These Two Beautiful Kittens Are Your Calaveras County Animal Services Pets of the Week!

These Two Beautiful Kittens Are Your Calaveras County Animal Services Pets of the Week!

San Andreas, CA… You can’t buy love but you CAN rescue it! These two sweethearts are representative of the beautiful, friendly, happy, healthy and playful kittens currently at the shelter looking for their forever homes. Can’t choose a single one? Why not adopt a pair! It really is much easier to raise a pair of […]

New Crime Wave Planned by Government is a Disaster for California By Ted Gaines

New Crime Wave Planned by Government is a Disaster for California  By Ted Gaines

Roseville, CA… What good are tax dollars if our elected leaders don’t use them to provide citizens with basic and necessary government services? California is about to learn the hard way that all the money in the world means nothing if its leaders abandon reason and responsibility. In the latest example of a state gone […]

Calaveras County Grand Jury Has Released A Report Entitled “Assessor’s Office”

Calaveras County Grand Jury Has Released A Report Entitled “Assessor’s Office”

San Andreas, CA… The 2019 — 2020 Calaveras County Grand Jury has just released a report entitled “Assessor’s Office”. The Summary section of the report states why the grand jury undertook the investigation and notes the report’s most significant issues, findings, and recommendations, as follows: “Numerous citizens have expressed concern regarding the Calaveras County Assessor’s […]

CalaverasGROWN Pop Up Farmers’ Market This Thursday! 💕🌲🎁

CalaverasGROWN Pop Up Farmers’ Market This Thursday! 💕🌲🎁

San Andreas, CA… Are you missing our farmers’ markets? Forgot to order online in time for Christmas and the holidays? We miss you, too, so CalaverasGROWN is having a Pop Up Farmers’ Market from 3.30 to 4.30pm this Thursday, December 17th at the Master Gardeners Demo Garden in San Andreas. (By government center at 891 […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 15th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 15th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… 00:44 SUICIDAL OR MENTAL SUBJECT 2012150002 Occurred on Beauchamp Dr, in Sonora. Cellular E911 Call: Service Class: W911. . Disposition: Welfare Check. 03:03 CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL 2012150006 Occurred at Tuolumne Rd/Black Oak Rd, in Sonora. Horse in the roadway///transferred to CHP. . Disposition: Referred […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 15th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 15th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below. 00:23 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle 2012150003 Officer initiated activity at Hwy 4/Northwood Dr, Murphys. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 01:35 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle 2012150008 Officer initiated activity at Hwy 26, Valley Springs. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 02:11 Suspicious or […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 14th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 14th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… 00:13 TRAFFIC STOP 2012140001 Officer initiated activity at Hwy 108/CHABROULLIAN Ln, Jamestown. . Disposition: Citation Criminal. 00:35 TRAFFIC STOP 2012140002 Officer initiated activity at Cascade Mobile Home Park, Wards Ferry Rd, Sonora. . Disposition: Warning Given (Used for 11-95s). 00:53 911 HANG UP 2012140003 […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 14th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 14th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below. 00:18 Traffic Stop 2012140003 Officer initiated activity at Mountain Ranch Rd/Gold Hunter Rd, San Andreas. . Disposition: Arrest Made. 01:13 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle 2012140004 Occurred on Chile Camp Rd, in Campo Seco. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 02:31 Suspicious Person […]

Suspected DUI Arrest Leads to Weapons Charges

Suspected DUI Arrest Leads to Weapons Charges

Copperopolis, CA… On December 14, 2020, at about 4:50 PM, The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dispatch Center received a report of a possible intoxicated driver traveling westbound Hwy 4 east of Telegraph Rd., Copperopolis. The vehicle description and direction of travel were rapidly distributed to the deputy working in that area. While patrolling the area, a […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 13th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 13th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… 00:27 SUSPICIOUS CIRC 2012130001 Occurred at Willow Springs Clubhouse on Willow Springs Dr. , in Soulsbyville. Rp can hear someone screaming, maybe from the park. Sounds like a male voice and they sound like they high on something. . Disposition: Log Note. 01:16 PATROL […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 13th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 13th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below. 00:08 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle 2012130003 Officer initiated activity at Hwy 4, Arnold. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 00:20 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle 2012130005 Officer initiated activity at Blagen Rd, Arnold. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 00:21 Firearms Discharged 2012130006 Occurred […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 12th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 12th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… 00:19 CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL 2012120001 Occurred at Tuolumne Rd/Cherry Valley Bl, in Tuolumne. . Disposition: Referred To Other Agency. 00:37 DISABLED VEHICLE 2012120002 Occurred at Kwik Serve on Hwy 108. , in Jamestown. Just south of the Kwik Serve. Disabled veh in the ditch. […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 12th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 12th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below. 01:49 Alarm Sounding 2012120004 Occurred on Pennsylvania Gulch Rd, in Murphys. Commercial alarm. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 05:39 Assault 2012120007 Occurred on Mountain Ranch Rd, in San Andreas. . Disposition: Verbal Only. 06:30 911 Hang Up 2012120009 Occurred on Andreas […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 11th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 11th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… 00:31 WELFARE CHECK 2012110001 Occurred at Cabrini House on Railbed Rd. , in Jamestown. Rp Service Class: VOIP. . Disposition: Log Note. 01:15 PATROL CHECK 2012110002 Occurred at Madrone St/Rozier St, in Tuolumne. Patck. . Disposition: Log Note. 07:01 SUSPICIOUS CIRC 2012110007 Occurred on […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 11th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 11th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below. 04:37 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle 2012110006 Occurred at Vista Del Lago Dr/Robin Rd, in Valley Springs. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 06:01 911 Misdial 2012110008 Occurred on Mountain Ranch Rd, in San Andreas. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 07:13 911 Hang […]

Felon/Addict Arrested in Possession of Stolen Rifle Along with Drug Paraphernalia

Felon/Addict Arrested in Possession of Stolen Rifle Along with Drug Paraphernalia

Tuolumne County, CA… Last Tuesday, Deputies assisted Tuolumne County Probation’s High-Risk Supervision Team with a probation search of a residence in Sonora. During a search of the residence, a rifle was located inside one of the bedroom closets. A record check of the rifle’s serial number showed the rifle had been reported stolen out of […]

“Stakeholder Collaboration Key to Healthcare Workforce Expansion” (Pre-Covid Photo)

“Stakeholder Collaboration Key to Healthcare Workforce Expansion” (Pre-Covid Photo)

San Andreas, CA… Calaveras county has been designated a ‘professional shortage area’, where the ratio of the population to the number of health care providers is over 60% higher than in other California counties. Local stakeholder, Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC), recognizes the importance of supporting the programs offered to youth who are considering a […]

Keep the Cheer Here! Christmas Decoration Contest With Morgan Gace

Keep the Cheer Here! Christmas Decoration Contest With Morgan Gace

Calaveras County, CA… The first ever ‘Keep the Cheer Here” countywide Christmas decorating contest is under way and business owners and residents are encouraged to enter by the Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 deadline. “Calaveras families and businesses are redefining what it means to celebrate during the holidays this year,” said sponsor Calaveras County Chamber CEO […]

U.S. Forest Service and YSS Partnerships Ramp Up Landscape Restoration

U.S. Forest Service and YSS Partnerships Ramp Up Landscape Restoration

Tuolumne County, CA… Tuolumne County, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and Yosemite Stanislaus Solutions Collaborative (YSS), will ramp up efforts to increase the pace and scale of landscape restoration on the Stanislaus National Forest, thanks to an infusion of federal funding. In September Tuolumne County received $8.67 million from the U.S. Forest Service, […]

Caltrans Closing Mountain Passes For Winter Season

Caltrans Closing Mountain Passes For Winter Season

Stockton, CA… Monitor Pass/State Route 89, Ebbetts Pass/State Route 4 & Sonora Pass/State Route 108 Closed Until Spring Due to Excessive Snow Following this weekend’s storm that dropped snow throughout the Sierra Nevada, and with more inclement weather forecast this week, Caltrans will close Monitor Pass/State Route 89, Ebbetts Pass/SR-4 and Sonora Pass/SR-108 today (December […]

PG&E Begins Construction on Microgrid to Mitigate Impacts of PSPS in Arnold

PG&E Begins Construction on Microgrid to Mitigate Impacts of PSPS in Arnold

Arnold, CA… Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has begun construction on a microgrid designed to provide electricity to certain customers and shared community resources using temporary generation during future Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events. Local microgrid to power key community resources including gas stations, markets and restaurants in Arnold during Public Safety Power […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Antigen Test as First Over-the-Counter Fully At-Home Diagnostic Test for COVID-19

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Antigen Test as First Over-the-Counter Fully At-Home Diagnostic Test for COVID-19

Washington, D.C…. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first over-the-counter (OTC) fully at-home diagnostic test for COVID-19. The Ellume COVID-19 Home Test is a rapid, lateral flow antigen test, a type of test that runs a liquid sample along a surface with reactive molecules. The test detects fragments […]

Governor Newsom Launches “Vaccinate All 58” Campaign Based on Safety and Equity as First Vaccines Arrive to California

Governor Newsom Launches “Vaccinate All 58” Campaign Based on Safety and Equity as First Vaccines Arrive to California

Los Angeles, CA… As the first doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrive in California, Governor Gavin Newsom today launched “Vaccinate All 58”, California’s campaign for a safe, fair and equitable vaccine for all 58 counties in the state. The Governor joined Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, one of the first locations in the state […]

Attorney General Becerra Petitions Court to Compel Amazon to Comply with Outstanding Investigative Subpoenas

Attorney General Becerra Petitions Court to Compel Amazon to Comply with Outstanding Investigative Subpoenas

Sacramento, CA… California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced filing a petition in the Sacramento County Superior Court requesting that the court order Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon) to comply with outstanding investigative subpoenas. The state’s petition alleges that Amazon has failed to adequately comply with lawful requests for information as part of an ongoing investigation into […]

Holiday Safety Tips From CCSO

Holiday Safety Tips From CCSO

San Andreas, CA… The holiday season is generally full of festivities and family. However, seasonal activities can also increase your exposure to people who have Grinch-like activity on their mind. The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office would like to offer a few tips to help everyone stay safe and reduce the likelihood of becoming a victim. […]

Jenny’s Kitchen Christmas Mincemeat Tarts & Taste O’ Mint Cookies! ~ Jenny Baxter

Jenny’s Kitchen Christmas Mincemeat Tarts & Taste O’ Mint Cookies! ~ Jenny Baxter

Angels Camp, CA… One of my favorite things to do this time of the year, when it involves my column, is to interview some of our local residents to see what their Christmas traditions were growing up and are now. I hope you enjoy reading about them as much as I did writing about them. […]

Governor Cuomo Announces First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Administered in U.S.

Governor Cuomo Announces First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Administered in U.S.

Albany, NY… Governor Cuomo: “We trust science here in New York. The federal government approved the vaccine. We then had a separate panel that also approved the vaccine and we’ve been following the science all along. I hope this gives you, and the healthcare workers who are battling this every day, a sense of security […]

Presidential Message on the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary Commemoration of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Presidential Message on the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary Commemoration of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Washington, D.C….Today, we congratulate the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on the occasion of its 60th anniversary. In the six decades since the United States joined 19 other nations in signing the OECD convention, the organization has served as an indispensable forum for the democracies of the world to advance shared prosperity through […]