Twain Harte Accident On Highway 108

05/10/11 Twain Harte, CA-- Travel with caution on Highway 108 and Twain Harte Drive this afternoon. According to the CHP, a solo vehicle overturned at the west entrance of Twain Harte. The

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Summerville business team heading to nationals

05/05/11 Summerville High School freshman Jonathan Horak will compete in June at the national Future Business Leaders of America conference after winning the word processing competition at the state contest in April. The Future Business Leaders of America 2011 National Leadership Conference will be held in Orlando, Fla., and will include 1,500 to 2,000 students from all over the United States. Horak, 15 ...

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Keyes kids learn lesson about clean water

05/04/11 In a pair of little jars, John Buckley carried a message about water to a group of third-graders Tuesday. One jar was clear and pure, the kind of water you get when you take care of nature. The other was dark and dirty, what happens when you pollute.

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Where Chinook is king

05/04/11 LA GRANGE - The sight of sprawling Don Pedro Lake, our state's fifth-largest man-made impoundment, set in the golden foothills studded with oak and pine trees, is something that captivates your heart and pioneer spirit. One glimpse of its blue waters...

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Burn permits required Sunday

04/28/11 Tuolumne and Calaveras county residents, beginning Sunday, will be required to get permits to burn slash and like materials on their property, according to the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Cal Fire officials also said Wednesday that it will extend the expiration date of permits set to expire at the end of April, because May 1 is a Sunday.

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Winning science fair students go to state

04/28/11 Several Calaveras County students will advance to the state science fair in Los Angeles next week. According to the Calaveras County Office of Education, students from Mark Twain Elementary School, Christian Family Learning Center, Bret Harte High School, Mountain Oaks Charter School and Jenny Lind Elementary School won the county contest April 16 and will compete at the state level.

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TUD considers planning agreement

04/25/11 An agreement with Kennedy/Jenks Consultants to prepare the Tuolumne-Stanislaus Integrated Regional Water Management Plan will be considered Tuesday by directors of the Tuolumne Utilities District. The district has worked over the past 2 1/2 years toward preparation of a water management plan for the Tuolumne and Stanislaus rivers region.

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AMA Boosters Club celebrates 40 years

04/22/11 Current AMA directors Steve Ziehlke, Bob Barnett, Dave Barnes, Clayton Carpenter, Shawna Davis, Darren Diebold, Todd Sherrow, Jeremy Wood, Mike Ziehlke and Melissa Walraven stand together during a dedication ceremony for the monument in front of the flag pole at Copello Park Saturday.

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Sports Corner

04/20/11 AMA Junior Bullfrogs early registration for the 2011 season available now at amayouthsports.com (click on football link). Ages are 9-10 year olds (bantam), 11-12 (JV), 13-14 (varsity).

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Dual language program gives Modesto kids best of English, Spanish

04/05/11 Bilingual workers are in demand. Kids who speak and read in two languages are the highest test-score achievers. Dual languages, dual win. That's the premise behind the dual language program gradually replacing the transition to English classes at Bret Harte and Fairview elementaries in Modesto City Schools.

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Stormy Weather Still Causing Outages

03/26/11 Sonora, CA-- Just over 2,600 Mother Lode residents remain without power this afternoon due to stormy weather. PG&E says that includes 1,330 in Tuolumne County with most in Mi Wuk Village

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Saturday Morning Outages Reduced

03/26/11 Sonora, CA-- The number of power outages due to recent storms have reduced significantly this morning. According to PG&E Spokesperson JD. Guidi, Tuolumne County has around 1,300 customers

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Mudslides On Italian Bar Road

03/25/11 Columbia, CA-- Italian Bar Road from the Columbia end is currently experiencing several mudslides at various locations. Although the road is closed to through traffic, it will remain open

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Friday Afternoon Power Outage Update

03/25/11 Twain Harte, CA-- More Mother Lode residents continue to get their power restored this afternoon. According to PG&E, Tuolumne County currently has 4,449 customers without power and Calaveras

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Drive With Caution On These Roads

03/25/11 Sonora, CA-- The Tuolumne County Office of Emergency Services and the County Public Works Department are advising residents to use caution near two County roads.

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Growing Number Of Power Outages

03/25/11 Twain Harte, CA -- Power outages significantly grew over the past 24 hours in the Mother Lode. PG&E spokesperson J.D. Guidi reports that nearly 5,000 customers in Calaveras County are

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Power Outages Declining

03/24/11 Sonora, CA -- The number of power outages in the Mother Lode continues to decline. In Calaveras County only 30 PG&E customers are without electricity. 15 are in Angels Camp and the other

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Weather Affecting Bus Routes

03/24/11 Twain Harte, CA-- Because of stormy weather, Tuolumne County Transit is experiencing some delays on routes that go to Twain Harte and above. This afternoon Route 2 will not be running to Sierra

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Thursday Afternoon Power Outages

03/24/11 Sonora, CA-- A large number of Tuolumne County residents continue to be without power this afternoon due to recent storm activity. PG&E Spokesperson Nicole Liebelt says there are currently

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Growing Number Of Outages

03/21/11 Sonora, CA -- More power outages are being reported across the Mother Lode as a result of downed trees. Tuolumne County now has 14,000 PG&E customers without power. 4,100 are in the greater

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