing and clean-up following a declared emergency by […]

Public Notice For Public Hearing On County Becoming A Groundwater Sustainability Agency

Public Notice For Public Hearing On County Becoming A Groundwater Sustainability Agency

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors will be considering a resolution declaring the County’s intention to become a Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). This will be heard at the Board’s regularly scheduled meeting on May 23, 2017 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San […]

Calaveras County Resident Selected as New Executive Director of InfraGard

Calaveras County Resident Selected as New Executive Director of InfraGard

Murphys, CA…Kimberly Pratt of Murphys, California has been selected to be the new Executive Director of InfraGard, an organization dedicated to partnership between the FBI and members of the private sector. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Pratt was a Business Process Consultant, Information Technology for Wells Fargo. Pratt stated, “I’m very excited to be the […]

Trail Tidbits On The Arnold Rim Trail. Interpretive Nature Walks Start On May 10th

Trail Tidbits On The Arnold Rim Trail.  Interpretive Nature Walks Start On May 10th

Arnold, CA…Dear Arnold Rim Trail Cyclists, Equestrians, Hikers, and Runners, Here are the activities for May on the Arnold Rim Trail! Please mark your calendars now for May. Interpretive Nature Walks: • Wednesday, May 10th, Guided Sunset/Full Moon Hike to Cougar Rock, arrive by 6:15pm, departs promptly at 6:30pm See specific details below. • Saturday, […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For May 9th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For May 9th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below MEDIA BULLETIN Tuesday, May 9, 2017 01:07 Traffic Stop Officer initiated activity at Chestnut St/California St, Valley Springs. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 02:12 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle Officer initiated activity at Daphne St, Valley Springs. . Disposition: Citation Issued. 03:00 […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs Through May 9th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs Through May 9th

Sonora, CA…The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Activity Logs Through May 9th are enclosed… TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN Tuesday, May 9, 2017 05/10/2017 00:18 TRAFFIC STOP 1705090001 Officer initiated activity at Tuolumne Rd/Striker Ct, Sonora.Traffic Stop. . Disposition: Citation Criminal. 00:47 ASSIST CHP 1705090003 Occurred at Mono Wy/Tuolumne Rd, Sonora. Out with chp on 11-95. . […]

We have a winner! 43rd Annual Capitol Frog Jump Results!

We have a winner! 43rd Annual Capitol Frog Jump Results!

Sacramento, CA…Senator Tom Berryhill (R-Twain Harte) is pleased to announce the winners of the 43rd annual Capitol Frog Jump. Elected officials, legislative staffers, media, and members of the public jockeyed their frogs in hopes of becoming frog-jump legends. There are three winning categories: longest, shortest, and media jump. Trophies and bragging rights were awarded to […]

Sickness Unto Death: An American Dilemma. Part One ~ By John MacWillie, Ph.D.

Sickness Unto Death:  An American Dilemma.  Part One  ~ By John MacWillie, Ph.D.

Murphys, CA…Introduction: The United States is alone among industrialized nations in using wealth as a gatekeeper for access to health care. The wealthier you are, the more and better health care you get. The national debate that is now taking place focuses on whether every individual, irrespective of their income, should have access to great […]

DOE Filling Hole In Tunnel at Hanford Nuclear Site. No Radiation Leaks Have Been Detected.

DOE Filling Hole In Tunnel at Hanford Nuclear Site.  No Radiation Leaks Have Been Detected.

Richland, WA…The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Richland Operations Office declared an emergency at the Hanford Site at approximately 8:30 a.m. yesterday morning after a cave-in of a 20-foot section of a tunnel that is hundreds of feet long that is used to store contaminated materials. The tunnel is located next to the Plutonium Uranium […]

Caltrans Crews Pushing East To Clear Snow Covered Sierra Passes

Caltrans Crews Pushing East To Clear Snow Covered Sierra Passes

Arnold, CA…Caltrans District 10 gave the following update yesterday on their progress. “The gate at the Mt. Reba turnoff remains closed, and that is as far as folks can go by vehicle. After removing snow on SR-4 near Lake Alpine, a Caltrans’ maintenance crew saw that a washout had occurred, the result of a culvert […]

Four States Led By Washington AG Ferguson Sue Trump Administration Over Coal Leases

Four States Led By Washington AG Ferguson Sue Trump Administration Over Coal Leases

Olympia, WA…Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management over a program to lease coal mining rights on public land, which contributes to significant coal-train traffic through the state of Washington. The lawsuit challenges Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s decision to restart […]