West Point & Rail Road Flat, CA…From CUSD Superintendent Mark Campbell. “Due to road conditions, weather forecasts, current conditions and transportation and attendance realities…school is canceled today at WPE and RRF. Our plans, as of now, are to open tomorrow as normal…if the situation changes, communications will follow…”
Rail Road Flat, CA…Michael Jack Spadoni, of Rail Road Flat, CA died on January 12, 2017 at Avalon Health Care in San Andreas, due to complications from Alzheimer’s Disease. Mike was born on January 14, 1942 to Eva Jensen Spadoni and Gene Spadoni in San Francisco, CA. Mike graduated from Burlingame High School in 1959 […]
Rail Road Flat, CA…PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Lead Agency: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249 2016-1114 APPEAL of Denial of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Registration Application 2016-222 for APN: 014-013-089 Jay McGaughran on behalf of J&R Nurseries, is appealing the denial of application 2016-222 for commercial cannabis cultivation […]
Rail Road Flat, CA…PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. Lead Agency: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249 2016-1075 Extension of Time for Michael & Judith Spadoni The applicants are requesting approval of a 12 month extension on approved tentative parcel map 2005-134. An extension will allow them necessary time […]
Calaveras County, CA…Volunteer community groups will be out in force December 7th and 8th collecting money for the annual “Christmas to Remember” which provides students in need the opportunity to purchase new clothing for the winter season. “We have phenomenal support from our communities, and the pride on the children’s faces when they go shopping […]
San Andreas, CA…If past is prologue the first results will roll in shortly after 8:30pm when they release the results of the vote by mail ballots received before polls have closed. In many of the past years if the results show more than a few percentage points between the contestants this first wave can predict […]
Angels Camp, CA…On 10-07-16, at approximately 9:20 PM, police department staff were working a special detail at the Bret Harte High School football game.School staff notified an officer that an apparently lost three year old child was located. School staff advised that two young children found the three year old wandering on the sidewalk on […]
Calaveras County, CA…The Commission on Aging is accepting applications to honor those that provide valuable volunteer services in Calaveras County. Eligibility Requirements Resident of Calaveras County 60 years of age or better An active volunteer in Calaveras County in any capacity Not a previous Senior of the Year winner Nomination Information […]
San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are enclosed… We Would Like To Thank Signal Service For Sponsoring Our Law Enforcement Category daily_log_09-19-2016 daily_log_09-20-2016
Sacramento, CA… The Governor signed two bills strongly supported by the Chairwoman of the California State Board of Equalization (BOE) Fiona Ma, CPA, to help victims of domestic violence and businesses devastated by natural disasters. AB 1399 (Baker) will create a checkoff box on California personal income tax return forms which will allow Californian’s to donate […]
Rail Road Flat, CA…At 24 year old San Jose man lost his life this afternoon in a collision on Jesus Maria Road. He was riding his 2001 Suzuki southbound on Jesus Maria Rd at an unknown speed. A Valley Springs woman was driving a Chevy Malibu southbound on Jesus Maria Rd and was stopped partially […]
Rail Road Flat, CA….CHP is reporting a motorcycle fatality this afternoon in Rail Road Flat. The collision occurred near Rail Road Flat Road and Jesus Maria. Jesus Maria was blocked for awhile. Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the fatality. Incident: 00200 Type: Fatality Location: Jesus Maria Rd / Railroad Flat Rd […]
Wilseyville, CA…On 09/16/16, at about 0515 hours, Deputies responded to 2900 block of Oak Haven Lane, in Wilseyville, for a report of a shooting. Deputies learned that a resident shot a male subject who allegedly refused to leave and confronted the residents outside of the home. The subject succumbed to his injuries at the scene. […]
Rail Road Flat, CA…On 09-12-16 at about 0750hrs, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a structure fire on the 900 block of Ridge Road in Rail Road Flat. Upon arrival, Deputies observed a fully engulfed motorhome. Calaveras County Fire Investigation Unit and Detectives responded to the motorhome and located a deceased […]
Rail Road Flat, CA…Planning commission NOTICE OF public hearing Lead Agency: Calaveras County Planning Department 891 Mountain Ranch Rd. San Andreas, CA 95249 2016-1059 APPEAL of Denial of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Registration Application for APN: 014-030-006 Jose Orozco on behalf of JCO Farms, is appealing the denial of application 2016-482 for commercial cannabis cultivation registration. […]
Rail Road Flat, CA…Vernon Leroy (Lee) Gott Jr. passed away Tuesday August 9, 2016 at his home in Rail Road Flat, CA. Lee was born in Washington but lived all over the country. He was known as a good handy-man that could help with anything that needed fixing. If he didn’t know how to do […]
COUNTYWIDE – Calaveras Recovers, a long-term relief organization helping survivors of the 2015 Butte Fire, has received a generous, $22,000 donation from the congregation of Good Samaritan Community Covenant Church of Valley Springs. Another anonymous donor also privately contributed $100,000. “We studied and prayed where we should put our money,” said Jeff Jolliff, church Executive […]
Angels Camp, CA…Why Vote No on D when it offers “Control for Commercial Cannabis”? Simple — Measure D is a hastily and poorly written legislation. It lacks the necessary authority for law enforcement and code compliance to do their jobs! It is in conflict with current zoning law. It has a seriously flawed land-lease component. […]
San Andreas, CA…Hogan was driving her vehicle eastbound on Mountain Ranch Rd. For an unknown reason the right rear tire became flat and the rim was in contact with the roadway while she was driving. The rim was causing a shower of sparks that was igniting the grass shoulder of the roadway. A witness behind […]
Mountain Ranch, CA…Mountain Ranch Needs and Volunteers is holding a water donation drive from August 7 – August 14. We are collecting drinkable flats/cases/gallons of water for the survivors in the Butte Fire Burn Zone. The Butte Fire started on September 9, 2015. It quickly grew to be the 7th most destructive wildfire in California […]
Rail Road Flat, CA…The sixth grade students of Mr. Randall Youngblood’s class were told of a program called e-Nable in which a 3D printer was used to make a hand for a child that didn’t have one. “The e-NABLE Community is an amazing group of individuals from all over the world who are using their […]
Wilseyville, CA…Berle Gayland Carroll passed away at home of Congestive Heart Failure, surrounded by family on July 17, 2016. Berle was born in Goodlet, Tx on July 19, 1926, 15 minutes before his twin brother, Gerald, to Franklin Coleman and Janie Eudera (Montgomery) Carroll. Berle served our country proudly in the Army Air Corp during […]
Valley Springs, CA…A 60 year old Valley Springs man was driving his Ford F250 southbound on Camanche Parkway South, south of Arapaho Way. A 40 year old Rail Road Flat woman was driving her 2003 Chevy Tahoe northbound on Camanche Parkway South approaching the pickup. For an unknown reason, he allowed his F250 to drift […]
Sacramento, CA…I have just returned from the most recent Governor’s Tree Mortality Committee meeting in Sacramento and wanted to take a moment to update you with new developments and information. The most recent Ariel Survey of tree mortality was performed on 5/19/16 and is reporting that there are approximately 693,000 dead trees in Calaveras County, […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA…Great work by air and ground units & crews kept a vegetation fire to 5 acres in the Whiskey Slide and Jesus Maria Road area. Let’s be careful out there… Incident: 00262 Type: Report of Fire Location: Whiskey Slide Rd / Jesus Maria Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.289631 -120.598351 Close Detail Information NO […]
Arnold, CA…Tonight is the Premier of “The One Percent” it gets its name from the USDA Study that ranked all 3,111 counties in the lower 48 based on the “natural amenities index”. The index hopes to be “a measure of the physical characteristics of a county area that enhance the location as a place to […]
San Andreas, CA…The Beth E. Childs/ Genna Hurst Renewable Scholarship administered by the Calaveras Community Foundation was presented during the Awards night at Calaveras High School in early June. The 2016 scholarship committee selected Kelly Baird as the recipient. Kelly, an ambitious young woman with a 4.306 GPA, is the daughter of proud parents, Hope […]
Angels Camp, CA…Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) awarded Career and Technical Training scholarships to a total of six high school students during recent award night events. Three Calaveras High School students, two Bret Harte High students and one student from Mountain Oaks will each receive $1,500. From CHS, Breanna Brumet and Cassidi Carter, both from Valley […]
San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Office of Education held its 36th Annual Math Mini-Bowl competition at Calaveras River Academy/Mountain Oaks School in San Andreas on Thursday, May 26, 2016. Approximately 120 fifth and sixth grade students from Calaveras County Schools put their math skills to the test. The following schools were represented: Albert Michelson Elementary, […]