Trifilo Garden Center is Open for Your Essential Nursery Needs (Limited Staffing So Please Be Patient)

Trifilo Garden Center is Open for Your Essential Nursery Needs (Limited Staffing So Please Be Patient)

Murphys, CA..Trifilo Garden Center is open this week Thursday 9-5 and also Friday and Saturday. Please practice social distancing and follow posted notices. The plan to be open on these day’s weekly going forward. Trifilo Garden Center is a local, family-owned business located in Murphys, California. It is a full-service nursery with a variety of […]

BLM Mother Lode Area Initiates Seasonal Fire Restrictions Starting May 29th

BLM Mother Lode Area Initiates Seasonal Fire Restrictions Starting May 29th

Eldorado Hills, CA…The Bureau of Land Management is issuing seasonal fire restrictions, effective May 29, for public lands managed by the Mother Lode Field Office in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, due to dry conditions and wildland fire danger. These seasonal restrictions are in addition to the year-round statewide fire prevention order, issued on April 28, […]

Traffic Update…..Toyota FJ vs Cadilac Escalade on Jesus Maria Road

Traffic Update…..Toyota FJ vs Cadilac Escalade on Jesus Maria Road

Mokelumne Hill, CA…Traffic Update…..Toyota FJ vs Cadilac Escalade on Jesus Maria Road. Sounds like a game of vehicular chicken may have contributed to the incident… Incident: 00372 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: 15278-16101 Jesus Maria Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.289666 -120.610618 Detail Information 6:04 PM 4 [13] INV IN TOYT FJ CRUISER ADVISING CADI ESC […]

President Trump’s Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship

President Trump’s Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship

Washington, DC…By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. Free speech is the bedrock of American democracy. Our Founding Fathers protected this sacred right with the First Amendment to the Constitution. The freedom to […]

Traffic Update….Collision Near Hwy 108 & Mono Way

Traffic Update….Collision Near Hwy 108 & Mono Way

Sonora, CA…Traffic Update….Collision Near Hwy 108 Business & Mono Way. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00253 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr108 Bus / Mono Way Loc Desc: ONR Lat/Lon: 37.976171 -120.356676 Detail Information 2:46 PM 2 [4] OCCP’S APPEARED TO BE GETTING OO THE VEH 2:46 PM 1 [3] RP ADV’ING THE […]

Black Oak Casino Resort Reopens on Monday, June 1st at 10 a.m.!

Black Oak Casino Resort Reopens on Monday, June 1st at 10 a.m.!

Tuolumne, CA…The Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians is committed to reopening Black Oak Casino Resort in a responsible manner that promotes the well-being of our guests and team members. Our goal is to provide the safest possible environment for your comfort and enjoyment. To achieve this, we are implementing the following health and safety precautions […]

2,123,000 Jobless Claims Last Week, Down 323,000 From Previous Week

2,123,000 Jobless Claims Last Week, Down 323,000 From Previous Week

Washington, DC…The COVID-19 virus continues to impact the number of initial claims and insured unemployment. This report includes information on claimants filing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation claims. In the week ending May 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 2,123,000, a decrease of 323,000 from the previous week’s […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle 15 feet Down Embankment on Stoney Creek Road near Pardee Lake

Traffic Update….Vehicle 15 feet Down Embankment on Stoney Creek Road near Pardee Lake

Ione, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle 15 feet Down Embankment on Stoney Creek Road near Pardee Lake. Incident: 00200 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Stoney Creek Road Loc Desc: PARDEE LAKE Lat/Lon: 38.280825 -120.870020 Detail Information 1:16 PM 7 [16] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP 12:58 PM 6 [13] [Notification] […]

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 […]

Hospice Thrift Stores Now Open in Angels Camp & Jackson

Hospice Thrift Stores Now Open in Angels Camp & Jackson

Jackson, CA…🎇 EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT! 🎆 HOSPICE THRIFT STORES ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS! Both Stores have reopened.  Store hours will be Monday – Friday 9:30-5:30 and Saturday and Sunday 9:30-5:00. Donation hours will be 9:30-1:30 every day. Donations will not be taken after 1:30. Due to COVID-19 we are required to follow the restrictions of the […]

Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort Announces Reopening Plans for June 8

Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort Announces Reopening Plans for June 8

Jackson, CA…The Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians today announced plans for the anticipated reopening of Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort (JRCR) on Monday, June 8 at noon. Over the course of the last several weeks, JRCR has been working around the clock to implement a strategic reopening plan that aims to protect guests and employees […]

New Guidance For Places of Worship, Hair and Barbershops to Reopen Safely

New Guidance For Places of Worship, Hair and Barbershops to Reopen Safely

San Andreas, CA…On Monday May 25, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued guidance to places of worship and providers of religious services and cultural ceremonies on how they can safely reopen during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While the guidance itself does not obligate places of worship to resume in-person services, it is strongly recommended that they […]

Erroneous Courtesy Notice – Illegal Debris in Dorrington Thursday, May 28th

Erroneous Courtesy Notice – Illegal Debris in Dorrington Thursday, May 28th

Dorrington, CA…The County of Calaveras Department of Public Works has received many calls from residents and business owners in recent months inquiring about leaving vegetation debris from private property in the County right of way for disposal. While Public Works empathizes with local residents attempting to clean up their private properties, removing vegetation debris from […]

U.S. Covid-19 Deaths Rise to 100,271 Infections Rise to 1,695,776

Baltimore, MD…The latest from the Coronavirus dashboard from Johns Hopkins University. As the infections soar in North American it tells the magnitude and spread of the problem. If you dig into it you can see when a country peaked and when they started the recovery phase. It is a great source for actual data including […]

UWPA Board Hires Joel Metzger as New General Manager

UWPA Board Hires Joel Metzger as New General Manager

Angels Camp, CA — The Utica Water and Power Authority (UWPA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Joel Metzger has been hired as the new general manager of the Authority. The Board unanimously approved the contract at a Board meeting Tuesday May 26, and his first day on the job will be July […]

Bret Harte High District Board Says Thank You To Community For Helping Celebrate Graduates!

Bret Harte High District Board Says Thank You To Community For Helping Celebrate Graduates!

Angels Camp, CA…The Bret Harte Union High School District Governing Board want to extend our appreciation to the caring community members and organizations for donations which allowed us to purchase yard signs for each of our graduating seniors. Deepest thanks go to the Grad Night Foundation of Calaveras County, Supervisor Merita Callaway, Joanne and Casey […]

AG Becerra Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Rollback of Clean Car Standards

AG Becerra Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Rollback of Clean Car Standards

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, leading a multistate coalition, today filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s disastrous final rule rolling back the nation’s Clean Car Standards. The Clean Car Standards require appropriate and feasible improvements in fuel economy and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars and light trucks. Since their introduction in 2010, […]

COVID-19 Testing Coming to Frogtown for Calaveras & Tuolumne Counties

COVID-19 Testing Coming to Frogtown for Calaveras & Tuolumne Counties

Angels Camp, CA…The Calaveras County Fairgrounds is partnering with Calaveras and Tuolumne County. As part of efforts to expand COVID-19 testing throughout the State, a testing site serving people from Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties to be open effective Friday, May 29. The testing site will open at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds located just outside historic […]

CAL FIRE Suspends Burn Permits in Tuolumne, Calaveras, Eastern Stanislaus and Eastern San Joaquin Counties

CAL FIRE Suspends Burn Permits in Tuolumne, Calaveras, Eastern Stanislaus and Eastern San Joaquin Counties

San Andreas, CA…With 2020 starting out with February being the driest month since the 1850’s in California, warming temperatures and 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 […]

Hospice of Amador & Calaveras Offering Weekly Grief Support

Hospice of Amador & Calaveras Offering Weekly Grief Support

Amador & Calaveras Counties…Please join us for our free, weekly* GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP held every Tuesday, from 10:00am-11:30am. You do not need to have a family member on Hospice service and it does not matter how long ago your Loved One died. If you are grieving, we are here for you. All are welcome. For […]

Adventist Health Sonora Resuming More Surgeries, Procedures & Outpatient Services

Adventist Health Sonora Resuming More Surgeries, Procedures & Outpatient Services

Sonora, CA….Adventist Health Sonora is resuming some surgeries and procedures as well as additional outpatient services, in response to the governor’s executive order, which allows hospitals and other care settings to resume essential procedures that require personal protective equipment, if criteria given by the California Department of Public Health are met. Everyone at Adventist Health […]

Traffic & Fire Update….Fire Reported Near Preston Ln / Seco St. Preston Lane Shutdown

Traffic & Fire Update….Fire Reported Near Preston Ln / Seco St.  Preston Lane Shutdown

Jamestown, CA….Traffic & Fire Update….Fire Reported Near Preston Ln / Seco St. Preston Lane Shutdown Incident: 00176 Type: Report of Fire Location: Preston Ln / Seco St Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.949747 -120.419989 Detail Information 11:42 AM 3 [3] A61-002B PRESTON LANE SHUT DOWN 11:40 AM 2 [2] 1039 CAL FIRE – THEY ARE ENRT 11:40 […]

Temporary Lane Closure on O’Byrnes Ferry Bridge Friday, May 29, 2020

Temporary Lane Closure on O’Byrnes Ferry Bridge  Friday, May 29, 2020

Copperopolis, CA…The Calaveras County Public Works Department will be making repairs to the bridge railing of O’Byrnes Ferry Bridge at the Tuolumne County line. Construction crews will be working from 7am to 7pm on Friday, May 29th to repair nearly 150 feet of damaged bridge railing in the eastbound lane. Large construction equipment will be […]

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through June 2nd

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through June 2nd

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. […]