Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1933 – 2020

Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1933 – 2020

Washington, DC…Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died this evening surrounded by her family at her home in Washington, D.C., due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer. She was 87 years old. Justice Ginsburg was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Clinton in 1993. She was the second woman appointed to the Court and served […]

Modesto Man Arrested After Tuolumne County K9 Sniffs Out Drugs.

Modesto Man Arrested After Tuolumne County K9 Sniffs Out Drugs.

Sonora, CA…Wednesday morning, Deputy V. Lee was patrolling the area of Mono Way and Tuolumne Road when he conducted a traffic stop on a car for multiple equipment violations. During the traffic stop, Deputy Lee utilized his K9 partner, Zeus, to conduct a sniff of the vehicle. Zeus produced alerts to the presence of drugs […]

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 […]

Chance of Showers Today Before Warming Through the Weekend

Chance of Showers Today Before Warming Through the Weekend

Arnold, CA…The Detailed forecasts for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada & Motherlode from the National Weather Service are below… Rest Of Today Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Areas of smoke in the morning. A chance of rain showers. Highs 55 to 70 higher elevations…66 to 76 lower elevations. Prevailing south winds […]

Traffic Update….Four Vehicle Collision Near SR12 / SR26

Traffic Update….Four Vehicle Collision Near SR12 / SR26

San Andreas, CA…Traffic Update….Four Vehicle Collision Near SR12 / SR26. Please use caution in the area of this multiple vehicle collision. Incident: 00100 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: SR12 / SR26 Loc Desc: WB / JWO * CONSTRUCTIONI ZONE Lat/Lon: 38.211851 -120.764399 Detail Information 8:43 AM 9 [21] CALL#31635 FINCH’S TOW // RED LEXS 8:43 […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response Roundup for September 17, 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response Roundup for September 17, 2020

Washington, DC…The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today continued to take action in the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic: The FDA approved an abbreviated new drug application for propofol injectable emulsion USP 200 mg/20 mL, 500 mg/50 mL, and 1,000 mg/100 mL, for Single Patient Use Only. Propofol injectable emulsion 10mg/mL is an intravenous […]

Forest Service Officials Confirm Firefighter Fatality on El Dorado Fire

Forest Service Officials Confirm Firefighter Fatality on El Dorado Fire

San Bernardino, CA…USDA Forest Service officials on the San Bernardino National Forest have confirmed the death of a firefighter on the El Dorado Fire. The incident took place on Thursday, September 17, 2020. The name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Our deepest sympathies are with the family, friends and fellow firefighters […]

Governor Newsom Announces $76 Million in First Round of Homekey Awards

Governor Newsom Announces $76 Million in First Round of Homekey Awards

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom announced the first round of awards for Homekey, California’s nation-leading $600 million program to purchase and rehabilitate housing – including hotels, motels, vacant apartment buildings and other properties – and convert them into permanent, long-term housing for people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. Nearly $76.5 million was awarded by […]

Free Drive-Thru Rabies Vaccinations on September 19th

Free Drive-Thru Rabies Vaccinations on September 19th

Angels Camp, CA…The Friends of Calaveras Animal Services (FOCAS), Dr. Ginnie Ringuette, DVM, Calaveras County Animal Services, Spence Ranch Feed & Supply, FREE DRIVE-THRU RABIES VACCINATIONS Saturday-September 19, 2020 9:00am to 12:00pm, Spence Ranch Feed & Supply, 1291 CA-49 Angles Camp, CA 95222. Rabies is a deadly disease caused by a virus. We live in […]

San Andreas Rotary’s Drive Thru Rib Dinner is September 19th

San Andreas Rotary’s Drive Thru Rib Dinner is September 19th

San Andreas, CA…Come join us on September 19th for a homestyle drive thru cook out at the Treats parking lot. Each meal comes with 3 – 4 mouthwatering delicious BBQ pork ribs, a corn on the cob, bourbon & bacon baked beans and, homemade cornbread. There will be live music while you wait in your […]

The Beloved Annual “Celebrate Life” Art Auction is going VIRTUAL

The Beloved Annual “Celebrate Life” Art Auction is going VIRTUAL

Jackson, CA…The show must go on for the 21st Annual Hospice of Amador & Calaveras “Celebrate Life” Art Auction,and it willꟷVIRTUALLYꟷon Friday, September 18 on Facebook live.  This year’s event promises the same excitement as in years’ past, with a live art auction, a raffle-style drawing for valuable prizes, and the ever-popular final event of […]

Presidential Proclamation on Constitution Day, Citizenship Day, And Constitution Week, 2020

Presidential Proclamation on Constitution Day, Citizenship Day, And Constitution Week, 2020

Washington, DC…In the summer of 1787, fifty-five delegates from throughout the fledgling United States gathered at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, intent on erecting a government that would stand the test of time and protect hard‑won freedoms secured during the Revolutionary War. Two hundred and thirty-three years later, the document they produced — our […]

Mark Twain Medical Center Names Dr. Pardeep Athwal as New Chief Medical Officer

Mark Twain Medical Center Names Dr. Pardeep Athwal as New Chief Medical Officer

San Andreas, CA…Pardeep Athwal, MD, MBA began serving as Dignity Health Mark Twain Medical Centers Chief Medical Officer (CMO) on September 14th. Dr. Athwal received his Doctor of Medicine at the St. George’s University School of Medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine Internship at the University Hospital of Brooklyn followed by his Diagnostic Radiology residency […]

George Henry Middleton (Curley) 1940 – 2020

George Henry Middleton (Curley) 1940 – 2020

Altaville, CA…On September 14, 2020 at his home in Altaville CA, surrounded by Family The Heavens opened at 6:00pm and Curley loaded his Peterbuilt Truck for the final trip to the pearly gates. Thank you Lord for blessing us with George Henry Middleton (Curley) born September 22, 1940. He was a loved Husband, Dad, brother, […]

Shooting Leads to Death of 17 Year Old in Sonora

Shooting Leads to Death of 17 Year Old in Sonora

Sonora, CA…The Sonora Police Department is currently investigating a homicide that occurred just before midnight on Wednesday, September 16th. Dispatch received several 911 calls regarding shots fired in the area of School Street late last night. Officers arrived on scene within a minute of the initial call but were unable to locate anyone in the […]

Bear Valley Plans Opening Thanksgiving Weekend & Mattly’s Updates Commence for the 2020-21 Season

Bear Valley Plans Opening Thanksgiving Weekend & Mattly’s Updates Commence for the 2020-21 Season

Bear Valley, CA…Winter is quickly approaching, and we’re excited to see you back on the mountain! We all know this winter will be a bit different, and our team is working to plan for a safe and successful season. We plan to open over thanksgiving like normal and as always, weather dependent. Over the coming […]

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through September 22nd

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through September 22nd

Mountain Ranch, CA…In 1950, we started out as a family operation with Erich’s father and mother, August and Freida Sender, in a century-old adobe building. The upstairs was home to the Sender family, and the first floor included groceries, a meat market, a bar, and a small eating place called Opa’s Smokehouse. On Christmas morning […]

Bret Harte High School District Now Hiring for Special Education Inclusion Paraprofessional

Bret Harte High School District Now Hiring for Special Education Inclusion Paraprofessional

Angels Camp, CA…Under the direct supervision of the Special Education Teacher/Case-Manager, classroom teacher(s), and School Site Administrators/Principal, the Inclusion Paraprofessional will perform necessary duties to assist in the planning and implementation of a program for special needs children in both special education and inclusive settings. The full description is below… Bret Harte Union High School […]

Your Experienced Behavior Health Staff Awaits at Mark Twain Medical Center

Your Experienced Behavior Health Staff Awaits at Mark Twain Medical Center

San Andreas, CA…We believe in understanding and caring for the whole person. Our experienced staff is committed to providing compassionate and quality care, in an atmosphere enabling communication, trust, and personal growth to residents in our rural communities. Diana Peck, LCSW, Therapist James Dalton Medical Office 590 Stanislaus Ave., Angels Camp Karen Karam, LCSW, Therapist […]

Bret Harte Junior/Senior Post Secondary Virtual Planning Night is October 5th

Bret Harte Junior/Senior Post Secondary Virtual Planning Night is October 5th

Angels Camp, CA…Bret Harte High School would like all junior and seniors and their parents to attend a live virtual post-secondary planning night on October 5, 2020 at 6 pm. Guest speakers from the University of California, the California State University, California Community Colleges, Western Undergraduate Exchange Program, Private Colleges of California, Mother Lode Educational […]

Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) Foundation Volunteers Award $1500 in Adult Scholarship to area local Nursing Student

Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) Foundation Volunteers Award $1500 in Adult Scholarship to area local Nursing Student

San Andreas, CA…The MTMC Foundation Volunteers have awarded Calaveras resident and Nursing student Hayley Litzenberg $1500 to continue her education towards completing Nursing School. “On behalf of the MTMC Hospital Foundation Volunteers, it was our honor to present Hailey with the 2020 Adult Scholarship on August 13, 2020,” commented Scholarship committee chair and Volunteer Sandy […]

Lori Duse Weathers 1964 – 2020

Lori Duse Weathers 1964 – 2020

Murphys, CA…Lori Duse Weathers, age 55, passed away peacefully with family at her side on Sunday, September 6, 2020 at her family’s home in Salt Lake City, UT. Lori was born September 9, 1964 in Castro Valley, CA to Lawrence and Vivian (Tanghe) Byrnes. A 1982 graduate of Bret Harte HS, she began work with […]

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through September 22nd

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through September 22nd

Arnold, CA…Big Trees Market is working hard to keep the shelves stocked for you! They have also implemented enhanced safety, cleaning and social distancing procedures in the store. These include plastic shields between staff and public in the checkstands. Due to the supply chain disruptions their normal weekly ad took a bit of a hiatus. […]

A Bit of Wisdom on Political Parties from George Washington

A Bit of Wisdom on Political Parties from George Washington

“However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men (and women) will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the […]

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am, This Morning’s Replay of Below!

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am,  This Morning’s Replay of 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 […]

Three Elder Abuse Investigations in Three Days in Calaveras County

Three Elder Abuse Investigations in Three Days in Calaveras County

San Andreas, CA…In three days, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office received three calls for service involving elder abuse. On September 7th Donald David Nicholson (53 years old, Burson) was arrested for felony elder abuse, and September 8th Shawn Christopher Anderson (43 years old San Andreas) was arrested for felony elder abuse. Both are in the […]

Angels Food and Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad Through September 22nd

Angels Food and Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad Through September 22nd

Angels Camp & Murphys, CA…Angels Food and Sierra Hills Market Weekly Ad & Specials Through September 8th. Sierra Hills Hours Of Operation Update~ Starting Sunday, August 9, Sierra Hills Market is shortening our business hours, due to recent staffing challenges we are experiencing. Our new hours will be 8:00 am-8:00 pm and our deli will […]