Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision Near Sr49 / Sr26

Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision Near Sr49 / Sr26

Mokelumne Hill, CA…Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision Near Sr49 / Sr26 Incident: 00273 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: Sr49 / Sr26 Loc Desc: JSO Lat/Lon: 38.297792 -120.704669 Detail Information 4:01 PM 10 [21] A49-001 LNS OPEN 3:56 PM 9 [19] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 MOTHERLODE TOW 754-1740 3:56 PM 8 [18] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc […]

Attorney General Becerra Sues Sutter Health for Anti-competitive Practices

Attorney General Becerra Sues Sutter Health for Anti-competitive Practices

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the filing of a lawsuit against Sutter Health, the largest hospital system in Northern California, for anticompetitive practices that result in higher healthcare costs for Northern Californians. The action aims to stop Sutter Health from unlawful conduct under state antitrust laws and restore competition in the California […]

Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for Telecommunications Monopole

Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for Telecommunications Monopole

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. 2017-027 AUP for AT&T c/o Epic Wireless: The applicant is requesting approval of an Administrative Use Permit (AUP) to install a telecommunications tower and supporting ground equipment. The project has […]

Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for Telecommunications Monopole

Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for Telecommunications Monopole

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. 2017-115 AUP for AT&T c/o Epic Wireless: The applicant is requesting approval of an Administrative Use Permit (AUP) to install a telecommunications tower and supporting ground equipment. The project has […]

Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for Telecommunications Monopole

Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for Telecommunications Monopole

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. 2017-026 AUP for AT&T c/o Epic Wireless: The applicant is requesting approval of an Administrative Use Permit (AUP) to install a telecommunications monopole and supporting ground equipment. The project has […]

Be Ready for Winter & Thank You for Shopping & Renting Locally at SNAC!

Be Ready for Winter & Thank You for Shopping & Renting Locally at SNAC!

Arnold, Murphys & Sonora, CA…Ever since we opened our first store in Downtown Sonora, our goal has been the same. To provide our customers with high quality, innovative outdoor products, priced so you can spend more time using your gear than paying for it. At SNAC, you’ll find affordable clothing and gear to outfit yourself […]

Attorney General Becerra Issues Guidance to K-12 Schools on Privacy and Equal Rights of Undocumented Students

Attorney General Becerra Issues Guidance to K-12 Schools on Privacy and Equal Rights of Undocumented Students

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today issued new guidance to help California’s public K-12 schools and other local educational agencies develop policies to protect the rights of undocumented students and their families. The guide is designed to help schools better understand protections that safeguard the privacy of undocumented students and their families, and to […]

Red Cross Seeks Disaster Volunteers for the Mother Lode

Red Cross Seeks Disaster Volunteers for the Mother Lode

Calaveras County, CA…Ask the average person about the American Red Cross and chances are they will mention disasters like the Butte fire and floods, tornados, hurricanes. But most of the disasters American Red Cross volunteers in Calaveras, Tuolumne, and Amador counties respond to are single-family home fires. Since last October, volunteers have responded 20 times […]

Make Plans For Easter Brunch at Murphys Historic Hotel

Make Plans For Easter Brunch at Murphys Historic Hotel

Murphys, CA…In continuous operation since 1856, the Murphys Historic Hotel is a quaint and charming piece of yesterday in the heart of the picturesque California Gold Rush town of Murphys in Calaveras County. This registered National Historic Landmark has hosted such notable historic figures as Ulysses S. Grant, Mark Twain, Horatio Alger, Susan B. Anthony, […]

Off The Beaten Path 10K/5K Run/Walk to Raise Funds for Mind Matters Clinic

Off The Beaten Path 10K/5K Run/Walk to Raise Funds for Mind Matters Clinic

Murphys, CA…Competitive runners, and people who just enjoy a stroll in the verdant countryside, are invited to take part in the 7th annual Off the Beaten Path on Saturday, April 28 in Murphys Community Park. The money raised will go to support Mind Matters, the Murphys based non-profit clinic that treats autism and other learning […]

CCWD Notifying Customers of Proposed Water, Sewer Rate Increases

CCWD Notifying Customers of Proposed Water, Sewer Rate Increases

San Andreas, CA…After more than a year of in-depth analysis and discussion, the Calaveras County Water District Board of Directors instructed staff to send written notifications to customers regarding proposed changes to rates for the District’s 13,000 water customers and 5,000 sewer customers (click here to read the notice). These notices are required by Proposition […]

Traffic Update…Collision Near Rawhide Rd / SR108

Traffic Update…Collision Near Rawhide Rd / SR108

Sonora, CA…Traffic Update…Collision Near Rawhide Rd / SR108 Incident: 00487 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Rawhide Rd / SR108 Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.956017 -120.422617 Detail Information 8:28 PM 1 [2] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from STOP to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj Unit Information 8:27 PM 7 Unit Assigned 8:27 PM 6 Unit Enroute 8:27 PM 5 Unit […]

IRS Releases Updated Form W-4 and Withholding Calculator ~ From Brian J. Tewksbury

IRS Releases Updated Form W-4 and Withholding Calculator ~ From Brian J. Tewksbury

Murphys, CA…The IRS has released a new version of Form W-4 and a revised Withholding Calculator on irs.gov (IR-2018-36). These updated tools can help you check your 2018 tax withholding to determine if it’s still appropriate following passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017. The IRS urges taxpayers to use these […]

Thelma Inez Oltman August 30, 1928 – March 8, 2018

Thelma Inez Oltman August 30, 1928 – March 8, 2018

Wilseyville, CA…A Celebration of Life for Thelma Inez Oltman, of Wilseyville, CA, August 30, 1928 – March 8, 2018. will be held on April 7th at 11am at West Point Community Church. Arrangements: San Andreas Memorial Chapel. Services: West Point Community Church, Saturday, April 7, 2018, at 11:00 AM, potluck to follow, 22264 Highway 26, […]

Calaveras River Mitigation Project Will Reduce Flood Risk After Fire

Calaveras River Mitigation Project Will Reduce Flood Risk After Fire

Oakland, Calif. – Calaveras County will reduce flood risk in the Calaveras River watershed by minimizing water runoff, soil erosion, sediment accumulation, and debris flow through a $3.9 million mitigation project. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded $2,974,335 to the County for erosion control measures including hydro-mulching and hydro-seeding in the most vulnerable watersheds […]

Retired CalFire Fire Captain Mary Fletcher 1957 – 2018

Retired CalFire Fire Captain Mary Fletcher 1957 – 2018

Murphys, CA…Mary Fletcher passed away peacefully on January 29, 2018 after a long illness. She was born on January 23, 1957 in Alameda, CA with her twin sister Martha. Mary attended Carmel High School and went on to receive a B.S. in Graphic Communications at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Mary’s firefighting career spanned over […]

Traffic Update….Collision Near Sr108 / Sugar Pine Rd

Traffic Update….Collision Near Sr108 / Sugar Pine Rd

Mi Wuk Village, CA…Traffic Update….Collision Near Sr108 / Sugar Pine Rd. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00224 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr108 / Sugar Pine Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.057129 -120.201617 Detail Information 1:16 PM 15 [18] [Notification] [CHP]-[17] 1039 3A VICS ENRT CALL# 34958 1:16 PM 14 [17] 1039 3A VICS […]

Repairs Begin on SR-132 in Mariposa County

Repairs Begin on SR-132 in Mariposa County

Coulterville, CA…Join Caltrans District 10 Public Information Officer Rick Estrada as he visits State Route 132 in Mariposa County, where a wall of water sliced through the roadbed and washed away a significant piece of the highway on March 22. His video shows the size of the cut and how it separated the highway in […]

U.S. Census Bureau Delivers Planned 2020 Census Questions to Congress

U.S. Census Bureau Delivers Planned 2020 Census Questions to Congress

Washington, DC…Today the U.S. Census Bureau delivered its planned questions for the 2020 Census to Congress, which include age, sex, Hispanic origin, race, relationship, homeownership status, and citizenship status. By law, the Census Bureau must deliver decennial census questions to Congress two years before Census Day, with the next one occurring April 1, 2020. “The […]