Two Men are First COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Tuolumne County

Two Men are First COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Tuolumne County

Sonora, CA…Today, the Tuolumne County Public Health Department has confirmed the first two deaths of Tuolumne County residents from COVID-19. The individuals were both males, one in his 60s with no known underlying health conditions which contributed to his illness, and one in his 80s, with some underlying health conditions. HIPAA privacy rules restrict the […]

Tiegs is Missing, Help Him Return Home

Tiegs is Missing, Help Him Return Home

Arnold, CA…We’ve had our beloved Tiegs for 8 years. He’s been up here with us in blue lake springs for the last 3 months. He’s been missing for 2 weeks now. Still hopeful. Tiegs has black and grey stripes. He’s pretty big weighing about 20 lbs and is a polydactyl cat (with 6 toes on […]

The Beloved Annual “Celebrate Life” Art Auction is going VIRTUAL

The Beloved Annual “Celebrate Life” Art Auction is going VIRTUAL

Jackson, CA…The show must go on for the 21st Annual Hospice of Amador & Calaveras “Celebrate Life” Art Auction,and it willꟷVIRTUALLYꟷon Friday, September 18 on Facebook live.  This year’s event promises the same excitement as in years’ past, with a live art auction, a raffle-style drawing for valuable prizes, and the ever-popular final event of […]

“Joey” the Eagle will be Soaring Again Soon Thanks to the Calaveras Sheriff’s Dept & Tri-County Wildlife

“Joey” the Eagle will be Soaring Again Soon Thanks to the Calaveras Sheriff’s Dept & Tri-County Wildlife

Valley Springs, CA…On 7/24/20 a Marine Safety Deputy working at Lake Hogan was flagged down by citizens. The citizens advised that they saw what appeared to be an injured bird on the Hogan shoreline. Our Deputy responded and located a juvenile Golden Eagle which appeared to be injured. The Deputy caught the injured Eagle and […]

Kioti Tractors & Off Road Vehicles from A1 Sharpening in San Andreas Give Your Dirt Some Love! (Open for Your Essential Equipment Needs)

Kioti Tractors & Off Road Vehicles from A1 Sharpening in San Andreas  Give Your Dirt Some Love! (Open for Your Essential Equipment Needs)

San Andreas, CA…A-1 has been Serving Calaveras county, central California valley and surrounding areas since 2007. They offer full service repair and sales of tractors, mowers, trimmers, chainsaws, logsplitters, generators and rototillers. In addition, they provide sharpening service for chainsaws, mower blades and circular saw blades. They are located at 660 E. St. Charles St, […]

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 […]

Trifilo Garden Center is Open for Your Essential Nursery Needs (Limited Staffing So Please Be Patient)

Trifilo Garden Center is Open for Your Essential Nursery Needs (Limited Staffing So Please Be Patient)

Murphys, CA..Trifilo Garden Center is open this week Thursday 9-5 and also Friday and Saturday. Please practice social distancing and follow posted notices. The plan to be open on these day’s weekly going forward. Trifilo Garden Center is a local, family-owned business located in Murphys, California. It is a full-service nursery with a variety of […]

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, […]

EBMUD Limiting Capacity to Some Facilities Including Mokelumne Day Use Area

EBMUD Limiting Capacity to Some Facilities Including Mokelumne Day Use Area

Mokelumne Hill, CA…Effective Saturday, July 18, 2020. EBMUD is committed to keeping our parks – and park visitors – safe. Due to overcrowding at the Mokelumne River Day Use Area, the park will remain open but with reduced capacity on the weekends to allow for social distancing and to reduce the impact on the park’s […]

Get Your Family Style Dinners Fri & Saturday Nights from Bistro Espresso

Get Your Family Style Dinners Fri & Saturday Nights from Bistro Espresso

Arnold, CA…Serving up family BBQ feasts! Order ahead for pick up between 4:00p – 8:00p Friday & Saturdxay NIght. Our regular menu is also available. Online Order**: https://thebistroespresso.com **Specify day and time for pick-up in comments at check-out Call in: (209)890-7849 This event repeats weekly every Friday Saturday until 09/17/2020

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, […]

Meet Dr. Flores-Merritt. Expert in General Surgery & Kindness!

Meet Dr. Flores-Merritt. Expert in General Surgery & Kindness!

San Andreas, CA…Now Accepting Patients in San Andreas. Dr. Isabella Flores-Merritt, Board Certified General Surgeon, has joined the team at Mark Twain Medical Center and is now accepting patients at the San Andreas Multi-Specialty Care Center. Dr. Flores-Merritt has more than 15 years of experience, and completed her general surgery residency at Conemaugh Memorial Medical […]

Census Bureau Estimates U.S. Population Reached 330 Million Today

Census Bureau Estimates U.S. Population Reached 330 Million Today

Washington, DC…The 2010 Census counted 308,745,538 people living in the United States. Now, 10 years later, the 2020 Census is still counting and we will not know the final number until our work is done and presented to the president and Congress. However, the U.S. Census Bureau provides population estimates between the decennial censuses and […]

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 […]

California Passes New York for Most COVID-19 Cases

California Passes New York for Most COVID-19 Cases

Sacramento, CA…The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California’s positivity rate – a key indicator of community spread – is trending upward in the 14-day average. Hospitalization rates are also trending upward in the 14-day average. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be […]

Angels Camp Boil Water Notice Lifted

Angels Camp Boil Water Notice Lifted

Angels Camp, CA…The boil water notice in the City of Angels was lifted at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 23, 2020. The City of Angels completed state-mandated water testing, and the results came back negative for harmful bacteria.The water is safe to drink and customers may resume normal use. Staff will hand-deliver notices this afternoon […]

The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Encourages All to Wear Masks

The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Encourages All to Wear Masks

San Andreas, CA…From Sheriff Rick DiBasilio..”The Sheriff’s Office is encouraging all to wear masks while out in public and not able to social distance. Sheriff’s Office personnel will wear masks when; There is time to apply a mask when contacting someone in public. Entering a residence when on a call for service. Entering any business […]

Second New General Surgeon Joins MTMC, Introducing Dr. Kaite Khandelwal Gilman

Second New General Surgeon Joins MTMC, Introducing Dr. Kaite Khandelwal Gilman

San Andreas, CA…Dr. Kaite Khandelwal Gilman has joined the Medical Staff at Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC). Dr. Khandelwal Gilman is a Board Certified General Surgeon and is now accepting patients at the MTMC San Andreas Specialty Care Center. “We are excited to welcome Dr. Khandelwal Gilman to our team,” says MTMC President and CEO […]

COVID-19 Case Count Soars by Eleven in Amador County

COVID-19 Case Count Soars by Eleven in Amador County

Amador County, CA – Since Friday’s COVID-19 update, Amador County Public Health confirms eleven additional COVID-19 cases in Amador County. Of these cases three are hospitalized locally and another is hospitalized out-of-county. Three of the cases reside in Jackson, 4 live in Ione, 2 live in Pioneer, 1 lives in Pine Grove, and another resides […]

Seven New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Calaveras County As Testing Expands to People Three and Older

Seven New Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Calaveras County As Testing Expands to People Three and Older

San Andreas, CA…On Tuesday, July 21, 2020 Calaveras Public Health reported seven new cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County. The additional cases include one female and two males between 0-17 years of age and one female and three males between 18 to 49 years of age. Six cases are from District 1 and one case […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff on Rise in COVID-19 Positive Tests at Jail Facility

Tuolumne County Sheriff on Rise in COVID-19 Positive Tests at Jail Facility

Sonora, CA…We were advised of two additional positive COVID-19 test results at our jail facility. The two additional cases include (1) inmate and (1) staff member within the jail. The inmate and staff member were tested for COVID-19 during the third round of testing at our facility. The inmate remains in custody and has been […]

First COVID-19 Death Recorded in Calaveras County is Male over 65

First COVID-19 Death Recorded in Calaveras County is Male over 65

San Andreas, CA…On Monday, July 20, 2020, Calaveras Public Health confirmed the first death of a Calaveras County resident from complications related to COVID-19 illness. The individual was a male over the age of 65 who resided in District 4. The individual tested positive for the virus. He was unable to recover and passed away […]

COVID-19 Vaccine Interim Data Showed Strong Antibody & T-Cell Responses

COVID-19 Vaccine Interim Data Showed Strong Antibody & T-Cell Responses

Cambridge, UK…Interim results from the ongoing Phase I/II COV001 trial, led by Oxford University, showed AZD1222 was tolerated and generated robust immune responses against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in all evaluated participants. COV001 is a blinded, multi-centre, randomised controlled Phase I/II trial with 1,077 healthy adult participants, aged 18-55 years. It assessed a single dose of […]

One New COVID-19 Case Today in Tuolumne County

One New COVID-19 Case Today in Tuolumne County

Sonora, CA…1 new case is being reported today. The individual is currently isolating at home and the case is under investigation. 3 individuals have been moved from isolation to recovered. The vast majority of the cases we are seeing are not connected to previous cases, and the source of infection is often unknown. As a […]