Make Plans To Attend The 2nd Annual Calaveras Wine, Cheese and Olive Festival

Make Plans To Attend The 2nd Annual Calaveras Wine, Cheese and Olive Festival

Valley Springs, CA…The 2nd annual Calaveras Wine, Cheese and Olive Festival is back bigger and even better August 4th at the LaContenta Golf Club in Valley Springs. Nestled at the base of the Gold Country foothills, this new, popular festival celebrates the Good Life the miners enjoyed with their riches: Wine, Olives and Cheese. Foothill […]

Ferguson Fire Mandatory Evacuation Order Issued for Wawona

Ferguson Fire Mandatory Evacuation Order Issued for Wawona

Wawona, CA…A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER has been issued for: The Community of Wawona. Please use Wawona Road to Highway 41 to safely exit the area. Wawona Road to Highway 140 remains closed. You can begin evacuating now, Yosemite National Park Service and Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office are currently in the area contacting residents. A Red […]

Traffic Update….Collision Near Sr49 / Reynolds Ferry Rd

Traffic Update….Collision Near Sr49 / Reynolds Ferry Rd

Tuttletown, CA…Traffic Update….Collision Near Sr49 / Reynolds Ferry Rd Incident: 00366 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr49 / Reynolds Ferry Rd Loc Desc: NB Lat/Lon: 37.991619 -120.476975 Detail Information 4:44 PM 2 [2] VEH IS 1125 4:43 PM 1 [1] SUV VS HILL Unit Information 4:46 PM 4 Unit Assigned 4:46 PM 3 Unit Enroute […]

Website and Memorial Information on Captain Brian Hughes

Website and Memorial Information on Captain Brian Hughes

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, CA…August 1, 2018 – On Sunday, July 29, 2018, Brian Hughes, 33, Captain of the Arrowhead Interagency Hotshots lost his life battling the Ferguson Fire on the Sierra National Forest. An official memorial website has been established in honor of Captain Hughes. There, the public can learn about him, […]

Notice Regarding Seizure of Property and Initiation of Forfeiture Proceedings

Notice Regarding Seizure of Property and Initiation of Forfeiture Proceedings

San Andreas, CA…NOTICE REGARDING SEIZURE OF PROPERTY AND INITIATION OF FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS, HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 11488.4. To: ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR LEGAL INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING SEIZED PROPERTY: $3,272.00 Currency of the United States of America. Notice is hereby given that the property described above was seized on June 24, […]

Notice of Election and Notice to Submit Arguments

Notice of Election and Notice to Submit Arguments

San Andreas, CA…NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Resolution Nos. 20180710r117, 20180710r118, 20180724r129, 20180724r130, and , 20180724r136 passed by the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors on July 10 & July 24, 2018, special elections will be consolidated with the November 6, 2018 Statewide General Election, for the purpose of voting on the following measures: […]

John Santiago Jr. 1943 – 2018

John Santiago Jr. 1943 – 2018

Valley Springs, CA…John Santiago Jr. born in Waipahu, Hi, on June 15, 1943 died July 19,2018 at his home in Burson, Ca. of Progress Supranuclear Palsy. John lived in Makaha and attended Waipahu High School before moving to California, he was a graduate of North Highland High School, American River J.C. and Chabot College. John […]

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am, This Morning’s Replays are Below

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am, 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 […]

Calaveras Arts Council’s Music in the Parks Presents The Magnolia Rhythm Trio

Calaveras Arts Council’s Music in the Parks Presents  The Magnolia Rhythm Trio

West Point, CA…Music in the Parks presents The Magnolia Rhythm Trio. West Point Elementary School. West Point August 1, 2018, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. No admission fee or cover charge. Bring blankets, low-back chairs, dinner,cool drinks and yourselves. But please no alcohol or smoking; the school is a substance-free zone. The Magnolia Rhythm Trio […]

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Mountain Ranch Rd / Willow Creek Rd

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Mountain Ranch Rd / Willow Creek Rd

San Andreas, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Mountain Ranch Rd / Willow Creek Rd Incident: 00096 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Mountain Ranch Rd / Willow Creek Rd Loc Desc: NR 270 MOUNTAIN RANCH Lat/Lon: 38.190150 -120.643138 Detail Information NO DETAILS Unit Information 8:40 AM 9 Unit Assigned 8:40 AM 8 Unit Enroute 8:42 AM […]

President Trump at Workforce Development Event

President Trump at Workforce Development Event

Tampa Bay, Florida…Thank you. What a group. Thank you. Thank you, Governor. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Well, thank you, Ivanka, for the introduction. It is my daughter, so she should probably give me a good introduction — I was counting on that — (laughter) — and for the incredible leadership that you’ve shown with […]

Ferguson Fire Update, 62,883 Acres & 39% Containment. Yosemite To Remain Closed till August 5th.

Ferguson Fire Update, 62,883 Acres & 39% Containment.  Yosemite To Remain Closed till August 5th.

Awahanee, CA, August 1, 2018 – The Ferguson Fire now in its 20th day, started July 13 on the Sierra National Forest and is managed under unified command between the United States Forest Service, California Interagency Incident Management Team 4, CALFIRE and the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office. Much of the fire is burning in steep, […]

Valley and Other Areas Will Remain Closed Through August 5th, Due to Continued Unhealthy Smoke Impacts and Active Firefighting Operations

Valley and Other Areas Will Remain Closed Through August 5th, Due to Continued Unhealthy Smoke Impacts and Active Firefighting Operations

Yosemite, CA…Yosemite National Park announces Yosemite Valley, Wawona Road, the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, the Merced Grove of Giant Sequoias, Hetch Hetchy, and other areas will remain closed to all visitors through Sunday, August 5, 2018 due to continued unhealthy smoke impacts and ongoing firefighting operations. The park will continue to assess conditions and […]

Hunter Dam Fire Threatens CCWD Water Plant in Avery

Hunter Dam Fire Threatens CCWD Water Plant in Avery

Avery, CA…Late Monday afternoon, the Hunter Dam Fire burned within 10 feet of the Calaveras County Water District’s Hunter’s Water Treatment Plant facility in Avery, which provides water service to more than 6,000 customers who live along the upper Highway 4 Corridor. CCWD is grateful to emergency responders who quickly doused the fire before it […]

Congressman McClintock on Fallen Firefighters

Congressman McClintock on Fallen Firefighters

Roseville, CA…I was deeply saddened to learn that the Ferguson Fire has taken the life of yet another firefighter, Capt. Brian Hughes of Squaw Valley, on Sunday and that bulldozer operator Don Ray Smith of Pollock Pines died Thursday while fighting the Carr fire. Their deaths remind us how much we owe every one of […]

Groveland Ranger District Closes Roads & Trails Due to Ferguson Fire

Groveland Ranger District Closes Roads & Trails Due to Ferguson Fire

Groveland, CA…Stanislaus National Forest Supervisor Jason Kuiken signed a forest order closing several Groveland Ranger District roads and trails impacted by the Ferguson Fire. This closure is based on the current and expected fire behavior and will be in effect until Sept. 30, 2018, or until replaced or rescinded. Crews and firefighters with heavy equipment […]

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am, This Morning’s Replays are Below

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am, 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 […]

Firefighters Continue The Ferguson Fire Battle…The End is Now In Sight

Firefighters Continue The Ferguson Fire Battle…The End is Now In Sight

Awahanee, CA, July 31, 2018 – The Ferguson Fire now in its 19th day, started July 13 on the Sierra National Forest and is managed under unified command between the United States Forest Service, California Interagency Incident Management Team 4, CALFIRE and the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office. Much of the fire is burning in steep, […]

Four Seasons & Wine – August 1 at 7 PM at Bear Valley Music Festival

Four Seasons & Wine – August 1 at 7 PM at Bear Valley Music Festival

Bear Valley, CA…Bear Valley Music Festival is proud to bring back this musical wine-tasting event, which has become rather popular among our patrons in recent years. Hear selections from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and other chamber music by the award-winning Thalea String Quartet while savoring the best local wines, guided by expert Shelby French of […]

North Korea Provides Remains of Fallen U.S. Service Members

North Korea Provides Remains of Fallen U.S. Service Members

Osan Air Base, South Korea…United Nations Command returned 55 cases of remains from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, also known as North Korea, to Osan Air Base, South Korea, July 27, 2018. Members of the command and the Osan community were on hand at the arrival ceremony. United Nations Command returned 55 cases of […]

President Trump at Swearing-In Ceremony of Robert Wilkie as Secretary of Veterans Affairs

President Trump at Swearing-In Ceremony of Robert Wilkie as Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Washington, DC…Thank you very much and good afternoon. Thank you to Vice President Pence, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, Chairman Johnny Isakson, Senator Thom Tillis — thank you, Thom. Johnny, you’ve been working hard helping our vets. Thank you very much. Great. We’re thrilled to be here for the swearing-in of our new Secretary of […]

Sally Jane Smith (“Jay Bigler”) 1928 – 2018

Sally Jane Smith (“Jay Bigler”) 1928 – 2018

Valley Springs, CA…Sally Jane Smith (“Jay Bigler”) resident of Valley Springs, Ca. 11-12-28 – 07-13-2018. Sally “Jay” was born in Flint, Michigan and grew up in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan. Jay is survived by her wife of 10 years, Stacey Hebrard of Valley Springs, Ca. She is also survived by her nieces Amy Heymann Patterson […]