Firefighters Keep Holding the MocFire at Bay, 2,800 Acres, No Structures Lost

Firefighters Keep Holding the MocFire at Bay, 2,800 Acres, No Structures Lost

Groveland, CA…Continued threat to approximately 1,500 residences. Threat to critical power and water distribution infrastructure for the City of San Francisco, PG&E and Moccasin Fish Hatchery. The latest update is below as well as a link to the latest heat map. Hot spots dropping… MOC FIRE INCIDENT UPDATE Date: 8/22/20 Time: 7:30 a.m. INCIDENT FACTS […]

Favorable Conditions Helped Firefighters Hold MocFire at Bay. 2,800 Acres, 0% Containment, 470 Personal

Favorable Conditions Helped Firefighters Hold MocFire at Bay.  2,800 Acres, 0% Containment, 470 Personal

Groveland, CA…The weather was favorable for firefighters today.  The fire had no major changes.   Current Situation: Continued threat to approximately 1,500 residences. Threat to critical power and water distribution infrastructure for the City of San Francisco, PG&E and Moccasin Fish Hatchery. Evacuations: UPDATE 7:00 PM If you need or have non-emergency Moc Fire information, please […]

Argument Results in Attempted Murder with a Firearm Arrest in Mountain Ranch

Argument Results in Attempted Murder with a Firearm Arrest in Mountain Ranch

Mountain Ranch, CA…On August 20th, 2020 at about 7:30pm, an argument ensued near the intersection of West Murray Creek and Salamander Road Mountain Ranch, CA. Christopher John Ingols (59 years old, Mountain Ranch) and a female neighbor (victim) allegedly began arguing over possession of rocks, which had been removed from a nearby creek. During the […]

Don’t Miss Angels Camp Farmers Market Every Friday, 5pm Till Dusk

Don’t Miss Angels Camp Farmers Market Every Friday, 5pm Till Dusk

Angels Camp, CA…Certified Farmers Market located downtown Angels Camp at Utica Park, off Main Street. Find us Friday evenings from 5pm to dusk, from June 5th thru September. Every Friday from Memorial Day Weekend thru mid-September, come out and enjoy farm fresh fruit and vegetables, baked goods, fresh foods, wine and drinks, live music and […]

MocFire Updated Road Closures & Evacuations for Friday Morning

MocFire Updated Road Closures & Evacuations for Friday Morning

Groveland, CA…The latest from the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Office…”UPDATE 9:11AM We now have a phone number for non-emergency fire related information. Please call 209-533-5151. UPDATE 8:09 AM The #MocFire is up to 2500 acres per CAL Fire with zero containment. Wards Ferry Rd is now closed in Big Oak Flat and on the Sonora side. The […]

Life is Better With Power & Pioneer Electric Can Have You Powered Up When PG&E Can’t

Life is Better With Power & Pioneer Electric Can Have You Powered Up When PG&E Can’t

Arnold, CA…With power uncertainties becoming the norm is your business or family ready? A back up generator from Pioneer Electric can provide peace of mind. Pioneer Electric is a licensed and insured, full service electrical contracting business servicing: Calaveras, Tuolumne and beyond since 1984.and provide a full range of electrical and services for homes and […]

San Andreas Certified Farmers Market is Weekly from Thursdays 18 June to October 29

San Andreas Certified Farmers Market is Weekly from Thursdays 18 June to October 29

San Andreas, CA…The San Andreas Certified Farmers Market is Weekly, Thursdays 4pm to 6pm 18 June to 29 October. Master Gardeners Demo Garden, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas. We offer the community access to fresh & healthy produce and products from local farmers right here in Calaveras County. Food that has traveled fewer miles […]

Schools Remain a Valuable Resource to the Community

Schools Remain a Valuable Resource to the Community

Angels Camp – Last school year, school sites began to offer the community a place get information, charge cell phones and get water during the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events. School campuses providing a valuable service to the community did not stop there. As challenging as this year has been, the schools continued to […]

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through August 25th

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through August 25th

Mountain Ranch, CA…In 1950, we started out as a family operation with Erich’s father and mother, August and Freida Sender, in a century-old adobe building. The upstairs was home to the Sender family, and the first floor included groceries, a meat market, a bar, and a small eating place called Opa’s Smokehouse. On Christmas morning […]

Calaveras County Removed From County COVID-19 Monitoring List After Brief Stay

Calaveras County Removed From County COVID-19 Monitoring List After Brief Stay

San Andreas, CA…Today, August 20, 2020, Calaveras Public Health confirmed that Calaveras County will be taken off the County Monitoring List. Local COVID-19 data has fallen below the limits outlined by the California Department of Public Health for three consecutive days. Per the state, industries or activities that were required to close this week unless […]

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 […]

New Sawmill Pressure Reducing Value Station and Subsequent Boil Water Advisory – September 9 2020

New Sawmill Pressure Reducing Value Station and Subsequent Boil Water Advisory – September 9 2020

Copperopolis, CA…On Thursday, September 9th, Calaveras County Water District will be installing a new Pressure Reducing Value (PRV) Station in the Distribution System feeding approximately  275 customers in the Copperopolis area.  Outreach efforts through email, text, phone calls, and physical door tags has occurred in anticipation of this event to give customers as much notice […]

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through August 25th

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through August 25th

Arnold, CA…Big Trees Market is working hard to keep the shelves stocked for you! They have also implemented enhanced safety, cleaning and social distancing procedures in the store. These include plastic shields between staff and public in the checkstands. Due to the supply chain disruptions their normal weekly ad took a bit of a hiatus. […]

Water Main Break and Boil Water Advisory in Big Trees Village Area – Advisory Lifted

Water Main Break and Boil Water Advisory in Big Trees Village Area – Advisory Lifted

San Andreas, CA…The Boil Water Advisory impacting approximately 100 residents on Meko Drive, Blackfoot Circle, Midoo Way, and parts of Shoshone Drive is now lifted. The state-mandated test results from the water main break confirmed the water is safe for consumption. CCWD received the results this morning. Samples were taken from different locations along the […]

4,181 PG&E Customers Without Power in Angels Camp, Not Brownout Related

4,181 PG&E Customers Without Power in Angels Camp, Not Brownout Related

Angels Camp, CA…4,181 PG&E Customers Without Power in Angels Camp, Not Brownout Related. Early reports are that this may be from a vehicle vs equipment incident. Outage Details START TIME:AUG 19, 11:33 AM ESTIMATED RESTORATION:Not available CUSTOMERS AFFECTED:4181 CAUSE:Unknown – PG&E is investigating the cause. STATUS:PG&E is assessing the cause at the outage location. LAST […]

Angels Food and Sierra Hills Market Weekly Ad & Specials Through August 25th & Sierra Hills Hours Update.

Angels Food and Sierra Hills Market Weekly Ad & Specials Through August 25th & Sierra Hills Hours Update.

Angels Camp & Murphys, CA…Angels Food and Sierra Hills Market Weekly Ad & Specials Through August 11th. Sierra Hills Hours Of Operation Update~ Starting Sunday, August 9, Sierra Hills Market is shortening our business hours, due to recent staffing challenges we are experiencing. Our new hours will be 8:00 am-8:00 pm and our deli will […]

Salt Fire Holding at 1,500 Acres & 10% Containment. Smoke Output Down Significantly

Salt Fire Holding at 1,500 Acres & 10% Containment.  Smoke Output Down Significantly

Copperopolis, CA…The latest from the CAL FIRE TCU on the Salt Fire…”#SaltFire [update] Firefighters achieved 10% containment on the 1500 acre fire, no structures are threatened at this time. Near Salt Spring Valley Reservior, Salt Spring (Calaveras County)” In the three camera angles below from the Valley Springs side, Bear Mountain and Fowler Peak. While […]

Calaveras County & Angels Camp COVID-19 Update for August 18th

Calaveras County & Angels Camp COVID-19 Update for August 18th

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras County & Angels Camp COVID-19 Update for August 18th. This is the joint session portion with the County Health Officer and others delivering the current status and fielding questions after the County was placed on the monitoring list with closes additional business sectors. About an hour of video is below…

The Excessive Heat Warning at Lower Elevations Continues Through Tomorrow

The Excessive Heat Warning at Lower Elevations Continues Through Tomorrow

Angels Camp, CA…The Excessive Heat Warning at Lower Elevations Continues Through Tomorrow. The full heat warning updated at 2:19pm this afternoon is below…. URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sacramento CA 219 PM PDT Tue Aug 18 2020 …Dangerous and Prolonged Heatwave Through Wednesday… .A long-duration and extreme heatwave will continue to impact the […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Volunteer Search and Rescue Training

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Volunteer Search and Rescue Training

Arnold, CA…Once a month the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Volunteer Search and Rescue Team (SAR) conducts training on a variety of topics to ensure searchers are ready for any type of search mission. The August 2020 training was held on August 15th and involved a lost person scenario. During the simulation, experienced SAR members were […]

Angels Camp City Council Will Hold Special COVID Meeting This Afternoon at 1:30pm

Angels Camp City Council Will Hold Special COVID Meeting This Afternoon at 1:30pm

Angels Camp, CA…Angels Camp City Council Will Hold Special COVID Meeting This Afternoon at 1:30pm. The full agenda is below… CITY OF ANGELS CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA TUESDAY, August 18, 2020 THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20, ISSUED BY CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ON MARCH 17, 2020, THE RALPH […]

Calaveras Wine Country Has Lost Stephen Collum, One of the Greats!

Calaveras Wine Country Has Lost Stephen Collum, One of the Greats!

Murphys, CA…The Calaveras wine industry has lost a great mentor, innovator, vineyard manager and friend. Stephen Collum, 64, the founder of Murphys-based Vineyard Concepts consulting and management company, passed suddenly on August 11th at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Stockton.  Members of the Calaveras Wine Industry Remember Steve as a dear friend, mentor, innovator, educator and […]

Calaveras County Continues Cooling Centers Through Thursday

Calaveras County Continues Cooling Centers Through Thursday

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Division has issued a heat advisory due to extreme heat for an extended period. Cooling centers will continue through Thursday, August 20, 2020, from 10AM to 6PM at the following locations where the heat will be most extreme. The location for the cooling […]

CCWD Asking for Customers to Conserve Water During this Heat Wave

CCWD Asking for Customers to Conserve Water During this Heat Wave

San Andreas, CA…Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced that power is likely to be shut off to much of Calaveras County between 3-10PM each day from August 17-20. CCWD is urging customers to conserve water and only use it for critical health and safety needs during this heat wave. While CCWD has backup generators […]

Calaveras County Added to County COVID-19 Naughty List

Calaveras County Added to County COVID-19 Naughty List

San Andreas, CA…Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) confirmed that Calaveras County will be added to the County Monitoring List. This means that starting Thursday August 20, 2020, at 1:00AM, the following industries or activities will be required to shut down unless they can be modified to operate outside or by pick-up.  […]