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 […]

Services On May 13 For Reverend Mary Jo Siders, 1935 – 2017

Services On May 13 For Reverend Mary Jo Siders, 1935 – 2017

Murphys, CA…The Reverend Mary Jo Siders, age 81, of Murphys, California, passed away on May 6, 2017. She was born in Rushville, Illinois on August 12, 1935, to Russell and Louise (Mallory) Logan. After graduation from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1957, she married William (Bill) Siders and moved to California. They had two children, Susan […]

Trump Administration Pushes Out FBI Director Comey

Trump Administration Pushes Out FBI Director Comey

Washington, DC…In a developing story the Trump Administration has forced out FBI Director James Comey. This comes on recommendations from the Attorney General & Deputy Attorney General. A brief statement from the White House has been released… Today, President Donald J. Trump informed FBI Director James Comey that he has been terminated and removed from […]

The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Is Back In Action & Jumping Frogs Today

The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Is Back In Action & Jumping Frogs Today

San Andreas, CA…The Supervisors day is now underway with a closed session for a conference with labor negotiators (Judy Hawkins, Director of Human Resources & Risk Management) re: Deputy Sheriff’s Association (DSA), Sheriff’s Management Unit (SMU), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and Calaveras County Public Safety Employees Association (CCPSEA) negotiations. The Board will recess from […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs Through May 7th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs Through May 7th

Sonora, CA…The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Activity Logs Through May 7th are enclosed… Sheriff’s log 05072017 Sheriff’s log 05062017 Sheriff’s log 05052017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 05-04-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 05-03-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 05-02-2017 Sheriff’s log 05012017 Sheriff log 04302017 Sheriff’s Daily Reports 04-29-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 04-28-2017 Sheriff log 04272017 Sheriff’s log 04252017 Sheriff’s log […]

Tourism Spending Adds $230 Million To Tuolumne County’s Economy In 2016

Tourism Spending Adds $230 Million To Tuolumne County’s Economy In 2016

Sonora, CA…Tuolumne County benefited from California’s robust and dynamic tourism industry in 2016, welcoming visitors who injected $230 million into the local economy. Visit California released a report produced by Dean Runyan Associates showing visitor spending in the county supported 2340 jobs and generated $17.5 million in state and local tax revenue to propel the […]

Monitor Pass Now Open

Monitor Pass Now Open

Alpine County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has removed the winter snow, cleared the debris and made the necessary repairs to open State Route 89 over Monitor Pass on Monday, May 8, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. The diligent work of Caltrans crews enabled the opening of the pass for motorists who utilize this […]

Alchemy In Murphys Is Seeking Experienced Servers & Line Cooks For Full & Part Time Work

Alchemy In Murphys Is Seeking Experienced Servers & Line Cooks For Full & Part Time Work

Murphys, CA…Alchemy in Murphys is seeking experienced servers and line cooks for full time and part time work. We are also looking for a salesperson/cashier to work in our wine and beer market. Please apply in person at 191 Main St., Murphys. About Alchemy Chef Jason Wright is pleased to bring his innovative cuisine to […]

Deceased Man Found in Sonora Area This Morning

Deceased Man Found in Sonora Area This Morning

Sonora, CA…This morning, just after 8:00 a.m., the Sonora Police Department and the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department responded to the area of the railroad tracks, just south of Symon’s Lane, for a report of a deceased male adult. Two teens walking to school had discovered the deceased man near the tracks and called law enforcement. […]