There could be problems on the south side of Camanche Lake for residents of more than 200 mobile homes on the CalaverasCounty side of the lake. East Bay Municipal Services District, which owns and operates the lake, and the land on which the mobile homes are located may be writing the homes and their utilities out of the company’s upcoming long-term plan. East Bay MUD has been working on the plan, called the Mokelumne Watershed…
The FBI's Sacramento Violent Crimes Task Force (SVCTF), comprised of Federal Bureau of Investigation agents and Sacramento County Sheriff's Department robbery detectives, and the Sacramento Police Department are seeking information on an unidentified male bank robber believed to be responsible for six bank robberies in Sacramento, California. The individual in question is described as a black male adult with a light complexion, 30-39 years of age, 5'10" - 5'11", slender build, black hair that is…
Amador County vocalists, between the ages of 16 and 28, will have a chance to compete at this year’s county fair to be crowned the Amador Idol, with the winner moving on to the California State Fair competition. Modeled after the popular TV show American Idol, Amador Idol promises to be very entertaining with the audience helping the judges to choose the ultimate winner. Idol contestants will be competing for a chance to advance to…
Yesterday at 11:08am emergency crews responded to reports of a boat fire that had sparked a wild land fire at Blue Oak Campground at Camanche Lake. Upon emergency crews arrival it was learned that the fire had been confined to the boat and one person was injured. Fire crews reacted immediately to put out the boat fire while emergency crews tended to the injured person. The person’s injuries were reported as being related to the…
A special joint meeting between the Sutter Creek City Council and the Sutter Creek Planning Commission was held Monday night, at the Sutter Creek Auditorium.
It was officially announced yesterday that the skeletal remains found last Wednesday in Fiddletown are indeed the bones of Mary Starkey the missing woman from Ripon. Local CYA crews working in Fiddletown discovered the body, wrapped in a blanket, 10 yards off of the roadway, coincidentally the same day that the San Joaquin Sheriff’s Office had reported that they would be entering the County on a possible lead. The Manteca man, Roy Gerald Smith, a…
Last night a solo vehicle collision into a power pole on Curran Rd near Village Drive knocked power lines down and into a field sparking a wild land fire. A quick response by the Jackson Valley Fire department helped avert what had the potential to be a serious incident. The first crews on scene reported power lines down and no injuries to the driver of the car. PG&E was called for with a request of…
Saturday night around 10:05 pm a suspicious item was found near Castle Oaks Course Community in Ione- the item resembled something that could have been an explosive device. The device was discovered by an Ione Police Officer and a citizen while on an unrelated call on Hwy 104 near Mule Creek State Prison. The Calaveras County Bomb squad was once again called to Amador County to investigate the suspicious item described as a pipe. Chief…
Last week, the Plymouth City Council heard from a tribal elder of the Ione band of Me-Wuk Indians during the public comment period and it appeared that the Plymouth citizens were upset at the lack of negotiations between the City and Tribe for the proposed Casino. The tribal elder told the council that starting Thursday, last week, the tribe has begun negotiations with the County. The tribe representative stated, “I’m sorry the City has to…
