Chains required on Hwy 4

   March 4, 2014: CHP has issued a chains required on Hwy 4 at Big Meadows on vehicles without 4 wheel drive and snow tires in Ebbetts Pass.  Use caution as roads are slick.

Injured Bear Rescued at Tahoe

Now this is what Fish and Wildlife
should be doing instead of killing!!

A young bear weighing only 49 pounds was sedated and taken to a wildlife rescue facility at Lake Tahoe today after it was found lying in the snow with injuries.

   KCRA 3 took this photo and is running the rest of the rescue story at 6 PM, so if you love the animals as we do, you might want to tune in.

Calaveras Sheriff's Office Caught in Scam??

  At the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors budget hearings on February 25, 2014, Calaveras Sheriff's Office Captain Macedo was asked several times about grants.

Murphys Sanitary holds Special Meeting

  On Wednesday March 5, 2014 Murphys Sanitary District is holding a Special Board meeting at 10 AM at their office on Big Trees Rd. in Murphys

   On the agenda is groundwater monitoring at the Treatment Plant, Hay Station Ranch and Ironstone Vineyards.

Walt Disney Co. stops Boy Scout donations

   As of 2015, the Walt Disney Co. has announced they are eliminating all donations to the Boy Scouts of America.

   The reason is due to their policy of not allowing gay leaders in the troops.

Governor Brown..."How many people can get stoned....

   During a Sunday talk show, Governor Jerry Brown was asked about California becoming a marijuana friendly state like Colorado. He talked about "potheads" in unfriendly terms.

Best part of the Oscars

While Ellen DeGeneres was funny, relaxed and completely entertaining, the best part of the evening seemed to be when a bunch of pizzas were delivered and she served the hungry stars.

   "12 Years a Slave" won best picture and everyone looked and behaved beautifully.

So now what about Calaveras County's District 3?

   After all the controversy stirred up last week, and the seeming loss of backing for one of the Supervisorial candidates in District 3, we have to wonder about the two remaining in contention.

  Will the current Supervisor win yet another re-election so she can beat Tom Tryons' 28 years in office, or will firefighter Mike Borean come on strong to challenge the incumbent? It's your call, voters!.

OP-ED....Calaveras Supervisors NOW want ideas to SAVE? Corruption? No hope?

   The five current Calaveras Supervisors have had a year together and have known how bad the debt situation is in the county.

Black Angus Calf on Hwy 49

   UPDATE:  CHP is at the scene.

Vehicle rollover in Jenny Lind

    UPDATE:  No one was found in the vehicle. It has been abandoned.

Mary Kate Olsen engaged?

    Rumors are flying that Mary Kate Olsen, one of the "Full House" twins may be engaged to French banker Olivier Sarkozy. They live together in New York City.

   He is 44 and two children from his first wife. She has never been married and is 27. Sarkozy is the half-brother of the former President Sarkozy of France.  

Calaveras District 5 Supervisorial candidate Kearney on Assessor Davis

     This press release came after we requested a comment from Steve Kearney regarding the comments made by the current District 5 Supervisor

Calaveras Supervisor Spellman wants to raise your taxes

  There is no question that during Calaveras County budget hearings things come out that you may not hear at any other time.

   While Chair Ponte asked for "civility", the liberal term for "no questions, no criticism",

Hwy 49 traffic accident

   CHP has released more information about the traffic accident that occurred on Hwy 49 on February 28, 2014 around 8 AM.

    According to the new report, Dakota Rhyan Argo (18)