Early this morning a serious accident occurred on New York Ranch Rd just north of China Graveyard Rd. The accident occurred around 12:30 as the driver of a 1999 Ford lost control of the vehicle after driving in a reckless manner. According to the CHP report written by Officer Craig Zaragoza an unidentified 28 year old driver from Sutter Creek ran off the roadway, hit an embankment and subsequently rolled the vehicle. The 28 year…
Local law enforcement’s presence in the Raley’s shopping center startled many local shoppers Monday morning. Apparently, the Golden One Credit Union in the Raley’s Shopping Center attempted to conduct an alarm test around 10 am and according to Jackson Police Officer Jeff Courtney that test failed. Officer Courtney said Golden One’s alarms communication failed to alert local law enforcement authorities of the alarm test so when the alarm sounded the signal came through as an…
The USDA Rural Development office in Stockton, serving Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Mono and San Joaquin counties, announced the availability of Section 504 grants and low-interest loans for low-income individuals to make needed repairs on their homes. Funding may be used for a variety of projects including installing or renovating water or sewer hook-ups, roofing, flooring, lighting, insulation and weatherization.
A victory in court last Thursday for the Gillman Family Partnership in their civil suit filed against local contractor, Buddy White. After an 8 day jury trial the jury awarded the Gillman Family partnership a 292,000 dollar judgment against B&G Mechanical and its owner Buddy White. The jury found that White was guilty of fraud and breach of contract. The breach of contract amount awarded by the jury was 166,000 dollars. The balance of the…
The Amador County Health Department is now warning about Lyme disease, a syndrome caused by a tick-borne bacteria called borrelia burgdorferi, which can progress from an initial skin infection, to a disseminated infection, to a disabling multi-systemic illness which can include dermatologic, arthritic, ophthalmologic, cardiac, psychiatric and neurological manifestations. Lyme’s disease is most often spread by a Tick Bite.
The ARC of Amador and Calaveras is going green and the managing board of the organization has voted to purchase and install a21kW SolarStar® Electrical Energy System from Renewable Technologies, Inc. for their building at 75 Academy Drive. The Arc of Amador and Calaveras now joins businesses like Jon’s Pit Stop and the Amador County Fair, who have already gone “Green”. The SolarStar® Electrical Energy System for the Arc will use the combined power of…
Stating he is responding to a surge of gun violence across the state and rising gang violence involving firearms, Assistant Assembly Majority Leader Kevin de León last week announced the introduction of legislation, AB 362, to for the first time, regulate handgun ammunition sales in California. Currently, there are no regulations concerning the distribution and sale of handgun ammunition.
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision released Wednesday, has reversed two lower court rulings and upheld a law passed by the former Republican-controlled Congress that bans a specific method for late-term abortions called “Partial Birth Abortion”. According to experts this decision has political repercussions and delivered an immediate political boost to pro life groups as well as bringing the issue to the forefront for Democratic presidential hopefuls. "This isn't really an abortion issue," said…
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released a draft report on proposed early actions to mitigate greenhouse gases in California, consistent with the landmark Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on September 27, 2006. "The impact of greenhouse gases on the world's climate is an urgent problem that calls for prompt action," said ARB Chairman Dr. Robert F. Sawyer. "Discrete early action measures will get that process started while…
