Board of Supervisors Notice of Public Hearing

Board of Supervisors Notice of Public Hearing

San Andreas, CA…BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LEAD AGENCY: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249 2016-462 APPEAL by Archer Norris Pro Law Group on behalf of John Mendoza and S.J.H.M. Association of Planning Commission Denial of Appeal 2016-462 for the denial of a Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Registration […]

Board of Supervisors Notice of Public Hearing on Amendments to Cannabis Regulations

Board of Supervisors Notice of Public Hearing on Amendments to Cannabis Regulations

San Andreas, CA…BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. LEAD AGENCY: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249 2014-064 AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17 REGULATING CANNABIS CULTIVATION AND COMMERCE: The County proposes to amend Title 17 to replace Chapter 17.95, an urgency ordinance adopted on May 10, 2016 with a permanent […]

MET Team Seizes Another Indoor Marijuana Grow

MET Team Seizes Another Indoor Marijuana Grow

Valley Springs, CA…On 12-7-17 members of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team served a search warrant for an illegal unregistered indoor marijuana grow at a residence in the 10000 block of Milton Road, Valley Springs. This operation was an independent investigation from the other indoor marijuana grow seized earlier in the day. Upon […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs Through December 5th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs Through December 5th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… Sheriff’s Daily Report 12-05-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 12-04-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 12-03-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 12-02-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Reports 12-01-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 11-30-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 11-29-2017 Sheriff’s Daily Report 11-28-2017

California Farm Bureau Elects New President, Vice Presidents..Including Sonora Native

California Farm Bureau Elects New President, Vice Presidents..Including Sonora Native

Garden Grove, CA…An olive and citrus fruit grower from Oroville, Jamie Johansson, has been elected the new president of the California Farm Bureau Federation. The election of Johansson and of vice presidents Shannon Douglass of Orland and Shaun Crook of Sonora highlighted the final day of the 99th CFBF Annual Meeting in Garden Grove. Johansson […]

Groveland Bank Robber May Be The Serial Bank Robber “Khaki Bandit”

Groveland Bank Robber May Be The Serial Bank Robber “Khaki Bandit”

Groveland, CA…On December 5th at about 2:30 PM, the Yosemite Bank in Groveland was robbed by a man armed with a handgun. The suspect is described as a white male, between 25-35 years of age, 5’10”-6’0” tall, between 150-170 pounds with an athletic build. The man was wearing a multi- colored beanie, black sunglasses similar […]

Plants, Cash & Vehicle Seized from Indoor Marijuana Grow

Plants, Cash & Vehicle Seized from Indoor Marijuana Grow

Valley Springs, CA…On 12-7-17 members of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team served a search warrant for an illegal unregistered indoor marijuana grow at a residence on Delin Way in Valley Springs. No subjects were found to be present during the warrant service, although suspects involved with this operation have been identified. Upon […]

Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives to Combine to Form New Catholic Health System Focused on Creating Healthier Communities

Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives to Combine to Form New Catholic Health System Focused on Creating Healthier Communities

Englewood, CO & San Francisco, CA…Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health have signed a definitive agreement to combine ministries and create a new, nonprofit Catholic health system. The combination brings together two leading health systems, allowing the organizations to expand their mission of service and create a healthier future for people and communities across […]

Resort Services Open This Weekend at Bear Valley, No Trails Yet

Resort Services Open This Weekend at Bear Valley, No Trails Yet

Bear Valley, CA…While snow making is under way at Bear Valley Mountain, our operations team has evaluated the current natural snow base, along with weather outlook for the next 7 days and determined that we will not have the snow conditions required to be able to turn lifts or open trails this coming Saturday and […]

Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Grocery Ad & Weekly Specials Through December 12th

Angels Food & Sierra Hills Markets Grocery Ad & Weekly Specials Through December 12th

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 209.753.7331 Or You may call your order in to 209.736.4243 ext 14. Sierra Hills Market Deli, Text your order […]

Broll Mountain Vineyards Takes Center Stage With New Tasting Room in Murphys

Broll Mountain Vineyards Takes Center Stage With New Tasting Room in Murphys

Murphys, CA..The new, beautiful & elegant tasting room for Broll Mountain Vineyards in now open in the heart of Murphys’ tasting room row. Stop by and visit their new showcase for their wines. Broll Mountain Vineyards was born from a dream of producing the best wine in the Sierra Nevada Foothills, Betty and Bill Broll […]

Symphony of the Sierra to Perform at Columbia College on December 17th

Symphony of the Sierra to Perform at Columbia College on December 17th

Columbia, CA…Columbia College will present its winter concert “Symphony of the Sierra” at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 17th in the Dogwood Theatre. The wide-ranging repertoire promises to be a performance well worth hearing. According to orchestra conductor, Mic Harper, “The repertoire provides an eclectic exploration of works from the late 1890’s to 2014. Concert […]

Sonora Man Makes Himself at Home in Laundry Room

Sonora Man Makes Himself at Home in Laundry Room

Sonora, CA…Early this morning, just prior to 5:30 a.m., a resident of Snell Street woke up to someone in her home. Officers responded and discovered 28-year-old Jeffery Herdt Jr. of Sonora in the laundry room of the residence. It is believed Herdt entered the home through an unlocked door during the night. He then locked […]

Moderate Injuries After Chevy vs Bentley Collision on New York Ranch Road

Moderate Injuries After Chevy vs Bentley Collision on New York Ranch Road

Jackson, CA…A 70 year old Pittsburg man was driving a 2007 Chevy Pickup on New York Ranch Road southbound at a stated speed of 35-40mph approaching the intersection of China Graveyard Road. A 56 year old man from Spokane was stopped in his 2006 Bentley on China Graveyard Road. For unknown reasons the Pittsburg man […]

“Open Bar” at Pizza Factory Lands Groveland Man in Jail

“Open Bar” at Pizza Factory Lands Groveland Man in Jail

Groveland, CA…From the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office…A burglar thinks it’s ‘open bar’ at a closed restaurant – it lands him behind bars. Last night just before 11, Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Pizza Factory on Hwy 120 in Groveland for a report of a burglary. Turns out the business owner, alerted by an alarm, was […]

Two Perish on Harmony Lane in Apparent Murder – Suicide

Two Perish on Harmony Lane in Apparent Murder – Suicide

Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept…On Monday afternoon, Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a home on Harmony Lane in Sonora for a welfare check after the occupants had not been heard from for a few days. Deputies discovered two people inside the home who suffered fatal gunshot wounds. A preliminary investigation suggests a murder-suicide occurred. […]

Christine Rapunzale Spies Passed Away at 66

Christine Rapunzale Spies Passed Away at 66

Murphys, CA…Christine Rapunzale Spies, a 30+ year resident of Murphys, CA., passed away on September 11, 2017, at age 66. Rapunzale loved all animals. She left behind her beloved 9 year-old Standard Poodle, Rambo. My precious sister will be greatly missed. She is with the Lord Jesus now… Due to heavy opioid use from pain […]

Happy Holidays & Twelve Days of Great Deals From Greenhorn Creek.

Happy Holidays & Twelve Days of Great Deals From Greenhorn Creek.

Angels Camp, CA…Happy Holidays from Greenhorn Creek. Just a reminder, we are situated just below the snow level and just above the fog. You can golf all year around, and we have great deals for the holiday to keep you golfing. This weeks holiday specials from Greenhorn Creek: December 7th – County Day (Calaveras, Tuolumne, […]

Armed Bank Robbery at Yosemite Bank in Groveland.

Armed Bank Robbery at Yosemite Bank in Groveland.

Groveland, CA…Deputies have been on scene investigating an armed robbery that occurred at Yosemite Bank on Main St. in Groveland this afternoon around 2:40. The man entered the bank with a small handgun and demanded money. He is described as a young white adult man wearing a black parka jacket, light colored cargo type pants […]

Traffic Update….Multi-Vehicle Collision Near Hwy 88 & Blue Sky Drive

Traffic Update….Multi-Vehicle Collision Near Hwy 88  & Blue Sky Drive

Ione, CA…CHP is reporting a multi-vehicle collision blocking the westbound lane near Hwy 88 & Blue Sky Drive. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00194 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr88 / Blue Sky Dr Loc Desc: WB JEO Lat/Lon: 38.343844 -120.882448 Close Detail Information 2:06 PM 3 [8] SEV OTH VEHS STOPPED 2:04 […]

Calaveras Marijuana Grower Flees Minnesota Traffic Stop Later Arrested for Warrant

Calaveras Marijuana Grower Flees Minnesota Traffic Stop Later Arrested for Warrant

Nobles County, Minnesota…The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office was notified about one of our recent arrestees that fled a traffic stop in Minnesota. The Sheriff’s Office was informed that on 11-7-17 at about 0130 hours, a Minnesota State Patrol trooper conducted a traffic stop on Interstate I-90 in Nobles County for expired California registration on a […]