Teachers Union Calls For Strike Starting October 19th Citing Inadequate Pay, Out-of-Control Class Sizes & School Safety Issues

Teachers Union Calls For Strike Starting October 19th Citing Inadequate Pay, Out-of-Control Class Sizes & School Safety Issues

San Andreas, CA…Today 138 teachers in the Calaveras Unified School District (CUSD) announced that they will go on strike. The Calaveras Unified Educators’ Association (CUEA) will go out on strike Thursday, October 19, 2017, over unresolved disputes concerning class sizes, school safety issues and professional pay. “We don’t want to strike, but we will for […]

Calaveras Unified Educators Set October 19th Strike Date

Calaveras Unified Educators Set October 19th Strike Date

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras Unified Educators Association (CUEA) has set a strike date of Thursday, October 19, 2017. While we are close to agreement on most items and issues being negotiated, the most significant gap appears to be with teacher compensation. We have offered a 2% salary increase and they have proposed a 6.5% salary […]

Men’s Health is Workshop Focus for the Month of November

Men’s Health is Workshop Focus for the Month of November

San Andreas, CA…Men’s health is the topic of a free workshop on Nov. 9 at Mark Twain Medical Center. “Tackle Your Health” is the theme for the 10 a. m. to noon event focusing on lifestyle and health resources for men. A variety of presenters and health resource organizations will be featured and lunch is […]

Fake Eradication Team Steals 500 Marijuana Plants, Cash & Ford F250 Pickup in West Point

Fake Eradication Team Steals 500 Marijuana Plants, Cash & Ford F250 Pickup in West Point

West Point, CA…On 10/13/17 at about 2030 hours Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch received a call of a robbery that occurred earlier in the day. Deputies responded to the 22000 block of Hwy 26 in West Point to investigate the incident. Once on scene deputies were informed by the victims that the incident occurred earlier […]

Early Morning Fire Destroys Mountain Ranch Home

Early Morning Fire Destroys Mountain Ranch Home

Mountain Ranch, CA…An early morning fire destroyed a home in Mountain Ranch. From CAL-FIRE TCU…”Units from the CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit assisted Central Calaveras Fire with a residential structure fire this morning in Mountain Ranch (Calaveras County). The fire was contained and burned a small spot of wildland in addition to the structure”

1700 Pounds of Marijuana Eradicated in Mountain Ranch

1700 Pounds of Marijuana Eradicated in Mountain Ranch

Mountain Ranch, CA…On 9-21-17 at about 9:15am, members of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team served a search warrant at a location in the 8000 block of West Murray Creek Road, Mountain Ranch. The property is not registered as a commercial medical cannabis cultivation site through the Calaveras County Planning Department. Investigators had […]

Four Arrested for Illegal Marijuana Cultivation in Railroad Flat

Four Arrested for Illegal Marijuana Cultivation in Railroad Flat

Rail Road Flat, CA…On 9-20-17 at about 9:00am, members of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team served a search warrant at a location in the 400 block of Ridge Road, Railroad Flat. Investigators had identified several hundred marijuana plants growing at this location. The property was not registered as a commercial medical cannabis […]

788 Plants Eradicated & One Arrest Made on Nikki Trail

788 Plants Eradicated & One Arrest Made on Nikki Trail

Mountain Ranch, CA…On Friday 9-15-17, members of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team assisted Code Compliance in serving an abatement warrant at a location in the 7000 block of Nikki Trail, Mountain Ranch. Upon arrival deputies found a still smoldering trash fire, open top fertilizer containers and an open pipe flowing raw sewage […]

Burson and Mountain Ranch Marijuana Abatements

Burson and Mountain Ranch Marijuana Abatements

Calaveras County CA…On 9-11-17 The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team assisted County Code Enforcement Officers with the execution of Marijuana Abatement Warrants which had been obtained for an unregistered marijuana cultivation sites. These sites were located in the 1100 block of Arapaho Lane in Burson, Ca, and in the 6200 block of Michel […]

Donald R Starks, 64 Passed Away on September 3rd

Donald R Starks, 64 Passed Away on September 3rd

Mountain Ranch, CA…In loving memory of Donald R Starks, age 64 of Mountain Ranch, California, passed away peacefully after a brief illness at Mark Twain Medical Center in San Andreas on 9- 3 -17. Donald served in the Air Force and attended Grossmont College in San Diego. he enjoyed gardening, camping and winemaking. He is […]

David Ray Bean 1939 – 2017

David Ray Bean 1939 – 2017

Mountain Ranch, CA…David Ray Bean (Dave), Mountain Ranch, was born April 18, 1939, in Belle Fourche, SD, to George Burdette and Violet Margareet (Tope) Bean. They were cattle ranchers, and he learned at an early age to ride horses. Theirs was a minimal existence with no running water, no electricity, and certainly no telephone. He […]

Calaveras Supervisors Honor Superintendent of Schools Kathy Northington’s 40 Year of Service as an Educator

Calaveras Supervisors Honor Superintendent of Schools Kathy Northington’s 40 Year of Service as an Educator

San Andreas, CA…Retiring Calaveras Superintendent of Education Kathy Northington was honored this morning at the Board of Supervisors Meeting. Kathy attended school at Wallace and Valley Springs elementary schools, graduated from Calaveras High School in 1969 and attended California State University, Sacramento, where she received her bachelor’s degree in child development and her teaching credentials. […]

“Operation Terminus” 23+ Search Warrants, 35 Arrests, 27,000 Marijuana Plants & 25 Tons of Marijuana Eradicated

“Operation Terminus” 23+ Search Warrants, 35 Arrests, 27,000 Marijuana Plants & 25 Tons of Marijuana Eradicated

San Andreas, CA…Beginning on 7/31/17 the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the California Department of Fish & Wildlife, The California National Guard Counterdrug Task Force, California State Water Board, Central Valley Regional Water Board, Calaveras County District Attorney’s Office, California Highway Patrol and CalFire began the service of 23+ search warrants through Calaveras […]

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Awards Advanced Manufacturing Scholarships to Two Calaveras High School (CHS) Students

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Awards Advanced Manufacturing Scholarships to Two Calaveras High School (CHS) Students

San Andreas, CA…During CHS award ceremonies, Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) presented Advanced Manufacturing Scholarships to CHS students, Dylan Rose and Marshall Biondi. Each received a $2,000 scholarship to begin their college studies in the Advanced Manufacturing field. Dylan resides in Angels Camp with proud parents Sarah & Ryan Rose. Columbia College is where Dylan will […]

Investment Literacy Happy Hour for Butte Fire Victims on July 25th

Investment Literacy Happy Hour for Butte Fire Victims on July 25th

Mountain Ranch, CA…Complimentary Beer, Wine, Soft Drinks and Appetizers served while we learn about financial planning and investments. For victims of the Butte Fire, PG&E settlements are a tremendous opportunity to rebuild their lives. But they also come with great responsibility if they’re to truly change victims’ lives permanently. Come find out how to invest […]

Rollover Collision, Minor Injuries & DUI for Fond Du Lac Man

Rollover Collision, Minor Injuries & DUI for Fond Du Lac Man

Mountain Ranch, CA…A 22 year old, Fond Du Lac, WI man was traveling northbound on Mountain Ranch Road south of Rodesino Road at an unknown rate of speed in his 2006 Chevy, while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. Due to his level of intoxication, he failed to safely negotiate the curved roadway, drove […]

Board Member Vacancy On CUSD Board

Board Member Vacancy On CUSD Board

San Andreas, CA…Due to the resignation of Kelly Smith, CUSD Board Trustee representing Area 2, applications to fill the vacant position are being accepted. If you are a resident of Area 2 (see boundary map on webpage at http://cusd.custudents.net/school-board/map to verify) you can access the application on the webpage at www.calaveras.k12.ca.us or contact Lynee McThorn […]

Planning Commission Notice of Public Hearing on Appeal of Denial of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation

Planning Commission Notice of Public Hearing on Appeal of Denial of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation

San Andreas, CA…PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. LEAD AGENCY: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249. 2016-864 APPEAL by Thomas Ross of Denial of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Registration Application The site is located at 5839 Old Emigrant Tr. W., Mountain Ranch. In the SE 1/4 of Section 22, T5N, […]

VA Health Van Clinics at Foothill Village, June 29th, 2017, 10 am – 2 pm

VA Health Van Clinics at Foothill Village, June 29th, 2017, 10 am – 2 pm

Angels Camp, CA…VA Health Van Clinics, June 29th, 2017, 10 am – 2 pm. Foothill Village 1400 Foothill Village Drive, Angels Camp, CA, 95222. VA Medical Provider, No Appointment Necessary. Local Agencies Represented: Calaveras County Mental Health Provider VA Health Care Enrollment Calaveras County Veterans Services Office Calaveras Transit Common Ground Senior Services Area 12/HICAP […]

Update From Calaveras Unified School District Negotiations

Update From Calaveras Unified School District Negotiations

San Andreas, CA…An update regarding negotiations between Calaveras Unified School District and Calaveras Unified Educators Association (CUEA). Posted on the CUSD website at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8dxpNiYFqDlSDF2VDFfeTBRS2s/view is a copy of the official Fact Finding Report, including the formal dissent issued as part of the official report, that was a result of the formal Fact Finding process that […]

Missing Pilot LeRoy Del Don and Beechcraft Airplane Located.

Missing Pilot LeRoy Del Don and Beechcraft Airplane Located.

Mountain Ranch, CA…On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 around noon, a search team reported finding possible aircraft debris. Shortly after this discovery a crash site and aircraft was located around one mile south of the last known radar point of Missing pilot LeRoy Del Don. The area of the site was densely wooded and steep, and […]

58 Personnel Now Searching For LeRoy Del Don Jr. & Please Keep Drones Out Of Search Area

58 Personnel Now Searching For LeRoy Del Don Jr. & Please Keep Drones Out Of Search Area

Mountain Ranch, CA…Please assist our Sheriff’s Office with the safety of all those involved in the search/rescue efforts of LeRoy Del Don Jr. by keeping your drones out of the search area. Although we appreciate others efforts, if drones are in the area all other aircraft involved in the search will have to be grounded. […]

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