On Sept. 16, Bret Harte High School’s head football coach Casey Kester resigned and Vallecito High School teacher and former Bret Harte coach Kelly Osborn was named as the interim head coach. Since taking over, Bret Harte has gone 1-2, but has added players to a roster that has dipped into the low teens.On Monday, Calaveras Enterprise Sports Editor Guy […]
2019-10-10
PG&E crews inspect lines as weather conditions improve
Timetable for re-energization unclearWith red flag weather conditions improving, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. crews are starting to inspect power lines in preparation for turning the power back on, according to a PG&E press release.Calaveras is on a list of counties across the state that have been marked as “all clear,” along with the neighboring counties of Alpine, Amador and Tuolumne. Nearly 24,000 […]
Prescribed burn west of Angels Camp planned for Oct. 14-Oct. 16
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) will be conducting a prescribed burn on the Whittle Vegetation Management Plan (VMP) site west of Angels Camp, along the east side of Fowler Peak Lookout from Oct. 14 through Oct. 16, according to a Cal Fire press release.The burn is being done to reduce hazardous fuel loading within the […]

Keeping student-athletes protected from sexual advances is a top priority
Sgt. Stark: ‘We take every allegation very seriously and we investigate them thoroughly. The best course of action is to tell somebody.’Keeping Students Safe
High School Athletics
In the past six months, two Tuolumne County high school coaches have been arrested for alleged sexual abuse of former athletes. One occurred in the 1990s, while the other took place only a few years ago. One of the coaches was still the head of her basketball program when she was arrested in late July.And on Sept. 16, an assistant […]

Drilling rig catches fire near Wallace
A commercial well-drilling rig caught fire near Wallace off of Quartz Drive on the morning of Oct. 10, according to Calaveras Consolidated Fire Chief Rich Dickinson.The fire was first reported at 7:30 a.m., and its forward progress to vegetation was stopped and confined to 0.1 acre.Firefighters with the Calaveras Consolidated Fire Protection District, Clements Fire District and the California Department […]

Calaveras looks to hand Amador its first 2019 loss
Calaveras Football
Once league season hits, every game becomes more important than the last. With that in mind, if the Calaveras High School football team hopes to capture its first Mother Lode League championship since 2013, it will need to be the first team to defeat the Amador Buffaloes.Without a victory over Amador, a league title may be out of the question.Calaveras […]