Officer of China’s People’s Liberation Army Arrested At Los Angeles International Airport

Officer of China’s People’s Liberation Army Arrested At Los Angeles International Airport

Los Angeles, CA…Xin Wang, a scientific researcher and officer with the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) People’s Liberation Army (PLA), was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) while attempting to depart the United States for Tianjin, China, and was charged with visa fraud, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of […]

Forest Service Reopens Some Campgrounds & Authorizes Dispersed Camping June 12

Forest Service Reopens Some Campgrounds & Authorizes Dispersed Camping June 12

Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest announced that many developed recreation sites will reopen for visitors June 12, 2020. Forest order STF-16-2020-15 identifies 19 campgrounds that will reopen June 12, in addition to those day use sites that are already open. A copy of the forest order will be posted on the Stanislaus National Forest web […]

Could Social Media Destroy the World? ~ John Hamilton

Could Social Media Destroy the World? ~ John Hamilton

Arnold, CA…I have had a gnawing fear the last year that social media with all its benefits of instant gratification and at least the appearance of connectedness has a potentially catastrophic flaw. It has the ability to inspire mob like behavior almost instantly. Everything looks simple in a gif or a meme. Snippets of entire […]

Calaveras County Budget Hearings Continue Today

Calaveras County Budget Hearings Continue Today

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Budget Hearings Continue Today. The Full Agenda is below… Board of Supervisors Continued Meeting 6/11/2020 10:00 AM Board of Supervisors Chambers 891 Mountain Ranch Road   San Andreas, CA 95249 Downloads:  Agenda  Agenda Packet Call to Order Roll Call To give public comment, call one of the following phone numbers. If you get […]

The Judicial Council of California Voted to End COVID-19 Bail Policies Effective June 20th

The Judicial Council of California Voted to End COVID-19 Bail Policies Effective June 20th

Sacramento, CA…The Judicial Council of California voted to end the COVID-19 emergency bail schedule, as California begins a phased re-opening and courts restore services shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Judicial Council voted 17-2 to rescind, effective June 20, the COVID-19 temporary bail schedule that set presumptive bail at $0 for people accused of […]

Traffic Update….10-15 Cows or Small Herd in Roadway Near South Park Drive & Camanche Parkway South

Traffic Update….10-15 Cows or Small Herd in Roadway Near South Park Drive & Camanche Parkway South

Valley Springs, CA…Traffic Update….10-15 Cows or Small Herd in Roadway Near South Park Drive & Camanche Parkway South Incident: 00453 Type: Animal Hazard Location: S Park Dr / Camanche Pkwy S Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.199075 -120.894635 Detail Information 10:03 PM 2 [6] [Appended, 22:03:39] [1] RP CB COWS CHASED OFF RDWY 9:42 PM 1 [1] […]

Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision Near Hwy 26 & Vista Del Lago Drive

Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision Near Hwy 26 & Vista Del Lago Drive

Valley Springs, CA…Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision Near Hwy 26 & Vista Del Lago Drive. Incident: 00312 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: Sr26 / Vista Del Lago Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.168655 -120.839125 Detail Information 5:00 PM 9 [17] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP [Shared] 4:53 PM 8 […]

CAL FIRE Suspends Burn Permits in Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, and Sacramento Counties

CAL FIRE Suspends Burn Permits in Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, and Sacramento Counties

Camino, CA…2020 started out with the driest February since the 1850’s in California. This coupling with warming temperatures and recent winds are quickly drying out the annual grass crop. The increasing fire danger posed by dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting CAL FIRE to suspend all burn permits for outdoor […]

Calaveras County Moves Into Stage 3 Beginning Friday June 12, 2020

Calaveras County Moves Into Stage 3 Beginning Friday June 12, 2020

San Andreas, CA…Beginning Friday June 12, 2020, Calaveras County will move into Stage 3 of the Roadmap to Recovery and reopen additional sectors of local businesses with measures to protect public health and safety. In addition to the existing sectors that have reopened with modifications as part of Stage 2 of the Roadmap to Recovery, […]

Mark Twain Medical Center Announces Availability of Community Grant Funding

Mark Twain Medical Center Announces Availability of Community Grant Funding

San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center, (MTMC) through its affiliation with Dignity Health, has announced the opening of the 2020 Dignity Health Community Grants Program. Each grant program candidate must submit a letter of intent by the August 31st deadline in order to be considered. Applicants must be a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization or have […]

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through June 16th

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through June 16th

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 […]

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Awards Career & Technical Training (C&TT) Scholarships for 2020 totaling $16,500

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Awards Career & Technical Training (C&TT) Scholarships for 2020 totaling $16,500

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) awarded Career and Technical Training (C&TT) scholarships to a total of eleven high school students recently. Graduation, Awards Nights and so much more have been disrupted during this Covid-19 pandemic to say the least. Six Calaveras High School students, two Bret Harte High School students and three Mountain Oaks […]

Tuoulumne Search & Rescue Brought Female Hiker 700ft Back Up Embankment to Safety

Tuoulumne Search & Rescue Brought Female Hiker 700ft Back Up Embankment to Safety

Columbia, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Office…Monday night, just after 8:30 pm, we received information a couple were hiking near the river on Italian Bar Road in Columbia when the female had slipped down the embankment and got stuck. Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue team (TCSAR) were activated in response. When TCSAR arrived, they determined […]

The Daisy Award Honors Mark Twain Medical Centers’ Exceptional Nurses

The Daisy Award Honors Mark Twain Medical Centers’ Exceptional Nurses

San Andreas, CA…Thirteen Mark Twain Medical Center nurses have been honored with a nomination for The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses – recognizing the super-human efforts they perform every day.  MTMC Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer explains, “We are grateful to be part of The DAISY Foundation’s unique awards program which thanks nurses for […]

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Back in Action Today as Budget Hearings Continue

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Back in Action Today as Budget Hearings Continue

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Back in Action Today as Budget Hearings Continue. The full agenda is below… Board of Supervisors Continued Meeting 6/10/2020 9:00 AM Board of Supervisors Chambers 891 Mountain Ranch Road   San Andreas, CA 95249 Downloads:  Agenda  Agenda Packet  Video Call to Order Roll Call To give public comment, call one of […]

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through June 16th

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through June 16th

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. […]

The Latest Big Trees State Park Prescribed Burn Underway & Proceeding Well

The Latest Big Trees State Park Prescribed Burn Underway & Proceeding Well

Arnold, CA…California State Parks and CAL FIRE Plan Prescribed Burn at Calaveras Big Trees State Park started off well. State Parks in cooperation with the California Department of Forestry and Fire protection (CAL FIRE) are conducting a prescribed burn between Monday, June 8,2020 to June 15, 2020, in Calaveras Big Trees State Park, pending favorable […]

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Had a Long Meeting with COVID-19, Budget & Much, Much More..

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Had a Long Meeting with COVID-19, Budget & Much, Much More..

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Had a Long Meeting with COVID-19, Budget & Much, Much More..The full over 7 hours of video is below and the full agenda is enclosed as a reference… Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 6/9/2020 9:00 AM Board of Supervisors Chambers 891 Mountain Ranch Road   San Andreas, CA 95249 Downloads: […]