Bret Harte, Calaveras, Summerville, Sonora & Argonaut all Victorious & Amador Plays in Washington Today!

Bret Harte, Calaveras, Summerville, Sonora & Argonaut all Victorious & Amador Plays in Washington Today!

Angels Camp, CA….The Mother Lode League Football teams are finishing up their non-conference games and getting ready for league play to commence. In last night’s action the Bret Harte Bullfrogs under the tutiledge of new Head Coach Kelly Osborn won Friday’s home game against Arroyo High School from San Lorenzo 13-7. Calaveras tomahawked Bradshaw Christian […]

Collision Left Murphys Man With Major Injuries & Unconscious Last Night Off Sheep Ranch Road

Collision Left Murphys Man With Major Injuries & Unconscious Last Night Off Sheep Ranch Road

Murphys, CA…A 30 year old Murphys man was driving a Toyota on Sheep Ranch Road northbound at an unknown speed descending a grade at approximately 2330 hours. He allowed his vehicle to drive off the west road edge and down a steep embankment. As the Toyota was on the embankment it overturned causing the left […]

Pile Burning to Commence on Summit Ranger District

Pile Burning to Commence on Summit Ranger District

Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest provides the following information about planned prescribed burns on the forest. Prescribed Fire Name / Ranger District FY19/FY20 Pile Burning, Summit Ranger District. General and Specific Location: Multiple locations on Summit Ranger District. Smoke may be visible from communities along the Highway 108 corridor, with some down canyon drift smoke […]

Middleton’s Honored For Being One of Original 100 Dealers In Country at Brand Source Convention!

Middleton’s Honored For Being One of Original 100 Dealers In Country at Brand Source Convention!

Angels Camp, CA..Bob Middleton of Middleton’s Mark Twain Center attended the Brand Source Convention in Dallas, TX earlier this month. Middleton’s along with other dealers were recognized for being one of the original 100 Dealers in the country! Bob has belonged to the Pacific Rim Region since 1987, it encompasses, AZ, CA & NV. The […]

The 2020 Fair & Frog Jump will be a “Frogtown Hoedown” as 2020 Slogan Chosen

The 2020 Fair & Frog Jump will be a “Frogtown Hoedown” as 2020 Slogan Chosen

Frogtown, USA…The 2020 Fair and Frog Jumping Jubilee will be a “Frogtown Hoedown” and every great slogan needs a logo to match. The Calaveras County Fair is seeking a logo for our 2020 slogan. The logo will be on t-shirts and other marketing items. The prize for the chosen logo is $300. Send entries to […]

Traffic Update….Major Injury Vehicle 150 Feet Off Sheep Ranch Road Collision

Traffic Update….Major Injury Vehicle 150 Feet Off Sheep Ranch Road Collision

Murphys, CA…Traffic Update….Major Injury Vehicle 150 Feet Off Sheep Ranch Road Collision. Accident happened last night, injured party flown out this morning, vehicle down steep embankment on roof. Incident: 00105 Type: Trfc Collision-Major Inj Location: Sheep Ranch Rd / Shelter Ln Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.145586 -120.472254 Detail Information 8:48 AM 6 [12] [Rotation Request Comment] […]

Hospice of Amador & Calaveras’ 20th Annual Art Auction at Karmère Winery & Vineyards!

Hospice of Amador & Calaveras’ 20th Annual Art Auction at Karmère Winery & Vineyards!

Jackson, CA…Hospice of Amador & Calaveras’ signature fundraising event, the 20th Annual Art Auction, is almost underway, but tickets are going quickly. On Friday, September 20, this popular affair is once again being hosted at Karmère Vineyards & Winery in the Shenandoah Valley. The evening promises an unforgettable experience, including music, wine, food, art, and […]

Angels Food and Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through September 24th

Angels Food and Sierra Hills Markets  Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through September 24th

Angels Camp & Murphys, CA…For the best Deli Sandwiches in Calaveras County, come on in and treat yourself to the tastiest and freshest ‘made with love’ deli sandwiches around. Angels Food Deli, Text your order to 209.580.6035 Or You may call your order into 209.736.4243 ext 14. Sierra Hills Market Deli, Text your order to […]

Stanislaus National Forest Plans Another Prescribed Burn on Groveland Ranger District

Stanislaus National Forest Plans Another Prescribed Burn on Groveland Ranger District

Groveland, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest provides the following information about additional planned acres as a prescribed underburn on the forest. This notice is for a second section located near Bear Mountain. Prescribed Fire Name / Ranger District: Bear Mountain Underburn, Groveland Ranger District General and Specific Location: Located about 22 miles east of Groveland along Forest Road […]

Sender’s Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through September 24th

Sender’s Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through September 24th

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 […]

Let Abbott’s Snow Removal Keep You Moving This Winter… (209) 795-6710

Let Abbott’s Snow Removal Keep You Moving This Winter… (209) 795-6710

Camp Connell, CA…Let Abbott’s Snow Removal Keep You Moving This Winter… (209) 795-6710 It’s that time if year again!!! Contracts went out this weekend. Be prepared and get a contract. When the storms come in long or back to back contract customers have priority for service. Also send in your contract paid in full on […]

Five Marijuana Grow Sites Eradicated by Calaveras Sheriff’s Office

Five Marijuana Grow Sites Eradicated by Calaveras Sheriff’s Office

San Andreas, CA…On September 10th,, 2019 the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Unit served a search warrant for illegal marijuana cultivation at an address in the 12000 block of Armstrong Road in Sheep Ranch. Deputies eradicated 6,588 growing marijuana plants at an outdoor marijuana growing operation. Two suspects were seen fleeing the scene and, […]

Robert (Bob) D. Hall, Veteran, 1942 – 2019

Robert (Bob) D. Hall, Veteran, 1942 – 2019

Murphys, CA…Twenty-two year Calaveras County and late Murphys resident, Robert Duane Hall, passed away September 10th in Maui, HI from heart failure at age 77. Born in Utah, Bob served four years in the U.S. Navy, two of them aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway, before pursuing a 45 year career in the freight-trucking and […]

Collision on Hwy 88 Near Ione This Morning Took The Life of Retired ACSO Sergeant Mark Lawrence

Collision on Hwy 88 Near Ione This Morning Took The Life of Retired ACSO Sergeant Mark Lawrence

Ione, CA…It is with a heavy heart that the Amador County Sheriff’s Office announces the tragic loss of a member of our family. Retired Sergeant Mark Lawrence was driving to the Amador County Superior Court this morning where he serves as a Court Security Deputy when he was involved in a motor vehicle accident. Despite […]

Mark Twain Medical Center Showcases Local Health Resources at Fall Health Fair

Mark Twain Medical Center Showcases Local Health  Resources at Fall Health Fair

San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center presents the 21st Annual Fall Health Fair on Saturday, September 28 from 7 a.m. to noon at the Hospital Campus in San Andreas. “Participation in this event is just as enthusiastic now as it was when we started over two decades ago,” notes Doug Archer, MTMC President and CEO. […]

Traffic Update….Fatality & Traffic Controls in Place Near Sr88 / Sr104

Traffic Update….Fatality & Traffic Controls in Place Near Sr88 / Sr104

Ione, CA…Traffic Update….Fatality & Traffic Controls in Place Near Sr88 / Sr104 Incident: 00069 Type: Fatality Location: Sr88 / Sr104 Loc Desc: JEO 104 Lat/Lon: 38.330046 -120.906954 Detail Information 8:59 AM 10 [27] Secondary Location for A94-003: CAL FIRE HELI PORT. [Shared] 8:53 AM 9 [25] 94-S3 UPDATE 2 CHIEFS – FIRE CONFIRMED 1144 [Shared] […]

Harley Davidson vs Box Truck Collision Results in Injuries

Harley Davidson vs Box Truck Collision Results in Injuries

Sonora, CA…From the Sonora Police Dept…”A 34-year-old Sonora woman was hospitalized after the motorcycle she was riding on collided with a box truck yesterday morning. The 2014 Harley Davidson was traveling southbound on Washington Street when it struck the rear area of a 2008 GMC box truck preparing to turn right from the southbound lane […]

$69,000 in Cannabis Stolen From Hazy Bulldog Farms Dispensary

$69,000 in Cannabis Stolen From Hazy Bulldog Farms Dispensary

Sonora, CA…The Sonora Police Department is asking for the community’s help identifying the suspects who burglarized Hazy Bulldog Farms cannabis dispensary last Wednesday morning. Just after 4:00 am, on September 11th, the Police Department received calls from a passerby and then an alarm company of a burglary in progress at the cannabis dispensary on Mono […]

Very Large Stray Kitty Found in Bathroom

Very Large Stray Kitty Found in Bathroom

Sonora, CA…An intruder caught in the act! Last night, our deputies were called to the 16000 block of Oakhaven Lane in Sonora for reports of a break-in. The perpetrator slyly made his way through the open front door of the home. He did not threaten the resident or steal anything. After being spotted, he tried […]

Be Aware of Potentially Injured Bear After Collision on Hwy 49 South of Stevenot Bridge

Be Aware of Potentially Injured Bear After Collision on Hwy 49 South of Stevenot Bridge

Tuttletown, CA…On September 17, 2019 at approximately 5:55 am, 42-year-old Damian Riley of Columbia, and his passenger, 33-year-old, Andrea Riley of Columbia were traveling northbound on State Route 49, south of the Stevenot Bridge at approximately 55-60 miles per hour in their 2017 Toyota Prius. Suddenly, a bear entered the roadway from the east shoulder […]