CCWD Town Hall Meeting on Water & Sewer Rates April 26 in Valley Springs

CCWD Town Hall Meeting on Water & Sewer Rates April 26 in Valley Springs

Valley Springs, CA…What? Proposed water and sewer rate changes discussion. When? 6 p.m. Thursday April 26, 2018. Where? Veterans Hall, 300 Daphne Street, Valley Springs. Who? Dave Eggerton, General Manager. Jesse Hampton, Interim Director of Operations Stacey Lollar, Director of Customer Service. Joel Metzger, Manager of External Affairs. Jeff Davidson, Division 5 Director. Agenda: CCWD […]

State Dept. On Taliban Announcement of Spring Offensive

State Dept. On Taliban Announcement of Spring Offensive

Washington, DC…We have seen the Taliban’s announcement of their spring offensive. The announcement affirms the Taliban’s responsibility for the insecurity that destroys the lives of thousands of Afghans each year. President Ghani recently extended an historic invitation for the Taliban to join a peace process, and there is no justification for the announcement of a […]

World Press Freedom Index 2018 Shows Hatred of Journalism Threatens Democracies

World Press Freedom Index 2018 Shows Hatred of Journalism Threatens Democracies

Paris, France…From Reporters without Borders…”The 2018 World Press Freedom Index, compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), reflects growing animosity towards journalists. Hostility towards the media, openly encouraged by political leaders, and the efforts of authoritarian regimes to export their vision of journalism pose a threat to democracies. The climate of hatred is steadily more visible […]

Opportunities Abound for Anglers Despite Flooding of Moccasin Creek Hatchery

Opportunities Abound for Anglers Despite Flooding of Moccasin Creek Hatchery

Moccasin, CA…Anglers anticipating California’s general trout opener Saturday, April 28 will find many local fishing opportunities despite the flooding of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Moccasin Creek Hatchery in Tuolumne County, which supplied many Central Valley and western Sierra Nevada waters with trout. Don Pedro Reservoir, located downstream from the Moccasin Creek […]

CAL FIRE Crew Readiness Drills for Baseline and Vallecito Camps in Moccasin May 2nd & 3rd

CAL FIRE Crew Readiness Drills for Baseline and Vallecito Camps in Moccasin May 2nd & 3rd

San Andreas, CA…Wednesday, May 2nd and Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will be conducting crew readiness drills for the 2018 fire season. Division Chief Jeff Sanders explained “These drills are essential to gauge the readiness of the Unit Conservation Camp Crews for […]

Traffic Update….Overturned PT Cruiser Near Hwy 26 & Jenny Lind Road

Traffic Update….Overturned PT Cruiser Near Hwy 26 & Jenny Lind Road

Jenny Lind, CA…Traffic Update….Overturned PT Cruiser Near Hwy 26 & Jenny Lind Road Incident: 00153 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr26 / Jenny Lind Rd Loc Desc: NR JENNY LIND SCHL PLAYGROUND Lat/Lon: 38.122692 -120.877469 Detail Information 12:45 PM 7 [12] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 MOTHERLODE TOW 754-1740 12:44 PM 6 [11] FD 1097, 1182 […]

CDPH Launches State Campaign Combating Youth-Targeted Flavored E-Cigs

CDPH Launches State Campaign Combating Youth-Targeted Flavored E-Cigs

Sacramento, CA…In an effort to combat the tobacco industry’s latest marketing strategies aimed at getting youth hooked on nicotine, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today launched a new “Flavors Hook Kids” campaign. The campaign warns parents and concerned adults about the increasing availability of flavored tobacco products targeted to teens. The campaign also […]

Uranus May Smell of Rotten Eggs

Uranus May Smell of Rotten Eggs

Oxford, UK…Patrick Irwin, Professor of Planetary Physics (from the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics group here in the Oxford Department of Physics) and global collaborators spectroscopically dissected the infrared light from Uranus captured by the eight-metre Gemini North telescope on Hawaii’s Maunakea. They found hydrogen sulphide, the odiferous gas that most people avoid, in Uranus’s […]

CCWD Board Back in Action Today at 1pm

CCWD Board Back in Action Today at 1pm

San Andreas, CA…The CCWD Board will be back in action. The full agenda is enclosed…. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Scott Ratterman, President Russ Thomas, Vice President Terry Strange, Director Bertha Underhill, Director Jeff Davidson, Director RESOLUTION NO. 2018–15 RESOLUTION NO. PFA-03 ORDINANCE NO. 2018–01 AGENDA MISSION STATEMENT “Our team is dedicated to protecting, enhancing, and developing […]

The Second Annual Senior Family Forum is May 3rd

The Second Annual Senior Family Forum is May 3rd

Sonora, CA…Join us for a morning of presentations from local experts discussing issues relating to Tuolumne County seniors and their families. Speakers include: – Tuolumne County Sheriff Jim Mele- Scams/Abuse/Additions – Tuolumne County District Attorney’s Office Laura Krieg, Esq.- Elder Abuse- Criminal Prosecutions & Scams – Tamara Polley, Esq. of Tamara Polley Law- Wills/Trusts/Estate Planning […]

66 Year Old Twain Harte Man Arrested for Robbery, Vehicle Theft, Resisting Arrest & More

66 Year Old Twain Harte Man Arrested for Robbery, Vehicle Theft, Resisting Arrest & More

Twain Harte, CA…From the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept….Many of you heard sirens and saw police activity yesterday evening near Black Oak Casino in Tuolumne. Just before 5 PM, Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a disturbance at a home on Golf Club Drive in Twain Harte. It was reported that 66-year-old David Mussenden forced open a locked […]

Sonora Man Arrested on Various Charges

Sonora Man Arrested on Various Charges

Sonora, CA…From the Sonora Police Dept….On 04/24/2018 Officers from the Sonora Police Department with assistance for the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office attempted to locate Edward Cooper at a home on Norlin Street in Sonora. Cooper had several outstanding warrants for his arrest, which include Vehicle Theft, Probation Violations and Obstructing or Resisting Police Officers. Upon […]

Traffic Update…..Vehicle on Roof Near Sr26 / Farris Dr

Traffic Update…..Vehicle on Roof Near Sr26 / Farris Dr

Valley Springs, CA…Traffic Update…..Vehicle on Roof Near Sr26 / Farris Dr. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00049 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr26 / Farris Dr Loc Desc: WB Lat/Lon: 38.150102 -120.858128 Detail Information 7:01 AM 3 [6] [Rotation Request Comment] *** 1039 SAM BERRI TOW 209-728-3931 ***** 7:00 AM 2 [5] A49-001 […]

Traffic Update….Collision or Collisions on Utica Grade

Traffic Update….Collision or Collisions on Utica Grade

Murphys, CA…CHP is reporting a vehicle into an embankment and a vehicle in the middle of the roadway in a curve as well. Please use caution as you head up or down Hwy 4 this morning… Incident: 00048 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr4 / Utica Powerhouse Rd Loc Desc: AT TOP OF UTICA GRADE […]

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am Replays Now Below

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

Help Make Murphys a Safer Place to Walk & Bike…Murphys Complete Streets Meeting on April 25th

Help Make Murphys a Safer Place to Walk & Bike…Murphys Complete Streets Meeting on April 25th

Murphys, CA…On Wednesday, April 25, the public is invited to attend the first workshop for the Murphys Complete Streets Plan. The project is a cooperative effort between Calaveras County, the Calaveras Council of Governments, and Caltrans to develop a plan for the Highway 4 corridor through Murphys. Based on close coordination and input from the […]

Traffic Update….Motorcycle Down Near Sr108 / Draper Mine Rd

Traffic Update….Motorcycle Down Near Sr108 / Draper Mine Rd

Sonora, CA…Traffic Update….Motorcycle Down Near Sr108 / Draper Mine Rd Incident: 00345 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: Sr108 / Draper Mine Rd Loc Desc: WB Lat/Lon: 37.986724 -120.286263 Detail Information 4:57 PM 5 [7] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 VICS 209-532-4523 4:57 PM 4 [5] 1185 for hd 4:57 PM 3 [6] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from […]

Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision Near Sr4 / Pool Station Rd

Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision Near Sr4 / Pool Station Rd

Angels Camp, CA…Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision Near Sr4 / Pool Station Rd Incident: 00257 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: Sr4 / Pool Station Rd Loc Desc: JEO Lat/Lon: 38.044559 -120.647002 Detail Information 4:36 PM 4 [11] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj [Shared] 4:25 PM 3 [9] [Rotation Request Comment] […]

Traffic Update….Asleep at the Wheel Vehicle into Fence Near Burson Road & Hwy 12

Traffic Update….Asleep at the Wheel Vehicle into Fence Near Burson Road & Hwy 12

Burson, CA…Traffic Update….Asleep at the Wheel Vehicle into Fence Near Burson Road & Hwy 12 Incident: 00213 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Burson Rd / Sr12 Loc Desc: JSO Lat/Lon: 38.183543 -120.890366 Detail Information 3:08 PM 5 [12] A49-001 NEG 1125 3:04 PM 4 [10] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 SAM BERRI ———728-3931 3:03 PM 3 […]

Grant for Critical Home Repair for Seniors Awarded!

Grant for Critical Home Repair for Seniors Awarded!

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras Community Foundation has generously awarded $10,000 to Habitat for Humanity Calaveras for the purpose of providing critical home repair for senior citizens in Calaveras County. The money will be used for licensed contractors aided by volunteers to provide quality home repairs at a low price. Those who qualify may receive subsidies […]

Jennifer Jo Catanzarite, 70, Passed Away on April 21st

Jennifer Jo Catanzarite, 70, Passed Away on April 21st

Mountain Ranch, CA…Jennifer Jo Catanzarite, 70, of Mountain Ranch, California, passed away on April 21st, 2018 in Elk Grove, California. Jennifer is survived by her husband, Frank Catanzarite of Mountain Ranch, CA; two daughters, Katrina Quayle of Sebastopol,CA and April Taylor (Nick) of Virginia Beach, VA; six grandchildren, Eric, Bryce, Blayne, Ava, Michael and Joshua; […]

Paula Marie Serra 1946 – 2018

Paula Marie Serra 1946 – 2018

San Andreas, CA…Paula Marie Serra Nov. 28, 1946 – Feb. 6, 2018. Paula Marie Serra age 71 died on February 6, 2018. Paula was born in Boston Massachusetts on November, 28 1946. Her family moved to California where she was raised in San Andreas and attended Calaveras High School. She earned her cosmetology license and […]

Traffic Update….Mercedes vs Stop Sign near Da Lee Rd / Jenny Lind Rd

Traffic Update….Mercedes vs Stop Sign near Da Lee Rd / Jenny Lind Rd

Valley Springs, CA…Traffic Update….Mercedes vs Stop Sign near Da Lee Rd / Jenny Lind Rd. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00162 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Da Lee Rd / Jenny Lind Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.122347 -120.877152 Detail Information 1:10 PM 5 [15] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 MOTHERLODE 209-754-1740 1:09 PM 4 […]

Another Example of Why Tim Muetterties is Running for Calaveras County Assessor

Another Example of Why Tim Muetterties is Running for Calaveras County Assessor

Arnold, CA…The following video highlights are another fine example of why it’s time for new Leadership in the Assessor’s Office. The commenters in these video clips are taxpayers that were finally able to get a group meeting with Leslie Davis who apparently felt that threats were the best way to quell her unhappy constituents. If […]