Sonora, CA -- A road closure has been scheduled by the C.H.P. tomorrow in order to make way for the clearing of a "dumping ground." Officer Mike Remmel reports that Wards Ferry Rd.

Dates and locations have been set for a series of upcoming meetings where citizens will have a chance to provide input on how they would like to see Tuolumne County government run over the next five years.

Ready to eat food provided by Meals on Wheels are Mary and Elden Bruha, of Groveland, site manager for Meals on Wheels, Maggie Jacobson, Ginger Dumas, of Moccasin, and Merle Heath, of Groveland.

More than 30 P.G.& E. crews and constrictors are working to restore full power to the Mother Lode.

As part of a program named a oeBrainy Groveland,a Steve Ryan listens to third-grader Nathan Turpin read.

A little more than 8,000 P.G.& E. Mother Lode customers remain in the dark this morning.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sheriff's reports FRIDAY 12:18 a.m., Groveland - A man on the 11000 block of Yosemite Springs Road said someone has been turning on his outside faucets and letting them run, causing him to have large water bills.

The public meeting dates have been set for the establishment of a Five Year Strategic Plan.

A pizza restaurant that's being delayed by Tuolumne County's permit process hasn't opened nearly as quickly as employees would like.

The Big Oak Flat-Groveland School Board Monday night passed a budget revision showing both state and federal cuts to revenue, and finance experts say they must plan for reduced spending.

There were several sightings Friday around Vallejo of a missing "minpin," sending about a dozen dog aficionados scrambling and lending hope to a fairly hopeless situation, searchers said.

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.