Don’t Miss The Big Flooring Sale Going On Now At Pinnell’s In Sonora & Angels Camp

Don’t Miss The Big Flooring Sale Going On Now At Pinnell’s In Sonora & Angels Camp

Angels Camp & Sonora, CA….Thank You For Voting Pinnell’s Carpet One The Best In The Mother Lode Since 2005! When you visit Pinnell’s, our team makes sure your project gets completed with the same care we would do to our own home! For 4 generations Pinnell’s has been in the flooring industry and has been […]

The Great Spring Plow Of 2017 Has Begun

The Great Spring Plow Of 2017 Has Begun

Lake Alpine, CA…We would like to thank John Michnowicz for the photos from yesterday as Caltrans commenced their work in earnest of clearing Ebbetts Pass for spring & summer. It will be a long and tough task as once the roads are cleaned crews will need to finish any road repairs needed. We have heard […]

K.W. Emerson To Begin Construction Of Retaining Walls On Hwy 4 Near Big Trees

K.W. Emerson To Begin Construction Of Retaining Walls On Hwy 4 Near Big Trees

Arnold, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is preparing to begin a project that will install retaining walls along State Route 4 (SR-4) near Calaveras Big Trees State Park. The project will install retaining walls for sediment control, improve culverts and drainage, and re-construct roadside shoulders along a half-mile segment of SR-4, just west of […]

Lunch & Learn At Foothill Village, Our Senior Community Was Designed With Your Needs In Mind!

Lunch & Learn At Foothill Village, Our Senior Community Was Designed With Your Needs In Mind!

Angels Camp, CA…Foothill Village’s senior living in Angels Camp, CA offers the active senior a carefree environment, free from the normal chores and burdens of owning or renting a home. At Foothill Village you can remain independent, yet enjoy the conveniences that make life easier and more pleasant. AMENITIES Choice of studio, one or two […]

Week Five Op-Ed By Former Calaveras County Supervisor Tom Tryon On The “War On Drugs”

Week Five Op-Ed By Former Calaveras County Supervisor Tom Tryon On The “War On Drugs”

Angels Camp, CA…Open letter to Assemblyman Norman Waters in the summer of 1985: I read your recent letter concerning the Tri County Narcotics Task Force with great interest. While you correctly point out the economic and human costs associated with drug abuse and that the problem of drug abuse is increasing, you fail to conclude […]

You’re Invited: Historic Knight Foundry Open House & More

You’re Invited: Historic Knight Foundry Open House & More

Sutter Creek, CA…Knight Foundry in Sutter Creek is America’s last water-powered foundry and machine shop and a premier relic of Mother Lode gold mining history. Join us for our next Open House on Saturday, April 22, 10am-4pm. The event is free. Meet local historians and former Foundry employees, view demonstrations of how the wheels turned, […]

ACPD Has Your Pooch?

ACPD Has Your Pooch?

Angels Camp, CA…Is this your dog? She was found near the highway on SR 4 near Family 4 Fitness and brought to the PD. She appears to be blind, and is very friendly. Please contact the PD at 736-2567 is she is yours, before she is taken to the animal shelter.

Wine Reception & Film Screening At Newsome Harlow Tasting Room

Wine Reception & Film Screening At Newsome Harlow Tasting Room

Murphys, CA…Combine outstanding hand-farmed vineyards, nearly 20 years of wine industry experience by local-boy Scott Klann, and you get Newsome-Harlow Wines! With a reputation for hosting some of the area’s best winery events and a loyal following since 2000, you can expect exciting things from this new generation of Calaveras vintners. Wines available by the […]

Mother Lode Fairgrounds Was Filled For The 2017 Home & Garden Show

Mother Lode Fairgrounds Was Filled For The 2017 Home & Garden Show

Sonora, CA…A bit of snow on Saturday put a dent in the crowds but as the sun rolled around on Sunday the Mother Lode Fairgrounds was filled with vendors and potential customers. All of the exhibit halls and the grounds were filled with local businesses promoting services available here locally. One of the great things […]

California Gold Rush History Comes to Life With Diggins Tent Town 1852

California Gold Rush History Comes to Life With Diggins Tent Town 1852

Columbia, CA…Columbia State Historic Park will present “Diggins Tent Town 1852”, their annual living history event this coming May 18th through May 21st. Sponsored by the non-profit organization Friends of Columbia and Columbia State Historic Park and depicted by over 150 costumed volunteers, visitors can experience the events and environment of an 1850’s mining camp […]

Murphys-Based FACE Insurance Services Partners with MiniCo and Axa Art Americas Corporation to Offer Fine Art and Collectibles Insurance Accessed Through New Direct Quoting Portal

Murphys-Based FACE Insurance Services Partners with MiniCo and Axa Art Americas Corporation to Offer Fine Art and Collectibles Insurance Accessed Through New Direct Quoting Portal

Murphys, CA…Tom Pratt of Murphys, California, a nationally recognized insurance specialist in fine art and collectibles, has partnered with MiniCo to employ a new online tool to offer insurance products. Customers of FACE Insurance Services now have access to a direct quoting portal at www.minicocollectiblesdirect.com/faceins. The portal enables collectors to obtain premium quotations online in […]

Experience The Difference At Sonora Ford!

Experience The Difference At Sonora Ford!

Sonora, CA…We have a strong and committed sales staff with many years of experience satisfying our customers’ needs. Feel free to browse our inventory online, request more information about vehicles, set up a test drive or inquire about financing! If you don’t see what you are looking for, click on CarFinder, fill out the form, […]

A Sad Update…Missing 79 Year Old Christine Merten Found Deceased

A Sad Update…Missing 79 Year Old Christine Merten Found Deceased

Pine Grove, CA…From the Amador County Sheriff’s Department…For the last several days, we’ve been searching for 79-year-old Christine Merten. Unfortunately, this morning, we found Christine deceased. She was located by a canine team in rugged, brushy terrain north of her home. The Amador County Sheriff’s Coroner’s Office will determine the cause of death, but we […]

McKensey Middleton Has Been Crowned Oakdale Royality

McKensey Middleton Has Been Crowned Oakdale Royality

Oakdale, CA…Michelle Hewitt of Tracy CA,  Janna Frank of Oakdale, and McKensey Middleton of Hathaway Pines have been very busy with competition signup, registration meetings, and a number of practices.  The contestants were introduced to the public at the Ripon Almond Blossom Parade followed by a Rodeo fund raiser at Mountain Mikes Pizza and the […]

Two Great Ads Filled With Savings At Arnold Ace Home Center

Two Great Ads Filled With Savings At Arnold Ace Home Center

Arnold, CA…There are Two Great Ads Filled With Savings At Arnold Ace Home Center. Click on the Outdoor Power ad to power your spring and summer projects. Then after you have done those chores and home projects it is time for Outdoor Living! Click Above For Power Tool Savings Click Above For Outdoor Living Savings

Out Of Area Workers Injured When Vehicle Rolls And Travels 800ft Down Embankment

Out Of Area Workers Injured When Vehicle Rolls And Travels 800ft Down Embankment

Coulterville, CA…On Friday, April 7th, at approximately 11 am, 28 year old Ricardo Gonzalez was driving a 2004 Toyota Camry southbound on State Route 49 south of Coulterville, during a heavy downpour. Due to the unsafe speed for the wet weather conditions, Gonzalez ran off of the west road edge and down a very steep […]

Traffic Update…Overturned Vehicle On Hwy 88

Traffic Update…Overturned Vehicle On Hwy 88

Pine Grove, CA…CJP is reporting an overturned vehicle on Hwy 88 near Climax Road. The driver is out of the vehicle and it luckily non-injury. Incident: 00296 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr88 / Climax Rd Loc Desc: JWO Lat/Lon: 38.406871 -120.670047 Close Detail Information 6:50 PM 4 [5] 1039 AMA SO 6:49 PM 3 […]

Boiling Water & Steam Canning Basics ~ A Master Food Preservers Class, April 19th

Boiling Water & Steam Canning Basics ~ A Master Food Preservers Class, April 19th

San Andreas,CA…Curious about canning your own food at home but have never tried before? Learn to can food and stock your pantry with shelf-stable jars of food with ingredients you can pronounce, see and enjoy all year long. This free class introduces boiling water and atmospheric steam canning as safe methods to preserve fruits, sauces, […]

Christopher Hiser, 22 From Sonora Lost His Life Yesterday In Tree Operations Off Of Whiskey Slide Road

Christopher Hiser, 22 From Sonora Lost His Life Yesterday In Tree Operations Off Of Whiskey Slide Road

Mountain Ranch, CA…The tragic notifications to his family have been completed and Calaveras County Coroner Kevin Raggio has released that it was 22 year old Christopher Hiser from Sonora that lost his life yesterday when he was struck by a limb from a tree. He was working for a tree contractor and was in a […]

Caltrans Begins Spring Clearing Of 108: Kennedy Meadows Road To Be Open In Time For Trout Season

Caltrans Begins Spring Clearing Of 108: Kennedy Meadows Road To Be Open In Time For Trout Season

Stockton, CA…The California Department of Transportation has launched it’s spring clearing of State Route 108 over Sonora Pass and State Route 89 over Monitor Pass, as maintenance crews will be kept busy removing snow, clearing debris, inspecting the roadway, and making the appropriate improvements to ensure the public’s safety. The Department intends to open the […]

Delays On SR 108 From East Hwy 49 To Old Wards Ferry Road

Delays On SR 108 From East Hwy 49 To Old Wards Ferry Road

Tuolumne County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on eastbound and westbound State Route 108 (SR-108) from East SR-49 to Old Wards Ferry Road for guardrail work. Crews will be working Sunday, April 9, 2017, through Friday, April 14, 2017, from 9:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. Motorists should expect 10 […]

Traffic Control On SR 49 From Harvard Mine To Rolling Hills Road

Traffic Control On SR 49 From Harvard Mine To Rolling Hills Road

Tuolumne County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on northbound and southbound State Route 49 from Harvard Mine Road to Rolling Hills Road for guardrail work. Crews will be working Sunday, April 9, 2017, through Friday, April 14, 2017, from 9:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. Motorists should expect 10 minute […]

Traffic Control On SR 49 From North SR 120 To West SR 108

Traffic Control On SR 49 From North SR 120 To West SR 108

Tuolumne County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on northbound and southbound State Route 49 (SR-49) from North SR-120 to West SR-108 for shoulder work. Crews will be working Monday, April 10, 2017, through Friday, April 14, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Motorists should expect 10 minute delays. […]

Highway Closure On James E. Roberts Memorial Bridge

Highway Closure On James E. Roberts Memorial Bridge

Tuolumne County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close eastbound and westbound State Route 120 at the James E. Roberts Bridge in Tuolumne County for bridge work. Access to the bridge is prohibited Tuesday night, April 11, 2017, and Wednesday night, April 12, 2017, from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. the following morning. Detours […]