Tuolumne, CA…Many hundreds of people have already enjoyed the popular “AnimalScapes of the Sierra Foothills” Art Event while it’s been in Amador and Calaveras Counties. If you haven’t seen the unusual show of 54 original pieces of juried art and poetry created by artists in three counties, there is one more opportunity: from March 15 […]
Sonora, CA…The Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau / Yosemite Gold Country region has announced the appointment of Jennifer Lopez to the position of Marketing Coordinator. In her new role with the county’s Destination Marketing Organization, Lopez will maintain overall responsibility for local marketing efforts and public relations messaging as well as constituent and stakeholder communications. In […]
Sonora, CA…Just before 7am this morning a 50 year old Oakdale woman was driving westbound on State Route 108. For unknow reasons she allowed her 2003 Toyota to veer right and then to the left and then back to the right, when her vehicle traveled onto the north shoulder and ran off the roadway. The […]
Groveland, CA…On Sunday morning, February 21, 2016 at approx. 0335 hours, deputies responded to a domestic disturbance at a residence in Groveland, Ca. It was reported to deputies that Todd Everett Anderson had gone to his girlfriend’s house intoxicated, started a fight with his girlfriend’s relatives and hit the house with his truck prior to […]
Angels Camp, CA…Last night at Frogtown the sold out dinner and overflowing Mark Twain Hall proved yet again why Calaveras County and rural small town America are the best places to have bad stuff happen. Calaveras High Men’s Basketball Coach Kraig Clifton is fighting Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer. Kraig and his family know for certain […]
HAFJELL, Norway (Feb. 16, 2016) – Keely Cashman (Squaw Valley, CA, 16, National Training Group/Squaw Valley Ski Team) grabbed 15th place Tuesday in the giant slalom at the Youth Olympic Winter Games. The giant slalom podium featured Switzerland’s Melanie Meillard finishing first, with Germany’s Katrin Hirtl-Stanggassinger finishing second and Switzerland’s Aline Danioth rounding out the […]
Sonora, CA…The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office is still looking for 35 year old Allen Christopher Martin. As seen in the surveillance footage from Chicken Ranch Casino, Allen Martin left Chicken Ranch at 2230 hours on 02/09/2016 and walked across the parking lot toward Chicken Ranch road. Allen Martin has not contacted any of his family […]
Lillehammer, Norway…Strawberry’s Keely Cashman was the top American woman today in the Super-G on the Hafjell Olympic Slope during the Youth Olympic Games. She skied into 10th place. Austria’s Nadine Fest took home the gold. Keely started her career on the Dodge Ridge Team and then to the Bear Valley team for several years before […]
Sonora, CA…The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office is asking the community for assistance in locating 35 year old, Allen Christopher Martin. Allen walked away from the Chicken Ranch Casino on February 9th, 2016. Allen was last seen walking through the Chicken Ranch Casino parking lot toward Chicken Ranch Rd at around 2230 hours. Allen was wearing […]
Sonora, CA…Yesterday at about 2 P.M., the Tuolumne Narcotics Team along with assistance from TCSO Deputies and Detectives, served a search warrant at 304 Stockton Road in Sonora. Items related to the possession for sale and use of controlled substances were located. Sarah Hogan 24 year old woman, Shawn Dunn 22 year old man and […]
Sonora, CA…This afternoon at about 3 P.M., Deputy Leyva saw a Black KIA Soul driving westbound on Tuolumne Road. Deputy Leyva recognized the driver as being Gregory Meder, a 36 year old Jackson resident who is wanted on an outstanding felony warrant. Dep. Leyva initiated the traffic stop and Gregory Meder failed to yield. Meder […]
Twain Harte, CA…This evening around 6:30 P.M. an anonymous tip from a citizen led the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies to the Chapel in the Pines Church on Cherokee Drive in Twain Harte. The citizen reported seeing the subject Michael Pierce at the church, who is wanted by the Sonora Police Department on Attempted Homicide charges […]
Train Harte, CA….CHP is reporting a possible injury accident were a vehicle has hit ice and gone off roadway and down into a ravine. Please use caution and expect delays in the area… Incident: 00299 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr108 / Twain Harte Dr Loc Desc: EB JEO Lat/Lon: 38.019748 -120.246813 Detail Information 12:25 […]
San Andreas, CA….The latest Calaveras County Sheriff’s logs for January 26th are enclosed… MEDIA BULLETIN Tuesday, January 26, 2016 01/27/2016 00:02 911 Hang Up 1601260001 Occurred on Hwy 49, Angels Camp.. Disposition: No Report Taken. 00:46 Suspicious or Parked Vehicle 1601260004 Officer initiated activity at Treat Av, San Andreas. Two arrested, out of county warrants, […]
Groveland, CA…After we posted that Joshua Power was WANTED in our community, the tips came pouring in. A surveillance team was put together and we arrested him today at about 12:45 P.M., in the Groveland/ Greeley Hill area. It was a partnership between the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office, US Marshals Service and the Pacific Southwest […]
Sonora, CA….The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Logs for January 25th are enclosed. TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF MEDIA BULLETIN Monday, January 25, 2016 00:09 FIGHT OR DISTURBANCE 1601250001 Occurred at Columbia Wash And Dry on Parrotts Ferry Rd. , Columbia. Rpts a loud 415 going on at the Wash and Dry poss from the studio apt above the […]
Sonora, CA…On 01/21/16 at about 8:45 A.M., The Tuolumne Narcotics Team (TNT), served a search warrant at the Mark Twain Apartments located at 311 Fairview Lane in Sonora, CA. Marijuana, methamphetamine, heroin, prescription pills, drug paraphernalia, one handgun and one shotgun were collected by TNT Agents during the search of the apartments. TNT Agents also […]
Kitzbuehl, Austria (January 20, 2016) – Six athletes from the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s U16 National Training Group (NTG) gained some World Cup course experience, and got a taste of what it’s like to race in Europe, when they competed against nine other teams in the Hahnenkamm Juniors event Wednesday. Kaitlyn Harsch (Avon, CO) […]
Sonora, CA…On 01/12/2016 at about 12:00 P. M. a citizen reported seeing a man who appeared to be deceased near Sullivan Creek behind Mother Lode Motors in Sonora. Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies and Detectives responded to the scene. The deceased man was later identified as Garland Williams a 40 year old resident of Sonora. There […]
Jackson Ca Fire Season is right around the corner once again. Time to get out and get your Property in a Fire Safe Condition. I cannot emphasize it enough to clear back from your homes as far as reasonably possible. The more Defensible Space you have the better off you are. Clear all ground and […]
Columbia, CA…Columbia College has been awarded a two-year $960,000 grant to develop a new hospitality apprenticeship training program in partnership with two major local employers — Black Oak Casino Resort in Tuolumne and Evergreen Lodge and Rush Creek Lodge near Groveland. The award, just announced by the California Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO), is part […]
Sonora, CA…Early this morning at about 0230 hours, TCSO Deputies responded to a 911 hang up call at the Best Western Sonora Oaks Hotel on Hess Ave. The deputies arrived and discovered Gerald Lillard had possibly over dosed on methamphetamines. Chelsea Hylton, Lillard’s companion, was determined to be the person who had called 911. Hylton […]
Sonora, CA…On the evening of 12/20/2015 at about 1950 hours, TCSO Deputies responded to a Robbery that had just occurred at Burger King on Mono Way. A male subject entered Burger King through the front door. He rushed the counter with one hand in his pocket and demanded cash. A weapon was not displayed. When […]
Mi Wuk Village, CA…On 12/19/15 at approximately 0200 hours, TCSO Deputies responded to the 21000 block of Wallim Ct. in Mi Wuk Village, for a reported burglary in progress. The call came in as an alarm but the victims quickly called dispatch and advised that they were watching two suspects break into their home via […]
Sonora, CA…The Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau worked with National Geographic’s Digital Nomad, Robert Reid, on a feature of Yosemite Gold Country this autumn using Yosemite National Park’s milestone anniversary as a news peg. Robert Reid, an award-winning travel writer who is a member of National Geographic Travel’s Editorial Council as well as a contributing Digital […]
Sonora, CA…The Sonora Area Foundation gave an unexpected $10,000 donation to the Sheriff’s Community Service Unit on Monday, December 7th. The CSU supervisors were surprised at their monthly meeting by the arrival of Ed Wiley and Jim Johnson who presented Executive Director Dave Clevenger with the impressive check. Volunteers are a very important part of […]