Yosemite Institutes Fire Restrictions

Yosemite Institutes Fire Restrictions

Yosemite, CA…Yosemite National Park is experiencing very high fire danger along with continued hot and dry weather patterns. Due to current and predicted fire conditions and possible active fire behavior, the park implemented Stage 1 Fire Restrictions until further notice. By order of the Superintendent Yosemite National Park and under authority of Title 36, Code […]

Shop Timeless Home Gallery In Arnold Tomorrow

Shop Timeless Home Gallery In Arnold Tomorrow

Arnold, CA…Saturday July 4th. Independence Day. Timeless Home Gallery LLC ONE DAY ONLY. 1316 Oak Circle in Cedar Center-Arnold, CA. We will have a selection of Live Edge Wood Slabs for Sale. Stop by and choose from a variety of locally grown, cut & milled wood slabs for your next project or let us help […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle Accident Near SR49 / Sims Rd

Traffic Update….Vehicle Accident Near SR49 / Sims Rd

Jamestown, CA…CHP is reporting a multiple vehicle accident near SR49 / Sims Rd. Initially it came in as 3-4 vehicles involved but the number has dropped to 2. Lanes are blocked… Incident: 00747 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: SR49 / Sims Rd Loc Desc: SR120 2 MI JWO SIMS Lat/Lon: 37.891358 -120.445533 Detail Information 5:10 […]

Iryna Elisabeth Maybrook 4/13/1931 – 6/23/2015

Iryna Elisabeth Maybrook 4/13/1931 – 6/23/2015

Plymouth, CA…Iryna passed away peacefully at Mark Twain Convalescent Hospital after surviving a serious stroke in 2012 that left her paralyzed but never broke her loving spirit. She was born Irma Elisabeth Baumler in Bamburg, Germany on April 13, 1931 and grew up in Bad Staffelstein, Germany. After serving as governess to a diplomat’s children […]

Roy Edward Hillabush Jr 1933 to 2015

Roy Edward Hillabush Jr  1933 to 2015

Valley Springs, CA…Roy Edward Hillabush Jr., age 81, went to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, June 26, 2015. He was born in Batavia, New York on October 12, 1933 to Roy and Evelyn Hillabush. He served in the military from 1951-1954. On July 2, 1955 Roy married Joyce Curry. Throughout his life he […]

Michelle Lee Ponte, March 19, 1993 to June 10, 2015 Calaveras County, Fifth Generation

Michelle Lee Ponte, March 19, 1993 to June 10, 2015   Calaveras County, Fifth Generation

Angels Camp, CA…Michelle “Shell” Ponte, 22, of Angels Camp passed away at her home in Angels Camp. She was currently attending college working towards her degree in nursing, following in her Grandma Jane Ponte’s footsteps. Her goal was to work in obstetrics. Michelle was a 2011 graduate of Bret Harte High School where she was […]

Vegetation Fire Ahwahnee California

Vegetation Fire Ahwahnee California

Ahwahnee Ca. CalFire Units along with Sierra National Forest Units are working a Vegetation Fire approximately 7 miles North on Hwy 49 in rugged terrain with difficult access.  We will try to bring you updates as they become available. Update: Per Scanner Traffic Forward Progress has been stopped on this fire and will be working […]

Murphys to Markleeville – “The Schedule” – July 3 to July 11

Murphys to Markleeville – “The Schedule” – July 3 to July 11

Arnold, CA…“The Schedule” is published every Thursday by the Ebbetts Pass Visitors Center and includes everything happening from Murphys to Markleeville.  For more detailed info visit The Schedule.  Please come by and pick one up or contact the Visitors Center at info@epvc.org to have your event included in “The Schedule.”   The Schedule   Murphys to Markleeville July 3 […]

NonFarm Payroll Up 223,000 In June and Unemployment Rate Drops To 5.3%

NonFarm Payroll Up 223,000 In June and Unemployment Rate Drops To 5.3%

Washington, DC…Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 223,000 in June, and the unemployment rate declined to 5.3 percent. Employment increased in professional and business services, health care, retail trade, financial activities, and in transportation and warehousing. Incorporating revisions for April and May, which decreased nonfarm employment by 60,000, monthly job gains have averaged 221,000 over the […]

President Obama On the Re-Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Cuba

President Obama On the Re-Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Cuba

Washington, DC…Good morning, everybody. Please have a seat. More than 54 years ago, at the height of the Cold War, the United States closed its embassy in Havana. Today, I can announce that the United States has agreed to formally re-establish diplomatic relations with the Republic of Cuba, and re-open embassies in our respective countries. […]

This Week at the Arnold CHS Thrift Store Adoption Center – LOKI & INDY!

This Week at the Arnold CHS Thrift Store Adoption Center – LOKI & INDY!

Arnold, CA…Stop by Calaveras Humane Society’s Thrift Store Cat Adoption Center in Arnold, located in Meadowmont Center next to Big Trees Market, open Thurs. through Sat., 10 am–5 pm. Loki and Indy will be there, along with other kitties who would love to meet you. We will also have kitties available at our Angels Camp […]

The Copperopolis Town Square’s “Market At The Square” Launches This Sunday (Updated With Vendor List)

The Copperopolis Town Square’s “Market At The Square” Launches This Sunday (Updated With Vendor List)

Copperopolis, CA….Copperopolis Town Square’s Farmers Market, “Market at The Square Coming Up Sunday, July 5th, from 11am-3pm, Running Every Sunday Through October 4th! Selling Fresh Fruits & Veggies, Handcrafted Foods, Baked Goods, Arts and Crafts, and Much More!. Market At The Square promises to be one of the largest Farmers Markets in the county. It […]

Washington Fire Update Markleevile California

Washington Fire Update Markleevile California

Markleeville, CA…Firefighters are still working towards control and containment of the #Washington Fire near Markleeville California. Below is the official update as of the time of this posting. Included is a Google Earth Pro Map of the Fire Perimeter from the official public accessible USGS web site. The Red outer perimeter is the latest perimeter […]

Chuck Hovey’s Medical Recovery Fund ~Kyle Hovey

Chuck Hovey’s Medical Recovery Fund ~Kyle Hovey

Murphys, CA…On June 25th at around 4:15 PM my father suffered a severe stroke that disabled the left side of his body and required his admission to the UC Davis medical center in the Neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit where he currently resides. We were incredibly fortunate to have been there for him, and we got […]

The Calaveras County General Plan Update Process Picks Up The Pace & Community Plans To Be Included

The Calaveras County General Plan Update Process Picks Up The Pace & Community Plans To Be Included

San Andreas, CA…Last night the San Andreas Town Hall was filled with a good sized crowd that weighed in on the now almost decade long General Plan update process. The Draft Plan was released on December 18, 2014. During the following 90 review and comment period there were over 400 comment letters submitted totaling over […]

Shop Local! Sierra Hills, Angels Food & Sierra Hills Natural Food Markets. Weekly Specials July 1 – July 7 Happy 4th of July!

Shop Local! Sierra Hills, Angels Food & Sierra Hills Natural Food Markets. Weekly Specials July 1 – July 7  Happy 4th of July!

Murphys & Angels Camp, CA… Sierra Hills, Angels Food & Sierra Hills Natural Food Markets have been part of the Calaveras community since 1935. High Quality, Great Customer Service and Great Hometown Prices. “We are dedicated to providing the best to our customers. ” – Mike Croshaw Happy 4th of July! Dreyers & Crystal Ice […]

Logging Truck Accident (Injured Party Being Medi-Flighted)

Twain Harte, CA…CHP is reporting a Logging Truck Roll Over in Tuolumne County about 8 miles South and East of Deadwood Califirnia. (Updated…Medi-flight inbound for injured party) Incident:  00570 Type:    Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location:   Forest Rte-3n01 / Forest Rte-1n04 Loc Desc:  3N01S 1 MI JSO FRM COTTONWOOD Lat/Lon:  37.984849 -120.018831 Detail Information 3:15 PM […]

Traffic Hazard Sr108 / S Washington St

Sonora, CA…Law Enforcement is working a Traffic Hazard at Sr108 / S Washington St in Sonora. Please use caution in the area for the next few hours as all units clear. Detail Information 2:18 PM 2 [2] 1039 VICS 2:18 PM 1 [1] ,1125/1123 1125 2 LANE – SHE CALLED 3A – HAVE VICS EXPD […]

Traffic Hazard 120 and Old Priest Grade

Traffic Hazard 120 and Old Priest Grade

Groveland, CA…According to the CHP LIVE CAD web site there is a Traffic Hazard at Hwy 120 and Old Priest Grade. Please use caution in the area. There are no details besides the incident identifier on the CHP LIVE CAD web site.

Chatom Vineyards’ July Winemaker Dinner!

Chatom Vineyards’ July Winemaker Dinner!

Douglas Flat, CA….Announcing Chatom Vineyards’ July Winemaker Dinner! Join Chef Kris Fichtner of Lunch Lady Catering for a Low Country Boil inspired, four-course menu and hand picked wine pairings from Chatom Vineyards. Live music and dancing with The Thick Soup Band. $75 per person / $65 for Wine Club Members Advance ticket purchases are required. […]

Tax Rate on Gasoline Drops in Time for 4th of July Weekend

Tax Rate on Gasoline Drops in Time for 4th of July Weekend

Sacramento, CA…The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) announces the state excise tax on gasoline will drop by six cents per gallon on July 1, 2015. This will lower the excise tax rate from 36 cents to 30 cents per gallon.  “The lower rate is welcome news for overtaxed Californians who pay higher gas costs […]

Donald Lloyd Mitchell March 15, 1920 – June 18, 2015

Donald Lloyd Mitchell March 15, 1920 – June 18, 2015

Murphys, CA…Donald Lloyd Mitchell, age 95, passed away peacefully at his home in Murphys, CA on June 18, 2015 with his two daughters at his side. Donald was born in Fresno, CA and graduated from high school in Oakland. He married Janice Jean Pike in 1941. When WWII began, he joined the Navy and served […]