Jackson News

The Heritage Tours and Setness Tours companies are planning the following trips: Heritage Tours: Mystery Trip on Wednesday; Albany Golden Gate Fields; Jackson: Main Street Theater: "A Tuna Christmas"; Sonora: Sierra Repertory Theater; and Columbia Fallon House Theater: Christmas My Way.

The Jackson Elks will honor local military personnel with a meal on Veterans Day, Nov.

The American Legion Riders are reviving a longstanding tradition in Amador County that they feel never should have gone away.

A crane truck sits overturned after it was struck by a 1998 Dodge Intrepid on Sept.

Bill Lavallie Dana Jorgensen, left, district director for Sen. Dave Cox, congratulates Sheriff Martin Ryan for being named Peace Officer of the Year by the Amador County Peace Officers' Association.

Jackson Rancheria Executive Chef Ed Wickman carved a 700-pound pumpkin for Halloween on Oct.

The Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians announced yesterday the results of a special election to fill the seat vacated by the passing of longtime Chairperson Margaret Dalton.

Forward-looking residents in four sections of Amador County gathered this month to talk local transportation.

Last year, Jackson Police detectives successfully investigated and arrested a Little League president for embezzling money while abusing the position of trust he had with the community.

Scott Thomas Anderson Amador County Historical Society President Larry Cenotto and Amador County Supervisor Louis Boitano are at the center of the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new ACHS office and visitor center on Main Street in Jackson on Oct.

Darren Main, a longtime respected yoga teacher at Yoga Tree and author of several spiritual books, including Yoga and the Path of the Urban Mystic , leads a donation-based yoga class on the labyrinth inside Grace Cathedral every Tuesday evening at 6:15p.m. The setting is reverent, the atmosphere is one of sanctuary, and Darren not only invites but ...

Ken Braasch splits his time between Palo Alto and Jackson, Calif. He freelances for a video captioning company and sells vintage items on eBay.

Junior quarterback Zach Roberson is enjoying a prolific year with his Summerville High Bears.

PG&E workers spent several hours repairing a downed power line on Phoenix Lake Road Tuesday.

When the East Bay's largest water utility officially ended mandatory districtwide rationing in July, managers were relieved they'd weathered a year that had drained their reservoirs to critically low levels.

The Amador County Transportation Commission is kicking off its 2010 Regional Transportation Plan update.

Jackson Elementary students participated in International Walk to School Week on Monday, joining thousands of school kids taking part in the program that promotes healthy eating habits and physical exercise.

A three-vehicle crash in a construction zone on Highway 1 sent three people to the hospital Tuesday morning, the California Highway Patrol reported.

Courtesy to the Ledger Dispatch Michael Merzlak and Anthony Estrada receive an award from city of Jackson Mayor Connie Gonsalves for being the first on the scene of the Wagon Wheel Fire.

California and federal officials are sending millions of dollars in new Recovery Act grants to Southern California cargo operations at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, plus other area facilities, to curb diesel emissions.