Smoke May Be Visible During Arnold Fire Station Prescribed Burn Project

Smoke May Be Visible During Arnold Fire Station Prescribed Burn Project

Arnold, CA…The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is conducting a prescribed burn project at the Arnold Forest Fire Station. This project is located south of the community of Arnold and will be visible from Highway 4. Smoke may be visible in the area during the prescribed burn. This prescribed burn is […]

Now Accepting Patients, Meet Dr. Flores-Merritt. Expert in General Surgery and Kindness.

Now Accepting Patients, Meet Dr. Flores-Merritt. Expert in General Surgery and Kindness.

San Andreas, CA…Now Accepting Patients, Meet Dr. Flores-Merritt. Expert in General Surgery and Kindness. Dr. Isabella Flores-Merritt, Board Certified General Surgeon is now accepting patients at the San Andreas Multispecialty Clinic and the James Dalton Medical Office in Angels Camp. Dr. Flores-Merritt has more than 15 years of experience, and completed her general surgery residency […]

Residential Burn Permits Required May 1st in Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit

Residential Burn Permits Required May 1st  in Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit

Camino, CA…Residential burn permits will be required beginning Saturday, May 1′. These permits are available to the public FREE of charge, and allow for the burning of dry landscape vegetation (NOT household trash) that originates from the landowner’s property. “Escaped residential burn piles continue to be a leading cause of wildland fires. Exercise extreme caution […]

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through May 5th. Shop Local & Save!

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through May 5th.  Shop Local & Save!

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 […]

The 2021 Ironstone Job Faire is Today!

The 2021 Ironstone Job Faire is Today!

Murphys, CA…Come work (and play) with us! Stop by the #IronstoneVineyards Job Faire on Wednesday, April 28th, from 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. We currently have positions available for…🛠Utilities, 👮‍♀️Security, 🍽 Banquet, 💁🏼‍♀️Serving, 👨🏼‍🍳Kitchen, 🍇Cellar, 🍷Tasting Room. No appointment required! Just stop by anytime and interview for whatever positions you see fit. Plus, pizza, soft […]

Bistro Espresso in Arnold Now Hiring New Team Members

Bistro Espresso in Arnold Now Hiring New Team Members

Arnold, CA…Bistro Espresso in Arnold is hiring for new team members! Please download the application and review the job description on our website. Please APPLY IN PERSON, Monday-Friday between 9am -3pm ask for Tony and come prepared for an on-the-spot interview. Competitive compensation and benefits. https://www.thebistroespresso.com/careers

Should All Government Officials Learn about Our Founding Documents? ~ Al Segalla

Should All Government Officials Learn about Our Founding Documents? ~ Al Segalla

Copperopolis, CA…Should our children and their children be allowed to live in a free and independent America? Long established trends in politics and media seem to promote marxism and international control, but not our Constitution, which supports a free society. If this is true, what can we do? Why not encourage all government officials and […]

13 New Covid Cases in Amador County

13 New Covid Cases in Amador County

Amador County, CA – Amador County Public Health reports 13 more cases of COVID-19 since last Tuesday’s update, bringing the total laboratory confirmed case count to 1,764. The new cases include 6 males and 7 females, 4 children under the age of 18, 6 aged 18-49, 1 aged 50-64, 2 over 65 years of age; […]

Verna N. Shimer 1945 – 2021

Verna N. Shimer 1945 – 2021

Columbia, CA…Verna N. Shimer 2/22/1945 – 4/26/2021. Verna N. Shimer, 76, of Columbia, passed away on Monday, April 26, 2021 at Adventist Health Sonora. Arrangements entrusted to Sierra Cremation & Burial Service. www.sierracremationservice.com

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Sr4 / Bonanza Mine Way

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Sr4 / Bonanza Mine Way

Copperopolis, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Sr4 / Bonanza Mine Way Incident: 00274 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr4 / Bonanza Mine Way Loc Desc: SB JSO Lat/Lon: 38.017899 -120.642590 Detail Information 4:36 PM 3 [5] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt by CHP 4:35 PM 2 [3] 1039 CDF […]

One-Way Traffic Control on State Route 4 in Avery for Culvert Replacement

One-Way Traffic Control on State Route 4 in Avery for Culvert Replacement

Avery, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will replace an existing culvert on State Route 4 at Morris Road in the town of Avery. Crews will replace the existing steel pipe with a new, reinforced concrete pipe at the existing inlet. The new outlet will be placed about 15 feet downstream from the existing outlet. […]

It’s Calaveras Chamber’s Takeout Tuesday!

It’s Calaveras Chamber’s Takeout Tuesday!

Copperopolis, CA…It’s Takeout Tuesday Today! We’ll see you at Gold Dust Pizza at The Town Square at Copper Valley! Every purchase made today, Tuesday, April 27, at the Gold Dust Pizza in Copperopolis earns a free raffle ticket. At the end of the day we will do a live drawing for the winner who get’s […]

The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are Back in Action Today!

The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are Back in Action Today!

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are Back in Action Today! The full agenda is below… Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 4/27/2021 8:00 AM Board of Supervisors Chambers 891 Mountain Ranch Road   San Andreas, CA 95249 Downloads:  Agenda  Agenda Packet  Video Call to Order Roll Call Closed Session Agenda 1. Public Employment – pursuant to […]

Help Bring the “Bear Valley Pavilion” Ice Rink, Music Festival Venue & Entertainment Complex to Life ~ Joel Barnett

Help Bring the “Bear Valley Pavilion” Ice Rink, Music Festival Venue & Entertainment Complex to Life ~ Joel Barnett

Bear Valley, CA…Want to join me in making a difference? I am tired of waiting for someone else to do something positive in the Bear Valley Village. I dream of building the Bear Valley Pavilion, an ice rink in the winter, the Music Festival venue in the summer, and a wedding and other larger groups […]

One Way Traffic Controls on Hwy 88 on April 27th & 28th for Guardrail & Utility Work

One Way Traffic Controls on Hwy 88 on April 27th & 28th for Guardrail & Utility Work

Amador County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will employ one-way traffic control this week at two locations on State Route 88 while performing maintenance work. Crews will conduct utility work from Berry Street to Ridge Road from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Workers will perform guardrail repairs at Shot […]

The Annual La Grange Cattle Crossing is a Great Spring Event!

The Annual La Grange Cattle Crossing is a Great Spring Event!

La Grange, CA…From Sonora CHP…”These lovely ladies seemed to have gotten confused by the lane markings today. Although there are two white lines parallel to each other, this is not a crosswalk ladies. In all seriousness though, we were on scene to assist these ladies safely across La Grange Road. This is an annual event […]

Virginia Koger White 1927 – 2021

Virginia Koger White 1927 – 2021

Copperopolis, CA…Virginia Koger White 3/29/1927 – 4/22/2021. Virginia K. White, 94, of Copperopolis, passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at Adventist Health Sonora. Arrangements entrusted to Sierra Cremation & Burial Service. www.sierracbs.com

Murphys Hwy 4 Center Turn Lane Construction Expected to Begin in June ~ Merita Callaway D3 Supervisor

Murphys Hwy 4 Center Turn Lane Construction Expected to Begin in June ~ Merita Callaway D3 Supervisor

Murphys, CA…CalTrans is installing the two-way center turn lane on Highway 4 in Murphys from Pennsylvania Gulch Road to Lawrence Street. The project is expected to begin this June and work complete in the fall. Most of the work will be done at night with one-way traffic control. The full two lanes of Highway4 should […]

Calaveras County District Three Supervisor Launches Upgraded Website

Calaveras County District Three Supervisor Launches Upgraded Website

Murphys, CA…Calaveras County, California—Merita Callaway, Calaveras County District 3 Supervisor has an updated website which features informational newsletters, County links, and Community resources for residents of District 3 and beyond. You can visit her website and signup for her monthly newsletter at WWW.MERITACALLAWAY.COM. Born in Hawaii, raised in a military family, and lived throughout the […]

Standoff Ends with Robbery & Resisting Arrest Charges for Washington Man

Standoff Ends with Robbery & Resisting Arrest Charges for Washington Man

Groveland, CA…Yesterday, just after 11 am, our dispatch center received a concerning call from an employee at the Yosemite Lakes Country Store, just west of the Yosemite gate. The reporting person stated an irate man came into the store, armed with a knife and refusing to leave. Prior to deputies arriving, all customers and store […]

Major Injures for Mokelumne Hill Man in Vehicle vs Building Collision Off of Hwy 88

Major Injures for Mokelumne Hill Man in Vehicle vs Building Collision Off of Hwy 88

Pine Grove, CA…On April 25, 2021, at approximately 1940 hours, CHP Amador officers were dispatched to a vehicle vs. structure collision on State Route 88 near Ranch Rd. The Mokelumne Hill man allowed his vehicle to cross out of the SR 88 westbound lane, across the eastbound lane, and down the dirt embankment. The vehicle […]

Hwy 120 Barricaded Subject Case Ended Peacefully Last Night

Hwy 120 Barricaded Subject Case Ended Peacefully Last Night

Groveland, CA….From TCSO…**UPDATE 12am** The incident has been brought to a peaceful conclusion and the barricaded subject has been taken into custody. A post detailing the incident will be made soon. **Original** The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office Crisis Response Unit has responded and is on scene with a subject barricaded in the Yosemite Lakes Country […]

TCSO Crisis Response Team Working Incident Near Yosemite on Hwy 120

TCSO Crisis Response Team Working Incident Near Yosemite on Hwy 120

Groveland, CA…The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office Crisis Response Unit has responded and is on scene with a subject barricaded in the Yosemite Lakes Country Store and gas station, west of the Yosemite gate on Highway 120. Please assist us and avoid the area, there is heavy Law Enforcement presence. Thank you for your consideration. Source […]