On Tuesday October 16, 2012 at approximately 2140 hours the Amador County Sheriff's Office received a 911 Emergency call from North Shore Lake Comanche. The caller, a 38 year old male from Concord, reported that he was camping with a 47 year old male friend from Concord. The caller reported that the 47 year old male had been drinking and at approximately 2045 hours, decided to swim across Camper's…

What was to have been the joyous conclusion of a year-long effort to build a Group Picnic Area at Pioneer Park turned to sour disappointment for Eagle Scout candidate, Andrew Mees, when he  discovered that the concrete table tops and benches that he and fellow Boy Scouts had constructed at Pioneer Park had been vandalized with vulgar drawings and profanity. After a full day of building frames, setting rebar,…

1) Silver Lake Pine pump out of service for ten days 2) El Dorado National Forest to propose new designations for wheeled motorized vehicles 3) Amador Fire Protection Authority announces agenda items for upcoming meeting 4) October LAFCO meeting has been cancelled

No Casino In Plymouth (NCIP) and Citizens Equal Rights Alliance (CERA) have filed an amended complaint in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California challenging the May 30, 2012 decision by Acting Assistant Secretary Of Indian Affairs to take 228.04 acres into trust for the Ione Band of Miwok Indians to build a large Las Vegas style casino in the small Amador County town of Plymouth, California.…

Amador County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the report of a disturbance wherein four subjects were allegedly pepper sprayed. Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the incident at 5674 Red Oak Drive in the Oaks Mobile Home Park on October 5, 2012 at approximately 2302 hours. Upon arrival, the deputies took statements from the witnesses and involved parties.  In summary, Sheriff’s deputies learned that Brandon Richey had come to the residence and…

- Gas Prices in CA rise $0.15 - $0.20 per gallon almost overnight - AWA set to discuss a possible settlement agreement between the a gency and Steven Rush at its upcoming meeting - ACUSD and the Amador Office of Education cancel board meeting for October 10 - The Mary Kay Foundation speaks out against domestic violence

A major pump that delivers water from the Mokelumne River to AWA's upcountry water treatment plant has failed and was shut down last night, said General Manager Gene Mancebo in an announcement today. The nature of the failure of the Silver Lake Pines pump station is not yet known. Mancebo said AWA personnel were called out in the middle of the night on Sunday and found water spraying out…

On September 17, 2012 at approximately 0036 hours Amador County Sheriff's Deputies responded to the report of a domestic violence incident at 5150 Welsh Pond Road, Plymouth. Upon arrival deputies interviewed a couple that cohabitated at the residence. The investigation determined they were having a verbal dispute regarding alleged infidelity. The verbal dispute escalated into a situation wherein the 66 year old female subject struck the 76 year old…

Amador County Treasurer-Tax Collector Michael E. Ryan has announced that the annual secured property tax bills for the 2012-2013 fiscal year have been mailed. Ryan indicates that there are over 23,100 secured tax bills for ad valorem taxes and voter approved special assessments, with tax charges totaling in excess of $45.8 million. If you own property in Amador County and do not receive your tax bill by October 5,…