Ground Searchers Located Timothy Bone Near Highland Creek & Stanislaus River

Ground Searchers Located Timothy Bone Near Highland Creek & Stanislaus River

Tamarack, CA…Calaveras Search and Rescue concludes successful search for Missing Person. On August 5, 2020 at about 8:45 AM Timothy Bone was located by ground searchers northeast of the confluence of Highland Creek and the Stanislaus River. Timothy was transported to the command post where he was evaluated by Ebbett’s Pass Fire District Medics. The […]

Calaveras Search and Rescue Search for Missing Person Timothy Bone

Calaveras Search and Rescue Search for Missing Person Timothy Bone

Tamarack, CA…On 8-4-2020 at about 16:05hrs, The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing person last seen near the Camp Wolfeboro Campground (Tamarack, CA). Family reported 34-year-old Timothy Bone went fishing in the morning with family members along the Stanislaus River. Sometime while fishing they became separated. When Timothy did not return […]

16 Additional COVID-19 Cases in Amador County Since Friday

16 Additional COVID-19 Cases in Amador County Since Friday

Amador County, CA…COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Amador County. Public Health confirms sixteen additional cases in Amador County since last Friday’s COVID-19 update. These new cases continue to demonstrate 3 main exposure avenues in Amador: (1) Family or co-worker transmission, (2) Congregate living transmission, (3) Community transmission. Three of the new cases reside in […]

Covid-19 Assistance Provided by Calaveras Community Foundation

Covid-19 Assistance Provided by Calaveras Community Foundation

Angels Camp, CA…Through the generosity of our loyal donors, the Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) was recently able to financially assist local organizations providing direct help to those Calaveras County residents who have been negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Over $30,000 was provided to eleven (11) organizations including: Calaveras Humane Society, Murphys Senior Center, Ebbetts […]

Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks

Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras Health and Human Services Agency, Behavioral Health Division supports the wellbeing of our county families, friends and colleagues. When you hear, read or watch news about an outbreak of an infectious disease, you may feel anxious and show signs of stress – even when the outbreak effects people far from where […]

109-Year-Old Veteran and His Secrets to Life Will Make You Smile

109-Year-Old Veteran and His Secrets to Life Will Make You Smile

Austin, TX…We ran this little piece during our webcast this morning. Although he passed away in 2018 at the tender age of 112 his wisdom lives on. All of us should watch this every few months. The video is from National Geographic. “Meet Richard Overton, America’s oldest veteran. In this lively short film by Matt […]

Angels Camp Says Goodbye to the Amani Children’s Choir & Help the Choir Return Home to Uganda

Angels Camp Says Goodbye to the Amani Children’s Choir & Help the Choir Return Home to Uganda

Angels Camp, CA…A couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure to catch one of the last concerts performed (Outside) before they started their journey to get back home to Uganda. Their’s is a heartwarming COVID-19 story. The normal plan for the Amani Choir is for them to come over to the U.S. every other […]

Astronauts Target Splashdown off Coast of Pensacola, Florida (Update…Safe Splashdown)

Astronauts Target Splashdown off Coast of Pensacola, Florida (Update…Safe Splashdown)

Houston, TX….NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are just hours away from splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. Splashdown remains scheduled for 2:48 p.m. EDT following a nearly two-month test flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Pensacola, Florida remains the prime location with Go Navigator as the […]

Be Unselfish & Buy Some Shellfish at the Big 2020 Drive Thru Shrimp & Pasta Feed!!

Be Unselfish & Buy Some Shellfish at the Big 2020 Drive Thru Shrimp & Pasta Feed!!

Murphys, CA…Normally at this time of year, we would be plastering posters all over town and selling tickets to locals and visitors alike, spreading excitement for the return of the annual Shrimp Feed event. We look forward to having that kind of fun in the park again in 2021! Because all our community service programs […]

MTMC Launches CELEBRATE CALAVERAS to Lift Community Spirit

MTMC Launches CELEBRATE CALAVERAS to Lift Community Spirit

San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) is appealing to the community to join the movement to CELEBRATE CALAVERAS. Doug Archer, MTMC President and CEO explains, “We are launching CELEBRATE CALAVERAS — a fun social media campaign – to share, raise spirits and build community pride and for this unique place where we live and […]

Socially Distanced Backyard BBQ at Bistro Espresso Tonight!

Socially Distanced Backyard BBQ at Bistro Espresso Tonight!

Arnold, CA…Mark your calendars for this Saturday 8/1 from 6:00-8:00pm for some finger-lickin’-good BBQ served to-go in the Bistro Espresso back yard. New COVID-19 rules apply if you decide to eat on premises while music is playing. No dancing or games • Please wear a mask/face covering* while in line or while not seated at […]

Seventeen New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Calaveras County Including First Case in a Local Nursing Home Resident

Seventeen New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Calaveras County Including First Case in a Local Nursing Home Resident

San Andreas, CA…On Friday, July 31, 2020 Calaveras Public Health reported 17 new cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County. This is largest increase reported in a single reporting period. The additional cases include four females and four males between 18 to 49 years of age, one male between 50-64 years of age, four females and […]

Meet Dr. Gilman. An Expert in Surgery And Kindness. Now Accepting Patients.

Meet Dr. Gilman.  An Expert in Surgery And Kindness.  Now Accepting Patients.

San Andreas, CA…Dr. Kaite Khandelwal Gilman, Board Certified General Surgeon, has joined the team at Mark Twain Medical Center and is now accepting patients at the San Andreas Multispecialty Clinic and the James Dalton Medical Office in Angels Camp. Dr. Gilman received her Medical Doctorate from the University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, and completed […]

Be Unselfish & Buy Some Shellfish at the Big 2020 Drive Thru Shrimp & Pasta Feed!!

Be Unselfish & Buy Some Shellfish at the Big 2020 Drive Thru Shrimp & Pasta Feed!!

Murphys, CA…Normally at this time of year, we would be plastering posters all over town and selling tickets to locals and visitors alike, spreading excitement for the return of the annual Shrimp Feed event. We look forward to having that kind of fun in the park again in 2021! Because all our community service programs […]

Stevenot Winery Now Open for Wine Tastings, Reservations Recommended

Stevenot Winery Now Open for Wine Tastings, Reservations Recommended

Vallecito, CA…Stevenot Winery is now open for wine tastings with safety precautions in place. Reservations recommended with limited availability of walk-in tastings as well. Social distance, wear your face coverings, enjoy a beautiful winery setting and great wines today. On January 16, 2019 the Oliveto Family purchased the former location of Irish Vineyards in Vallecito, […]

Life in the Pits: Scientists Identify the Key Enzyme Behind BO

Life in the Pits: Scientists Identify the Key Enzyme Behind BO

Heslington, York, UK…Scientists have discovered a unique enzyme responsible for the pungent characteristic smell we call body odour or BO. Researchers from the University of York have previously shown that only a few bacteria in your armpit are the real culprits behind BO. Now the same team, in collaboration with Unilever scientists, has gone a […]

COVID-19 Cases Explode by 18 in Amador County Since Friday

COVID-19 Cases Explode by 18 in Amador County Since Friday

Amador County, CA – Amador County continues to see increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases. Since Friday’s COVID-19 update, Amador County Public Health confirms eighteen additional cases in Amador County. The recent cases are due to 3 primary reasons: (1) Household or co-worker transmission (2) Travel outside of Amador County (3) Community transmission. Amador County is […]

Quick CPR By Citizens & Help from Deputies & EMTs Help Save Don Pedro Drowning Victim

Quick CPR By Citizens & Help from Deputies & EMTs Help Save Don Pedro Drowning Victim

Don Pedro, CA…Yesterday, just after 5pm, deputies assigned to our boating division were dispatched to a drowning at Don Pedro lake near the Moccasin boat launch. Upon arrival, deputies assisted in providing aid to the 21-year-old male until medical professionals arrived on scene. The victim was later air lifted to an out of county hospital […]

President Trump on COVID-19 Vaccines, Testing, Therapeutics & More from North Carolina

President Trump on COVID-19 Vaccines, Testing, Therapeutics & More from North Carolina

Morrisville, North Carolina…Thank you very much. Great to be in this wonderful state. So many friends, so much success, and we love being here. And we’re here, actually, today to discuss the exciting progress that we’ve achieved under the Operation Warp Speed — our historic initiative to develop, test, manufacture, and deliver a vaccine in […]

Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks

Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras Health and Human Services Agency, Behavioral Health Division supports the wellbeing of our county families, friends and colleagues. When you hear, read or watch news about an outbreak of an infectious disease, you may feel anxious and show signs of stress – even when the outbreak effects people far from where […]

Stanislaus National Forest Lightning Fire Update for July 27,2020

Stanislaus National Forest Lightning Fire Update for July 27,2020

Sonora, CA…The Forest had dozens of lightning strikes over the last 72 hours, see map below, resulting in 13 fires across our higher elevation areas. Four fires are designated either contained/controlled or out. Six fires are currently being monitored, all are under 1/4 acre in size with little potential for growth. Today fire personnel are […]