CAL FIRE Suspends Burn Permits in Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, and Sacramento Counties

CAL FIRE Suspends Burn Permits in Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, and Sacramento Counties

Camino, CA…2020 started out with the driest February since the 1850’s in California. This coupling with warming temperatures and recent winds are quickly drying out the annual grass crop. The increasing fire danger posed by dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting CAL FIRE to suspend all burn permits for outdoor […]

Calaveras County Moves Into Stage 3 Beginning Friday June 12, 2020

Calaveras County Moves Into Stage 3 Beginning Friday June 12, 2020

San Andreas, CA…Beginning Friday June 12, 2020, Calaveras County will move into Stage 3 of the Roadmap to Recovery and reopen additional sectors of local businesses with measures to protect public health and safety. In addition to the existing sectors that have reopened with modifications as part of Stage 2 of the Roadmap to Recovery, […]

Mark Twain Medical Center Announces Availability of Community Grant Funding

Mark Twain Medical Center Announces Availability of Community Grant Funding

San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center, (MTMC) through its affiliation with Dignity Health, has announced the opening of the 2020 Dignity Health Community Grants Program. Each grant program candidate must submit a letter of intent by the August 31st deadline in order to be considered. Applicants must be a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization or have […]

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through June 16th

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through June 16th

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 Community Foundation (CCF) Awards Career & Technical Training (C&TT) Scholarships for 2020 totaling $16,500

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Awards Career & Technical Training (C&TT) Scholarships for 2020 totaling $16,500

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) awarded Career and Technical Training (C&TT) scholarships to a total of eleven high school students recently. Graduation, Awards Nights and so much more have been disrupted during this Covid-19 pandemic to say the least. Six Calaveras High School students, two Bret Harte High School students and three Mountain Oaks […]

Tuoulumne Search & Rescue Brought Female Hiker 700ft Back Up Embankment to Safety

Tuoulumne Search & Rescue Brought Female Hiker 700ft Back Up Embankment to Safety

Columbia, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Office…Monday night, just after 8:30 pm, we received information a couple were hiking near the river on Italian Bar Road in Columbia when the female had slipped down the embankment and got stuck. Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue team (TCSAR) were activated in response. When TCSAR arrived, they determined […]

The Daisy Award Honors Mark Twain Medical Centers’ Exceptional Nurses

The Daisy Award Honors Mark Twain Medical Centers’ Exceptional Nurses

San Andreas, CA…Thirteen Mark Twain Medical Center nurses have been honored with a nomination for The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses – recognizing the super-human efforts they perform every day.  MTMC Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer explains, “We are grateful to be part of The DAISY Foundation’s unique awards program which thanks nurses for […]

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through June 16th

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through June 16th

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. […]

The Latest Big Trees State Park Prescribed Burn Underway & Proceeding Well

The Latest Big Trees State Park Prescribed Burn Underway & Proceeding Well

Arnold, CA…California State Parks and CAL FIRE Plan Prescribed Burn at Calaveras Big Trees State Park started off well. State Parks in cooperation with the California Department of Forestry and Fire protection (CAL FIRE) are conducting a prescribed burn between Monday, June 8,2020 to June 15, 2020, in Calaveras Big Trees State Park, pending favorable […]

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Had a Long Meeting with COVID-19, Budget & Much, Much More..

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Had a Long Meeting with COVID-19, Budget & Much, Much More..

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Had a Long Meeting with COVID-19, Budget & Much, Much More..The full over 7 hours of video is below and the full agenda is enclosed as a reference… Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 6/9/2020 9:00 AM Board of Supervisors Chambers 891 Mountain Ranch Road   San Andreas, CA 95249 Downloads: […]

Two Additional Valley Springs COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Calaveras County

Two Additional Valley Springs COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Calaveras County

Valley Springs, CA…On Tuesday, June 9, 2020, Calaveras Public Health learned of two additional cases of COVID-19 in Calaveras County. The two cases include an adult male and adult female both from Valley Springs. The source of exposure to COVID-19 has not been determined at this time. “As we start to see more cases and […]

Pinnell’s Carpet One Now Hiring

Pinnell’s Carpet One Now Hiring

Angels Camp & Sonora, CA…Pinnell’s Carpet one is seeking an indoor / outside flooring sales associate to join our team! Qualified applicants must be customer service oriented, with a can-do attitude while exhibiting professionalism with integrity and honesty. You will also need to be a hard worker, be able to work with a team, and […]

COVID-19 Released Inmate Goes on Crime Spree Leading to High Speed Chases

COVID-19 Released Inmate Goes on Crime Spree Leading to High Speed Chases

San Andreas, CA…Joseph Robert Westbrook (25 years old, Valley Springs) was released from the Calaveras County Jail on April 13th, 2020, due to the judicial zero bail order concerning Covid-19. Shortly after his release, he was identified as being responsible for multiple thefts and at least one burglary in the Valley Springs area. On May […]

Taco Tuesdays are Back at Bistro Espresso Featuring Leilani Villamore

Taco Tuesdays are Back at Bistro Espresso Featuring Leilani Villamore

Arnold, CA…Taco Tuesdays are back at Bistro Espresso! Featuring Leilani Villamore during your pick-up! Social distanced in the backyard for $14.00 take-out taco plates and a variety of draft beers and wine. Tell a friend, bring a friend. Limited tables and chairs. Feel free to bring a blanket and your own chair to stake out […]

Stanislaus National Forest Revises Forest Order, Removes Some & Extends Other Seasonal High-Elevation Roads

Stanislaus National Forest Revises Forest Order, Removes Some & Extends Other Seasonal High-Elevation Roads

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 […]

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Incident Near Hwy 26 & County Line

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Incident Near Hwy 26 & County Line

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 Lifts Curfew

Angels Camp Lifts Curfew

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 […]

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through June 9th

Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through June 9th

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 9th

Sender’s Market’s Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through June 9th

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 […]

Your Local H&Block Office is Providing Help as July 15 Filing Deadline Approaches

Your Local H&Block Office is Providing Help as July 15 Filing Deadline Approaches

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 […]

Construction Begins on Techite Pipeline Replacement Project in Big Trees Village

Construction Begins on Techite Pipeline Replacement Project in Big Trees Village

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 […]

Nineteenth Case COVID-19 Confirmed in Calaveras County

Nineteenth Case COVID-19 Confirmed in Calaveras County

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. […]