Traffic Update….Collision Partially Blocking Roadway Near Sr108 / Jamestown Rd

Traffic Update….Collision Partially Blocking Roadway Near Sr108 / Jamestown Rd

Jamestown, CA…Traffic Update….Collision Partially Blocking Roadway Near Sr108 / Jamestown Rd Incident: 00105 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr108 / Jamestown Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.956908 -120.420965 Detail Information 10:20 AM 2 [4] CAUSING A BACK UP WITH TRAFFIC 10:20 AM 1 [3] PARTIAL 1125 Unit Information 10:21 AM 2 Unit Enroute 10:21 AM 1 […]

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on the Day of Remembrance of Japanese American Internment

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on the Day of Remembrance of Japanese American Internment

Washington, DC…Seventy-nine years ago, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which stripped Japanese Americans of their civil rights and led to the wrongful internment of some 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent. In one of the most shameful periods in American history, Japanese Americans were targeted and imprisoned simply because of their heritage. Families were forced […]

Trifilo Garden Center is Open & Get Ready for Spring! New Arrivals Weekly!

Trifilo Garden Center is Open & Get Ready for Spring! New Arrivals Weekly!

Murphys, CA…New Arrivals Weekly, Garden & Gardening Gifts, Orchids, Gift Cards, Yard Art & More. Dave Wilson bare root trees and fruit bare root trees. Apples, apricots, peaches, pears, persimmons and more. Farmers Market berries of all varieties now in stock. We have an large selection of trees and shrubs. Bulbs of assorted varieties and […]

Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring A Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Evacuation

Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring A Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Evacuation

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation declaring February 19, 2021, as A Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Evacuation in the State of California.  The text of the proclamation can be found here and a copy is below: PROCLAMATION Issued on February 19, 1942, Executive Order 9066 authorized the forced evacuation and incarceration of thousands of loyal […]

All Covid Positive Jail Inmates Have Recovered & Rehoused

All Covid Positive Jail Inmates Have Recovered & Rehoused

Sonora, CA…Our previously reported 7 positive cases within the jail have all recovered and since been rehoused with their respective cohorts. This morning, we were made aware of 2 positive cases. The two inmates have been placed in quarantine. All close contacts have tested negative but have been placed in isolation under the direction of […]

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through February 23rd! Shop Local & Save!

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through February 23rd!  Shop Local & Save!

Mountain Ranch, CA…In 1950, we started out as a family operation with Erich’s father and mother, August and Freida Sender, in a century-old adobe building. The upstairs was home to the Sender family, and the first floor included groceries, a meat market, a bar, and a small eating place called Opa’s Smokehouse. On Christmas morning […]

Traffic Update….Possible Injury ATV Accident on Forest Meadows Drive

Traffic Update….Possible Injury ATV Accident on Forest Meadows Drive

Murphys, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury ATV Accident on Forest Meadows Drive Incident: 00335 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 1022 Forest Meadows Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.162379 -120.415896 Detail Information 7:33 PM 2 [2] FIRE / 1141 ENRT 7:33 PM 1 [1] ATV TC Unit Information 7:36 PM 4 Unit Enroute 7:36 PM 3 Unit Assigned 7:35 […]

Traffic Update…Major Injury Collision Near N Sunshine Rd / Mono Vista Rd

Traffic Update…Major Injury Collision Near N Sunshine Rd / Mono Vista Rd

Sonora, CA…Traffic Update…Major Injury Collision Near N Sunshine Rd / Mono Vista Rd. Incident: 00255 Type: Trfc Collision-Major Inj Location: N Sunshine Rd / Mono Vista Rd N Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.996856 -120.271139 Detail Information 3:20 PM 5 [16] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj by CHP [Shared] 2:32 PM […]

President Biden at the 2021 Virtual Munich Security Conference

President Biden at the 2021 Virtual Munich Security Conference

Washington, DC…Thank you, Mr. Ambassador. And it’s great to be with Angela and Emmanuel. We just spent part of — from Washington’s perspective — the morning together. But I want to say hello to everyone and thanks, you — at the Munich Conference for hosting this special session. For decades, as you pointed out, I’ve […]

Unfounded Report of Shooter Created Chaos in San Andreas This Afternoon

Unfounded Report of Shooter Created Chaos in San Andreas This Afternoon

San Andreas, CA…On 2/19/21 at about 1229 hours, The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received third party information of an active shooter at the Public Health Building in the 700 block of Mountain Ranch Road in San Andreas (near the Mark Twain Medical Center). Law Enforcement Units including CCSO Deputies, Officers from the California […]

Governor Newsom on Legislative Proposal for School Reopening

Governor Newsom on Legislative Proposal for School Reopening

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement regarding efforts to safely reopen schools in California: “Since the first week of this year, the Legislature has had before it our Administration’s plan to accelerate and support school reopenings for our youngest students – as safely and quickly as possible. My Administration has not waited: […]

Mornings with the One Percent™ Will Start at 9am Today..This Morning’s Replays Are Below!

Mornings with the One Percent™ Will Start at 9am 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 […]

Traffic Update….Pickup vs Sedan Near Pine Dr / 5th Green Dr

Traffic Update….Pickup vs Sedan Near Pine Dr / 5th Green Dr

Arnold, CA…Traffic Update….Pickup vs Sedan Near Pine Dr / 5th Green Dr. Incident: 00157 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Pine Dr / 5th Green Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.250198 -120.361278 Detail Information 11:57 AM 3 [3] ALL PARTIES OO VEH 11:57 AM 2 [2] PK VS SD 11:57 AM 1 [1] 2 VEHS Unit Information […]

Jobless Claims Inch Up to 861,000 & Previous Week Revised up to 848,000

Jobless Claims Inch Up to 861,000 & Previous Week Revised up to 848,000

Washington, DC…In the week ending February 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 861,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 55,000 from 793,000 to 848,000. The 4-week moving average was 833,250, a decrease of 3,500 from the previous week’s revised […]

Arsonist Arrested for Arson & Other Charges

Arsonist Arrested for Arson & Other Charges

Sonora, CA…On February 16, just before 6 A.M., our office received a call of a subject who had started a fire in a hotel room in the 300 block of S. Washington St. When our officer arrived on scene, he contacted 58-year-old Robert Anson of Sonora. The Officer located burned items in the hotel room, […]

Sonora Police Dept Welcomes New Lieutenant

Sonora Police Dept Welcomes New Lieutenant

Sonora, CA…The Sonora Police Department welcomes our new Police Lieutenant, Jennifer Hannula. Lt. Hannula was hired on January 23rd, but was officially sworn in last night during her introduction to City Council. Lt. Hannula comes to us from the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department, where she spent the last 24 years of her law enforcement career. […]

Delays for Utility Work on Hwy 26 Next Week

Delays for Utility Work on Hwy 26 Next Week

Calaveras County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will conduct one-way traffic control on eastbound and westbound State Route 26 from Ealey Road to Lower Dorray Road and on SR-26 from Ealey Road to Ridge Road to perform utility work. Work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, February 22, on SR-26 […]

Winter Wellness is Focus of MTMC Virtual Event! Online Workshop is Feb. 18

Winter Wellness is Focus of MTMC Virtual Event!  Online Workshop is Feb. 18

San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center will host a virtual workshop on Feb. 18 focusing on Winter Wellness with tips to help folks overcome “The Winter Blues.” It will be held via Zoom at 5:30 p.m. You must register in advance on the MTMC Webpage. “Every year winter weather can limit activities and make a […]

A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard

A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard

“I have always thought that one man of tolerable abilities may work great changes, and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he forms a good plan, and then makes the execution of that plan his sole study and business.” ~ Benjamin Franklin Click on the image above to listen to his Best Selling Classic “The […]

Bear Valley Adventure Company, Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing, Sledding & More! Your High Country Adventures Await!

Bear Valley Adventure Company, Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing, Sledding & More!  Your High Country Adventures Await!

Bear Valley, CA…The Bear Valley Adventure Company (BVAC) is excited to offer cross country skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, and tubing experiences for the 2020/2021 winter season. Since COVID-19 is alive and well, we have instituted some new rules in order to keep everyone safe. Help keep the Bear Valley winter wonderland open by supporting the following […]

Governor Newsom, Legislative Leaders Announce Immediate Action Agreement for Relief to Californians Experiencing Pandemic Hardship

Governor Newsom, Legislative Leaders Announce Immediate Action Agreement for Relief to Californians Experiencing Pandemic Hardship

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon today announced that they have reached an agreement on a package of immediate actions that will speed needed relief to individuals, families and businesses suffering the most significant economic hardship from the COVID-19 Recession. The compromise builds on the […]