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Election results show win for Downey
Rick Downey is the official winner of the Angels Camp City Council election, with 47 percent of the vote, the Calaveras County Elections Department confirmed Thursday.
Water rate workshop set Tuesday
As if Angels Camp's Tuesday election and City Council meeting were not enough action for one day, the city also will hold a workshop on what could be called a $3.1 million government string.
Sonora News, Sports, & Weather, Angels Camp, Twain Harte, Jamestown
Tuolumne County supervisors voted Tuesday to borrow $4.2 million internally to buy property in Sonora for a $253 million law and justice center.
Angels Council to look at wells
An application earlier this year to drill a well on the Lightner Mine property above Utica Park in Angels Camp has put well policy on the City Council's agenda Tuesday.
Family cookbook yields delicious recipes
Do you have a favorite cookbook? Does looking through it bring back many memories of meals you've had or recipes mom used to cook? On a recent trip to Washington to help my mom after a medical procedure, I was gifted "the book." My mom came up to me as I arrived and told me that she was letting me have "the book." I stood there in disbelief.
Calaveras County Polling Locations Set For Tuesday Election
The Calaveras County Elections Office has announced the polling locations for Tuesday's Special Consolidated District Election.
Thompson Wins FLW Angler of the Year Title
The 2009 Land O'Lakes Angler of the Year title for the National Guard Western Division of the Walmart FLW Series came down to a battle between two seasoned veterans at the fourth and final qualifier of the season on Clear Lake last week.
Day Trip: Mountain biking in Bear Valley, CA
Slickrock and scenery is all over the Bear Valley area. Jeff Glass The Bear Valley region, off Highway 4 in the Sierra Nevada, is an off-the-beaten-path mountain biking "Disneyland." Situated at roughly 7,000' elevation, and 45 miles east of Angels Camp, all an adventurous mountain biker has to do is park in the main village, possibly pick up a ...
CHP Identifies Hwy 49 Accident Motorists
Late Monday the CHP identified the three people involved in the 9:20am three vehicle accident that, for a short time, completely closed Hwy 49 north of Angels Camp at Deer Creek.
Angels Camp Police Drug Related Arrests
The Angels Camp Police Department made a number of drug related arrests over the weekend.
Calaveras seeks disaster plan input
The Calaveras County Office of Emergency Services is seeking public input on the county's plan for how to reduce the county's vulnerability to disasters including floods, fires, earthquakes and drought.
Somber photo apt for county budget woes
A black-and-white image of the rustic road leading into the village of Calaveritas will grace the cover of the 2009-10 Calaveras County budget.
Historic Tree Faces Axe For Parking Lot
People in Angels Camp are fighting a plan to chop down about 20 trees for a new fire station parking lot, including an oak that's been around for more than 100 years.
Sonora News, Sports, & Weather, Angels Camp, Twain Harte, Jamestown
Hundreds of people lined up early this morning at the Health Fair, held at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds.
Storm off to a roaring start in San Joaquin County
Today's rigorous autumn storm is turning out to be as aggressive as expected - packing high winds and drenching rains.
Do you know the way to Highway 4?
The black plastic bags that until recently covered a pair of signs in historic downtown Angels Camp pointing to the old Highway 4 may soon be back.
Power Outage Numbers Continue To Fluctuate
Power outage numbers continue to fluctuate as P.G.& E. crews continue to work around the clock.
Storm causes power outages, pass closures
Nearly 2,400 PG&E customers are without power in the Mother Lode region. In Tuolumne County, 1,929 customers - ranging from three in Twain Harte to 1,145 in the Sonora area - are without power.
New projects, construction, a welcome sight
Yes, the jobless rate has climbed to near-record levels in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties, and experts say the employment picture is unlikely to improve much for several months.
WHEN: Sunday, 7 p.m. WHERE: Gallo Center for the Arts, Foster Theater, 1000 I St.