
Amador County Sheriff Department Reports Officer Involved Shooting; Jackson Man Shot After Threateni
The Sheriff’s Office has
released the press release regarding yesterday’s Officer involved shooting. Yesterday around 2:37pm pm the
Amador County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call from a male suspect at
15732 Butte Mountain Road in Jackson. According to the press release the suspect stated he had a firearm
and was going to kill his family. The caller refused to provide any other
details and terminated the call. The Sheriff’s Department responded to the
address in force while a 911 Dispatcher attempted to re-contact the caller.
Procession In Ione On Saturday For Local Fallen Soldier Private First Class Jay-D Ornsby Adkins
Local fallen soldier Private First Class Jay-D Ornsby Adkins will be returning home this Saturday afternoon. Ione Mayor Jerry Sherman and Police Chief Bob Olson will be accompanying the family of Ornsby-Adkins to Mather Air Force base in Sacramento where the family will bring Ornsby Adkins home for burial. Please join the community, family and friends of Private First Class Ornsby Adkins in honoring him with a procession down Main Street Ione at approximately 12:30 pm Saturday. Services for the soldier will be held at 10 am on Wednesday at the Church of the Nazarene on Ridge Rd in Sutter Creek. Because of the crowds expected to honor Ornby-Adkins, parking will also be offered at the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints, also located on Ridge Rd. The Jackson Rancheria Casino will provide busing between the churches beginning at 9am. Burial will follow the service at the Garden of Valor at the Sunset Cemetery. A reception will then be held at the Evalyn Bishop Hall in Howard Park, Ione for a celebration of Ornsby-Adkins life.
AFPD Call Volume On The Rise

Sutter Creek Duck Race Also The Scene of BloodSource Bone Marrow Drive

Jackson Pool Is Offering Swim Classes For The Old & The Young

Developer With Draws Change Request Leaving The Supervisors Out-Maneuvered

Accidents On Amador County Roadways

Wildfire Awareness Week

Cal Fire Announces 3 Day Training Event For Conservation Camps: Public Is Invited
In other
Cal Fire news the Amador-El
Dorado Unit of Cal Fire will conduct Hand Crew Exercises in the area of Marble
Valley (the Parker Development) for three days. The exercises began May
1st and include conservation crews from Pine Grove, Growlersburg, and
Washington Ridge. The
Conservation Camps will conduct a four-mile hike, construct hand cut fire lines
and chain saw training. Interested persons such as reporters and photographers
are invited to attend media day on May 3 at 7:30 a.m. and to view the exercises,
which prepare hand crews for the upcoming fire season. Cal Fire is currently authorized to operate 39
Conservation Camps statewide that house nearly 4,000 inmates and wards. These
camps are operated in conjunction with the California Department of Corrections
and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Through these cooperative
efforts Cal Fire is authorized to operate 196 fire crews year-round. These crews are available to respond
to all types of emergencies including wildfires, floods, search and rescue, and
earthquakes. When not responding to emergencies, the crews are busy with
conservation and community service work projects for state, federal, and
local government agencies. Fire crews perform several million hours of work
statewide each year.
New York Ranch Road Fire Confirmed To Be An Arson
