2020 Census Operations Suspended Until April 1st

2020 Census Operations Suspended Until April 1st

Washington, DC…Less than one week ago, the 2020 Census fully kicked off, and invitations continue to arrive in mailboxes across the nation. As of this morning, more than eleven million households have responded. America is stepping up to shape our future and ensure families and communities are counted. Beginning today, in support of guidance on […]

Bear Valley Resort Pulls Plug on Remainder of Season Due to COVID-19

Bear Valley Resort Pulls Plug on Remainder of Season Due to COVID-19

Bear Valley, CA…Bear Valley Resort Closure, March 18th, 2020. Dear Valued Bear Valley Resort Guests and Team Members, After careful consideration and recommendations provided by the United States government and public health officials in regard to the spread of COVID-19, we have made the difficult decision to suspend all operations until further notice, effective immediately. […]

150 PG&E Crews Working in Sierra to Restore Power After Latest Storms.

150 PG&E Crews Working in Sierra to Restore Power After Latest Storms.

Sacramento, CA…The latest numbers from PG&E…”More than 150 crews are working to get the lights back on. Numbers below as of 2 p.m. Crews continuing to find significant damage to equipment and down trees causing access issues. Working through it all to restore as many customers as possible by the end of the day.”   […]

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 […]

Sonora Ford is Open with Safety Precautions in Place. Shop Local Today!

Sonora Ford is Open with Safety Precautions in Place.  Shop Local Today!

Sonora, CA…While we remain open and continue to operate with the same level of customer care and service. Our role and responsibilities are focused in two areas: the health and wellbeing of our employees and our customers. With that in mind, we are taking trusted guidance from the CDC, our internal health providers, and California’s […]

Thousands Without Power As PG&E Works To Get Current Flowing After Storm

Thousands Without Power As PG&E Works To Get Current Flowing After Storm

Dorrington, CA…Some communities in the Sierra Nevada West Slope area were clobbered in the latest storm. PG&E’s outage map and system has been having intermittent outages as well. We have had several viewers reach out to us saying PG&E should be doing a bit more to make their sheltering in place cozier. Looks like the […]

Kioti Tractors & Off Road Vehicles from A1 Sharpening in San Andreas Give Your Dirt Some Love!

Kioti Tractors & Off Road Vehicles from A1 Sharpening in San Andreas  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, […]

Now is the Perfect Time for Those Home Improvement Projects

Now is the Perfect Time for Those Home Improvement Projects

Arnold, CA…Now is the Perfect Time for Those Home Improvement Projects! Below are the March Red Hot Buys at your local Arnold Ace Home Center. Arnold Ace Home Center is now offering free next day delivery to their customers from Murphys to Dorrington. Next day orders over $50 are free, same day and small orders […]

Practice Your Social Distancing with a View on the Trails at Bear Valley Adventure Company!

Practice Your Social Distancing with a View on the Trails at Bear Valley Adventure Company!

Bear Valley, CA…The Bear Valley Adventure Company (BVAC) is working to stay open during the circumstances regarding COVID-19. As a provider of an outdoor, spacious activity, BVAC will keep groomed trails and tubing open. Sledding will reopen as the snow allows. Après-Ski at the Meadow Cafe on Thursday-Saturday from 3:30-6:30pm will be suspended until further […]

California State Parks Temporarily Closes All Campgrounds in the State Park System

California State Parks Temporarily Closes All Campgrounds in the State Park System

Sacramento, CA…California State Parks announced today the temporary closure of all campgrounds in the state park system to support state and local efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus). As of today, non-campground outdoor areas of parks, including trails and beaches, remain open. Visitors are reminded to practice social distancing and maintain at least […]

Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing

Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing

Washington, DC…Thank you very much, everyone. Thank you. Progress being made. And I appreciate you all joining us. Last night, the FDA announced groundbreaking new policies to further increase testing very substantially so. All states can now authorize tests developed and used within their borders, in addition to the FDA. So the states are very […]

Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Allow Timely Delivery of Vital Goods During COVID-19 Outbreak

Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Allow Timely Delivery of Vital Goods During COVID-19 Outbreak

Sacramento, CA…Taking action to ensure that key commodities can be delivered to California retailers in a timely manner during the COVID-19 outbreak, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to ease restrictions on commercial drivers engaged in support of emergency relief efforts. The change comes in conjunction with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s […]

California Releases New COVID-19 Guidance for K-12 Schools

California Releases New COVID-19 Guidance for K-12 Schools

Sacramento, CA…Today, California education and health officials released new guidance for K-12 schools to help education leaders meet the needs of all students affected by school closures, with an emphasis on assisting low-income children and those with disabilities. This guidance follows Governor Gavin Newsom’s March 13 Executive Order, which ensured that schools continue to receive funding and outlined […]

Governor Newsom Places National Guard Personnel on Alert to Support COVID-19 Community Readiness

Governor Newsom Places National Guard Personnel on Alert to Support COVID-19 Community Readiness

Sacramento, CA…Following through on his commitment to mobilize state personnel and assets to protect local communities and fight the spread of COVID-19, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has placed the California National Guard on alert. The National Guard has been directed by the Governor to be prepared to perform humanitarian missions across the […]

Governor Newsom Signs Emergency Legislation to Fight COVID-19

Governor Newsom Signs Emergency Legislation to Fight COVID-19

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom signed emergency legislation today providing up to $1 billion in funding to help California fight COVID-19. “It’s simply remarkable. In just one day’s time, members of the California Legislature came together across party lines to unanimously pass emergency legislation authorizing over $1 billion to fight COVID-19. This money will provide more […]

California Requests Federal Government Waiver to Cover Medi-Cal Recipients and Expand Tele-Health Options

California Requests Federal Government Waiver to Cover Medi-Cal Recipients and Expand Tele-Health Options

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the state has asked federal officials to make it easier for California to quickly and effectively provide care to about 13 million Medi-Cal beneficiaries as California works to protect the public from COVID-19 “To get Californians the care they need during this crisis, we need to change how […]

Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Protect Renters and Homeowners During COVID-19 Pandemic

Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Protect Renters and Homeowners During COVID-19 Pandemic

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that authorizes local governments to halt evictions for renters and homeowners, slows foreclosures, and protects against utility shutoffs for Californians affected by COVID-19.  The Executive Order comes as Californians are experiencing substantial loss of hours or wages, or layoffs related to COVID-19, affecting their ability to keep […]

County of Calaveras Services Under COVID-19

County of Calaveras Services Under COVID-19

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Administrative Office has issued directives to County departments to modify service delivery to limit the possibility for public exposure of COVID-19.  The County, along with our citizens, continue to navigate the fluid situation caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.  County operations will be modified accordingly, consistent with the CDC Interim Guidance for […]

Deborah Ann Randell 1949 – 2020

Deborah Ann Randell 1949 – 2020

Murphys, CA…Deborah Ann Randell, loving wife and mother, passed away at home in the care of family and hospice on March 7, 2020. Debbie is survived by husband of 50 years, John Randell, two children, six grandchildren and three cats. Although born in Seattle, Washington, 1949, Debbie was a lifetime resident of Northern California having […]

Mornings with the One Percent™ Was 9 till Noon Today…This Morning’s Replays are Below.

Mornings with the One Percent™ Was 9 till Noon Today…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 […]

COVID-19 Recommendations and Resources

COVID-19 Recommendations and Resources

San Andreas, CA…On March 15, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom asked for the closure of bars, wineries, nightclubs, and brewpubs. Restaurants should be closed for in-restaurant seated dining and should be open only to drive-through or other pick-up/delivery options. For more information on food and beverage venue recommendations visit https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/Pages/NR20-024.aspx. Governor Newsom also strongly urged […]

DMV Allows Customers to Avoid Coming to a DMV Office for 60 Days

DMV Allows Customers to Avoid Coming to a DMV Office for 60 Days

Sacramento, CA… In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) today asked California law enforcement to exercise discretion for 60 days in their enforcement of driver license and vehicle registration expiration dates beginning March 16, 2020. The DMV is taking this action so that at-risk populations, including seniors and those […]

Landline Phone Outage Reported in Tuolumne Area

Landline Phone Outage Reported in Tuolumne Area

Tuolumne, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…”We have been informed by Frontier about a hard-line phone outage in the Tuolumne City area. Frontier stated they are conducting maintenance on their equipment which is causing the service interruption. Frontier was unable to give us an estimated service restoration time. This does not affect our dispatch center for […]