Groveland News

They're coming to Vallejo from as far as 150 miles away to hunt today for a tiny missing pooch, and they want help.

For months now, we've been hearing that the Great Recession is ending and that good times are, if not right around the corner, at least no more than a few blocks up the road.

By now many holiday festivities are over and the clean-up process is well underway.

A week before Christmas, the children of Groveland received a much-anticipated present.

The city of San Francisco has agreed to pay the federal government $7 million to settle two civil lawsuits alleging national forest wildfires were the fault of the city's water and power agency.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sheriff's reports MONDAY 9:39 a.m., Groveland - Keys, iPod and jacket were stolen from a vehicle on the 19500 block of Chamberlain Court.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sheriff's reports THURSDAY 2 p.m., Sonora area - Someone was reported to be using an ATM card belonging to a resident of the 17200 block of Mount Everett Court online without permission.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sheriff's reports FRIDAY 8:21 a.m., Groveland - A burglary was reported on the 13000 block of Tip Top Court.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sheriff's reports TUESDAY 10:12 a.m., Phoenix Lake area - A man reported several pieces of jewelry stolen on the 20300 block of Brook Drive.

Sonora High School freshman Meara Allan leads her class in doing sit ups. Amy Alonzo Rozak/Union Democrat, copyright 2009 Mother Lode students surpassed their statewide counterparts according to fitness test results released this week by the California Department of Education.

The owners of a recreational vehicle park near Groveland want to get their business in compliance with county planning rules.

An order prohibiting a Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School board member from attending board meetings and contacting district staff was modified Wednesday in Tuolumne County Superior Court.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sheriff's reports THURSDAY 12:52 p.m., Phoenix Lake area - A woman reported $250 worth of coins missing from a relative's house on the 21100 block of Phoenix Lake Road.

Effective Tuesday, December 1 the U.S. Forest Service will close roads with seasonal gates.

The Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce held its annual Installation and Honors Banquet Thursday evening at the Sonora Elks Lodge.

Several Big Oak Flat-Groveland school district trustees and community members Thursday night demanded the resignation of board member Mike Malloy, the subject of a second restraining order requested by a district employee.

Artist and entrepreneur Jan Knudson, of Groveland, sits beneath photos of her two favorite words, a oeevolvea and a oebelieve.a Amy Alonzo Rozak/Union Democrat Believe and evolve are Jan Knudson's favorite words, but she doesn't spell them with conventional letters.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sheriff's reports TUESDAY 9:13 a.m., Groveland - A theft was reported on the 18700 block of Highway 120.

Guy McBryde , 33, stands outside of the hostel he runs on Main Street in Groveland.

The 68 member strong Community Service Unit continues to thrive and serve the Tuolumne County community as an outreach of the Sheriff's Office.