Saturday morning about 10 am a report of a bicyclist down was received by local emergency services. Lockwood Fire Protection District, Cal Fire , American Legion Ambulance, and the Amador County Sheriff’s Department initially responded to the 22 year old male that had been involved in a solo bicyclist accident. The victim had been unconscious for several minutes and had an apparent head injury. The bicyclist was transported to Westover Field from which he was…
The new homes for some Amador County offices are now taking shape as the walls are now up. Amador County Health and Human Services Administration, Behavioral Health (Mental Health/Alcohol & Drug Prevention), Public Health, Child Protective Services, Emergency Medical Services, Social Services , including Work Services, Tobacco Reduction, In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS), and the Amador County Public Authority will all move to the 49,228 square foot building when it is completed. The building located on…
Last Thursday the Amador Water Agency Board of Directors discussed the Golden Eagle Resources Annexation to the CAWP Retail District. Manger of Engineering and Planning Gene Mancebo reported to the Board the Golden Eagle Resources requested annexation of a property, located on Tiger Creek Road, to the CAWP retail Water Improvement District for one equivalent dwelling unit or EDU, which is used to describe the water necessary for a single family home.
Wednesday a collision resulted in serious injuries to a Jackson woman after an ATV accident. According to the CHP report by Officer Jeremy Dobler, the accident occurred in Pine Grove off of Homestead when 31 year old Tanya Graham was riding a 1996 Honda a ATV on private property when she drove off of a steep embankment, landing in a dry creek bed. Graham was taken to mercy San Juan hospital for treatment.
A wild land fire was reported on Latrobe Road in El Dorado County yesterday around 2:55 pm. The fire, near Wetzel Oviatt, closed Latrobe Road for some time. Cal Fire crews responded along with two air tankers and two attack helicopters knocking the fire down quickly and containing it to just 10 acres. Although the fire was contained there was fire fighting activity at the sight for some time last evening.
Yesterday afternoon a commercial vehicle took out the fire hydrant near the Kragen Auto Parts in Jackson. The fire hydrant looked like Old Faithful as water streamed into the air while Jackson City Fire crews responded and Jackson City Water crews shut down the geyser within moments.(
Wednesday Night the El Dorado National Forest held a meeting in Jackson to review the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the new OHV trail management plan. More questions were asked that were answered- some of those questions included: Why didn’t the Forest Service acknowledge historic routes, or past decisions? If there are 15x more OHV registrations since 1989, why is the Forest Service trying to close down trails and roads, making the trails and roads…
Local authors, and Husband and wife team, Kimberly Wooten and R. Scott Baxter, are looking for your help. Currently the historical archaeologists and longtime Amador County residents, are putting the finishing touches on a photographic history of winemaking in Amador County, with an emphasis on the Shenandoah Valley.
Amador County is soon to see the first of many annual events as this year the First ever Amador Film Festival will be held. It opens September 20 in Sutter Creek. It will continue at several locations in Amador County through September 23.
