Calaveras County Arts Council is Proud to Present the Annual Calaveras County Artists Studio Tour September 22 & 23!

Calaveras County Arts Council is Proud to Present the Annual Calaveras County Artists Studio Tour September 22 & 23!

San Andreas, CA…Thirty artists in nineteen locations throughout Calaveras County will open their homes and studios and display their artwork during the Calaveras County Arts Council Artists Studio Tour on September 22-23. The self-guided tour, free and open to the public, is an opportunity to meet the artists face-to-face, learn about their artwork, and discover […]

CCWD Awards Two Scholarships Celebrating the Value of Water

CCWD Awards Two Scholarships Celebrating the Value of Water

San Andreas, CA…Each year, the Calaveras County Water District awards two high school seniors with $500 scholarships. The students earn the scholarships by writing an essay about the value of water. The winners of the 2018 CCWD Scholarship Awards are: Claudia Loomis, Angels Camp, who graduated from Bret Harte High School and plans to pursue […]

Murphys Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Grape Stomp Competition! Registration Open Now!

Murphys Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Grape Stomp Competition!  Registration Open Now!

Murphys, CA…Stomp competition, costume contests, and street fair brings thousands of people to historic Downtown Murphys for a day of fun and entertainment for all the first Saturday in October! Crowds of over 5,000 people from near and far flood the little town of Murphys, to celebrate the beginning of the wine harvest season. Murphys […]

Traffic Stop Ends in Methamphetamine Off the Streets and Stolen ATM Recovered.

Traffic Stop Ends in Methamphetamine Off the Streets and Stolen ATM Recovered.

Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne County Sherifff’s Dept…”Early this morning, a Sheriff’s Deputy pulled over a white Chevy Envoy on Rawhide Road in Jamestown for expired registration. During the stop, the deputy discovered 50-year-old Irving Gallego and 37-year-old Teresa Abreo of Columbia had 35.28 grams of methamphetamine, plastic baggies, and a digital scale. The suspects also […]

Planned Water Outage in Copperopolis, Wednesday August 22

Planned Water Outage in Copperopolis, Wednesday August 22

Copperopolis, CA…Calaveras County Water District crews are planning to repair a leak in a main water line on Copper Cove Drive at 9 p.m. Wednesday August 22, which will cause about 380 customers to experience a water outage for up to five hours. The District has scheduled a nighttime repair to minimize impacts on local […]

Traffic Update….Non-Injury School Bus Collision Near Sr16 / Demartini Rd

Traffic Update….Non-Injury School Bus Collision Near Sr16 / Demartini Rd

Drytown, CA…Traffic Update….Non-Injury School Bus Collision Near Sr16 / Demartini Rd Incident: 00329 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr16 / Demartini Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.452267 -120.913396 Detail Information 4:30 PM 1 [1] SCHOOL BUS TC / 1182 // 94-2 WAS ADVISED / ENRT Unit Information 4:30 PM 7 Unit Assigned 4:30 PM 6 Unit […]

Land Clearing, Underbrush Mulching, Tree Thinning, Tree Removal & More ~ Ronwright Logging, Lumber and Construction

Land Clearing, Underbrush Mulching, Tree Thinning, Tree Removal & More ~ Ronwright Logging, Lumber and Construction

Camp Connell, CA…Ronwright Logging, Lumber and Construction is going into its 4th year of mulching, masticating and mowing. local family owed business started over 27 years ago by Ron Glass. Now, his sons, daughters, and daughter in law have all helped run the business along with some fantastic local employees. The crew has completed small […]

Stunning Lakeside Home on 24 Acres. 5 Acre Lake, Vineyard & More! Start Your Family’s Legacy Today!

Stunning Lakeside Home on 24 Acres.  5 Acre Lake, Vineyard & More! Start Your Family’s Legacy Today!

Angels Camp, CA…The perfect lakefront setting + lovely home on 24+ all useable acres one mile from town! Paved driveway leads past the vineyard to your home and your own private 5 acre lake with Riparian Water Rights. Sit in the sun room and bask in the views of the lake or swim in your […]

The Deadly Ferguson Fire’s Final Update, 96,901 Acres, 100% Contained & Two Deaths

The Deadly Ferguson Fire’s Final Update, 96,901 Acres, 100% Contained & Two Deaths

Yosemite, CA…The Ferguson fire is now 100 percent contained and while we have reached a significant milestone there is still more work to be done. Firefighters will continue to patrol, mop-up and repair firelines. During the heat of the day, some interior islands of unburned vegetation will continue to ignite, but they are not a […]

Donnell Fire Containment Climbs to 49% & Hwy 108 Reopens

Donnell Fire Containment Climbs to 49% & Hwy 108 Reopens

Pinecrest, CA…Highway 108 will open today at 4 pm all the way through to Highway 395. Vehicles are prohibited from stopping or deviating from the highway between Eagle Meadow Road (5N01) and Kennedy Meadows Road (6N01). The road to Kennedy Meadows will be open. Crews made progress around the northwest tip of the fire perimeter […]

Major Injuries to Sonora Man in 450ft Vehicle Plunge Off of Wards Ferry Road

Major Injuries to Sonora Man in 450ft Vehicle Plunge Off of Wards Ferry Road

Sonora, CA…On August 18, 2018, at approximately 1745 hours, Joshua Nevel of Sonora was driving his 2003 GMC Sierra, southbound on Wards Ferry Road at an unknown speed. For unknown reasons, Nevel failed to negotiate a right hand curve in the roadway. Nevel made an unsafe turning movement and allowed his vehicle to drive off […]

Drowning Reported at New Melones Lake

Drowning Reported at New Melones Lake

Tuttletown, CA…From the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept…”Search efforts are ongoing for a reported drowning of an adult man that occurred this afternoon on New Melones Lake. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office will be assisting our Boating Enforcement Unit with additional sonar and camera equipment. If you are recreating on the lake, please avoid the Southeast […]

Creedence Clearwater Revival, America & Grover Anderson at Ironstone Tonight

Creedence Clearwater Revival, America & Grover Anderson at Ironstone Tonight

Murphys, CA…Creedence Clearwater Revival founding members and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Stu Cook and Doug “Cosmo” Clifford have been on quite a ride. Following their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cosmo and Stu launched their Creedence Clearwater Revisited project in 1995 to once again perform live in concert the […]

Hwy 108 Through Donnell Fire Area and Over Sonora Pass Opens on Sunday

Hwy 108 Through Donnell Fire Area and Over Sonora Pass Opens on Sunday

Pinecrest, CA…The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol, California Department of Transportation and the Stanislaus National Forest plan to open Highway 108 to through traffic only on Sunday August 19th at 4pm. Vehicles are prohibited from stopping or deviating from the highway between Eagle Meadow Road and Kennedy Meadow Road (Forest Service Road 6N01). […]

Grover Anderson & The Lampoliers at Camp Connell General Store’s Beer Garden.

Grover Anderson & The Lampoliers at Camp Connell General Store’s Beer Garden.

Camp Connell, CA…The Beer Gardens presents Grover Anderson & The Lampoliers ! Good music, food equals great times!!! Doors open at 5pm, cover.. The story of Camp Connell Continues…. The Camp Connell of today was largely influenced by the surging popularity of auto travel through the mountains inspired when Dr. D. Sargent of Angels Camp […]

Hot August Specials From Black Sheep Winery

Hot August Specials From Black Sheep Winery

Murphys, CA…Black Sheep Winery arrived in Murphys with the 1984 harvest. From that first harvest we produced our 1984 Amador Zinfandel. The wine was styled in a big, bold way like nobody else could do. That’s what makes us Black Sheep; we’re different from the rest of the flock. We feature small batches of limited […]

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Awards Advanced Manufacturing Scholarship to Bret Harte High School Student

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Awards Advanced Manufacturing Scholarship to Bret Harte High School Student

Angels Camp, CA…Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) has presented an Advanced Manufacturing Scholarship to BHHS student, Nickolas Ratkovich. Nickolas received a $2,000 scholarship to begin his college studies in the Mechatronics/Electrical Technology field. Nicholas resides in San Andreas with proud parents Melissa & Peter Ratkovich. At a very early age, Nicholas, developed a love of robotics. […]

The Donnell Fire Grows to 31,369 Acres, Containment Climbs to 36%

The Donnell Fire Grows to 31,369 Acres, Containment Climbs to 36%

Pinecrest, CA…It was a relatively quiet night on the fire. The western edge showed little spread. Yesterday crews were able to get a good line in and made significant progress with containment in this area. Today, additional crews and aircraft are working to complete the line near Spicer Reservoir. A small portion of the fire […]

Angels Food and Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through August 21st

Angels Food and Sierra Hills Markets Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through August 21st

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 into 209.736.4243 ext 14. Sierra Hills Market Deli, Text your order to […]