Jackson Chief of Police Scott Morrison announces that it’s official. “I am honored and pleased to announce the promotion of Christy Stidger from Police Sergeant to Police Captain,” he said. This is history in the making for the as Stidger is the first Police Captain in the history of the Jackson Police Dept., the highest ranking female in the history of the Dept., and the highest ranking female for general/municipal law enforcement in the history…

This weekend CHP Officers had some relief with only 4 reported accidents occurring between Thursday and Sunday, compared to the 6 accidents that were reported on Saturday alone last weekend. The first accident reported occurred on Thursday on Hwy. 88 west of Omo Ranch Road. According to Officer Steve Ladd’s report Stephen Henson of Folsom was traveling east bound on Hwy. 88 in his 2004 Doge Ram truck, towing his newly purchased 2007 Ski Doo…

Amador County Treasurer-Tax Collector Michael E. Ryan is reminding property owners that they have until Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 5 p.m., to make the second installment payment of their annual secured property taxes for the 2006-07 fiscal year. This deadline should not be confused with the Income Tax deadline which is five days later. The second installment of secured property taxes was due and payable on February 1, 2007, and will become delinquent if…

A California appeals court ruled last week that the Constitution still requires police to have a good reason to search you, even if you are visiting American Indian lands such as the Jackson Rancheria Casino. The case involves Gilbert Ramirez, who in November of 2003 was caught with methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana in a car in the parking lot of the Jackson Rancheria Casino, according to court documents. Ramirez had large enough quantities of the…

The Jackson City Council voted to give Jackson’s Police Chief, Scott Morrison a helping hand on Monday night. Before the council was the approval of the reclassification of one Police Sergeant Classification to Police Captain Classification. Chief Morrison reported that throughout the history of the Jackson Police Department the ranks and structure of the department has changed. Approximately 7 years ago the department added one Police Detective that would rotate throughout the ranks, and more…

The long awaited decision regarding the Martell Investments LLC issue of what uses are allowed in a Manufacturing zone appeared before the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Previously on February 6th the Board continued their decision and created an ad hoc committee consisting of Supervisors Rich Escamilla and Richard Forster to meet with staff to discuss options to present to the Board. Planning Director Susan Grijalva reported that the ad hoc committee and staff met…

With the revelation this week that Mule Creek State Prison is producing waste water flows at a rate of over 200,000 gallons more per day than expected. A joint meeting between the City of Ione, the Amador Regional Sanitation Authority and Mule Creek representatives this week puts the current agreement between the three entities in limbo. Wednesday afternoon the representatives, including the Ione City Council, met to discuss the agreement approved by the Ione City…

State officials on Tuesday took an official Sierra snow survey for the season. The findings indicate that snow pack, a critical part of California's water supply, is far below normal, ranging from 55 percent of the average in the north to 40 percent of average in the southern Sierras. Department of Water Resource officials say there is still enough water in California's reservoirs to assure normal deliveries of water to cities and farmers this summer,…

Adults who smoke in a vehicle carrying children could be fined $100 under a bill that cleared its first committee Wednesday. A 2006 report by the Harvard School of Public Health said particulate matter in a smoker's car can be as much as 10 times higher than in a smoker's home. That can sharply increase the risk of heart disease, lung cancer and other ailments, Sen. Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach, told the Senate Health Committee.…