Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad May 15 ~ May 21! Shop Local & Save!

Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad May 15 ~ May 21!  Shop Local & Save!

Angels Camp & Murphys, CA…Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad May 15 ~ May 21! Shop Local & Save! Angels Food Market, started by Harry Croshaw, has been serving the Calaveras community since 1935. Glen, Harry’s son, eventually took over the store and then passed it along to his son, Mike, who continues […]

Congratulations to 2024 Miss Calaveras Arabelle Jones & Her Court! Over 80 Photos & Full Pageant Video!

Congratulations to 2024 Miss Calaveras Arabelle Jones & Her Court!  Over 80 Photos & Full Pageant Video!

Angels Camp, CA…(Frogtown, USA)..The New Miss Calaveras 2024 Arabelle Jones & First Princess Anastacia Sharpe, Second Princess Ava Weatherby-Plank & New for this year Miss Calaveras International Eva Crosetto. Below are over 80 photos in the photo album. There is also the full over two hour pageant video.  

Goldilocks Weather Awaits for Frog Jump Weekend & Beyond

Goldilocks Weather Awaits for Frog Jump Weekend & Beyond

Arnold, CA…From the High Country to the Mother Lode perfect weather awaits for Frog Jump Weekend & all your other activities. The latest forecasts from NWS Sacramento for the West Slope & Mother Lode are below… Detailed forecast for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada Today Sunny. Highs 61 to 76 higher elevations…71 to 81 lower […]

You Are Free to Roam the High Country as Sonora Joins Ebbetts Pass in Reopening

You Are Free to Roam the High Country as Sonora Joins Ebbetts Pass in Reopening

Kennedy Meadows, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) formally reopened Sonora Pass on State Route 108 at 3:00 p.m. yesterday after five weeks of snow removal operations. Our District 10 Long Barn and District 9 Sonora Junction Maintenance crews made great progress clearing Sonora Pass this season exceeding our annual goal of reopening State Route […]

Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee May 16-19, 2024 Friday, May 17, 2024

Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee May 16-19, 2024 Friday, May 17, 2024

Frogtown, USA…Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee May 16-19,2024. Friday, May 17, 2024. Kids 5 and under are free all day. Gift for the first 100 kids! Tentative Schedule. 8:00 A.M. GATES/GROUNDS OPEN BOX OFFICE OPEN Swine Showmanship—Swine Show Ring Replacement Heifer Show, followed by Replacement Heifer Sale Followed by the Beef Show Sponsored […]

Sender’s Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through May 21! Shop Local & Save!!

Sender’s Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through May 21! Shop Local & Save!!

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 […]

Traffic Update….Major Injury Motorcycle Collision Near Pardee Dam Rd / Campo Seco Rd

Traffic Update….Major Injury Motorcycle Collision Near Pardee Dam Rd / Campo Seco Rd

Valley Springs, CA…Traffic Update….Major Injury Motorcycle Collision Near Pardee Dam Rd / Campo Seco Rd Incident: 0314 Type: Trfc Collision-Major Inj Location: Pardee Dam Rd / Campo Seco Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.229448 -120.834534 Detail Information 8:16 PM 7 [19] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj by CHP 8:16 PM […]

The Arnold Summer Pancake Breakfasts Return for Memorial Day, July 4th & Labor Day Weekends!!

The Arnold Summer Pancake Breakfasts Return for Memorial Day, July 4th & Labor Day Weekends!!

Arnold, CA…It’s Back! The Community Pancake Breakfast, previously put on by the Arnold Lions Club outside of Ebbetts Pass Gas in Arnold during Memorial Day, the 4th of July Parade, & Labor Day, will return this year! GABA Board members are so excited to bring back this local tradition!!! Event occurs on 05/25/2024 from 07:30 […]

Lots of Firewise Community Members Packed Independence Hall

Lots of Firewise Community Members Packed Independence Hall

Arnold, CA…On May 4th Independence Hall was filled with Firewise community members on hand to hear the latest from District 3 Supervisor Martin Huberty, Ebbetts Pass Fire District Chief Mike Johnson, the CC Sheriff’s Office & Office of Emergency Servicess, CAL FIRE, CCWD, and more.  There were also many booths for additional resources and community […]

Governor Newsom Announces the Reopening of Highway 1, Ahead of Schedule

Governor Newsom Announces the Reopening of Highway 1, Ahead of Schedule

Big Sur, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom announced that Caltrans will open the portion of Highway 1 closed by the Rocky Creek slip-out to traffic, starting at 6:30 a.m. this Friday, May 17 – eight days sooner than previously expected. WHAT GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAID: “Crews have been working day and night to quickly repair the damage to Highway 1 […]

Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad May 15 ~ May 21! Shop Local & Save!

Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad May 15 ~ May 21!  Shop Local & Save!

Angels Camp & Murphys, CA…Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad May 15 ~ May 21! Shop Local & Save! Angels Food Market, started by Harry Croshaw, has been serving the Calaveras community since 1935. Glen, Harry’s son, eventually took over the store and then passed it along to his son, Mike, who continues […]

CNN to Host 2024 Election Presidential Debate on June 27

CNN to Host 2024 Election Presidential Debate on June 27

Washington, DC…CNN will host an election debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald J. Trump on June 27, 2024 at 9pm ET from the crucial battleground state of Georgia. The debate will be held in CNN’s Atlanta studios. To ensure candidates may maximize the time allotted in the debate, no audience will be […]

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County ~ By Mark Twain 1835-1910

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County ~ By Mark Twain 1835-1910

Angels Camp, CA…In compliance with the request of a friend of mine, who wrote me from the East, I called on good-natured, garrulous old Simon Wheeler, and inquired after my friend’s friend, Leonidas W. Smiley, as requested to do, and I hereunto append the result. I have a lurking suspicion that Leonidas W. Smiley is […]

BonnieJean Warford 1935 ~ 2024

BonnieJean Warford 1935 ~ 2024

Sonora, CA…BonnieJean Warford September 28, 1935 ~ May 10, 2024 (age 88) An obituary is not available at this time for BonnieJean Warford. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of BonnieJean Warford, please visit our floral store.

Tracy Rogers 1961 ~ 2024

Tracy Rogers 1961 ~ 2024

Avery, CA…Tracy Rogers May 31, 1961 ~ May 8, 2024 (age 62) An obituary is not available at this time for Tracy Rogers. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Tracy Rogers, please visit our floral store.

Ronald Winkler 1949 ~ 2024

Ronald Winkler 1949 ~ 2024

San Andreas, CA…Ronald Winkler May 10, 1949 ~ May 8, 2024 (age 74) An obituary is not available at this time for Ronald Winkler. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Ronald Winkler, please visit our floral store.

Golden State Finance Authority Receives $28 Million Grant Award from HCD

Golden State Finance Authority Receives $28 Million Grant Award from HCD

Sacramento, CA…Golden State Finance Authority (GSFA) has been awarded a $28 million grant from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to support individuals and families in California impacted by the devastating wildfires and other declared disasters in 2018 and 2020. With the grant award, GSFA will administer the ReCoverCA Homebuyer Assistance (DR-HBA) […]

Cynthia Samolis 1958 ~ 2024

Cynthia Samolis 1958 ~ 2024

Angels Camp, CA…Cynthia Samolis March 9, 1958 ~ May 1, 2024 (age 66). An obituary is not available at this time for Cynthia Samolis. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Cynthia Samolis, please visit our floral store.

The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are Back in Action Today

The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are Back in Action Today

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are Back in Action Today. The full agenda is below… Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 5/14/2024 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 […]

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Signing of the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act into Law

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Signing of the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act into Law

Washington, DC…Today, President Biden signed into law a historic series of actions that will strengthen our nation’s energy and economic security by reducing—and ultimately eliminating—our reliance on Russia for civilian nuclear power. This new law reestablishes America’s leadership in the nuclear sector. It will help secure our energy sector for generations to come. And—building off […]