Avery News

CALAVERAS COUNTY Sheriff's reports THURSDAY 11:51 a.m., Arnold - A found dog was returned to owner on the 1800 block of Tamarack.

Frozen pipes plagued many Tuolumne County residents after temperatures dipped into the high teens Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

With teacher layoffs, plummeting state aid, closing campuses and canceled programs, there's not a lot of good news on the education front lately.

Mike Stricklin was struck with tears and a slight wheeze Thursday as he recounted being chased, pounced on, sniffed and clawed by a momma black bear before she left him huddled in a ball.

The vision of a 30-mile trail that would connect Arnold-area towns with scenic outlooks, lazy waterfalls, a museum and giant sequoias is becoming a reality one shovelful of dirt at a time.

After a history scarred by the booms and busts of gold mining and logging, it might seem unlikely that Calaveras County and neighboring portions of the Sierra Nevada would emerge as a hub for how communities can survive and thrive during economic, social and environmental turmoil.

The city administrator for Angels Camp will soon take on civil affairs duties in an Iraqi province.

The city administrator for Angels Camp will soon take on civil affairs duties in an Iraqi province.

The ballot is almost set for a late-summer vote in Calaveras County. Twenty-six utility and service "special district" boards around the county have seats up for grabs in this election cycle.