Dare We Say It? Perfect Summer Weather Ahead This Week!

Dare We Say It?  Perfect Summer Weather Ahead This Week!

Arnold, CA…The National Weather Forecasts for this week for the Mother Lode Region and West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada. Tonight Clear, cooler. Lows 43 to 58 higher elevations…52 to 66 lower elevations. Prevailing southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight. Wednesday Sunny. Highs 67 to 82 higher elevations…79 to 89 […]

Motherlode Cruisers Give Back! Hospice of Amador & Calaveras Receive Proceeds from Annual Car Show

Motherlode Cruisers Give Back!  Hospice of Amador & Calaveras Receive Proceeds from Annual Car Show

Jackson, CA…The Motherlode Cruisers again packed Historic Main St. in Jackson for their annual vintage car show on May 18. This year’s event showcased painstakingly restored vintage cars, including roadsters, sedans, muscle cars and more. As in past years, this year’s event included vendor booth with arts & crafts, live music and a raffle, making […]

Patent Awarded to Turn Mine Waste into Bio-Mineral Fertilizer.

Patent Awarded to Turn Mine Waste into Bio-Mineral Fertilizer.

Plymouth, CA…Advanced Materials Processing, Inc. (AMPI) announced the award of their patent for cleaning mine waste and using the resulting deep-core earth as a source for natural fertilizer. Effective July 19, the patent covers the company’s unique, non-toxic process that will extract mercury from mine waste. The process also extracts precious metals like arsenic, gold, […]

California E-coli Cases: Local Prevention Measures From Amador Public Health

California E-coli Cases: Local Prevention Measures From Amador Public Health

Sutter Creek, CA – Recent confirmed cases of illness underscore the importance of practicing prevention measures when interacting with animals at county and state fairs. Seven cases of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli developed in children after visiting the San Diego California county fair livestock barns. Two children were hospitalized and one has died. “The death […]

Caples Prescribed Fire on Sunday Continues Restoration Project

Caples Prescribed Fire on Sunday Continues Restoration Project

Kirkwood, CA…Firefighters on the Eldorado National Forest will burn 143 acres approximately four miles northwest of Kirkwood this Sunday if weather conditions allow. The two units to be burned are within an 8,800 acre multi-year prescribed fire project in the Caples Creek watershed. Depending on fuel consumption and other factors, it may take two days […]

Caltrans District 10 Road Repair & Construction Schedule Through July 6th

Caltrans District 10 Road Repair & Construction Schedule Through July 6th

Angels Camp, CA…The latest schedule of road repairs and maintenance that will affect your travels in our area and as you travel. Locally crews will be working on many of our roadways. Below is Caltrans plans for repairs and maintenance on local roads. It shows the route, county, and location of the possible repairs. Weather […]

Pet Owners Urged to be Aware of Canine Influenza Virus

Pet Owners Urged to be Aware of Canine Influenza Virus

Sutter Creek, CA – Amador County Animal Control and Amador County Public Health are conducting a joint investigation of a confirmed case of canine influenza virus in a local dog following multiple reports of respiratory illness in dogs over the last week. Due to the extremely contagious nature of the canine influenza virus, all dogs […]

Ramp Closures State Route 108 & Mono Way for Pavement Work

Ramp Closures State Route 108 & Mono Way for Pavement Work

Sonora, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close the eastbound off-ramp from State Route 108/(SR-108) to Mono Way for pavement work. SR-108 will close from Sunday, June 23, 2019, through Monday, June 24, 2019, from 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. each day. Motorists should expect delays of 5 minutes. # For the safety of […]

Caltrans District 10 Road Repair & Construction Schedule Through June 29th

Caltrans District 10 Road Repair & Construction Schedule Through June 29th

Angels Camp, CA…The latest schedule of road repairs and maintenance that will affect your travels in our area and as you travel. Locally crews will be working on many of our roadways. Below is Caltrans plans for repairs and maintenance on local roads. It shows the route, county, and location of the possible repairs. Weather […]

Search Continues for Automotive Journalist David Gordon Johnson

Search Continues for Automotive Journalist David Gordon Johnson

Mokelumne Hill, CA…On Saturday, June 15, 2019 search efforts for 43 year old automotive journalist David Gordon Johnson culminated into a large scale, multi-agency search operation which saturated the area between Electra Hydro Power Plant and Pardee Reservoir with over 100 searchers. The California Office of Emergency Services obtained resources and personnel from agencies which […]

It’s Still Not Too Late to Claim Your Earned Income Tax Credit!

It’s Still Not Too Late to Claim Your Earned Income Tax Credit!

Tuolumne, Calaveras & Amador Counties….It’s Still Not Too Late to Claim Your Earned Income Tax Credit! The Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency (ATCAA), was created in 1981 as a public, nonprofit entity through a joint powers agreement between the two counties of Amador and Tuolumne, vested with the responsibility of improving the lives of residents […]

Caltrans District 10 Road Repair & Construction Schedule Through June 22nd

Caltrans District 10 Road Repair & Construction Schedule Through June 22nd

Angels Camp, CA…The latest schedule of road repairs and maintenance that will affect your travels in our area and as you travel. Locally crews will be working on many of our roadways. Below is Caltrans plans for repairs and maintenance on local roads. It shows the route, county, and location of the possible repairs. Weather […]

Search and Rescue Update for Missing Person David Gordon Johnson

Search and Rescue Update for Missing Person David Gordon Johnson

San Andreas, CA…Deputies and Search and Rescue volunteers from multiple agencies including Calaveras, Tuolumne, Amador, Stanislaus, Eldorado, Placer, CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, CHP, East Bay Municipal Utility District, as well as specially trained search dogs from WOOF (Wilderness Finders Search Dog) and CARDA (California Rescue Dog Association) continue to search for 43 year […]

Traffic Update….Head On Collision Near Sr49 / Cosumnes Dr…(Update…Fatality)

Traffic Update….Head On Collision Near Sr49 / Cosumnes Dr…(Update…Fatality)

Plymouth, CA…Traffic Update….Head On Collision Near Sr49 / Cosumnes Dr…(Update…Fatality) Incident: 00318 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr49 / Cosumnes Dr Loc Desc: SB 49 Lat/Lon: 38.548881 -120.848515 Detail Information 5:39 PM 13 [30] [Notification] [CHP]-[31] ADVS MEDIA WILL BE ENRT IN 30 MINS [Shared] [Shared] 5:37 PM 12 [29] ADVS MEDIA WILL BE ENRT […]

San Andreas Man Perished in Hwy 49 Collision Yesterday

San Andreas Man Perished in Hwy 49 Collision Yesterday

Jackson, CA…On June 10, 2019, at approximately 1545 hours, CHP Amador officers responded to a head-on traffic collision on SR-49 south of Sandra Road. The investigation determined that Thomas Diemier, 95 of San Andreas was driving his Lexus RX350 northbound on SR-49 at an undetermined speed. A 38 year old Plymouth man was driving a […]

Gigabit Internet Coming Soon to West Point as Volcano Telephone Begins Fiber Optic Upgrades!

Gigabit Internet Coming Soon to West Point as Volcano Telephone Begins Fiber Optic Upgrades!

West Point, CA…Volcano Telephone Company is pleased to announce our fiber optic underground cabling project for the community of West Point will begin June 4th 2019. The project will include an all fiber optic underground infrastructure installation beginning on Main Street and Pine Streets in downtown West Point. The first phase of the project will […]

Traffic Update….Caltrans Truck vs Sedan Near Sr88 / Wicklow Way

Traffic Update….Caltrans Truck vs Sedan Near  Sr88 / Wicklow Way

Martell, CA…Traffic Update….Caltrans Truck vs Sedan Near Sr88 / Wicklow Way Incident: 00161 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr88 / Wicklow Way Loc Desc: OCCD Lat/Lon: 38.364207 -120.800563 Detail Information 10:36 AM 1 [1] 2 VEHS – CT TRUCK, UNKN DESC SED Unit Information 10:37 AM 3 Unit Assigned 10:49 AM 2 Unit Enroute 10:49 […]

PG&E to Conduct Power Line Inspections by Helicopter in Amador and Calaveras Counties

PG&E to Conduct Power Line Inspections by Helicopter in Amador and Calaveras Counties

Stockton, CA…Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will be inspecting power lines in Amador and Calaveras counties on June 4 and 5, using helicopters equipped with Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology. The inspections are part of PG&E’s expanded and enhanced vegetation management work, implemented following the 2017 and 2018 wildfires as one of many […]

Vehicle vs Fire Hydrant Collision on Hwy 88

Vehicle vs Fire Hydrant Collision on Hwy 88

Jackson, CA…Female driver, with 2 yr old daughter were westbound SR-88 at Argonaut Lane. Driver had a medical condition and lost control of her vehicle, striking a sign and shearing a fire hydrant. The vehicle overturned and came to rest next to Linda Vista Motel. The 2 yr old was in a child seat, but […]

Caltrans District 10 Road Repair Report Through June 1st

Caltrans District 10 Road Repair Report Through June 1st

Angels Camp, CA…The latest schedule of road repairs and maintenance that will affect your travels in our area and as you travel. Locally crews will be working on many of our roadways. Below is Caltrans plans for repairs and maintenance on local roads. It shows the route, county, and location of the possible repairs. Weather […]

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