The California Highway Patrol is reporting several accidents over the weekend on Amador county roadways. Friday afternoon saw two collision one on Latrobe Rd near the county line and the other at Rocky lane in the Pioneer area. The Latrobe Road collision involved a solo car driven by Joseph Simon, 19 years old of Sacramento, and his passenger, 18 year old Heather Thorton of Rancho Cordova. The pair was southbound on Latrobe in a 1990…
Yesterday at around 9:30 am a two vehicle collision occured on Lower Ridge Rd near Forest Products Drive on Sutter Hill. The accident was a bobtail type delivery truck versus a motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle was transported with major injuries to Sutter Amador Hospital.
Law enforcement and emergency personnel raced to the scene of a vehicle reported in the water near the Camanche Gun Club Sunday afternoon. The first Amador County Sheriff’s Deputy on scene reported that the vehicle was located down a 150 foot embankment in the water. CalFire Camino dispatch called for help from a Reach helicopter- and Jackson Valley fire and rescue personnel, CalFire, and CHP all headed to the scene. Once the deputy was able…
Sunday just after noon reports of BB or pellet gun fire hitting cars off of Hwy 26 about a mile up from Hwy 88 were reported to CHP Stockton dispatch.
A fire broke out Friday afternoon near the Amador Calaveras County line southwest of Salt Springs reservoir. The fire, called the Dome fire, burned in a remote area of Calaveras County with no structures or occupied areas threatened. According to CAL Fire 13 state and three federal engines were on scene, with several local Amador County fire departments also responding.
The Amador County Unified School District begins the 2007-2008 school year today. Last minute preparations continued all weekend with paving and asphalt projects continuing at schools around the district.
Tonight at 7 pm the Jackson City Council will once again evaluate the merits of the proposed Jackson Hills Golf Community Project located off of French Bar Rd in Jackson.
According to Amador County Elections Officials new rules implemented by the California Secretary of State for the February elections will have impacts here in Amador County- but they say with the Board of Supervisors support they will get through them. George Allen & Sheldon Johnson gave an Amador County Voting System update reporting that the new rules include 10 requirements for tabulation procedures for how votes must now be counted.
A theft in San Joaquin County could impact Amador County Citizens that are clients of the United Cerebral Palsy. Lat week a thief broke into the building that houses the United Cerebral Palsy of Amador, Calaveras and San Joaquin Counties. The charity serves more than 2,000 clients from the 3 counties.
