Ferguson Fire Now at 46,675 Total Acres, Growth Slows to 764 Acres

Ferguson Fire Now at 46,675 Total Acres, Growth Slows to 764 Acres

Awahanee, CA…With indirect containment lines around the fire nearing completion, firefighters looked for terrain and conditions favorable to more directly contain the Ferguson Fire. Officials reported a 764-acre growth in the fire for to a total of 46,675 acres as of 6 p.m. Containment is at 29 percent. Crews along the western perimeter worked on […]

Governor Brown Requests Presidential Emergency Declaration for Direct Federal Assistance for Carr Fire

Governor Brown Requests Presidential Emergency Declaration for Direct Federal Assistance for Carr Fire

Sacramento, CA…As wildfires continue to burn throughout the state, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today sent a letter to the President and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requesting a Presidential Emergency Declaration for Direct Federal Assistance to further support the communities impacted by the Carr Fire in Shasta County. “Supplemental federal assistance is necessary to […]

Twisted’s Friday Night Live Music, Pizza & Wine!

Twisted’s Friday Night Live Music, Pizza & Wine!

Murphys, CA…Come to our Enchanted Garden behind our Tasting Room at 363 Main Street in Murphys. We’ve got George Haskell playing guitar & singing along with delicious wood-fired pizzas by Pizza B Goode! We make yummy wines from Tempranillo, Viognier, Mourvedre… Visit us! http://www.twistedoak.com/ Twisted Oak Winery located in the Sierra Foothills of Calaveras County, […]

Traffic Update….Grass Fire Reported Near Electra Rd / Sr49

Traffic Update….Grass Fire Reported Near Electra Rd / Sr49

Jackson, CA…Traffic Update….Grass Fire Reported Near Electra Rd / Sr49. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00273 Type: Report of Fire Location: Electra Rd / Sr49 Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.314030 -120.721039 Detail Information 2:55 PM 3 [3] 1039 CAL FIRE / ALL INFO 2:54 PM 2 [2] CALL DROPPED / 1039 CAL FIRE CAMINO […]

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 […]

William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Directed by Tara Kayton, Presented by Shakespeare on the Vine Theatre Company,

William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Directed by Tara Kayton, Presented by Shakespeare on the Vine Theatre Company,

Murphys, CA…In their fourth season, Shakespeare on the Vine Theatre Company will present William Shakespeare’s comedy The Tempest — critically thought to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote. The piece will be performed on the outdoor Arden Stage at Brice Station Vineyards. Director, Tara Kayton and her talented company will bring this magical story […]

GDP Climbs to 4.1% in 2nd Quarter

GDP Climbs to 4.1% in 2nd Quarter

Washington, DC…Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 4.1 percent in the second quarter of 2018 (table 1), according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 2.2 percent (revised). The Bureau emphasized that the second-quarter advance estimate released today is based […]

Tweets Prove to be Reliable Indicator of Air Quality Conditions During Wildfires

Tweets Prove to be Reliable Indicator of Air Quality Conditions During Wildfires

Chicago. IL…Tweets originating in California during the state’s 2015 wildfire season suggest that social media can improve predictions of air quality impacts from smoke resulting from wildfires and have the potential to improve rescue and relief efforts, according to research by two USDA Forest Service scientists. The study by Sonya Sachdeva of the Forest Service’s […]

Broadway & More – July 26 at 7 PM

Broadway & More – July 26 at 7 PM

Bear Valley, CA…Maestro Michael Morgan leads the Bear Valley Orchestra in a concert of Broadway favorites as well as opera excerpts with four of the top voices in California — soprano Shawnette Sulker, mezzo-soprano Betany Coffland, tenor Jack Wilkins and baritone Eugene Brancoveanu.

Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man” Presented by CSTARS

Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man” Presented by CSTARS

Tickets are on sale now! Join us July 27-29 at the Bret Harte Theater in Angels Camp for CSTARS summer production of “The Music Man!” https://cstarsmusicman.brownpapertickets.com/ Well, you’ve got trouble right here in Calaveras County! By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Willson’s six-time, […]

Traffic Update….Pickup vs Subaru near SR108 / Pine Acres Rd

Traffic Update….Pickup vs Subaru near SR108 / Pine Acres Rd

Twain Harte, CA…Traffic Update….Pickup vs Subaru near SR108 / Pine Acres Rd. Incident: 00357 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: SR108 / Pine Acres Rd Loc Desc: EB JEO Lat/Lon: 38.043243 -120.214186 Detail Information 4:09 PM 8 [12] [Notification] [CHP]-AFFORDABLE IF STUCK IN TRFC 3:58 PM 7 [10] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 VICS TOWING 209-532-4523 3:57 […]

Angels Food and Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through July 31st

Angels Food and Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through July 31st

Angels Camp & Murphys, CA…For the best Deli Sandwiches in Calaveras County, come on in and treat yourself to the tastiest and freshest ‘made with love’ deli sandwiches around. Angels Food Deli, Text your order to 209.753.7331 Or You may call your order into 209.736.4243 ext 14. Sierra Hills Market Deli, Text your order to […]

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Awards Career & Technical Training (C&TT) Scholarships for 2018 Totaling $15,000

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Awards Career & Technical Training (C&TT) Scholarships for 2018 Totaling $15,000

Angels Camp, CA…Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) awarded Career and Technical Training (C&TT) scholarships to a total of ten high school students during recent award night events. Seven Calaveras High School students, one Bret Harte High student and two Mountain Oaks students will each receive $1,500. Calaveras High School students receiving awards and their fields of […]

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 […]

USDA Rural Development to Present $178,000 Rural Business Development Grant Award to Central Sierra Economic Development District

USDA Rural Development to Present $178,000 Rural Business Development Grant Award to Central Sierra Economic Development District

Murphys, CA…USDA Rural Development California State Director Kim Dolbow Vann will present the Central Sierra Planning Council, a subsidiary of Central Sierra Economic Development District (CSEDD), with a $178,000 Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) award at a ceremony today in Muprhys. Grant money will be used to perform a feasibility study to subsidize wood building […]

Ferguson Fire Rolls On to 43,299 Acres & 27% Containment. Yosemite Valley Closed Through The Weekend

Ferguson Fire Rolls On to 43,299 Acres & 27% Containment.  Yosemite Valley Closed Through The Weekend

Awahanee, CA, July 26, 2018 – Yosemite National Park officials announced closures to the Yosemite Valley and Wawona areas, as well as the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, effective noon on Wednesday, July 25. With the ongoing closure of Highway140, visitors can exit the park using Highways 120 and 41. Yosemite National Park is experiencing high fire danger, […]

San Andreas Man Charged with Second Degree Murder in Death of Desiree Licon

San Andreas Man Charged with Second Degree Murder in Death of Desiree Licon

San Andreas, CA…On 7-11-18 around 0240 hours Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a report of an altercation on Bargers Court in San Andreas. Upon arrival deputies found an unconscious 27 year old female who was treated by medics and later transported via air ambulance to an out of county hospital. Deputies arrested Jesse […]

Sheriff’s Behavioral Health Liaison Receives Award

Sheriff’s Behavioral Health Liaison Receives Award

San Andreas, CA) On 7/18/18 the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office was notified that “Behavioral Health Liaison” Brenda Hanley is receiving an international award for “Leadership in Human Rights and Civil Rights” from the International Association of Chiefs of Police. The Sheriff’s Office nominated Ms. Hanley for the award. Ms. Hanley is an employee of Calaveras […]

Ferguson Fire Evacuation Advisory for Stumpfield Mountain Road Area

Ferguson Fire Evacuation Advisory for Stumpfield Mountain Road Area

Mariposa, CA…Effective Immediately a Fire Advisement has been issued for the following locations: Highway 49 South from Stumpfield Mountain Road to the Mariposa-Madera County Line, this includes Kemble Road, Stumpfield Mountain Road, and Watt Road For a map of this area copy and paste this link into your web browser http://arcg.is/00XX1L This is NOT an […]

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 […]