Avoid Real-Life Horrors This Halloween

Avoid Real-Life Horrors This Halloween

Sacramento, CA…Halloween is the celebration of all things scary. For children, this means dressing up as their favorite characters and enjoying tricks and treats. For adults, the celebration often involves alcohol. Unfortunately, Halloween is also known for having the highest number of child-pedestrian deaths all year and ranks among the worst for holiday-related DUI crashes […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For October 25th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For October 25th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are as follows: CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MEDIA BULLETIN Tuesday, October 25, 2016 01:34 Traffic Stop 1610250005 Officer initiated activity at N Main St, City of Angels. . Disposition: Citation Issued. 02:36 Traffic Stop 1610250008 Officer initiated activity at Camanche Parkway South/Oliveira Ct, […]

Mark Twain Health Care District Sponsors 4th Annual “Golden Health Awards”

Mark Twain Health Care District Sponsors 4th Annual “Golden Health Awards”

San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Health Care District (MTHCD) and Mark Twain Medical Center Foundation will host the fourth annual “Golden Health Awards” at Mark Twain Medical Center on February 8, 2017. The Golden Health Award was established in 2013 to recognize and award selected health care organizations and individuals who have made a positive impact […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For October 24th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For October 24th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are as follows: CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MEDIA BULLETIN Monday, October 24, 2016 00:09 Prowling 1610240001 Occurred on W Saint Charles St, San Andreas. Subject hearing cursing and knocking outside Deputies were unable to locate source. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 00:54 Suspicious […]

Calaveras County Eases Possible Election Security Concerns

Calaveras County Eases Possible  Election Security Concerns

San Andreas, CA…Concerns are rising about electronic voting systems changing votes or the potential for hackers manipulating the votes. As the Registrar of Voters for Calaveras County the security of our Election is always my top priority. All votes in Calaveras are made on paper ballots. The ballots are then read by a scanner; either […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For October 24th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs For October 24th

Sonora, CA… Tuolumne County Sheriff’s logs for October 24th are enclosed: TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN Monday, October 24, 2016 00:20 TRAFFIC STOP 1610240001 Officer initiated activity at Sierra Rock, Hwy 108, Jamestown.Summary: I conducted a traffic stop for a violation of 4000(a) CVC. Driver was cited for violations of 14601.1(a) CVC and 4000(a) CVC. […]

Long Time Friend Of Calaveras County Fair Announces Retirement

Long Time Friend Of Calaveras County Fair Announces Retirement

Angels Camp, CA…Jeff Johnson has been part of Friends of the Calaveras County Fair since its inception in 2009. He served both as the board’s president, vice president and Junior Livestock Committee representative. He was instrumental in bringing back the historic Whiskerino Dinner Dance, construction of the Ranch house, water line projects and much more. […]

Hospice Of Amador & Calaveras Receives $5,000 Grant From Sutter Health

Hospice Of Amador & Calaveras Receives $5,000 Grant From Sutter Health

Jackson, CA…Hospice of Amador & Calaveras recently received another generous grant from The Sutter Health Valley Area. The $5,000 grant supports Hospice of Amador & Calaveras’ Amador County Respite Program. The program provides additional respite care services for caregivers in Amador County. Caring for a loved one can be very fulfilling and an incredibility loving […]

Calaveras Residents Urged To Prevent Flu This Season With Flu Shot

Calaveras Residents Urged To Prevent Flu This Season With Flu Shot

Calaveras County, CA…Dr. Dean Kelaita, Health Officer, is urging Calaveras County Residents to get vaccinated against influenza (the flu) as soon as possible. Localized flu activity has already been reported in 1 California County, where an elderly person has died due to flu-related complications. In California, flu usually begins to increase in late November or […]

Prescribed Control Burn To Begin In Groveland Ranger District & Stanislaus National Forest

Prescribed Control Burn To Begin In Groveland Ranger District & Stanislaus National Forest

Sonora, CA…Fire crews will begin ignitions Monday, November 1st, on the China 04 Understory Burn approximately four miles northeast of Greeley Hill along Forest Road 1S29, 2S28, and 2S17 on the Groveland Ranger District, Stanislaus National Forest, weather and air quality conditions permitting. There are a total of 546 acres to be treated with low-intensity […]

Police Catch Up With Man Accused Of Felony Hit & Run

Police Catch Up With Man Accused Of Felony Hit & Run

Murphys, CA…On 24 October 2016, an employee of a café in Murphys called the Sonora Police Department, after observing Louis Page inside the café. Page was wanted for questioning regarding a felony hit and run accident, which occurred on 18 October 2016, at the intersection of N. Washington and Elkin Streets, sending a pedestrian to […]

Pioneer Man Arrested For Attempted Murder

Pioneer Man Arrested For Attempted Murder

San Andreas, CA…On 10/18/16 at approx. 02:50 a.m. the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a marijuana robbery on Bummerville Rd near West Point,CA. Deputies responded to the scene and took a report from one victim who reported the following information. The victim reported that a suspect arrived at the location while the […]

Mary Rita Campfield 1919-2016

Angels Camp, CA…Rita was born in 1919 to Irish Catholic farmers in Centralia, Kansas where she lived with her ten siblings. She also met her future husband Ray, in the same small community. In 1941 they moved to Northern California where they were married. In 1951 they moved their family to San Jose where they […]

Upcoming No On Measure D Meeting Being Held In Copperopolis

Upcoming No On Measure D Meeting Being Held In Copperopolis

Copperopolis, CA…Learn how Measure D would affect our community and the challenges our law enforcement will face. Learn what crimes in Calaveras are related to marijuana. Can our County afford to regulate? How do marijuana grows affect the environment? Please join us for this very important issue. Measure D is about marijuana and establishes commercial […]

2016 Calaveras Volunteer Senior Of The Year

2016 Calaveras Volunteer  Senior Of The Year

Arnold, CA…or the third year in a row, the Calaveras County Commission on Aging has recognized an Ebbetts Pass community member as Volunteer Senior of the Year and, in 2016, is Pete Padelford of Arnold. All nominees, including Donna Shannon and Gary Smith, received Honorable Mention Awards and were recognized at an October 12th, luncheon […]

Gala Raises Over $200,000 For Cancer Center

Gala Raises Over $200,000 For Cancer Center

Sonora, CA…More than $200,000 was raised at Sonora Regional Medical Center’s 16th annual Joie de Vie Gala at Ironstone Vineyards on October 18, a benefit for its Cancer Patient Support Fund and new Diana J. White Cancer Institute. The sold-out crowd enjoyed a festive evening, in spite of the torrential storm that caused a brief […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For October 23rd

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For October 23rd

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are as follows: CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MEDIA BULLETIN Sunday, October 23, 2016 00:10 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle 1610230001 Officer initiated activity at Hwy 49, Angels Camp. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 00:24 Suspicious Person 1610230003 Officer initiated activity at N Railroad Flat […]

Project HOPE Announces New Schedule Beginning November 1st

Project HOPE Announces New Schedule Beginning November 1st

Sonora, CA…Sonora Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce a new schedule for the Project HOPE Health Van. Beginning Tuesday, November 1, the Health Van will be available in the Walmart parking lot, located at 1101 Sanguinetti Road in Sonora, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. except holidays. On the second […]

Amador County Sheriffs Recover Missing Hunter

Amador County Sheriffs Recover Missing Hunter

Pioneer, CA… On Friday October 21st the Amador County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a missing hunter in the Peddler Hill area of Highway 88. He had been out in the area with a friend hunting, but the two got separated. Thankfully his friend had a last known GPS location for the missing hunter. […]

California National Guard Welcomes Congress To Waive Soldier Incentive & Bonus Debts

California National Guard Welcomes Congress To Waive Soldier Incentive & Bonus Debts

Sacramento, CA… Pertaining to the recent Los Angeles Times story on National Guard bonus recoupment, the California Military Department offers the following statement: “The bonus audit and recoupment process is a federal program governed and adjudicated by the National Guard Bureau and the Department of the Army. The California National Guard does not have the […]

The 20th Annual Salmon Duathlon & 5K Run

The 20th Annual Salmon Duathlon & 5K Run

Knights Ferry, CA…On Your Mark Events presents its 20th Annual Salmon Duathlon and 5K Run on Saturday, November 5, 8:45 a.m., in the historic hamlet (and it’s surroundings) of Knights Ferry, California. The Salmon Duathlon (run, bike, run) and 5K Run (two separate competitions) will benefit the preservation of the salmon natural spawning habitat in […]

AT&T To Acquire Time Warner

AT&T To Acquire Time Warner

Dallas, TX and New York City, NY…AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which AT&T will acquire Time Warner in a stock-and-cash transaction valued at $107.50 per share. The agreement has been approved unanimously by the boards of directors of both companies. The deal […]

Services For Monsignor Edward Donohoe 1925-2016

Services For Monsignor Edward Donohoe 1925-2016

Stockton, CA…Monsignor Edward Donohoe passed away peacefully at the age of 91 in Stockton, California, October 20, 2016, Monsignor Edward Donohoe. The son of the late Michael and Ellen Donohoe, he was born in Gortermone, Carrigallen, County Leitrim, Ireland on February 20, 1925. He graduated from St. John’s College in Waterford in 1944 and was […]

Yosemite Prescribed Burn Continues

Yosemite Prescribed Burn Continues

Yosemite National Park, CA…Ignitions of the Mariposa Grove prescribed fire continued this past weekend with an additional 36 acres completed in the upper grove. The project consists of 137 total acres, of which 75 acres have been completed over the last couple weeks. Fire personnel will continue to monitor and patrol the grove area. The […]

Charter Bus & Semi Collision Result In Mass Fatalities

Charter Bus & Semi Collision Result In Mass Fatalities

Desert Hot Springs, CA…On October 23, 2016 at approximately 5:17 A.M., a collision between a charter bus and a semi-truck resulted in 13 fatalities and 31 additional injuries. The collision occurred on westbound Interstate 10 west of Indian Canyon Road in Desert Hot Springs, CA. A semi-truck with trailer was traveling at approximately five mph […]

PAWS 2016 International Captive Wildlife Conference

PAWS 2016 International Captive Wildlife Conference

San Andreas, CA…The PAWS 2016 International Captive Wildlife Conference will take place on Friday and Saturday, November 11-12, 2016. This premier global summit addresses the confinement and use of exotic and wild animals – with a special focus on elephants, bears and big cats – and features speakers on the next wave of sanctuaries for […]