Traffic Hazard at Main Street and Reed's Turnpike

      AT 7:24 PM on September 7, 2012, a traffic hazard was  reported in Copperopolis at Main Street  and Reeds Turnpike.

   CHP has been dispatched to the scene. A vehicle is causing the hazard. Use caution in the area until cleared.

Stafford Fire

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This fire started about 2 30 PM on September 5, 2012 and was human caused. It is still under investigation.

Stafford Fire as seen from Hayfork
This is on Wildwood Rd, just outside of Hayfork. It has burned 1800 acres as of September 7, 2012
  It is in the Shasta/Trinity National Forest

16 Complex Fires

   The 16 Complex Fires off of Hwy 16 in the Rumsey Canyon area now total 12,500 acres and is only 20% containes.

   22 Bulldozers and 10 helicopters and 1268 firefighters worked on this fire today.

Fire Near Ukiah- The Scotts Fire

   September 7, 2012 at 6 PM:  A fire 8 miles east of Ukiah west of Scotts Valley Rd. in Lake County is now 450 acres. Manadatory evacuations are in effect for Blue Lakes.'

  CalFire's Mendocino Unit are in charge of the fire at this time. This was was reported today September 7, 2012 around 1:10 PM.

Wood, Weather & Antiquities Opening Saturday, September 8 from 1-3pm

 

 

 

 

 

Joins us for the opening reception of Wood, Weather & Antiquities this Saturday, September 8 from 1-3 pm at Gallery Calaveras.

 

This show is a nice mix of ceramics, mixed media sculpture and paintings. Come see what clever Calaveras artists have created.

 

As usual refreshments will be served and some of the artists will be present. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fire on Hogan Dam Road

  Fire units are responding to a grass fire on Hogan Dam Road in Valley Springs. 2 engines and 2 water tenders have been dispatched. The cause of the fire is not known.

Letter to the Editor...About Rico Oller

   Dear Editor:

    I found out that it's true!. Rico Oller is only allowed to serve 2 more years on the State Assembly! So why is he running?

   He may try to deny

Girl returns $4,000, gets Justin Bieber tickets

 

 

 

 

 

What's the reward for turning in $4,000 found on the street? If you're 8-year-old Abbie Jacobson, it's a handful of tickets to see singer Justin Bieber, a prize that's, to her, every bit as valuable.

Dad nabs kids, flees on stolen yacht

 

 

 

 

 

San Francisco police are searching for a man suspected of fleeing with his two kidnapped children aboard a stolen yacht.

Kathleen Savio sister: 'She was terrified' of Drew Peterson

 

  

As convicted murderer Drew Peterson played to the cameras on his way out of the courtroom on Thursday, Anna Doman was not surprised. "It was very typical Drew,'' Doman told Matt Lauer on TODAY Friday. "Typical sociopath, all full of himself.''

Priest rebuked for role in cousin's same-sex wedding

 

 

 

 

A Catholic priest has been rebuked after performing a reading in his cousin's same-sex wedding.

Little poetry but Obama's speech did its job

 

 

 

 

 In acceptance speech, the president paints election as a choice between himself and Romney, not a referendum on his four years in office.

Is the American gamer population shrinking?

 

 

 

 

Considering all the new smartphones and tablets, not to mention the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the Wii, and don't forget the Vita and the Nintendo 3DS ... considering just how many machines we have to play games on these days, the results of a new study are surprising: During the last year, the number of people who play games in the United States has shrunk.

85 MPH...Yes, It's True!

   A toll road 41 miles long in Texas has posted a speed limit of 85 MPH on the road, making it the highest speed limit posted in the U.S.

   Texas does have other roads of posted limits that are 80 MPH. So if speed is your thing, you know where to move.

In Case You Hadn't Heard...About Wells Fargo

   Wells Fargo has been criticized for its foreclosure policies during this horrid recession, but here's one little fact you may have missed.

   The Tjosaas' desert home in Twenty-Nine Palms was broken into on September 5, 1022, everything removed and a note of foreclosure put on the front door.

    The problem was that the Tjosaas owned their home outright,

Did you hear...?

  Hundreds of people were stranded outside the Democratic National Convention ahead of President Obama's acceptance speech last night, after Charlotte officials said the arena had reached capacity and closed the doors.  Oooops!

BLM Releases Yearly Updates to Mineral Cost Recovery Fee Schedule

 

 

              

                                      

 

BLM Releases Yearly Updates to Mineral Cost Recovery Fee Schedule

 

Washington, D.C. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will publish in the Federal Register on Monday, Sept. 10, the final rule updating the fees it charges to recover costs incurred in processing documents associated with oil, gas, coal, and solid mineral activities. 

Burglary in Burson

   A burglary was reported on Keystone Way in Burson on September 6, 2012. Calaveras County Sheriff's deputies responded.

     The residence had been broken by taking out a swamp cooler  to go through a window. Several items were taken from the residence, per the resident.

   It is not known if there is a suspect in the case.

Clayton Resident Arrested

   Daniel Lloyd Steinhoff, of Clayton, was arrested on September 6, 2012 on Hwy 49 for alleged Burglary and Receiving Stolen Property over $400, both felonies.

   Steinhoff was booked into the Calaveras County Jail by Sheriff's deputies.

  

Arrest for Exhibiting Firearm

     Aggrapini Medina Gallvan, (39) of Washington state, was arrested on Setpember 7, 2012 for allegedly  Exhibiting a Firearm in the presence of a peace officer, a felony.

   Gallvan was arrested on Stanley Road in Valley Springs and booked into the Calaveras County Jail.

Bagley Fire Near Big Bend

   USFS reports that the Bagley Fire, near Big Bend is now 75% contained. The total acres burned is 45, 917.

Dogs Chasing Deer in Sonora

    A call was received by a Sonora resident on Snell Ave. that two dogs are running loose after deer and birds near Upper Sunset Dr. A rotweiller and another dog are both loose.

   A unit was dispatched to the scene at 9:26 AM on September 7, 2012. Use caution if in the area.

Arrests Made in Copperopolis

   Jeffory George Bay, (52) just listed as a California resident, was arrested in Copperopolis at Obyrnes Ferry Road and Black Creek on September 6, 2012 for alleged Violation of Parole, a felony by the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office.

   Also arrested on alleged Possession of burglary tools and illegal paraphernalia, misdemeanors and violation of Probation on an out of state warrant was Theresa Marie Jessen (40) of Santa Rosa.

    Bay and Jessen were booked into the Calaveras County Jail by Sheriff's deputies.

Morning Talk About the President

   The early morning talk shows on CNN, MSNBC and CNBC were all chirping about the Democratic Convention and President Obama's acceptance speech last night.

   One Republican strategist was very downheartened,

Traffic Hazard on Tuolumne and Black Oak

   Horses are running in the road causing a hazard at Tuolumne Rd and Black Oak Rd in Tuolumne, so if you are headed to the casino, be careful in that area. CHP is enroute.

Hazard in Valley Springs

   A traffic hazard was reported to CHP at 7:50 AM on September 7, 2012 at the intersection of O'Rielly and Kirby in Valley Springs.

    A vehicle struck a dog, which is injured. CHP is enroute to the scene. Use caution in the area until cleared.

Prince Harry's Being Sent to.....

   After Prince Harry's most recent escapade in  Las Vegas, his father and grandparents were not happy, as everyone knows.

    He probably will not be playing strip billiards where he's going. He's on his way to Afghanistan for 4 months to fly helicopter for the British Army.