Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest revised its seasonal high-elevation road closure order. The revision lists only five forest roads that remain closed through June 30, 2020 due to lingering snow. The previous order included sixteen high elevation roads. View a copy of Forest Order fseprd748219 and the accompanying map. These five seasonal roads will be […]
Angels Camp, CA…The Black Lives Matter protests at the corner of Hwy 4 & Hwy 49 on Friday afternoon was peaceful and a busy one. When we stopped by shortly after 5pm the crowd had already started to fade. According to Calaveras Sheriff Rick DiBasilio who we spoke with at the event the crowds were […]
Valley Springs, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Incident Near Hwy 26 & County Line Incident: 00192 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 5785 SR26 Loc Desc: SR26 Lat/Lon: 38.114831 -120.905778 Detail Information 2:02 PM 2 [8] [Notification] [CHP]-PER COMPANY THIS WAS A HARD BREAK ONLY/ NEG TC / CHP CAN 1022 1:52 PM 1 [7] PER CAL FIRE […]
Angels Camp, CA…Effectively immediately, the curfew in Angels Camp has been lifted. We want to thank our community and all participants for remaining peaceful. Thank you to the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol San Andreas, Tuolumne Sheriff’s Office, Sonora Police Department, San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office, CalFire, American Legion Ambulance, and Angels Camp […]
Sonora, CA…Sonora Ford COVID-19 – Update…As our communities continue to feel the increased impact of Coronavirus, we feel it is important to share with you what we are doing to help keep people safe and healthy. Please be assured we have protocols in place, and are following CDC and local public health official’s recommendations. As […]
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. […]
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 […]
Angels Camp, Valley Springs, Ione & Jackson, CA….Your Local H&Block Office is Open Ready to Serve! In the past few months, we’ve changed the way we work. We’ve changed the way we live – shopping for groceries online, staying six feet apart in checkout lines, and helping kids with homeschooling. We’ve changed the way we […]
Dorrington, CA…As of June 1, 2020, the Calaveras County Water District (CCWD) has begun construction on the replacement of a nearly 8,000-foot section of 14-inch-diameter water transmission pipeline along Meko Drive near Dorrington, in Big Trees Village. The project contract was awarded to K.W. Emerson, Inc., for $1.9 million, which will come from CCWD’s Capital […]
San Andreas, CA…On Friday, June 5, 2020, Calaveras Public Health confirmed an additional case of COVID-19 in Calaveras County. The case is an older adult female from Angels Camp. This becomes the fourth case in Calaveras County within the last 72 hours. The source of the individual’s infection has not been determined at this time. […]
San Andreas, CA…On Friday, June 5, 2020, Calaveras Public Health confirmed two additional cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County. The two cases are an adult male and a female infant both from San Andreas. The exposure to COVID-19 has been determined to be linked to a case already known by Calaveras Public Health. “As we […]
Jamestown, CA…Yesterday, around noon, 23-year-old Brett Wozynski of Jamestown was arrested in connection with the death of 3-year-old Sean Arnold. Brett was arrested on a $1,000,000.00 warrant for murder and child abuse. The extensive investigation by the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division began in September 2018, when the victim suffered major injuries from a […]
Angels Camp, CA…The Angels Camp City Council will be holding an emergency meeting at 12:30pm this afternoon. They will be considering declaring a state of emergency within the city. From the agenda below…”City Council of the City of Angels Camp (the “City”) to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when the […]
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, […]
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 […]
Angels Camp, CA…Great news from AMA…”As of now we are going to have a Football/Cheer season! It will be shorter than normal and start about a month later than usual, BUT we are on track to play!!! (This is subject to change) We will be having sign ups on-site Saturday’s at Copello from 8-1. We […]
Angels Camp, CA…The latest schedule of road repairs and maintenance that will affect your travels in our area and as you travel. Locally crews will be working on many of our roadways. Below is Caltrans plans for repairs and maintenance on local roads. It shows the route, county, and location of the possible repairs. Weather […]
Placerville, CA..The Eldorado National Forest welcomes back Jeff Marsolais, who will begin serving as the Eldorado’s new forest supervisor on June 22. For the past 5 years, Jeff has been the forest supervisor on the neighboring Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU), where he has served in several positions since 2010. Jeff worked on the […]
San Andreas, CA…A Substation Fire still has 2,730 PG&E customers without power. The latest update from them has restoral at 11pm. Outage Details START TIME:JUN 4, 4:26 PM ESTIMATED RESTORATION:JUN 4, 11:00 PM CUSTOMERS AFFECTED:2730 CAUSE:Unknown – PG&E is investigating the cause. STATUS:PG&E is assessing the cause at the outage location. LAST UPDATED:JUN 4, 9:24 […]
San Andreas, CA…From CAL-FIRE TCU & PG&E…”This evening CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit and San Andreas Fire Protection District responded to Cement Plant Road/Pool Station Road for a Sub Station Fire with extension into wildland. The fire is extinguished. Outage Details START TIME:JUN 4, 4:26 PM ESTIMATED RESTORATION:JUN 4, 8:15 PM CUSTOMERS AFFECTED:3491 CAUSE:Unknown – PG&E […]
Angels Camp, CA…From the Angels Camp Police Dept…”Although there’s been an announcement from organizers that the demonstration originally scheduled for tomorrow afternoon has been postponed, we have learned that people still plan to assemble at Hwy 4 and Hwy 49 tomorrow afternoon and again on Saturday afternoon. We support the right to free speech and […]
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 […]
Angels Camp, CA…(Frogtown, USA)..It’s Drive In Movie Time, The Sound of Music, June 13, 2020, A Family Film, Rated G. In 1930’s Austria, a young woman named Maria (Dame Julie Andrews) is failing miserably in her attempts to become a nun. When Navy Captain Georg Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) writes to the convent asking for […]
Angels Camp, CA…Only 101 PG&E Customers are still in the dark as crews have restored most of the power outages that started late this morning. PG&E has reported that it was a downed line that caused the outage. All customers should be moving electrons again by 5pm. Outage Details START TIME:JUN 4, 9:52 AM ESTIMATED […]
San Andreas, CA…On Wednesday June 3, 2020, Calaveras Public Health confirmed an additional case of COVID-19 in Calaveras County. This case is an adult female from San Andreas. Calaveras Public Health staff is investigating this new case to determine any possible persons who may have had close personal contact with the positive individual. Close contacts […]
Arnold, CA…When driving down Hwy 4 past Ceder Center it was nice to hear music and see people sitting on the lawn at Bistro Espresso. Slowly but surely our economy is starting to recover from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Taco Tuesdays at Bistro will bring a celebratory weekday event to Arnold from now through fall. It […]
West Point, CA…The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is conducting a prescribed burning operation on the Winton-Schaad Vegetation Management Plan (VMP) site, located in the north-eastern portion of Calaveras County. Smoke may be visible from Schaads Road, Blue Mountain Road and Bailey Ridge Road. This prescribed burn is designed to reduce […]
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 […]