All Covid Positive Jail Inmates Have Recovered & Rehoused

All Covid Positive Jail Inmates Have Recovered & Rehoused

Sonora, CA…Our previously reported 7 positive cases within the jail have all recovered and since been rehoused with their respective cohorts. This morning, we were made aware of 2 positive cases. The two inmates have been placed in quarantine. All close contacts have tested negative but have been placed in isolation under the direction of […]

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through February 23rd! Shop Local & Save!

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through February 23rd!  Shop Local & Save!

Mountain Ranch, CA…In 1950, we started out as a family operation with Erich’s father and mother, August and Freida Sender, in a century-old adobe building. The upstairs was home to the Sender family, and the first floor included groceries, a meat market, a bar, and a small eating place called Opa’s Smokehouse. On Christmas morning […]

Traffic Update….Possible Injury ATV Accident on Forest Meadows Drive

Traffic Update….Possible Injury ATV Accident on Forest Meadows Drive

Murphys, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury ATV Accident on Forest Meadows Drive Incident: 00335 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 1022 Forest Meadows Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.162379 -120.415896 Detail Information 7:33 PM 2 [2] FIRE / 1141 ENRT 7:33 PM 1 [1] ATV TC Unit Information 7:36 PM 4 Unit Enroute 7:36 PM 3 Unit Assigned 7:35 […]

Traffic Update…Major Injury Collision Near N Sunshine Rd / Mono Vista Rd

Traffic Update…Major Injury Collision Near N Sunshine Rd / Mono Vista Rd

Sonora, CA…Traffic Update…Major Injury Collision Near N Sunshine Rd / Mono Vista Rd. Incident: 00255 Type: Trfc Collision-Major Inj Location: N Sunshine Rd / Mono Vista Rd N Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.996856 -120.271139 Detail Information 3:20 PM 5 [16] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj by CHP [Shared] 2:32 PM […]

President Biden at the 2021 Virtual Munich Security Conference

President Biden at the 2021 Virtual Munich Security Conference

Washington, DC…Thank you, Mr. Ambassador. And it’s great to be with Angela and Emmanuel. We just spent part of — from Washington’s perspective — the morning together. But I want to say hello to everyone and thanks, you — at the Munich Conference for hosting this special session. For decades, as you pointed out, I’ve […]

Unfounded Report of Shooter Created Chaos in San Andreas This Afternoon

Unfounded Report of Shooter Created Chaos in San Andreas This Afternoon

San Andreas, CA…On 2/19/21 at about 1229 hours, The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received third party information of an active shooter at the Public Health Building in the 700 block of Mountain Ranch Road in San Andreas (near the Mark Twain Medical Center). Law Enforcement Units including CCSO Deputies, Officers from the California […]

Governor Newsom on Legislative Proposal for School Reopening

Governor Newsom on Legislative Proposal for School Reopening

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement regarding efforts to safely reopen schools in California: “Since the first week of this year, the Legislature has had before it our Administration’s plan to accelerate and support school reopenings for our youngest students – as safely and quickly as possible. My Administration has not waited: […]

Mornings with the One Percent™ Will Start at 9am Today..This Morning’s Replays Are Below!

Mornings with the One Percent™ Will Start at 9am Today..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 […]

Traffic Update….Pickup vs Sedan Near Pine Dr / 5th Green Dr

Traffic Update….Pickup vs Sedan Near Pine Dr / 5th Green Dr

Arnold, CA…Traffic Update….Pickup vs Sedan Near Pine Dr / 5th Green Dr. Incident: 00157 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Pine Dr / 5th Green Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.250198 -120.361278 Detail Information 11:57 AM 3 [3] ALL PARTIES OO VEH 11:57 AM 2 [2] PK VS SD 11:57 AM 1 [1] 2 VEHS Unit Information […]

Jobless Claims Inch Up to 861,000 & Previous Week Revised up to 848,000

Jobless Claims Inch Up to 861,000 & Previous Week Revised up to 848,000

Washington, DC…In the week ending February 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 861,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 55,000 from 793,000 to 848,000. The 4-week moving average was 833,250, a decrease of 3,500 from the previous week’s revised […]

Arsonist Arrested for Arson & Other Charges

Arsonist Arrested for Arson & Other Charges

Sonora, CA…On February 16, just before 6 A.M., our office received a call of a subject who had started a fire in a hotel room in the 300 block of S. Washington St. When our officer arrived on scene, he contacted 58-year-old Robert Anson of Sonora. The Officer located burned items in the hotel room, […]

Sonora Police Dept Welcomes New Lieutenant

Sonora Police Dept Welcomes New Lieutenant

Sonora, CA…The Sonora Police Department welcomes our new Police Lieutenant, Jennifer Hannula. Lt. Hannula was hired on January 23rd, but was officially sworn in last night during her introduction to City Council. Lt. Hannula comes to us from the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department, where she spent the last 24 years of her law enforcement career. […]

Delays for Utility Work on Hwy 26 Next Week

Delays for Utility Work on Hwy 26 Next Week

Calaveras County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will conduct one-way traffic control on eastbound and westbound State Route 26 from Ealey Road to Lower Dorray Road and on SR-26 from Ealey Road to Ridge Road to perform utility work. Work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, February 22, on SR-26 […]

Winter Wellness is Focus of MTMC Virtual Event! Online Workshop is Feb. 18

Winter Wellness is Focus of MTMC Virtual Event!  Online Workshop is Feb. 18

San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center will host a virtual workshop on Feb. 18 focusing on Winter Wellness with tips to help folks overcome “The Winter Blues.” It will be held via Zoom at 5:30 p.m. You must register in advance on the MTMC Webpage. “Every year winter weather can limit activities and make a […]

A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard

A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard

“I have always thought that one man of tolerable abilities may work great changes, and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he forms a good plan, and then makes the execution of that plan his sole study and business.” ~ Benjamin Franklin Click on the image above to listen to his Best Selling Classic “The […]

Bear Valley Adventure Company, Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing, Sledding & More! Your High Country Adventures Await!

Bear Valley Adventure Company, Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing, Sledding & More!  Your High Country Adventures Await!

Bear Valley, CA…The Bear Valley Adventure Company (BVAC) is excited to offer cross country skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, and tubing experiences for the 2020/2021 winter season. Since COVID-19 is alive and well, we have instituted some new rules in order to keep everyone safe. Help keep the Bear Valley winter wonderland open by supporting the following […]

Governor Newsom, Legislative Leaders Announce Immediate Action Agreement for Relief to Californians Experiencing Pandemic Hardship

Governor Newsom, Legislative Leaders Announce Immediate Action Agreement for Relief to Californians Experiencing Pandemic Hardship

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon today announced that they have reached an agreement on a package of immediate actions that will speed needed relief to individuals, families and businesses suffering the most significant economic hardship from the COVID-19 Recession. The compromise builds on the […]

Touchdown! NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Safely Lands on Red Planet

Touchdown! NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Safely Lands on Red Planet

Pasadena, CA…The largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world touched down on Mars Thursday, after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles (472 million kilometers). Confirmation of the successful touchdown was announced in mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California at 3:55 p.m. EST (12:55 p.m. PST). Packed with groundbreaking technology, […]

Mother Nature Bringing A Bit More Moisture in Solid & Liquid Forms

Mother Nature Bringing A Bit More Moisture in Solid & Liquid Forms

Arnold, CA…Detailed forecast for the West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada from the National Weather Service. Today Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Not as cool. Highs 34 to 49 higher elevations…44 to 54 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph in the morning becoming light. Tonight Mostly cloudy. At higher […]

Provo-Orem, Utah Leads the Way as All California Cities Drop from Milken Best Performing 2021 Index

Provo-Orem, Utah Leads the Way as All California Cities Drop from Milken Best Performing 2021 Index

Los Angeles, CA…Provo-Orem, Utah has demonstrated the best economic performance among large cities according to the 2021 Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities Index. Idaho Falls, Idaho moves up six spots to top the list among small cities. The Index, published annually since 1999, offers a first look at how the pandemic has impacted regional economies across […]