Here are today's news headlines: 1) Broken water main cuts off water to Mule Creek State Prison 2) Amador Fire Protection District responded to 146 incidents in October 3) Pine Grove Highway 88 Improvement Project to be discusses on December 12th 4) Sierra Nevada Conservancy announces next Amador-Calaveras Consensus Group meeting will take place on December 5th 5) Amador Historical Society begin Oral History Project 6) Amador Fire Safe…
A Special Meeting of the , Amador Water Agency Budget and Finance Committee with board of directors, Manassero and Toy will be held November 15, 2:30 p.m. in the AWA Boardroom 12800 Ridge Road, Sutter Creek, CA. On the agenda is a discussion regarding Accounting Adjustments and Procedures. To be Followed by a Discussion regarding Monthly Billing with a Review of the trial program results. Story from press release,…
The Sacramento County Registrar of Voters Wednesday announced that Democrat Candidate Dr. Ami Brea increased his lead against Republican Dan Lungren in the race for California's 7th Congressional seat to 3,824 votes. Brea is now ahead by more than 1.5 percent and has more than doubled his previous lead. Dr. Brea offered the following comment: "There are still ballots remaining, but we are confident that Sacramento County voted for…
Here are today's headlines: - Stockton man arrested for theft - Amador County Sheriff’s deputies respond to home invasion robbery - CAL Fire to conduct prescribed burn - Wells Fargo bank robbery suspects booked into Mendocino County Jail - Amador-El Dorado Forest Forum will be held November 14 - Jackson Rancheria Casino pays out over $134 million in October
Pickets are in place at the local Raley’s Supermarket Store in Jackson. The picketers are out in mass this morning approximately 12 picketers were on scene. Two at corner of the Hwy 49 signal light. Several more at the stores parking entrances and a group picketing and sitting at an information station set up at the store entrance. The picket lines were civil and striking employees were seen talking…
Four American Red Cross Disaster Volunteers from Amador County were among the 12 volunteers deployed Saturday to White Plains, New York Says Chief Sherman Reinius, of the Amador County Emergency Services, American Red Cross, The Volunteers are there to aid in the preparations, for Hurricane Sandy. The Amador County volunteers are Paul Keeton, Frank and Janet Picolla and Frank Remick. These four are part of a rapid deployment team…
Firefighters, dispatched late Wednesday night (Oct. 24) to a residential structure fire in the Pine Grove area, arrived to find a three story structure with the basement/ bedroom area well involved in fire. Fire personnel arrived at scene approximately 6 minutes after the 10:59 P.M. dispatch to the house fire at 17780 Redberry Lane. Prior to emergency responders arriving, the occupants of the house were able to safely escape…
Here are today's new stories: The Amador County Combined Narcotics Enforcement Team (ACCNET) on October 13, 2012 located an advertisement on the website, www.craigslist.org, in the "Gold Country" location.  The advertisement title read, "norcos- $4 (Jackson)".  In the body of the advertisement a subject referring to himself as "Chris" stated he had 10mg NORCO tablets for sale for $4.00 each.  The subject also listed a cellular telephone number for…
First up is Richard Forstor with the Board of Supervisors Report Taped during AM Live. News Stories The Trust for Public Land and the U.S. Forest Service announced that 177 acres of land near the Kirkwood Ski Area will be protected by adding it to the Eldorado National Forest. The Martin Meadows parcel fronts on Highway 88 just east of Silver Lake providing gorgeous scenery along the route. "The…