Forest Service Extends Closure of Some Campgrounds Through July 15

Forest Service Extends Closure of Some Campgrounds Through July 15

Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest announced that some developed recreation sites will remain closed through July 15, 2020. While some sites remain closed, forest crews have been preparing most campgrounds and day use sites for public use. Forest order STF-16-2020-16 identifies those recreation sites that employees have been able to safely open. “I am proud […]

75 Year Old Sonora Man Taken Into Custody After Threatening to Kill Caretaker & Shoot at Law Enforcement

75 Year Old Sonora Man Taken Into Custody After Threatening to Kill Caretaker & Shoot at Law Enforcement

Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…”A tense call ends best way possible. Last night, at approximately 7:30 pm, our dispatch center received an alarming call for service at a residence on Dapple Gray Way in Cedar Ridge. The reporting victim told dispatchers she was caretaking for 75-year-old Donald Jacobsen of Sonora when he took her […]

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through July 7th

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through July 7th

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. […]

Eight New Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed in Calaveras County Calaveras County, Health Officer Urges People to Slow the Spread

Eight New Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed in Calaveras County Calaveras County, Health Officer Urges People to Slow the Spread

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras Public Health is seeing an alarming and accelerating trend of community spread in the County. On Tuesday, June 30, 2020, Calaveras Public Health reported eight additional cases of COVID-19. This is the single largest one-day case count in the County since the pandemic began. “What we are seeing in Calaveras County is […]

Drowning Victim Recovered in Lake Camanche

Drowning Victim Recovered in Lake Camanche

Burson, CA…On June 28th, 2020, at about 12:25 PM, The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a drowning victim at Lake Camanche, Burson Ca. Witnesses reported a 12-year-old male entered the water near the Eucalyptus Day use area. A few minutes later, the 12-year-old began having trouble due to the uneven lake bottom and […]

Cares Act May Offer Welcome Relief to Retirement Account Owners ~ From Brian Tewksbury

Cares Act May Offer Welcome Relief to Retirement Account Owners ~ From Brian Tewksbury

Murphys, CA…Cares Act May Offer Welcome Relief to Retirement Account Owners Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Inc. does not provide investment, tax, legal, or retirement advice or recommendations. The information presented here is not specific to any individual’s personal circumstances. To the extent that this material concerns tax matters, it is not intended or written to […]

New Tech-Enabled Insurance Partnership Aims to Reduce Wildfire Protection Gap for Homeowners

New Tech-Enabled Insurance Partnership Aims to Reduce Wildfire Protection Gap for Homeowners

Murphys, CA…Delos Insurance Solutions, a property insurtech Managing General Agent (MGA), has created a new insurance product that could help hundreds of thousands of homeowners find affordable home insurance in the wake of years of devastating wildfires. Delos has partnered with Canopius US Insurance to improve homeowners insurance options for those living in wildfire regions […]

Gerald Leroy Giuffra II has Passed Away at 58

Gerald Leroy Giuffra II has Passed Away at 58

San Andreas, CA…Gerald Leroy Giuffra II (Jerry) unexpectedly passed away on June 23 at 58. He was a life long resident of Calaveras. He is survived by his adoring sister Debbie Sellick, the love of his life Kathy, that he cherished for 30 years. His sons Jerry III, James and Jake and his grandchildren Junior, […]

Middleton’s Furniture & Appliances is Open & Serving Your Essential Needs Now & Since 1955

Middleton’s Furniture & Appliances is Open & Serving Your Essential Needs Now & Since 1955

Angels Camp, CA…Middleton’s is Open Normal Hours During the COVID-19 Crisis for their Community. Browse Online, Call In Your Order & Get Fast, Free Delivery! When people buy from us, they don’t just get an appliance, piece of furniture or electronic; they become a member of our family, a family that is there for one […]

Traffic Update….Collision on Quartz Mountain Road

Traffic Update….Collision on Quartz Mountain Road

Plymouth, CA…Traffic Update….Collision on Quartz Mountain Road. Female sitting on side of road.. Incident: 00332 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Quartz Mountain Rd E / New Chicago Rd Loc Desc: QUARTZ MTN JNO QUARTZ MTN SPLIT Lat/Lon: 38.441974 -120.814379 Detail Information 6:56 PM 5 [13] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1182-Trfc Collision-No […]

Arnold Man Arrested As Suspect in Arson Behind CDJR in Sonora

Arnold Man Arrested As Suspect in Arson Behind CDJR in Sonora

Sonora, CA…An alert citizen aided the sheriff’s office in the arrest of an arson suspect from Saturday’s fire behind CDJR in Sonora. On Saturday afternoon, deputies responded to assist firefighters with a reported fire behind CDJR. When deputies arrived on scene, they were made aware of a witness who had seen a man emerge from […]

A Stunning Estate, 744 Total Acres, 64 Vineyard Acres, Three Homes, State Water Rights & More! Start Your Family Legacy Today!

A Stunning Estate, 744 Total Acres, 64 Vineyard Acres, Three Homes, State Water Rights & More!  Start Your Family Legacy Today!

Esmeralda Valley, CA…This is the lifestyle! Turnkey Operation. The property at Chatom Vineyards consists of 11 parcels totaling 744.22 acres. 64 planted acres with 13 grape varietals. 60 plus acres of plantable land, 356 acres farmstead currently used for cattle grazing. Many options for expanding agricultural interests. There are 2 ponds & a natural spring. […]

Routine Probation Search Leads to Drug Arrest for Vallecito Woman

Routine Probation Search Leads to Drug Arrest for Vallecito Woman

Vallecito, CA…On June 26, 2020, Calaveras County Probation Officers requested assistance from the Calaveras Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division regarding illegal narcotics and other suspicious items. The items were located while conducting a routine probation search at a residence in the 3000 block of Juniper Drive in Vallecito. The subject of the search was probationer Brandy […]

Cameron Park Woman Arrested for Burglary to Murphy’s Fire

Cameron Park Woman Arrested for Burglary to Murphy’s Fire

Murphyss, CA…On June 27th, 2020, at about 8:00 AM, The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a Murphys Fire Captain, who stated he observed a female in possession of stolen items from the Fire Department. Upon arrival, deputies contacted the female, Charlotte Nicole Edwards (34 years old from Cameron Park). Charlotte gave a false […]

Six New COVID-19 Cases Identified in Tuolumne County

Six New COVID-19 Cases Identified  in Tuolumne County

Sonora, CA…. A Cluster of COVID-19 Cases Identified in Staff at Congregate Care Facility and Updates on Non-Resident Case Cases at Care Facility. The Tuolumne County Public Health Department was notified on June 28th that 6 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 at Avalon Care Center in Sonora. Case investigations have been started and […]

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through June 30th

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through June 30th

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. […]

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through June 30th

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through June 30th

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 […]

Traffic Update….Six Year Old Possibly Hit & Injured By Vehicle in Bear Valley

Traffic Update….Six Year Old Possibly Hit & Injured By Vehicle in Bear Valley

Bear Valley, CA…Traffic Update….Six Year Old Possibly Hit & Injured By Vehicle in Bear Valley . Incident: 00384 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 0 Sr4 Loc Desc: BEAR VALLEY MEADOW Lat/Lon: 38.460305 -120.044375 Detail Information 7:07 PM 5 [8] B49-040 1097 ALPINE CNTY 5:47 PM 4 [6] 1039 SDS OFC FOR 49-40 5:44 PM 3 […]

Upper Hwy 4 & Valley Springs Home to Three New Cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County.

Upper Hwy 4 & Valley Springs Home to Three New Cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County.

San Andreas, CA…On Friday, June 26, 2020, Calaveras Public Health reported three additional cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County. The three unrelated cases include one adult male and one adult female between the ages of 18 to 49 years old, and an adult male between the ages of 50-64. Two cases reside in the Valley […]