The Big Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Debut at Middleton’s Hallmark October 3-11

The Big Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Debut at Middleton’s Hallmark October 3-11

Angels Camp, CA…Join us to kick the holiday season off right! Get started early so you don’t miss your favorite limited quantities and popular new releases! Shop all week long, Oct. 3-11 for the season’s best Crown Rewards Bonus Points and a free tote bag with your purchase! Middleton’s Gold Crown Hallmark will even be […]

Another Successful Search and Rescue Mission as Team Deployed for Lost Person Near Sourgrass

Another Successful Search and Rescue Mission as Team Deployed for Lost Person Near Sourgrass

Dorrington, CA…On September 29th, 2020, at about 3:30 PM, a person contacted the Calaveras County 911 Dispatch Center to request assistance. The person (44-year-old male) stated they had become lost while fishing upriver of the Sourgrass recreational area. The missing person gave his general location to dispatchers by using the GPS feature on his cellular […]

Make Your Home Ember Resistant & Get Your Wildfire Protection Tools At Bathroom Machineries In Murphys

Make Your Home Ember Resistant & Get Your Wildfire Protection Tools At Bathroom Machineries In Murphys

Murphys, CA…DEA Bathroom Machineries in addition to all the classic & historic plumbing supplies they also have perfect, common sense, easy to deploy Wildfire protection tools. Tom Scheller showed us several options including the W.A.S.P. Fire protection system. The W.A.S.P. Wildfire Protection Kit installs either on your ridge ends or clips directly onto your gutter. […]

Mens & Women’s Fall Clothing Arriving Daily in All 3 SNAC Locations!

Mens & Women’s Fall Clothing Arriving Daily in All 3 SNAC Locations!

Arnold, Murphys & Sonora, CA…Drop by all three SNAC locations seven days a week to see what’s new! Look for Men’s Dakota Grizzly rugged mountain wear at all three stores. In Murphys you’ll find Women’s Aventura, Toad & Co., Carve and Columbia. Women’s Teva and Merrill Fall boots are in stock in Murphys and all […]

Popular $45 Blood Tests Available by Appointment at Mark Twain Medical Center!

Popular $45 Blood Tests Available by Appointment at Mark Twain Medical Center!

San Andreas, CA…Social distancing protocols prevents Mark Twain Medical Center from hosting its traditional 600 + attendees during the Annual Fall Health Fair. However, the $45 blood analysis screening which hundreds of local residents always take advantage of at the event are still be available – by appointment over the next few weeks. Call 209-897-0003 […]

The Big Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Debut at Middleton’s Hallmark October 3-11

The Big Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Debut at Middleton’s Hallmark October 3-11

Angels Camp, CA…Join us to kick the holiday season off right! Get started early so you don’t miss your favorite limited quantities and popular new releases! Shop all week long, Oct. 3-11 for the season’s best Crown Rewards Bonus Points and a free tote bag with your purchase! Middleton’s Gold Crown Hallmark will even be […]

The Pumpkin Patch at Trifilo Garden Center for Your Holiday & Nursery Needs (Limited Staffing So Ple

The Pumpkin Patch at Trifilo Garden Center for Your Holiday & Nursery Needs (Limited Staffing So Ple

Murphys, CA..We had the pleasure to stop by Triffilo Garden Center to see their new Pumpkin Patch. It is adorable and makes a great destination for families and anyone getting into the fall spirit. Trifilo Garden Center will be yoru destination for fall, holidays, Christmas Trees, wreaths and much, much more. They are open Thursday, […]

Calaveras Public Health Reports 2 New Cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County and Testing Site Moves to Tuolumne County in November

Calaveras Public Health Reports 2 New Cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County and Testing Site Moves to Tuolumne County in November

San Andreas, CA…On Friday, October 2, 2020, Calaveras Public Health confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County. The cases include two females between 18 to 49 years. Districts 1 and 3 each had one case to report. There are no new cases being reported in Districts 2, 4 and 5. “We’ve seen a […]

The Big Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Debut at Middleton’s Hallmark October 3-11

The Big Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Debut at Middleton’s Hallmark October 3-11

Angels Camp, CA…Join us to kick the holiday season off right! Get started early so you don’t miss your favorite limited quantities and popular new releases! Shop all week long, Oct. 3-11 for the season’s best Crown Rewards Bonus Points and a free tote bag with your purchase! Middleton’s Gold Crown Hallmark will even be […]

Dignity Health Announces $282,000 Grant to Calaveras County to Protect Vulnerable Populations from COVID-19

Dignity Health Announces $282,000 Grant to Calaveras County to Protect Vulnerable Populations from COVID-19

San Andreas, CA…Dignity Health announced a $282,000 donation to Calaveras County for continued support of Project Roomkey, a strategy to mitigate the further spread of COVID-19. Project Roomkey provides assistance to homeless community members, who have tested positive, need to isolate due to exposure, or have health issues that put them in a high risk […]

Odin is Your Calaveras Pet of the Week

Odin is Your Calaveras Pet of the Week

San Andreas, CA…Meet Odin, a confident, well-trained boy who was abandoned by his owner. A German shepherd mix, we estimate him to be between 5 and 6 six years of age. Odin is very social and bonds easily with staff and volunteers. Though he may be confused by recent circumstances, Odin still very much wants […]

2020 Virtual Grape Stomp is a Wrap! 10 Teams Take Top Honors & Auction Opens

2020 Virtual Grape Stomp is a Wrap! 10 Teams Take Top Honors & Auction Opens

Murphys, CA…Celebrating the 27th Annual Calaveras Grape Stomp – the Oldest & Largest in California. On September 27th Stomp Teams from across California competed in the first of its kind, “Virtual Grape Stomp:Backyard Edition” during pandemic. The event took place online using Zoom Webinar from 11:00-3:30 with an Awards Ceremony at 4:30. Stomp Kits were […]

Governor Newsom Signs Legislation to Protect Mountain Lions and Other Wildlife from Toxic Rodenticides

Governor Newsom Signs Legislation to Protect Mountain Lions and Other Wildlife from Toxic Rodenticides

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1788 by Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) prohibiting the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides which are known to poison mountain lions and other wildlife. Recent studies have found that 96 percent of necropsied mountain lions and more than 80 percent of the raptors studied showed exposure to anticoagulant rodenticides, […]

CCWD Ebbetts Pass Phased Shutdown & Pipeline Switch for Reach 1 Project Schedule for October

CCWD Ebbetts Pass Phased Shutdown & Pipeline Switch for Reach 1 Project Schedule for October

San Andreas, CA…The construction project to replace the main water transmission pipeline between Avery and Murphys is nearly complete.  The critical transition to the new pipeline will occur gradually over the next couple of weeks.  CCWD is limiting the number of customers impacted by this transition to the extent possible, but a series of planned […]

Yosemite National Park Implements Enhanced Stage 2 Fire Restrictions

Yosemite National Park Implements Enhanced Stage 2 Fire Restrictions

Yosemite, CA…Yosemite National Park is experiencing poor air quality due to the Creek Fire, which is an ongoing wildfire burning near Yosemite National Park. The smoke from this fire is degrading air quality throughout the park by creating unhealthy levels of particulate matter. In response, Yosemite National Park has implemented park-wide Stage Two Fire Restrictions […]

Over 98% of Households Counted So Far in 2020 Census

Over 98% of Households Counted So Far in 2020 Census

Washington, DC…Over 98% of housing units have been accounted for in the 2020 Census as of today, with 31.9% counted by census takers and other field data collection operations, and 66.5% of housing units responding online, by phone or by mail.  Every day, the U.S. Census Bureau releases the 2020 Census housing unit completion rate for the […]

PG&E Issues Weather ‘All Clear’ in Most Locations for Public Safety Power Shutoff Event

PG&E Issues Weather ‘All Clear’ in Most Locations for Public Safety Power Shutoff Event

San Francisco, CA…Pacific Gas and Electric Company has begun patrols to inspect lines de-energized by the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) that started Sunday morning, Sept. 27, which affected about 65,000 customers in 16 counties. This follows the end of a severe weather pattern that included strong, dry winds coupled with elevated temperatures in portions […]

2020 Virtual Grape Stomp is a Wrap! Top 10 Teams Take Top Honors & Auction Opens

2020 Virtual Grape Stomp is a Wrap! Top 10 Teams Take Top Honors & Auction Opens

Murphys, CA…Celebrating the 27th Annual Calaveras Grape Stomp – the Oldest & Largest in California.  On September 27th Stomp Teams from across California competed in the first of its kind, “Virtual Grape Stomp:Backyard Edition” during pandemic. The event took place online using Zoom Webinar from 11:00-3:30 with an Awards Ceremony at 4:30. Stomp Kits were […]

Nursing Homes Warn Congress: Don’t Leave Town Without Delivering Additional COVID Funding for Health And Long-Term Care Providers

Nursing Homes Warn Congress: Don’t Leave Town Without Delivering Additional COVID Funding for Health And Long-Term Care Providers

Washington, DC….The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and assisted living communities across the country that provide care to approximately five million people each year, warned Congress today that if they don’t pass another COVID funding package public health agencies and health care providers […]

PSPS Outages Continue for Many Communities East of Hwy 49

PSPS Outages Continue for Many Communities East of Hwy 49

Arnold, CA…PSPS Outages Continue for Many Communities East of Hwy 49. Along the Hwy 4 Corridor the PSPS Outages were moved up to just above Arnold starting at Big Trees and continuing all the way up through Bear Valley. Along the Hwy 49 Corridor in Calaveras Country Mountain Ranch surrounding areas, West Point and most […]

PG&E Scales Back Some PSPS Outages Due to Improved Weather Forecasts

PG&E Scales Back Some PSPS Outages Due to Improved Weather Forecasts

San Francisco, CA…Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will continue to de-energize certain electrical lines as part of a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) due to a strong and dry wind event creating high fire risk. As communicated on Friday, the PSPS event will affect customers in portions of 16 counties, primarily in Northern and […]