Valley Springs, CA…My name is Valentino Passetti and my wife and I live here at 863 Paloma Road, Valley Springs, Ca. My wife and I have been attending the Valley Springs Public Utilities Department meetings lately because the VSPUD wants to relocate the sewage plant to a site two miles away from its current location, […]
San Andreas, CA…On July 5th, at approximately 2:34pm, a red Mazda Miata driven by a Valley Springs man was traveling westbound on SR-12. A San Andreas, CHP officer was traveling eastbound on SR-12, in a fully marked CHP Ford Explorer. This collision occurred when the Miata failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and […]
Valley Springs, CA…Roy Edward Hillabush Jr., age 81, went to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, June 26, 2015. He was born in Batavia, New York on October 12, 1933 to Roy and Evelyn Hillabush. He served in the military from 1951-1954. On July 2, 1955 Roy married Joyce Curry. Throughout his life he […]
San Andreas, CA…Last night the San Andreas Town Hall was filled with a good sized crowd that weighed in on the now almost decade long General Plan update process. The Draft Plan was released on December 18, 2014. During the following 90 review and comment period there were over 400 comment letters submitted totaling over […]
San Andreas, CA…Remember there will be a Calaveras County General Plan study session this afternoon starting at 4:30pm. It will be held in conjunction with the Board of Supervisor Meeting. To allow for the expected crowd size it will be held at the San Andreas Town Hall. The agenda is below… Board of […]
Stockton, CA…The latest and greatest road report to keep you abreast of all the upcoming Caltrans repairs and delays in our areas and throughout District 10. Hwy’s 4, 12, 26, 49, 108 & 120 will all have crews working in the now perfect weather for repairs and construction. The complete report is enclosed…. 4 CAL […]
San Andreas, CA….Three vehicles were stopped in a construction zone eastbound on SR12 at Central Hill. A fourth vehicle was eastbound on SR12 at about 55mph, approaching the rear of stopped traffic. The driver of the vehicle was inattentive to his driving by reaching for his lunchbox. He applied his brakes and left 69 feet […]
Calaveras County, CA…Below is a great PSA on recycling from Cal-Waste. They finished Jan 2015 and have taken the video to EVERY elementary school and had an unveiling assembly. It features 5-6 students from every elementary school in Calaveras County and in Galt. Students were chosen by school staff. Cal-Waste wanted to get the message […]
San Andreas, CA…After a series of meetings with Ford Construction, the Calaveras County Water District has withdrawn its appeal of a proposed asphalt batch plant along the Calaveras River at Ford’s gravel quarry in Rancho Calaveras. The withdrawal comes after a written agreement between the construction company and CCWD was signed on Tuesday, June 23, […]
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_06-11-2015 Daily_Log_06-12-2015 Daily_Log_06-13-2015 Daily_Log_06-14-2015 Daily_Log_06-15-2015 Daily_Log_06-16-2015 Daily_Log_06-17-2015 Daily_Log_06-18-2015
Valley Springs, CA…Ford Construction Company the operators of the New Hogan Rock Quarry for the past 20+ years has requested that the Calaveras Planning Department review the possibility of placing a Hot Asphalt Mixing Plant at their existing quarry location. Peter Maurer, Calaveras County’s Planing Director reviewed the request and determined that the existing M2 […]
Wallace, CA…Please take this special opportunity to thank those who help make our country a shining light of freedom! Support and sponsor the spectacular Field of Flags near the Calaveras County line along Highway 12 in Wallace. At sunrise on Sunday June 28, 2015, we will raise over 200 American Flags ‘For Love And Gratitude’ in […]
Valley Springs, CA…Dear Friends, At the May Board of Supervisors meeting, May was proclaimed as Poppy Month in Calaveras County. We would like to extend a heartfelt Thank You to the Board. We would also like to thank all the wonderful people in Valley Springs for their generous donations towards our Poppy Distribution Project, Mar-Val […]
San Andreas, CA….Caleb Young, Andrew Busser and John Rowitz, students at Mountain Oaks Charter School were recognized at the 49th Annual California Student Media Festival on Saturday, June 6th. The Festival, held in Hollywood, is the nation’s oldest student media festival and focuses on celebrating videos projects being produced by students throughout California. Caleb Young’s […]
San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission will hold a study session on the Draft General Plan on Tuesday, June 10th at 6:00 p.m. at the San Andreas Town Hall. The study session will focus on issues raised in the public comments on the draft General Plan that was released in […]
Angels Camp, CA…On June 9th, 2015, at approximately 1345 hours, Calaveras County advised they were in pursuit of a the Subject Vehicle (S/V), a white Toyota Sienna, westbound on SR-12 at Central Hill Road. The S/V had been reported as a stolen motor vehicle stolen in Angels Camp out of a car jacking. Due to […]
Valley Springs, CA…A Lockeford Woman was traveling westbound on SR-12 east of Southworth Road at approximately 50-55 MPH. Party-1 allowed her vehicle to drift to the left and over corrected back to the right where the vehicle struck a utility pole on the north shoulder of SR-12. The utility pole sheared at the base and […]
Angels Camp, CA…Details are still vague and probably will change as they firm up but initial reports are that what started as a vehicle vs pedestrian accident in Angels Camp ended up with the vehicle rolling in the Wallace area. Various officers pursued the vehicle and disengaged as the vehicle reached speeds of 100 miles […]
Valley Springs, CA…CHP is reporting a vehicle vs a pole accident on Hwy 12 near Southworth. Fire has traffic controls in place. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00273 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr12 / Southworth Rd Loc Desc: WB JEO Lat/Lon: 38.179818 -120.959580 Detail Information 2:38 PM 13 [33] A49-001 SO 97 […]
Valley Springs, CA…Gerald Eugene “Gene” Ogletree, 77, of Valley Springs died May 25, 2015. He was born in Dumas, TX to Virgil and Lottie (Roy) Ogletree. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from Sacramento State. In 1955 he was married to the Former Rosamond Kibbe in Yuba City, CA. They have two children. Mr. […]
Los Angeles…California’s housing market accelerated in April as the spring home-buying season kicked off with both higher home sales and prices for the third straight month, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today. Home sales rose above the 400,000 mark in April for the first time since October 2013 to post the highest level […]
Arnold, CA…Arnold, CA…Stop by Calaveras Humane Society’s Thrift Store Cat Adoption Center in Arnold, located in Meadowmont Center next to Big Trees Market, open Thurs. through Sat., 10 am–5 pm (Phone 209-795-GIVE). Newman will be there, along with other kitties who would love to meet you. We will also have kitties available at our Angels […]
Angels Camp, CA…The Junior Miss Calaveras Pageant and Junior Frog Jump were held concurrently on Saturday, May 9 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Altaville Melones Fire District station in Angels Camp. The Junior Miss Calaveras Queen and her court are as follows: QUEEN: Devyn Pryor, 12 of Avery Middle School, 1st Princess: […]
Angels Camp, CA…Doris Barger, founder and first president of the Mark Twain Hospital Foundation thirty one years ago, will once again delight golf participants with her traditional golf cart tour of the Greenhorn Creek golf course during play on June 8 at the golf outing named in her honor. The tournament is a favorite of […]