Traffic Update….Collision In Front of Gym On Hwy 12

Traffic Update….Collision In Front of Gym On Hwy 12

Valley Springs, CA…CHP is reporting a collision on Hwy 12 near the health club. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00157 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr26 / Sr12 Loc Desc: IFO VLY SPRGS GYM 26 Lat/Lon: 38.191538 -120.829016 Close Detail Information 12:22 PM 2 [3] [Rotation Request Comment] *** 1039 SAM BERRI 728-3931 […]

Home Surveillance System Leads To Real Time Arrest Of Antioch Man

Home Surveillance System Leads To Real Time Arrest Of Antioch Man

Sonora, CA…An Antioch man is arrested after a Sonora homeowner watched the man on live surveillance prowl around his residence. This morning, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call from a homeowner on Ridgewood Drive. The caller said he was out of town and he received a motion detection alert from his residence. […]

“Vandals” Continued Their Decades Long Tradition Getting The Frogs Ready

“Vandals” Continued Their Decades Long Tradition Getting The Frogs Ready

Frogtown, USA..(AKA Angels Camp)…Vandals struck again last night in Angels Camp with a kickoff for the fair by painting the Frog on Main Street. The painting was completed sometime around 11 o’clock. The vandal group consisted of people who begin painting the Frog 39 years ago, along with some young ladies, who are continuing the […]

Yosemite National Park Opens Public Scoping Period for the Bridalveil Fall Rehabilitation Project Environmental Assessment

Yosemite National Park Opens Public Scoping Period for the Bridalveil Fall Rehabilitation Project Environmental Assessment

Yosemite, CA…Yosemite National Park is pleased to announce that the public scoping comment period for the Bridalveil Fall Rehabilitation Project Environmental Assessment will be open from Wednesday, April 26, 2017 to Friday, May 26, 2017. The purpose of the Bridalveil Fall Area Rehabilitation Project is to: Improve visitor services at the base of the waterfall, […]

Big Oak Flat Road & Hwy 120 Entrance Into Yosemite National Park Re-Opening May 1st

Big Oak Flat Road & Hwy 120 Entrance Into Yosemite National Park Re-Opening May 1st

Yosemite, CA…Big Oak Flat road will reopen to all vehicular traffic at 5:00 am Monday, May 1, 2017. Yosemite National Park is pleased to announce that the Big Oak Flat road will reopen to all vehicular traffic at 5:00 am on Monday, May 1, 2017. Visitors entering the park via Highway 120 West will once […]

Ebbetts Pass Fire District’s ISO Rating May Reduce Your Insurance Rates

Ebbetts Pass Fire District’s ISO Rating May Reduce Your Insurance Rates

Arnold, CA…The local Ebbetts Pass Fire District has become one of the models for rural districts. The consistently rank higher than many urban districts even for things such as cardiac care. Another way they many be able to help those in their district is on their home insurance rates. The following quote from EPFD Chief […]

Columbia College Graduates 34 Fire Academy Students

Columbia College Graduates 34 Fire Academy Students

Columbia, CA…The Columbia College Fire Academy will hold its graduation ceremony and presentation of Certification of Completion to 34 successful students of the Fire Technology Program. The event, which is open to the general public, will be held Thursday, April 27th, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Oak Pavilion at Columbia College. Certificates will be […]

CCWD Board Flows Back Into Action Today

CCWD Board Flows Back Into Action Today

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Water District Board is back in action today with a full agenda. Discussion of State Assembly Bills that would impose new burdens on water districts, rate stabilization, real property and also a special session for labor negotiations with SEIU. The agendas are below… BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jeff Davidson, President Scott […]

Traffic Update…Overturned Vehicle On Hwy 88 Near Silver Lake

Traffic Update…Overturned Vehicle On Hwy 88 Near Silver Lake

Kirkwood, CA…CHP is reporting a possible injury collision on Hwy 88 near Silver Lake. The reported vehicle is on its’ side and at least one lane is blocked. Incident: 00258 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr88 / Peddler Vista Loc Desc: WB – PEDDLER HILL VISTA POINT Lat/Lon: 38.597222 -120.222222 Close Detail Information 4:30 PM […]

Mark Twain Medical Center Foundation Volunteers Hosted Their Spring Fling Bazaar

Mark Twain Medical Center Foundation Volunteers Hosted Their Spring Fling Bazaar

San Andreas, CA…On Tuesday, April 11 the hard working Volunteers held their annual Spring Fling Bazaar at Mark Twain Medical Center. They had great handmade items including Easter baskets, Easter wreaths, floral arrangements and a variety of crafts and baked goods. The Spring Fling was a fundraiser to support their Scholarship Program for students embarking […]

Calaveras Business Resource Center Is Ready To Help The Business Community Grow & Thrive

Calaveras Business Resource Center Is Ready To Help The Business Community Grow & Thrive

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce, California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED) and Central Sierra Economic Development District (CSEDD) celebrated the Grand Opening of the Calaveras Business Resource Center on April 13. The CBRC is a project that was developed by the 2015 Leadership Calaveras Program and as a result of the […]

Traffic Update….Collision Near Hwys 120 & 49

Traffic Update….Collision Near Hwys 120 & 49

Jamestown, CA…CHP is reporting a possible injury collision near Hwys 120 & 49. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00276 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr120 / Sr120 W Sr49 N Con Loc Desc: IN MOCCASIN Lat/Lon: 37.874396 -120.434077 Close Detail Information NO DETAILS Unit Information 3:12 PM 3 Unit Assigned 3:12 PM 2 […]

Caltrans Used 20lbs Of Explosives To Blast Debris On State Route 26

Caltrans Used 20lbs Of Explosives To Blast Debris On State Route 26

West Point, CA…In this News Flash, Caltrans takes us on location as emergency maintenance contractors perform a controlled explosion to remove potentially hazardous rocks and debris while repairing State Route 26 (SR-26) near the Amador/Calaveras County line. On February 10, 2017, a roadside slip-out occurred on SR-26, followed by a rockslide on February 11, 2017, […]

Keep Moving Forward Said Abraham Lincoln

Keep Moving Forward Said Abraham Lincoln

“I walk slowly but I never walk backward” President Abraham Lincoln “Abraham Lincoln; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest […]

Minor Injuries In Collision On SR-16 When River Pines Man Turned In Front Of Plymouth Woman

Minor Injuries In Collision On SR-16 When River Pines Man Turned In Front Of Plymouth Woman

Drytown, CA…A 45 year old River Pines man was driving his 92 Honda westbound on SR-16. His vehicle was having mechanical problems. He decided to make a u-turn. He turned his vehicle onto the shoulder and then made an immediate u-turn, directly into the path of that was following his vehicle. He failed to observe […]

The Calaveras County Board Of Supervisors Meeting For April 25th Webcasting Live Now

The Calaveras County Board Of Supervisors Meeting For April 25th Webcasting Live Now

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors is back in session this morning. Click on the Board Photo below for the live stream and the agenda is enclosed… Click Above For Live Webcast Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 4/25/2017 8:00 AM Board of Supervisors Chambers 891 Mountain Ranch Road   San Andreas, CA 95249 Downloads: Agenda […]

Meet Susan Wright an Occupational Therapist That Specializes in Hand therapy care and Humankindness at Mark Twain Medical Center

Meet Susan Wright an Occupational Therapist That Specializes in Hand therapy care and Humankindness at Mark Twain Medical Center

San Andreas, CA…Susan Wright’s career as an Occupational Therapist spans some 31 years and she says it has never seemed like work. “It’s more like helping out a friend,” she notes. “OT helps people be independent by figuring out ways for them to handle the activities of daily living.” Susan joined the Mark Twain Medical […]

The 2017 Dogwood Festival At Big Trees State Park

The 2017 Dogwood Festival At Big Trees State Park

Arnold, CA…The 2017 Dogwood Festival featuring Midsummer Mozart Chamber Players is Sunday May 14, 2017 2 pm. This is a rare opportunity to hear music from these renowned San Francisco musicians in the intimate rustic setting of Jack Knight Hall among the giant redwoods. Celebrate the amazing season of the Dogwood and join us in […]

Market Watch From BluePrint Investments & Tax Planning

Market Watch From BluePrint Investments & Tax Planning

Valley Springs, CA…The world’s oldest annual marathon was run on April 17 as amateur athletes from around the world descended on Boston, Massachusetts for the 121st running of the Boston Marathon. While elite athletes grab the headlines, over 25,000 entrants finished the marathon. Training for and running a marathon takes fortitude and patience, and many […]

Motorcycle Chase In Sonora Area Leads To Arrest

Motorcycle Chase In Sonora Area Leads To Arrest

Sonora, CA…The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department released the following on an incident. “On Saturday night just before 11 PM, a traffic stop was initiated on Crystal Falls Drive in Sonora on a 1983 Honda motorcycle for inoperable tail lights. While following the motorcycle, the deputy could see the driver was very unsteady, tipping slightly from […]

Traffic Update….Collision Near Hwy 49 & Gun Club Road.

Traffic Update….Collision Near Hwy 49 & Gun Club Road.

Angels Camp, CA…CHP is reporting a collision near Hwy 49 and Gun Club Road. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00231 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr49 / Gun Club Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.051115 -120.531451 Close Detail Information 1:47 PM 5 [10] ADVS RP TO MOVE TO RHS // NEG 1125 1:45 PM […]

John Aurthur Hubbell 1938 – 2017

John Aurthur Hubbell 1938 – 2017

Angels Camp, CA…On April, 19th 2017 at 10:44am John Aurthur Hubbell passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loved ones. Born in Coquille, OR on August 7th, 1938 he spent his childhood and early adult life growing up in South West Oregon. He came to Calaveras County in 1962, moving from Oregon on […]