Amador FlyFishers Hosting Free Fly Fishing Faire April 22

Amador FlyFishers Hosting Free Fly Fishing Faire April 22

Jackson, CA…Amador FlyFishers (AFF) will be hosting a free Fly Fishing Faire Sunday, April 22, from 10am to 2pm at Detert Park, 530 Highway 49, Jackson, California. There will be booths with club members demonstrating the use of the tools of the sport and answering questions to help attendees learn more about the wonderful sport […]

Columbia College Foundation Honors Students with Over $120,000 in Scholarships

Columbia College Foundation Honors Students with Over $120,000 in Scholarships

Columbia, CA…The Columbia College Foundation and its community partners will present more than $120,000 in scholarships to qualified and deserving students at the annual Columbia College Scholarship and Awards Celebration on Thursday, April 12. The event, 4:30-5:30 pm at the Dogwood Forum on campus, features student and community speakers, musical performances and presentation of the […]

Columbia College’s Symphony of the Sierra on April 17th

Columbia College’s Symphony of the Sierra on April 17th

Columbia, CA…The Symphony of the Sierra 2018 Spring Concert will be held at Columbia College, Dogwood Forum, at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. The repertoire provides a wonderful introduction to orchestral music for children, while being complex enough to satisfy the seasoned classical ear. The orchestra is excited to be performing the fourth […]

Hoe-down! Whiskerino Dinner Dance is April 14th

Hoe-down! Whiskerino Dinner Dance is April 14th

Angels Camp, CA….(Frogtown, USA)The Friends of the Calaveras County Fair and the Junior Livestock Committee are hosting a Hoe-down, Show-down. The Whiskerino Dinner Dance is planned for April 14. The dinner dance will be the official kick-off event leading up to the Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee May 17-20. The Whiskerino has a […]

Winter Returns Briefly Tonight With Rain & Mountain Snow!

Winter Returns Briefly Tonight With Rain & Mountain Snow!

Arnold, CA…From the National Weather Service…Mountain snow returns later today into early Thursday. A colder and wetter weather system will move into northern California today bringing accumulating snow to the mountains by this evening. Travelers over the higher mountain passes should be prepared for winter driving conditions tonight into Thursday. Snow levels are forecast to […]

The Eleventh Annual Mr. Frog’s Wild Ride is Saturday, April 14, Don’t Miss It!!

The Eleventh Annual Mr. Frog’s Wild Ride is Saturday, April 14, Don’t Miss It!!

Murphys, CA…Registrations are now being accepted from cyclists throughout the Motherlode and beyond for the eleventh annual Mr. Frog’s Wild Ride to be held in the verdant hills of Calaveras County on Saturday, April 14. John Zunino, who is himself a successful bicycle racer at the national level, is this year’s ride director. The ride […]

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am…Replays Are Below

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am…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 […]

Columbia College Presidential Finalists Selected & Community Forums Scheduled

Columbia College Presidential Finalists Selected & Community Forums Scheduled

Columbia, CA…The Columbia College Presidential Search Committee has selected two finalists who will participate in community open forums scheduled for April 18 and 19, 2018 at Columbia College. The finalists (with most recent position held) are listed below with forum times: Dr. Santanu Bandyopadhyay – (Wednesday, April 18, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the […]

DNA Evidence Confirms Suspects in Strawberry & Twain Harte Burglaries

DNA Evidence Confirms Suspects in Strawberry & Twain Harte Burglaries

Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…”An ongoing investigation regarding a string of burglaries that occurred last year in Strawberry and Twain Harte, finally comes to an end. In September 2017, the High Risk Supervision Team attempted to locate 26-year-old Michael Valentine of Sonora to serve a probation search. Valentine was not located at that time […]

Some Seasonal Roads on Stanislaus National Forest May Remain Closed Past April 15

Some Seasonal Roads on Stanislaus National Forest May Remain Closed Past April 15

Sonora, CA…Stanislaus National Forest will open seasonal roads beginning April 15, but forest crews need to inspect the roads to ensure there was no damage from this year’s winter storms. Scott Tangenberg, deputy forest supervisor, said workers haven’t been able to inspect many forest roads yet because some are still covered with snow. “Traveling on […]

Merita Callaway For Supervisor District Three

Merita Callaway For Supervisor District Three

Murphys, CA…As a past member of District 3, Calaveras Board of Supervisors, she has a view of issues and solutions that ensure county government is effective and accountable. Merita is fiscally conservative, a balanced decision, and continues to be a respected steward of Calaveras County. Born in Hawaii, raised in a military family, and lived […]

Make Plans To Attend The Trout Spot’s 3rd Annual Fly Fishing Open House on April 21st

Make Plans To Attend The Trout Spot’s 3rd Annual Fly Fishing Open House on April 21st

Arnold, CA…Come join us for a fun day of everything fly fishing at our 3rd annual fly fishing open house. From 10 am to 2 pm Saturday April 21st. Free Bar-B-Que Lunch, Door Prizes and Raffle, Meet our guides and instructor, Meet our local fly fishing club the Calaveras Fly Fishers, Casting & Tying Demos, […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle Into Ditch Near Hwy 4 & Stallion Way

Traffic Update….Vehicle Into Ditch Near Hwy 4 & Stallion Way

Angels Camp, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle Into Ditch Near Hwy 4 & Stallion Way. Non-Injury but please use caution in the area… Incident: 00148 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr4 / Stallion Way Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.053294 -120.621834 Detail Information 11:49 AM 1 [1] VEH INTO A DITCH Unit Information 11:50 AM 1 Unit Assigned

Warning Signs: New US Health Study Reveals ‘Dangerous Disparities’ Among States

Warning Signs: New US Health Study Reveals ‘Dangerous Disparities’ Among States

Seattle, CA…Working-age Americans in 21 states faced a higher probability of premature death from 1990 to 2016, according to the most extensive state-by-state US health study ever conducted.  The likelihood of early death for men and women age 20 to 55 is highest in West Virginia, Mississippi, and Alabama. In contrast, same-age residents of Minnesota, California, […]

Rain & Snow Return To Our Area This Week

Rain & Snow Return To Our Area This Week

Arnold, CA….The National Weather has issued an update on the Weather Changes for Interior Northern California this Week…A couple of Pacific weather systems will bring rain, mountain snow, breezy winds and colder temperatures to interior northern California this week. The first Pacific weather system will weaken at it moves inland today. This system will bring […]

Apple Now Globally Powered by 100 percent Renewable Energy

Apple Now Globally Powered by 100 percent Renewable Energy

Cupertino, CA…As part of its commitment to combat climate change and create a healthier environment, Apple today announced its global facilities are powered with 100 percent clean energy. This achievement includes retail stores, offices, data centers and co-located facilities in 43 countries — including the United States, the United Kingdom, China and India. The company […]

Calaveras & Tuolumne Counties Among Best Places in California for Living on Social Security

Calaveras & Tuolumne Counties Among Best Places in California for Living on Social Security

Arnold, CA…Planning where you’ll spend your retirement can be difficult, especially for folks who will be relying heavily on Social Security as a main source of income. There are, however, places where Social Security goes further than others and in a new study, SmartAsset has delved into the data to find out where. In its fourth annual study, SmartAsset analyzed Social Security income, cost of living data, […]

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am…Replays Below

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am…Replays 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 […]

Interview From 2014 with Then Newly Promoted CHP Lieutenant Commander Georgia Hiehle

Interview From 2014 with Then Newly Promoted CHP Lieutenant Commander Georgia Hiehle

Jackson, CA…(This is an interview from 2014 and we though some of our readers might like to watch it in honor of her passing. She will be missed) We had the pleasure to spend a few minutes talking with Amador County CHP’s new Lt. Commander Georgia Hiehle. Many of our readers may know Lt. Hiehle […]

Investigation Underway for Death of Jack Edward Watts, 43 of Manteca Identified as Motorcycle Rider Shot on Highway 26 West of Mokelumne Hill

Investigation Underway for Death of Jack Edward Watts, 43 of Manteca Identified as Motorcycle Rider Shot on Highway 26 West of Mokelumne Hill

Mokelumne Hill, CA..On Sunday 4/8/18 at approx. 1737 hours the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a 911 call of a motorcycle down near Highway 26 west of Mokelumne Hill. CHP units responded and fire/medics also arrived on scene. CHP contacted the Sherriff’s Office and advised that the injured male motorcycle rider appeared to […]