According to a survey released Sunday the national average price for gasoline rose about 5 cents over the last two weeks, and Amador County citizens are feeling the pain at the pump as well. Nationally, the average price of regular gasoline on Friday was $2.80 a gallon. On Friday in Amador County that same gallon could be bought for $3.05 or more. The week before in Martell gas was about $2.95 a gallon. And the…
Some are calling it a hibernation period, others are calling it a healthy decline while many are shouting that it is a crisis: the housing market. According to a consulting service based out of Folsom, Gregory Group, the latest new-home figures show that quarterly sales have fallen to the lowest of this decade for the northern California area. The average selling price also has declined steadily and you rarely pass a development or house on…
A multi-car accident at the intersection of Highway 88 and Jackson Valley Road sent three people to the hospital Wednesday morning. According to a California Highway Patrol report, Logan Talli, 24 of Ione, was westbound on Hwy 88 when he turned onto Jackson Valley Rd directly in front of an eastbound car on Hwy 88 driven by William Fansler, 74, of Tracy. The resulting collision pushed Talli’s car into a third car waiting at the…
Even children know to call 9-1-1 in an emergency. The expected result is immediate help in dealing with whatever the emergency is. According to Marj Stuart, chair of the Amador County Commission on Aging, that didn’t happen when Thelma Clancy dialed 9-1-1 last January. Her friend Terry Casebeer had failed to meet her as planned, and Thelma got no response from repeated phone calls and banging on Terry’s door, so she called 9-1-1. It took four…
The Jackson Planning Commission met this week and approved lot splits on two parcels in Jackson. The first was a request from Sandy and Tony Nurse to divide the 2.8 acre property where Sierra Foothill Labs is located at 225 Scottsville Blvd. The Nurse’s business is currently the only development on the property and there are no improvements proposed at this time. The two proposed lots would measure 49,169 square feet and 41,426 square feet…
Will you be putting up Halloween lights this year? Decking the halls with witches and goblins? Decorating for Halloween is becoming more popular every year. According to the National Retail Federation, consumers are expected to spend more on Halloween this year than last, with the average person planning to spend $64.82 compared to $59.06 last year. Total Halloween spending for 2007 is estimated to reach $5.07 billion, second only to Christmas for holiday related spending.…
Do you owe back taxes to the state of California? If you’re one of the state’s worst 250 tax deadbeats, you’re now listed on the state's Franchise Tax Board new Web site showing names, addresses and past-due amounts– and there’s some interesting names on the list. Among California's most delinquent: singer Dionne Warwick, comedian Sinbad and O.J. Simpson. Warwick ranks 17th on the list and owes nearly $2.7 million; Sinbad ranks 23rd and owes $2.1…
Amador County law enforcement nabbed one of the bad guys Wednesday. At about 4:30 Wednesday morning, an Amador County Sheriff’s Deputy noticed a suspicious pick-up and sedan parked near Prospect Motors in Martell. One of the vehicles, a Silver Ford F-150 pick-up truck, quickly sped away from the area. A DMV registration check flagged the pick up as stolen out of Gilroy, California. With assistance from a second Amador County Sheriff’s Unit and Jackson Police,…
