Chinese Camp News

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sheriff's reports TUESDAY 8:39 a.m., Jamestown - A woman on the 10300 block of Preston Lane said someone stole her pain medication.

The Tuolumne County school based H1N1 vaccination schedule is well underway. Under the direction of County Health Officer Dr.

A Sierra Conservation Center inmate who escaped from prison in July 2008 and set fire to a landmark home in Jamestown faces up to eight additional years in prison after he pleaded guilty Monday to arson and escape.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sonora police reports FRIDAY 7:09 p.m., fight - A woman on North Stewart Street said a group of people was outside her residence trying to coax her outside to fight.

Despite the Standard Mill shutdown, logging trucks are still downshifting on highways 108 and 4 with full loads - but instead of the short jaunt to Standard Mill, they're driving the 100-plus miles through the foothills to sawmills in Lincoln.

European traveler Massimiliano Russi sought the help of Allen Royce, of Chinese Camp, in his quest to find locations used in a oeBack to the Futurea films.

Wally Anker owns the Priest Station at the top of Old Priest Grade, which was established in 1849.

During Sierra Conservation Center inmate George Lopez's arraignment in Tuolumne County Superior Court, he pled not guilty to a number of charges connected to his escape last July.

During Sierra Conservation Center inmate George Lopez's arraignment in Tuolumne County Superior Court, he pled not guilty to a number of charges connected to his escape last July.

During Sierra Conservation Center inmate George Lopez's arraignment in Tuolumne County Superior Court, he pled not guilty to a number of charges connected to his escape last July.

During Sierra Conservation Center inmate George Lopez's arraignment in Tuolumne County Superior Court, he pled not guilty to a number of charges connected to his escape last July.

During Sierra Conservation Center inmate George Lopez's arraignment in Tuolumne County Superior Court, he pled not guilty to a number of charges connected to his escape last July.

Supervisors in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties will close out their July meetings today.

Tuolumne County has a case of the blue-bag blues. Its free blue-bag recycling program, which began with optimism more than 12 years ago, has proven itself a flop.

The 2008-09 Grand Jury's call for a new look at unifying Tuolumne County schools, given dropping enrollments and revenue, seems timely and well advised.

A defunct Ione-area coal-fire power plant could be converted into a cleaner-burning wood-fired plant by mid next year.

One time escaped Sierra Conservation Center inmate George Landecho Lopez has been charged with burglary, arson and possession of stolen property stemming from a July 18, 2008 fire at 6900 O'Byrnes Ferry Rd.

There is a vegetation fire in the Chinese Camp area. It is located in a field off Hwy 108 near the Hwy 49 Montezuma Junction.

As scheduled, Sierra Pacific Industries' Standard Mill will close on July 17, SPI spokesman Mark Pawlicki said.

The Tuolumne County CHP recorded seven driving-under-the-influence arrests over the three day Memorial Day weekend.