Last week, 16-year-old Ava Cable and her family had a Thanksgiving to remember.
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Hundreds of people set out into the crisp autumn air on Thursday morning and descended on Murphys Community Park for the return of the annual Klassen Klassic Turkey Trot. It was the family-oriented event’s 14th run since its inception, and the first since last year’s cancellation due to safe…
Calaveras County Office of Education (CCOE) recently hosted Dinner with a Scientist, an exciting event for 4th-12th grade students from Calave… Read more
A single-story house in Jenny Lind was destroyed in a structure fire that ignited Monday evening. Read more
A new project called “I Matter” is teaching kids at Copperopolis and Mark Twain Elementary Schools self-worth. Read more
The Bret Harte High School girls’ soccer team suffered their first loss of the season in their third game. Bret Harte lost to Bear Creek 5-0 W…
ESCALON – There were two completely different strengths on display between Bret Harte and Riverbank. The Bullfrogs took advantage of the paint…
There were some special highlights for La Contenta senior golfers on Nov. 22, as players once again competed in a game of bogie points at La C…
When Copper Valley LLC first purchased Copperopolis’ town square, golf resort and thousands of surrounding acres in 2018, building a hotel was one of the first steps listed by developers Mike Fletcher and Tom Hix in their plan to bring new interest to the rural town of 3,400.
After almost two years on the job, Morgan Gace has announced her resignation as Chief Executive Office of the Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce after accepting another position “outside of that Chamber.”
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Hundreds of people set out into the crisp autumn air on Thursday morning and descended on Murphys Community Park for the return of the annual Klassen Klassic Turkey Trot. It was the family-oriented event’s 14th run since its inception, and the first since last year’s cancellation due to safe…
We’ve all heard of Black Friday—the day that officially launches us into the holiday season, with massive discounts and deals to be had at large chain retailers like Walmart, Best Buy, Target, and so on. While most can appreciate a great deal, the frantic energy of crack-of-dawn shopping wit…
Fourth Wall Entertainment Troupe is bouncing back from its pandemic hiatus with a production of “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” playing Aug. 13 through Sep. 12 at the Metropolitan in San Andreas.
hite Pines Park near Arnold wouldn’t exist without the work of numerous volunteers who dedicate their time to create a nice place for the community to gather.
History
Editor’s note: This is part two in a multiple-part series taking an historical look at the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918.
History
Editor’s note: This is part one in a multiple-part series taking an historical look at the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918.
On Sept. 24, 73 members of the Ponte family gathered for a reunion at David and Debbie Ponte's home in Angels Camp. Isabelle Briseno and Antonio Ponte, a California Gold Rush couple, were the first of what are now seven generations. Four of those generations gathered at the reunion and came …
Last week, 16-year-old Ava Cable and her family had a Thanksgiving to remember. Read more
Calaveras County Office of Education (CCOE) recently hosted Dinner with a Scientist, an exciting event for 4th-12th grade students from Calaveras and Amador county schools to “enjoy dinner and an evening with local scientists in a professional environment.” Read more
Calaveras County Public Health recently added four COVID-19-related fatalities to its numbers, bringing the countywide death toll to 89.
On Nov. 8, Calaveras County Public Health added two additional deaths to its total Covid death toll, which is now 85.
Ag & Environment
What role do we humans play in the Life system? Is it my role to feed the cows alfalfa grown on the other side of one of the world’s largest mountain ranges? Or, is it up to me to manage them so that their activities increase soil life thereby improving water retention and keeping healthier …
In the last two days we have received one-quarter of our average annual rainfall for the year! No doubt this is a wonderful event that brings renewed life to our region and ends the fire season! HOORAY!! If we had healthy forests, healthy soils, healthy waterways, healthy hearts, and healthy…
It sure is difficult to think in a crisis, but now that the autumn winds have cleared the smoke and heat, our human faculties return and we ask: In the Mokelumne watershed, who is responsible for reducing the risk of catastrophic fire? Who will fund the stewardship work needed to keep the fo…
