Tuolumne News

The state announced winners from three grants for campus food programs Tuesday. Here are the awards given in Stanislaus, Merced, Tuolumne and Mariposa counties.

The state announced winners from three grants for campus food programs Tuesday. Here are the awards given in Stanislaus, Merced, Tuolumne and Mariposa counties.

Eva Catherine McKee, 93, entered into eternal rest on July 1, 2014 in Sonora. She was born on May 28, 1921 in Tulare, California to the late Earl and Grace Wright.

The McHenry Mansion Gift Shop will hold an open house featuring a tea sampling for those browsing the gift shop.

Most years, if someone emailed you a press release extolling the completion of a 26.2 acre-foot reservoir, the response might be "LOL! Where's the Epsom salts?" But in a drought, every gallon counts.

The 4-H program in Calaveras, Amador, Tuolumne and El Dorado counties is looking for volunteers to help with youth programs in the Central Sierra Region.

The event will overlap with the neighboring Stanislaus County Fair, which runs Friday through July 20, and the California State Fair, which runs Friday through July 27. That should not prevent fans from enjoying this gem tucked into a hillside in the Gold Country town.

A crew will be out re-paving the Highway from Paloma Road in Calaveras County to the Highway 88 intersection in Amador County.

TCEDA Director Larry Cope will be the guest on Mother Lode Views this weekend. He'll provide an update on the innovation lab that is set to open later this month at the former Tuolumne General Hospital Campus.

Sacramento, CA - Assemblyman Frank Bigelow, who represents Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties in the California Legislature, says "We celebrate Independence Day to not only honor the values that make the United States such a special place to be a citizen of, but also the attributes that make our region such a special place to live."

The Bret Harte High School Sports Center parking lot on Murphys Grade Road will be available to the public for fireworks from 6-10 p.m. today.

He told officers he was upset with the ATM and they advised him to contact the bank when it opened.

With most of Tuolumne County on stored water and the bulk of summer still to come, local government leaders are asking residents to continue to conserve.

12:20 p.m., disorderly conduct - A youth riding a bicycle on South Washington Street refused to leave the area.

Three fires in Calaveras County last week were all started because of grinding activity, according to the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

The money will go to support local fire departments training, core programs at Sierra Repertory Theatre and preservation of historic records.

Tuolumne County Assessor-Recorder, Ken Caetano, says all locally assessed property in Tuolumne is estimated to be almost 6.2 billion.

Inside a warehouse just off Sutterville Road, a team of 25 puppeteers, construction workers, painters and designers worked feverishly for a month to bring to life the best that seven Central Valley counties have to offer.

Bud Regelin, of Twain Harte, holds a bill from the Tuolumne Utilities District for more than $6,000.

While fireworks are illegal throughout Tuolumne County, they are permitted in most of Calaveras County despite historically dry conditions and a recent string of grassfires.