Why Mark Twain Medical Center Plays Such A Vital Role in Calaveras County ~ Op-Ed by Bob Middleton

Why Mark Twain Medical Center Plays Such A Vital Role in Calaveras County ~ Op-Ed by Bob Middleton

Angels Camp, CA…Having just observed another Labor Day, I’ve been reflecting on the history of businesses like our family’s, Middleton’s Furniture and Appliances, and what I’ve learned about the importance of taking care of our customers and our employees. More than that, I’ve been thinking about how critical it is to the economic well-being of […]

Achieving High Marks for Calaveras Patients at Mark Twain Medical Center ~ By Dr. Lonnie Smith, Chief Medical Officer & Katherine McCoy, Chief Nurse Executive

Achieving High Marks for Calaveras Patients at Mark Twain Medical Center ~ By Dr. Lonnie Smith, Chief Medical Officer & Katherine McCoy, Chief Nurse Executive

San Andreas, CA…Small but mighty. That’s how we describe our dedicated team of caregivers who strive seven days a week, 365 days a year, to deliver expert medical attention, along with a healthy dose of compassion, to our patients at Mark Twain Medical Center. Making sure our patients not only receive immediate expert attention, but […]

State of Law Enforcement in Calaveras Co Hosted by FOCSO

State of Law Enforcement in Calaveras Co Hosted by FOCSO

San Andreas, CA…Please join Sheriff Rick DiBasilio at FOCSO’s annual dinner for a briefing on the State of Law Enforcement in Calaveras County. The briefing will include present and future objectives for the department as well as FOCSO goals. Ask questions, have dinner and dessert, and network with your Sheriff and your community. $35 includes […]

Sheriff DiBasilio Assigns Sgt. Greg Stark to Rural Crime Prevention Task Force

Sheriff DiBasilio Assigns Sgt. Greg Stark to Rural Crime Prevention Task Force

San Andreas, CA…In an ongoing effort to better serve Calaveras citizens, Sheriff Dibasilio has assigned a tenured Sergeant to Rural Crimes Prevention Task Force. The mission of the task force is to develop solutions to the unique crimes afflicting the public in Calaveras County’s rural areas while protecting both people and property. The Task Force […]

Planning Commission Notice of Public Hearing on Denial of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Registration Application

Planning Commission Notice of Public Hearing on Denial of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Registration Application

San Andreas, CA…PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LEAD AGENCY: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249 2016-932 APPEAL by Robert and Cherie Schaeffer of Planning Director’s Denial of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Registration Application 2016-932. The site is located at 5855 Clements Place, Valley Springs, CA, APN 070-009-009. NOTICE IS […]

Public Notice County of Calaveras FY 2017/18 Budget Hearings

Public Notice County of Calaveras FY 2017/18 Budget Hearings

San Andreas, CA…PUBLIC NOTICE COUNTY OF CALAVERAS FY 2017/18 FINAL BUDGET HEARINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors will hold Final Budget Hearings on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 9:00 AM – (following the regular meeting agenda) and will be continued on subsequent days until complete. Board Chambers 891 Mountain […]

Public Notice Opening on Assessment Appeals Board

Public Notice Opening on Assessment Appeals Board

San Andreas, CA…PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, due to unscheduled vacancies and expiration of terms, the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors encourages interested and qualified persons to apply for membership to the following County boards, committees or commissions: Assessment Appeals Board Act in a quasi-judicial capacity in determining the full value of property […]

Property Tax Default (Delinquent) List

Property Tax Default (Delinquent) List

San Andreas, CA….PROPERTY TAX DEFAULT (DELINQUENT) LIST Made pursuant to Section 3371, Revenue and Taxation Code I, Barbara Sullivan, Calaveras County Tax Collector, State of California, certify that: The real properties listed below were declared to be in tax default at 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2014, by operation of law pursuant to Revenue and […]

Mark Twain Medical Center Hosts Annual Fall Health Fair September 30th

Mark Twain Medical Center Hosts Annual Fall Health Fair September 30th

San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) will be holding its 19th Annual Fall Health Fair on Saturday, September 30th from 7am to noon at the Hospital Campus in San Andreas. “Our purpose is to serve our community in many ways,” said Bob Diehl, Hospital President. “MTMC cares deeply about the health and wellbeing of […]

Calaveras County Public Health Issues Heat Advisory to Residents

Calaveras County Public Health Issues Heat Advisory to Residents

San Andreas, CA…August 31, 2017…Calaveras County Health and Human Services Agency – Public Health Division in conjunction with Dignity Health Mark Twain Medical Center issues a heat advisory for the County. We urge the public to act now to prevent heat-related illness. Temperatures above 108 degrees or more will continue over the next several days. […]

Parolee Arrested in San Andreas for Assault with Deadly Weapon & Criminal Threats

Parolee Arrested in San Andreas for Assault with Deadly Weapon & Criminal Threats

San Andreas, CA…On 8-30-17 at approx. 1230 hours Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office deputies accompanied by a parole officer from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), contacted and arrested 38 year old Dane Tonies (from San Andreas) at a residence on Berry Court for parole violation 3056PC, assault with a deadly weapon 245(a)(1)PC, and […]

3rd Calaveras Has Talent Finale is September 16th at Bret Harte Theater

3rd Calaveras Has Talent Finale is September 16th at Bret Harte Theater

Angels Camp, CA…The Calaveras Youth Organization be holding its 3rd Calaveras Has Talent Finale on September 16th, 2017 at 6pm at Bret Harte Theater. Calaveras Has Talent has become an annual competition of local talent from Calaveras County. Singers, musicians and dancers have performed in competition from two quarter finals and a semi final at […]

Health Precautions Advised for Smoke in Air

Health Precautions Advised for Smoke in Air

San Andreas, CA….Smoke from fires burning in Northern California is affecting parts of Calaveras County resulting in poor air quality that can be harmful to residents, especially persons who are more sensitive to the effects of smoke. The Calaveras County Public Health Division and Air Pollution Control District have classified the air quality as unhealthy […]

Dr. Pardeep Athwal is new radiologist at Mark Twain Medical Center

Dr. Pardeep Athwal is new radiologist at Mark Twain Medical Center

San Andreas, CA…Dr. Pardeep Athwal brings cutting-edge expertise to his new role as radiologist at Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) – but it was old-fashioned family values that brought him to Calaveras County. “I was away from family for way too long,” he notes. Dr. Athwal was born in Modesto and raised in Ceres, where […]

Argonaut, Summerville & Calaveras Open 2017 Football Season With Wins

Argonaut, Summerville & Calaveras Open 2017 Football Season With Wins

Jackson, CA…The local Mother Lode League football season is now in full swing. The Argonaut Mustangs rolled over Mesa Verde 31 – 0. Summerville Bearhugged Denair 48 – 2. Calaveras Scalped El Capitan 44 – 24. Amador dropped a close one to Union Mine 7 – 3. The Linden Lions couldn’t quite roar enough and […]

On Marijuana Regulation vs Ban ~ Letter to Editor By Sarah Kancianich

On Marijuana Regulation vs Ban ~ Letter to Editor By Sarah Kancianich

San Andreas, CA…Dear Calaveras, I am publishing this letter after doing much research and inquiry into the pros and cons of the current proposed ban ordinance. This topic is extremely polarizing. On one end of the pole you have the “banners”, people who just don’t like it. On the other end you have the growers, […]

Robert “Bob” Applegate 1941 – 2017 Eagle Scout, Veteran & CHP Officer

Robert “Bob” Applegate 1941 – 2017  Eagle Scout, Veteran & CHP Officer

San Andreas, CA…Robert “Bob” Applegate born October 23, 1941 passed away earlier this week from a fall. Born in Idaho to John and Dorothy Applegate he was the eldest of three children. His sister Carolyn preceded him in death. His younger sister Kathryn Snyder resides in Kerrville with her husband Dr. Eugene Snyder. From an […]

Calaveras County Public Access TV Studio PATV Schedule for the Week of August 25 – 31

Calaveras County Public Access TV Studio PATV Schedule for the Week of August 25 – 31

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras Community TV is located in San Andreas, CA. We are a non-profit organization which helps facilitate the local studio and air original community programming to your home. The goals for PEG Access Television are to promote free speech, foster diverse points of view, encourage communications, create opportunities, encourage artistic expression, expand educational […]

Sergeant Rachelle Whiting Named Calaveras Sheriff’s Dept’s New Public Information Officer (PIO)

Sergeant Rachelle Whiting Named Calaveras Sheriff’s Dept’s New Public Information Officer (PIO)

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office would like to announce that Sergeant Rachelle Whiting is taking over the Public Information Officer (PIO) responsibilities from Sergeant Anthony Eberhardt who has served as the department PIO for the past three years. Sergeant Whiting will now be the primary point of contact to cooperate with authorized news […]

David Ray Bean 1939 – 2017

David Ray Bean 1939 – 2017

Mountain Ranch, CA…David Ray Bean (Dave), Mountain Ranch, was born April 18, 1939, in Belle Fourche, SD, to George Burdette and Violet Margareet (Tope) Bean. They were cattle ranchers, and he learned at an early age to ride horses. Theirs was a minimal existence with no running water, no electricity, and certainly no telephone. He […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs Through August 19th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs Through August 19th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below Daily_Log_08-01-2017 Daily_Log_08-02-2017 Daily_Log_08-03-2017 Daily_Log_08-04-2017 Daily_Log_08-05-2017 Daily_Log_08-06-2017 Daily_Log_08-07-2017 Daily_Log_08-08-2017 Daily_Log_08-09-2017 Daily_Log_08-10-2017 Daily_Log_08-11-2017 Daily_Log_08-12-2017 Daily_Log_08-13-2017 Daily_Log_08-14-2017 Daily_Log_08-16-2017 Daily_Log_08-17-2017 Daily_Log_08-18-2017 Daily_Log_08-19-2017

Community Fun Day At Turner Park

Community Fun Day At Turner Park

San Andreas, CA….​Free Char-Grilled Lunch, Live Music, Carnival Games, Inflatables, Door Prizes, Free Sno-Cones, Photo Booth, Field Games and more! The festivities begin at 10 AM with a special, family-friendly program at the Turner Park Gazebo. If you arrive and register by 10:10 am you will be registered for the awesome door prizes that will […]

Calaveras County Public Access TV Studio PATV Schedule Through August 24th

Calaveras County Public Access TV Studio PATV Schedule Through August 24th

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras Community TV is located in San Andreas, CA. We are a non-profit organization which helps facilitate the local studio and air original community programming to your home. The goals for PEG Access Television are to promote free speech, foster diverse points of view, encourage communications, create opportunities, encourage artistic expression, expand educational […]

Melissa Lynn Cortez-Earl 1975 – 2017

Melissa Lynn Cortez-Earl 1975 – 2017

Valley Springs, CA…Melissa Lynn Cortez-Earl Born April 5th, 1975 in Fresno ,Ca. , Age 42 Passed away August 13th , 2017 at home with her family at her side. She is survived by her husband of 25 years, John W. Earl and her children Marissa Earl,Megan Earl and John W. Earl Jr. of Valley Springs.Three […]

Sheriff’s Dept Seeking Witnesses Burglary at Foothill Pharmacy

Sheriff’s Dept Seeking Witnesses Burglary at Foothill Pharmacy

Valley Springs, CA…On 08/16/17 at about 6:20 AM, The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office responded to Foothill Pharmacy located at 1906 Vista Del Lago Dr. #G in Valley Springs in response to a commercial alarm. Upon arrival, deputies confirmed the business had been burglarized, and medications were taken. A search was conducted of the interior of […]