2021-22 U.S. Snowboard Team Nominations

2021-22 U.S. Snowboard Team Nominations

Park City, UT…U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced nominations for the U.S. Snowboard Team halfpipe, slopestyle, big air and snowboardcross disciplines for the 2021-2022 season. Nominations include those active athletes who qualified based on published selection criteria in the prior season. 2021-22 U.S. Snowboard Team nominations include 36 pro-level and 15 rookie and development level […]

Eight Young Women Compete for Title of Miss Calaveras & $8,000+ in Scholarships

Eight Young Women Compete for Title of Miss Calaveras & $8,000+ in Scholarships

Angels Camp, CA…(Frogtown, USA)..Back in the Saddle! A Calaveras County Homecoming May 13th – 16th, 2021. The Miss Calaveras Scholarship Pageant will be on May 13, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. The pageant is included with Homecoming admission. No advance tickets available. Tickets will go on sale at 8 a.m. on May 13. 2021. Contestant #1 […]

Bear Valley Now Hiring for Summer Season! Apply Today!

Bear Valley Now Hiring for Summer Season!  Apply Today!

Bear Valley, CA…At Bear Valley Resort we are looking to build our team with a group of like-minded outdoor enthusiasts. Our goal is to enrich our organization with unique and self-motivated individuals that are ready to bring their independent thoughts, initiative and action to achieve a common goal of servicing and inspiring people that visit […]

Caltrans Crews Completed Cleaning, Repairing & Have Opened Hwy 4 over Ebbetts Pass for Summer!

Caltrans Crews Completed Cleaning, Repairing & Have Opened Hwy 4 over Ebbetts Pass for Summer!

Alpine County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) removed the winter snow, cleared debris and made necessary repairs to open State Route 4 over Ebbetts Pass for the summer season at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Each year, District 10’s goal is to reopen Monitor, Sonora and Ebbetts passes no later than the […]

Steven L. Hill 1955 – 2021

Steven L. Hill 1955 – 2021

Mi-Wuk Village, CA… Steven L. Hill, of Mi-Wuk Village, was born on September 6, 1955 to Alan and Jeanette Hill in Oakland, CA, and passed away at his home on May 11, 2021 at the age of 65. After graduation from Marina High in San Leandro, Steven operated heavy equipment and worked at DaSilva Gates […]

Weather, Fire Behavior and Trends in the Central Sierra

Weather, Fire Behavior and Trends in the Central Sierra

West Point, CA… The Amador-Calaveras Consensus Group (ACCG) will be hosting a 45-min virtual presentation followed by discussion with Dr. Janice Coen and colleagues, titled “Weather, Fire Behavior and Trends in the Central Sierra”, on Wednesday, May 19th during the ACCG’s monthly general meeting from 9a-12p. Dr. Coen is a Project Scientist at the National […]

Dodge Charger vs Logging Truck Collision Leads to Major Injuries & DUI Arrest

Dodge Charger vs Logging Truck Collision Leads to Major Injuries & DUI Arrest

Sonora, CA…On May 11, 2021, at approximately 9:40am, 56-year-old Scott Mahoney of Jamestown was driving a Dodge Charger northbound on Mill Villa Road, approaching State Route 108. At that same time, 60-year-old Anthony Forret of Murphy’s was driving his 2017 Peter Built truck, hauling a piggy backed logging trailer eastbound on State Route 108, west […]

The Sonora Farmers Market Season Begins May 15th

The Sonora Farmers Market Season Begins May 15th

Sonora, CA…The first day of the 2021 Sonora Certified Farmers Market will be Saturday, May 15th. The Market is open from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. The season will run every Saturday through mid-October. The Theall Street Parking Lot, between Stewart Street and Shepherd Street, will be closed beginning at 3:30 a.m. so vendors can set […]

2021-22 U.S. Alpine Ski Team Nominations Announced & Two Former Bear Valley Skiers Make the List

2021-22 U.S. Alpine Ski Team Nominations Announced & Two Former Bear Valley Skiers Make the List

Park City, UT…US Alpine Ski Team members Keely Cashman, Strawberry, CA & Erik Arvidsson, Woodside, CA spent their formative ski seasons on the Bear Valley Ski Team. Congrats to both and may they be podium dwellers in the 21/22 Season. The release follows…U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced the U.S. Alpine Ski Team nominations for […]

Nancy Keck 1947 – 2021

Nancy Keck 1947 – 2021

Sonora, CA…Nancy Keck 10/18/1947 – 5/7/2021. Nancy Keck, 73, of Sonora, passed away on Friday, May 7, 2021 at Skyline Assisted Living in Sonora, CA. Arrangements entrusted to Sierra Cremation & Burial Service. www.sierracremationservice.com

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County ~ By Mark Twain 1835-1910

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County ~ By Mark Twain 1835-1910

Angels Camp, CA…In compliance with the request of a friend of mine, who wrote me from the East, I called on good-natured, garrulous old Simon Wheeler, and inquired after my friend’s friend, Leonidas W. Smiley, as requested to do, and I hereunto append the result. I have a lurking suspicion that Leonidas W. Smiley is […]

Governor Newsom Expands Drought Emergency to 41 Counties Including, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer & Tuolumne

Governor Newsom Expands Drought Emergency to 41 Counties Including, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer & Tuolumne

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today significantly expanded his April 21 drought emergency proclamation to include Klamath River, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Tulare Lake Watershed counties where accelerated action is needed to protect public health, safety and the environment. In total, 41 counties are now under a drought state of emergency, representing 30 percent of the state’s population. Climate […]

Suspect Mark Aitulagi Lavea, 47 from Modesto was Using Kidnapping Victim as Human Shield after Firing on Deputies

Suspect Mark Aitulagi Lavea, 47 from Modesto was Using Kidnapping Victim as Human Shield after Firing on Deputies

San Andreas, CA…On May 6 2021 at approx. 10:39 pm Calaveras County Deputy Sheriffs were investigating a domestic violence call where several uninvolved witnesses reported a male pointing a firearm at a female at the Sierra Inn Motel in San Andreas, California. Both the suspect and victim had already left the Motel and were gone […]

Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision with Arrest on Kennedy Flat Rd

Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision with Arrest on Kennedy Flat Rd

Jackson, CA…Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision with Arrest on Kennedy Flat Rd Incident: 00393 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: 12548 Kennedy Flat Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.364878 -120.791914 Detail Information 8:43 PM 7 [18] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj 8:43 PM 6 [17] 94-R14 94-2 HANDLING MED CLRNC AND BOOKING […]