CDCR Honors Employees at Medal of Valor Ceremony

CDCR Honors Employees at Medal of Valor Ceremony

Sacramento, CA…The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) honored 125 employees today during its 31stannual Medal of Valor Ceremony. The Medal of Valor is earned by employees distinguishing themselves by conspicuous bravery or heroism above and beyond the normal demands of correctional service. It is the highest honor CDCR bestows upon its employees. “At […]

Skyline Bear Valley Invests In Snowmaking & Grooming Ahead Of 2016-17 Season!

Skyline Bear Valley Invests In Snowmaking & Grooming Ahead Of 2016-17 Season!

Bear Valley, CA…Bear Valley is thrilled to announce more than $300,000 of improvements in its snowmaking and grooming operations in anticipation of the 2016-17 season. The enhancements include a better and more efficient snowmaking system along with new snowcats to groom the increased production of snow. Bear Valley’s new snowmaking system includes upgraded pumping capacity […]

Lilschuz Foot Steps, Preschool, Daycare, After School Homework Club & More! 209.736.4846

Lilschuz Foot Steps, Preschool, Daycare, After School Homework Club & More!  209.736.4846

Angels Camp, CA…Lilschuz Foot Steps Preschool and Daycare is now offering After School Homework Club! M-F 7am-6pm. Enroll now with this ad and get ½ off enrollment fee! MWF Preschool 8-12=$225 month After school Homework club=$8hr We pick up from Mark Twain or they can ride the bus to the center Daycare=$40/day unlimited hrs or […]

Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad September 14 – 20 Ask our Meat Department about our ‘Special Meat Packs’

Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad September 14 – 20 Ask our Meat Department about our  ‘Special Meat Packs’

Angels Camp & Murphys, CA…Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad Through August 9th. Sierra Hills, Angels Food & Sierra Hills Natural Food Markets have been part of the Calaveras community since 1935. High Quality, Great Customer Service and Great Hometown Prices. “We are dedicated to providing the best to our customers. ” – […]

Quick Work By Money Mart Staff Leads To Arrest Of Waterford Couple For Financial Fraud

Quick Work By Money Mart Staff Leads To Arrest Of Waterford Couple For Financial Fraud

Sonora, CA…Quick thinking and work by Money Mart staff and the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department led to the arrest of an out of area couple for what appears to be serial financial fraud. “Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Money Mart in the Junction Shopping Center for a report that 36 year old David […]

Fire Update….Vegetation Fire Along Hwy 108 Near Jamestown

Fire Update….Vegetation Fire Along Hwy 108 Near Jamestown

Jamestown, CA…CHP is reporting a vegetation along Hwy 108 near Golf Links Road. Forward progress has been stopped and remaining inbound units have been canceled. Air Attack is checking for possible additional ignition points. Incident: 00429 Type: Report of Fire Location: Sr108 / Golf Links Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.962895 -120.402227 Close Detail Information 3:47 […]

“Old” Fire At 100 Acres & 25% Containment As Of This Morning

“Old” Fire At 100 Acres & 25% Containment As Of This Morning

Groveland, CA…The fire is currently 100 acres and burning through brushy vegetation and beetle-killed trees. There is moderate fire spotting and beetle-killed tree torching. The fire is currently 25% contained Beetle-killed trees are presenting safety hazards for crews on the ground with an increase in danger from burning snags. Crews worked through the night to […]

Railtown 1897 Celebrates Autumn With Special Apple Harvest Activities on October 8

Railtown 1897 Celebrates Autumn  With Special Apple Harvest Activities on October 8

Jamestown, CA…California State Parks, Railtown 1897 State Historic Park (SHP) and the California State Railroad Museum Foundation will host the second annual Apple Harvest Day on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Railtown 1897 SHP. Apple Harvest Day celebrates the history of apple production in Tuolumne County – which dates back to the early days of […]

Yosemite Fire Update September 13, 2016

Yosemite Fire Update September 13, 2016

Yosemite, CA…Ahwahnee Meadow, Prescribed Fire, The prescribed fire at Ahwahnee Meadow concluded today; a total of 62 acres were successfully completed. Smoke will be present in the area during the next two to four days; fire resources will remain in the area to monitor conditions. The objective of this prescribed burn was ecosystem restoration. Historically, […]

Fire Update….Vegetation Fire Just South Of Tuolumne County & Possible Fire Near Hermit Valley

Fire Update….Vegetation Fire Just South Of Tuolumne County & Possible Fire Near Hermit Valley

Groveland, CA…Firefighters are working a vegetation fire just south of the Rim Fire Scar in the McCauley Ranch area. There are also reports of a possible vegetation fire in the Hermit Valley area off of Hwy 4. Unconfirmed as to the cause but could be lightning strike fires. Let’s be careful out there…we still have […]

The 21st Annual Logging Jamboree Filled White Pines

The 21st Annual Logging Jamboree Filled White Pines

White Pines, CA…On September 3rd the Sierra Nevada Logging Museum’s 21st Annual Logging Jamboree filled the museum grounds. The sights and sounds took you back to earlier years in the logging industry. The whishing sounds of crosscut saws, axes hitting their targets and the whine of chainsaws of all ages, sizes and power levels. You […]

A Bit Of Fall Has Crept Into Our Temps

A Bit Of Fall Has Crept Into Our Temps

Arnold, CA…The first bit of snow fell overnight in the high country as overnight temps have begun to slip into fall like territories in the West Slope of the Northern Sierra Nevada. Today Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning…then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 48 to 63 […]

18th Annual Fall Health Fair Is September 24th At Mark Twain Medical Center

18th Annual Fall Health Fair Is September 24th At Mark Twain Medical Center

San Andreas, CA..Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) will be holding its 18th Annual Fall Health Fair on Saturday, September 24th from 7am to noon at the Hospital Campus in San Andreas. “We are once again delighted to provide these needed health and well-being services at a low cost for our community,” said Bob Diehl, Hospital […]

Scientists Film Bacteria’s Maneuvers As They Become Impervious To Drugs

Scientists Film Bacteria’s Maneuvers As They Become Impervious To Drugs

Boston, MA….This is the best visualization of the progression of antibiotic bacteria we have ever seen.  The following is from the Harvard Medical School that should have all of us cutting back on the antibiotics.  “In a creative stroke inspired by Hollywood wizardry, scientists from Harvard Medical School and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have designed a […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs Through September 11th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs Through September 11th

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_09-11-2016 daily_log_09-10-2016 daily_log_09-09-2016 daily_log_09-08-2016 daily_log_09-07-2016 daily_log_09-06-2016 daily_log_09-05-2016 daily_log_09-04-2016 daily_log_09-03-2016 daily_log_09-02-2016 daily_log_09-01-2016 daily_log_08-31-2016 daily_log_08-30-2016 daily_log_08-29-2016 daily_log_08-28-2016 daily_log_08-27-2016 daily_log_08-26-2016 daily_log_08-25-2016 daily_log_08-24-2016

Ahwahnee Meadow Prescribed Burn Now Underway. Yosemite Fire Update

Ahwahnee Meadow Prescribed Burn Now Underway.  Yosemite Fire Update

Yosemite, CA…Ignition of the 62 acre prescribed burn at Ahwahnee Meadow began today; a total of 50 acres were completed. The remaining 12 acres will be scheduled for ignition tomorrow morning, Tuesday September 13, 2016. Smoke will be present during burning operations. Smoke, affecting health, is always a consideration in the decision to schedule prescribed […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs Through September 11th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs Through September 11th

Sonora, CA….The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs through September 11th are enclosed sheriffs-daily-reports-09-11-2016 sheriffs-daily-report-09-10-2016 sheriffs-daily-report-09-09-2016 sheriffs-deputy-daily-report-09-08-2016 sheriffs-daily-report-09-07-2016 sheriffs-daily-reports-09-06-2016 sheriffs-daily-report-09-05-2016 sheriffs-daily-report-09-04-2016 sheriffs-daily-report-09-03-2016 sheriffs-daily-reports-09-02-2016 sheriffs-daily-report-09-01-2016 sheriffs-daily-report-08-31-2016 sheriffs-daily-report-08-30-2016 sheriffs-daily-report-08-29-2016 sheriffs-report-08282016 sheriffs-report-08272016 sheriffs-report-08262016 sheriffs-daily-report-08-25-2016 sheriffs-daily-reports-08-24-2016

Investigation Underway In Deadly Rail Road Flat Motorhome Fire

Investigation Underway In Deadly Rail Road Flat Motorhome Fire

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 […]

Texas Woman Drowns At Lake Camanche

Texas Woman Drowns At Lake Camanche

Valley Springs, CA…On 09/10/16 at about 0015 hours, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office investigated a drowning incident at Lake Camanche Reservoir. Witnesses observed a female swimming with a floatation device in a cove located near the intersection of Arrowhead and Camanche Drive. The woman was observed going under the water and did not resurfaced. Witnesses, […]

Geraldine “Gerry” Wiggins 1923 – 2016

Geraldine “Gerry” Wiggins 1923 – 2016

Arnold, CA…Geraldine “Gerry” Wiggins passed peacefully Sept. 4, 2016 in Arnold, CA, the town she called home. Born on June 26, 1923 in Buffalo, NY, she retired to Arnold and lived there for 20 years prior to “coming off the mountain” to be closer to family. She was a long-time member of Ebbetts Pass Moose […]