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Northington eyes school chief post
Kathy Northington, superintendent of the Mark Twain Union Elementary School District, has chalked in her name as a candidate for county superintendent of schools.
Calaveras County Closes School Vaccination Program
Earlier this week the Calaveras County Health Department closed its eight day H1N1 school vaccination program for the year.
C.H.P. Identifies Hwy 49 Accident Victims
The C.H.P. has identified 79 year old Robert Bernhard of Rail Road Flat as the individual who suffered major injuries Tuesday afternoon in a single vehicle accident north of Angels Camp on Hwy 49 near Deer Creek.
Speed at issue in Mountain Ranch
Less than two weeks after the speed limit through Mountain Ranch was raised from 35 to 45 mph, a new traffic survey may put the brakes on what some residents say has become a "speedway." Last week, the Public Works Department performed a followup to the 2008 survey that originally set the higher limits, prompted by renewed protests by residents at ...
Judge rejects deputy files request
A man accused of car theft who was shot and injured during an encounter in May with Calaveras County sheriff's detectives won't gain access to the personnel files of the officers, a judge ruled Friday.
News of Record for Oct. 1, 2009
Calaveras County Sheriff's reports MONDAY 3:44 p.m., Rail Road Flat - Someone was drunk in public at Pine and Main streets.
Buller gets jail term, probation
Dale Buller, a millionaire gun collector and buffalo rancher, was sentenced last week to 90 days in jail and five years' probation for being a felon in possession of guns and ammunition.
Class-size reduction efforts could be reduced
One Calaveras County elementary school is planning to withdraw from a popular state program that limits classrooms to 20 students per teacher, and others may have to do the same after mid-year budget cuts.
Calaveras County rejects Buller's land proposal
The Calaveras County Planning Commission Thursday rejected a proposal by millionaire buffalo rancher Dale Buller to divide a small lot he owns near Glencoe into three home lots.
Suspect linked to deputy shooting caught
A suspected car thief who has been sought since a hunt for him resulted in a deputy shooting another car thief suspect in late May was arrested this week near Sheep Ranch.
Suspect linked to deputy shooting caught
A suspected car thief who has been sought since a hunt for him resulted in a deputy shooting another car thief suspect in late May was arrested this week near Sheep Ranch.
Lode rancher ordered to mental hospital
Dale Buller, the millionaire buffalo rancher known for his love of guns and his volatile encounters with law enforcement officers, neighbors and even judges, has been ordered into a treatment program at a state mental hospital.
Briefs -- Published June 23, 2009
Millionaire buffalo rancher Dale Buller will return to Calaveras County Superior Court on July 6 for a hearing at which a judge may determine whether to send Buller to a state mental hospital or some other form of psychiatric treatment.
Mental affliction cases can be complex
Dale Buller might soon be watching television in a state mental hospital. Buller, seen as recently as last year repairing fences and driving a utility vehicle around his buffalo ranch in Rail Road Flat, was found mentally incompetent to stand trial May 18 on charges of illegal gun dealing, assault-weapon possession and assault.
Graduation -- Published June 10, 2009
Comment: "It feels great," said graduate Jesse Main, 18, of Rail Road Flat. "This school helped me out a lot.
Thompson was in an altercation with Calaveras County Sheriff's Deputies and he was shot attempting to flea the scene in a stolen car.
Calaveras sheriff defends detective who shot car-theft suspect
Calaveras County Sheriff Dennis Downum Monday defended a detective who on May 27 shot and wounded car theft suspect Michael Thompson during an encounter in Rail Road Flat.
Many Calaveras Transit runs will be eliminated as a result of a 40 percent budget shortfall faced by the public transportation agency.
Partner's Bullet Fragments Hit Calaveras Detective
The Calaveras County sheriff's detective wounded Wednesday in an encounter with a suspected car thief was actually struck by richocheting bullet fragments from his partner's weapon, a sheriff's department spokesman said.
Officer shooting details emerge
A Calaveras County Sheriff's detective was injured by metal fragments as a result of shots fired by a fellow detective during an attempted arrest Tuesday afternoon in Rail Road Flat, according to sheriff's department investigators.
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