Two More Valley Springs Area Illegal Marijuana Grow Houses Eradicated

Two More Valley Springs Area Illegal Marijuana Grow Houses Eradicated

Valley Springs, CA…On 4-16-18 two more illegal marijuana grow houses were eradicated during the service of search warrants. Both of these locations were linked by Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team investigators to the same criminal organization as 12 other previously eradicated locations in the area. At a large two story residence on Hillvale […]

Copperopolis Burglary Suspects Captured in Tuolumne County

Copperopolis Burglary Suspects Captured in Tuolumne County

Copperopolis., CA…On 4-16-18 the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a commercial burglary at the True Value store on Spangler Lane in Copperopolis. In reviewing video surveillance, deputies saw that at approx. 0315 hours, a black Jeep Cherokee with no license plates smashed into the glass door of the business. Two occupants […]

Rain & Snow Return To Our Area This Week

Rain & Snow Return To Our Area This Week

Arnold, CA….The National Weather has issued an update on the Weather Changes for Interior Northern California this Week…A couple of Pacific weather systems will bring rain, mountain snow, breezy winds and colder temperatures to interior northern California this week. The first Pacific weather system will weaken at it moves inland today. This system will bring […]

Investigation Underway for Death of Jack Edward Watts, 43 of Manteca Identified as Motorcycle Rider Shot on Highway 26 West of Mokelumne Hill

Investigation Underway for Death of Jack Edward Watts, 43 of Manteca Identified as Motorcycle Rider Shot on Highway 26 West of Mokelumne Hill

Mokelumne Hill, CA..On Sunday 4/8/18 at approx. 1737 hours the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a 911 call of a motorcycle down near Highway 26 west of Mokelumne Hill. CHP units responded and fire/medics also arrived on scene. CHP contacted the Sherriff’s Office and advised that the injured male motorcycle rider appeared to […]

Mark Charles Jacobson 1952 – 2018, Veteran, Teacher & Man of Faith

Mark Charles Jacobson 1952 – 2018, Veteran, Teacher & Man of Faith

San Andreas, CA…Mark Charles Jacobson was born on August 12, 1952 in Janesville, Wisconsin to Gordon Charles Jacobson and Norma Ellis Jacobson. Mark passed away at the age of sixty-five on March 30th, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Mark grew up with his mother and father in Janesville, Wisconsin. After earning his high […]

Investigation Underway for Motorcycle Rider Shot Highway 26 West of Mokelumne Hill

Investigation Underway for Motorcycle Rider Shot Highway 26 West of Mokelumne Hill

Mokelumne Hill, CA…On Sunday 4/8/18 at approx. 1737 hours the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a 911 call of a motorcycle down near Highway 26 west of Mokelumne Hill. CHP units responded and fire/medics also arrived on scene. CHP contacted the Sheriff’s Office and advised that the injured male motorcycle rider appeared to […]

Calaveras County Public Works Department has Sand Bags and Sand Available for Residents at 10 Locations

Calaveras County Public Works Department has Sand Bags and Sand Available for Residents at 10 Locations

San Andreas, CA…In preparation of the heavy rain predicted for Friday night the Public Works Department has stocked the following locations with sand bags and sand. Please limit the number of sand bags to 10 per resident and remember to bring your own shovel. 1. Arnold Maintenance Yard, 1119 Linebaugh Rd. (Closes at 3:30pm) 2. […]

Calaveras County Public Works Department has Sand Bags and Sand Available for Residents at 9 Locations

Calaveras County Public Works Department has Sand Bags and Sand Available for Residents at 9 Locations

San Andreas, CA…In preparation of the heavy rain predicted for Friday night the Public Works Department has stocked the following locations with sand bags and sand. Please limit the number of sand bags to 10 per resident and remember to bring your own shovel. 1. Arnold Maintenance Yard, 1119 Linebaugh Rd. (Closes at 3:30pm) 2. […]

Valley Springs Marijuana Grow Houses Linked to Larger Department of Justice Investigation

Valley Springs Marijuana Grow Houses Linked to Larger Department of Justice Investigation

San Andreas, CA…On 4-4-18, the Department of Justice released information regarding a sweeping two-day operation that targeted transnational organized crime indoor marijuana grow houses in Sacramento area neighborhoods. As outlined in the press release below, over 100 houses were seized and approximately 74 properties searched in the multi-agency operation against foreign-funded residential marijuana grows. From […]

Heavy Rain & Flood Watch with Moderate to Heavy Rainfall Friday Through Saturday

Heavy Rain & Flood Watch with Moderate to Heavy Rainfall Friday Through Saturday

Arnold, CA…From the National Weather Service Sacramento, you can expect Moderate to Heavy Rainfall Friday Through Saturday. A strong atmospheric river will bring wet weather Thursday into the weekend. Snow levels will initially be well above pass levels, bringing rain across the area, including the mountains. Some snow melt is possible due to the rainfall […]

Wet Weather Returns to Northern California Later this Week. Inches of Rain in the Forecast!

Wet Weather Returns to Northern California Later this Week.  Inches of Rain in the Forecast!

Arnold, CA….From the National Weather Service Sacramento….Wet Weather Returns to Northern California Later this Week. A surge of sub-tropical moisture from Hawaii will bring a return of wet weather to northern California beginning Thursday and continuing into the weekend. Periods of heavy rain, and strong gusty south winds, are possible Friday night and Saturday. Rain […]

CCWD Notifying Customers of Proposed Water, Sewer Rate Increases

CCWD Notifying Customers of Proposed Water, Sewer Rate Increases

San Andreas, CA…After more than a year of in-depth analysis and discussion, the Calaveras County Water District Board of Directors instructed staff to send written notifications to customers regarding proposed changes to rates for the District’s 13,000 water customers and 5,000 sewer customers (click here to read the notice). These notices are required by Proposition […]

Updated Storm Warning With Low Elevation Snow as Temps Turn Colder

Updated Storm Warning With Low Elevation Snow as Temps Turn Colder

Arnold, CA…From the National Weather Service…Significant low elevation snow into the weekend. A cold system with lower snow levels and heavy snow will drop south over the region into the weekend. The heaviest snow will be tonight with a second round Saturday night. Significant travel delays are expected. Winter Storm Warning URGENT – WINTER WEATHER […]

The 9th Annual Spring Health Fair at Ironstone Vineyards March 24th Sponsored By Mark Twain Medical Center

The 9th Annual Spring Health Fair at Ironstone Vineyards March 24th Sponsored By Mark Twain Medical Center

Murphys, CA…We want our community to stay healthy! Mark Twain Medical Center is sponsoring the 9th Annual Spring Health Fair. Services offered will include FREE health screenings, community health groups, $20 bone density screenings, and $45 blood draw analyses. The 9th Annual Spring Health Fair will be at Ironstone Vineyards in Murphys on March 24th […]

The 2018 Battle for the Badge With Gary Stevens, Pat Garrahan & Rick Dibasilio

The 2018 Battle for the Badge With Gary Stevens, Pat Garrahan & Rick Dibasilio

San Andreas, CA…Our county should feel gratitude that there are 3 qualified men that care enough about their communities to throw their hats in the ring and run for the office of Sheriff. The candidates are Gary Stevens, Pat Garrahan and appointed Sheriff Rick Dibasilio. Thank You to all of you who emailed in questions!! […]

Traffic Update….Collision Near Camanche Pkwy S / Quartz Dr

Traffic Update….Collision Near Camanche Pkwy S / Quartz Dr

Valley Springs, CA…CHP is reporting a Traffic Update….Collision Near Camanche Pkwy S / Quartz Dr. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00084 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Camanche Pkwy S / Quartz Dr Loc Desc: JEO QUARTZ DR Lat/Lon: 38.195536 -120.930493 Detail Information 7:26 AM 1 [3] 1039 49-1 Unit Information 7:28 AM 1 […]

Kenneth Arnold Chapman 1951 – 2018 (Updated)

Kenneth Arnold Chapman 1951 – 2018 (Updated)

Valley Springs, CA…Kenneth Arnold Chapman, 66 of Valley Springs, California passed away March 11, 2018 in San Andreas, CA after battling cancer, born August 14, 1951 in Kirkland, Washington. Ken was originally from Washington State graduating from Tolt High School in 1970. Forever the adventurer, Ken spent his life traveling the world seeking inspiration from […]

Traffic Update….Collision Near Milton Rd & Hunt Rd…Subject Fleeing Scene

Traffic Update….Collision Near Milton Rd & Hunt Rd…Subject Fleeing Scene

Milton, CA…Traffic Update….Collision Near Milton Rd & Hunt Rd…Subject Fleeing Scene. It has now been reported that a Hispanic Male with Shaved Head was last seen just south of Stanislaus County line. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00250 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Milton Rd / Hunt Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.035264 -120.851924 […]

Bundle & Save With Calaveras Telephone

Bundle & Save With Calaveras Telephone

Copperopolis, CA…In 1895 James A. Tower was only 16 years old when, using barbed wire fencing, he strung the first telephone line for what was to become The Calaveras Telephone Company. As demands for the telephone service increased, the young Mr. Tower found it necessary to establish a central office in the small community of […]

School Safety and Violence Prevention in our Community Town Hall Meeting on March 22

School Safety and Violence Prevention in our Community Town Hall Meeting on March 22

San Andreas, CA…Town Hall Meeting to discuss school safety and violence prevention in response to the recent mass shootings across the country. The meeting will feature a panel of speakers from various backgrounds and perspectives to address these issues as it pertains to our local community of Calaveras County. The panel of speakers includes: Sheriff […]

Amy Lee Koons Passed Away at 47

Amy Lee Koons Passed Away at 47

Valley Springs, CA…Amy Lee Koons born November 20th, 1970 passed away at the age of 47, peacefully surrounded by family and friends Monday February 26th, 2018. Amy was an amazing wife, mother, sister, daughter, grandmother, and friend. Her smile would light up a room and her laughter was contagious. She loved spending time with her […]

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