Governor Newsom Announces Appointments

Governor Newsom Announces Appointments

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom announced the following appointments yesterday: Mary Adèr, 52, of Sacramento, has been appointed Deputy Director for the Office of Legislation, Regulations and Public Affairs at the California Department of Developmental Services. Adèr has been a Senior Development Associate at WestEd since 2019. She was Deputy Director for Legislative Affairs for the […]

Amador County Horse Comes Down with West Nile Virus.

Amador County Horse Comes Down with West Nile Virus.

Amador County, CA – Amador County Public Health confirms the first 2021 case of West Nile virus (WNV) in an Amador County horse. Outbreaks of WNV occur each summer in the United States and are most commonly transmitted to humans and animals through a mosquito bite from a mosquito harboring the virus. Public Health officials […]

Kioti Tractors & Off Road Vehicles from A1 Sharpening, Give Your Dirt Some Love!

Kioti Tractors & Off Road Vehicles from A1 Sharpening, Give Your Dirt Some Love!

San Andreas, CA…A-1 has been Serving Calaveras county, central California valley and surrounding areas since 2007. They offer full service repair and sales of tractors, mowers, trimmers, chainsaws, logsplitters, generators and rototillers. In addition, they provide sharpening service for chainsaws, mower blades and circular saw blades. They are located at 660 E. St. Charles St, […]

97 New Covid Cases & Another Death in Amador County

97 New Covid Cases & Another Death in Amador County

Amador County, CA…Amador County Public Health reports 97 more individuals with COVID-19 since last Tuesday’s update, of whom 82.5% were unvaccinated. The cases include 26 children under the age of 18 years, 39 age 18-49, 13 age 50-64, and 19 age 65 and above. Since January 1, 2021, confirmed cases of COVID-19 total 1,745. There […]

Hwy 50 Fully Reopened to the Public this Morning.

Hwy 50 Fully Reopened to the Public this Morning.

South Lake Tahoe, CA….Highway 50 fully opened to the public at 8am this morning. No permits will be needed for residents to gain access to properties not included on forest service land. If your property is on forest service land, please contact the forest service for access details. For residents and property owners who did […]

Alexander W. MacKillop III 1954 – 2021

Alexander W. MacKillop III 1954 – 2021

Avery, CA…Alexander W. MacKillop III 12/15/1954 – 9/19/2021. Alexander W. MacKillop III, 66, of Avery, passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Adventist Health Sonora. Arrangements entrusted to Sierra Cremation & Burial Service. www.sierracremationservice.com

Roland N. Flynn 1941 – 2021

Roland N. Flynn 1941 – 2021

La Grange, CA…Roland N. Flynn 1/18/1941 – 9/16/2021. Roland N. Flynn, 80, of La Grange, passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Adventist Health Sonora. Arrangements entrusted to Sierra Cremation & Burial Service. www.sierracremationservice.com

Danny G. Christensen 1958 – 2021

Danny G. Christensen 1958 – 2021

Sonora, CA…Danny G. Christensen 5/6/1958 – 9/13/2021. Danny G. Christensen, 63, of Sonora, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021 at Adventist Health Sonora. Arrangements entrusted to Sierra Cremation & Burial Service. www.sierracremationservice.com

Caldor Post-Fire BAER Soil Burn Severity Map Released

Caldor Post-Fire BAER Soil Burn Severity Map Released

Placerville, CA…USDA Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response Team (BAER) specialists recently completed their data gathering and analysis of the Caldor burned area to produce a Soil Burn Severity (SBS) map of the 218,952-acre fire. USDA Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) assessment teams are multi-disciplinary teams sent to federal lands following significant wildfires to characterize […]

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am, This Morning’s Replays are Below

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am, This Morning’s Replays are Below

Arnold, CA…Mornings with the One Percent™ is live weekday mornings from 7-10am. The premise for the show is that the USDA ranked all 3,142 counties or county equivalents in the USA on a livability or desirability scale based on factors such as climate, scenic beauty, bodies of water for recreation, humidity and much more. All […]

Stanislaus National Forest Proposes Eliminating Free Day Use & Large 100% or More Fee Increases at Developed Locations

Stanislaus National Forest Proposes Eliminating Free Day Use & Large 100% or More Fee Increases at Developed Locations

Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest is proposing to charge new or increased fees at 31 developed recreation sites to conduct deferred maintenance and make improvements to enhance visitor enjoyment (Table 1.). Numerous day-use sites, overnight camping sites, and other recreation sites are managed without user fees on the forest. “We recognize how important these sites […]

Labor & Wagon Trail Property Negotiations Top Board Agenda Today

Labor & Wagon Trail Property Negotiations Top Board Agenda Today

San Andreas, CA…Labor & Wagon Trail Property Negotiations Top Board Agenda Today. The full agenda is below… Board of Supervisors Special Meeting 9/21/2021 8:00 AM Board of Supervisors Chambers 891 Mountain Ranch Road   San Andreas, CA 95249 Downloads:  Agenda  Agenda Packet  Video Call to Order Roll Call Closed Session Agenda 1. Pursuant to Govt. Code § 54957.6, […]

Biden Administration Mobilizes to Protect Workers and Communities from Extreme Heat

Biden Administration Mobilizes to Protect Workers and Communities from Extreme Heat

Washington, DC…President Biden is launching a coordinated, interagency effort to respond to extreme heat that threatens the lives and livelihoods of Americans, especially workers, children, and seniors. While climate-related disasters like hurricanes, wildfires, and floods produce dramatic images of devastation, extreme heat often takes place out of sight and out of the news. But heat […]

Felony DUI Charges for Soulsbyville Juvenile in Death of 19 Year Old Sonora Man

Felony DUI Charges for Soulsbyville Juvenile in Death of 19 Year Old Sonora Man

Mi Wuk Village, CA…On September 20, 2021, at approximately 8:34pm, a 17-year-old Juvenile male from Soulsbyville, Ca was driving a 2001 Toyota Tacoma along with his 19-year-old male passenger from Sonora, Ca westbound on State Route 108, near Koinonia Court in Mi Wuk Village. After the vehicle entered a left hand curve in the roadway, […]

Memorial Service for Firefighter Allen Johnson is September 26th

Memorial Service for Firefighter Allen Johnson is September 26th

Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest has lost a longtime Groveland resident and career wildland firefighter. Allen Wesley Johnson passed away on Aug. 31, 2021, at the age of 68. The memorial service is on Sunday, September 26, 2021, at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds, 220 Southgate Dr., Sonora, CA at 3:30 pm. Masks, social distancing, and […]