On Saturday, October 28, local volunteers from the Foothill Conservancy, Earth Team, and U.S. Forest Service spent the day on West Panther Creek monitoring changes in the creek channel where a Pacific Gas and Electric Company dam was removed in 2003. West Panther Creek is a tributary to the North Fork of the Mokelumne River.  “Removing the dam on West Panther allowed fish to swim up and down the creek for the first time in 68 years,” said Pete Bell, Foothill Conservancy Vice President. 

Amador County Unified School District’s new transportation facility is nearly complete. The facility which has been under construction for nearly two years has faced many obstacles, including earth moving concerns due to asbestos, arsenic in the soil, and delays in the manufacture of the actual building due to Hurricane Katrina. The facility is located off of Lower Ridge Rd and Bowers Drive, behind the Bowling Alley on Sutter Hill. The facility’s construction was also part of the Master Agreement between the school district and District Attorney Todd Riebe as part of the agreement that put Amador County Unified School District Buses back on the road in 2003 after the transportation department was basically closed down due to safety concerns. 

On Friday November 3, 2006 at approximately 8pm, the Amador County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a female victim who reported her husband, who was under the influence of prescription medication, had become enraged regarding their pending divorce and a relationship she had with a neighbor.  The woman said that her husband acquired a handgun from a hidden location under the residence and then pointed it to her head.  The victim reported that the firearm was loaded as she could see ammunition in the cylinder.  She stated her husband threatened to kill her, the neighbor and then himself.