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10 hrs ago | Amador Ledger-Dispatch

Click - Nov. 3, 2009

Bill Lavallie Dana Jorgensen, left, district director for Sen. Dave Cox, congratulates Sheriff Martin Ryan for being named Peace Officer of the Year by the Amador County Peace Officers' Association.

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Related Topix: Pine Grove, CA, Jackson, CA, Fire

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Amador Ledger-Dispatch

Former Mule Creek State Prison guard sentenced for sex crimes

A man who once guarded inmates at Mule Creek State Prison is now headed for a new facility - only this time he'll be on the other side of the bars.

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Related Topix: State Prisons, Prison, Mule Creek State Prison

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Amador Ledger-Dispatch

DUI-related collisions, arrests pile up in Amador County

A crane truck sits overturned after it was struck by a 1998 Dodge Intrepid on Sept.

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Related Topix: Pine Grove, CA, Jackson, CA, Sutter Creek, CA

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Amador Ledger-Dispatch

H1N1 vaccine clinic for children set for Nov. 4

Amador County Public Health will hold a special clinic on Wednesday, Nov. 4 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. for children age 6 months through sixth grade.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Sutter Creek, CA

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Amador Ledger-Dispatch

Residents give input on transportation plan update

Forward-looking residents in four sections of Amador County gathered this month to talk local transportation.

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Related Topix: Jackson, CA, Sutter Creek, CA, Pine Grove, CA, Ione, CA

Sat Oct 31, 2009

San Jose Mercury News

Cops: Speeding a factor in San Jose crash that killed teenage passenger

San Jose police say a teenage driver was speeding just before his car crashed into a concrete divider and tree Thursday night, killing a 17-year-old friend and injuring a young woman.

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Related Topix: San Jose, CA, San Jose Metro, Pioneer, CA

Chico Enterprise-Record

Two men rescued from Sacramento River following capsize

A Chico man and a man from Amador County were rescued from the Sacramento River upstream from Woodson Bridge Wednesday night after the boat they were in overturned.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster, Chico, CA, Chico Metro, Pioneer, CA, Tehama County, CA

Fri Oct 30, 2009

KTVU

SJ Crash Kills Teen, Injures Two Others

Police in San Jose are investigating a Thursday night crash that killed a 17-year-old and injured two other teens.

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Related Topix: San Jose, CA, Santa Clara County, CA

Amador Ledger-Dispatch

County plans to house inmates on Wicklow land

Moving an anticipated site of a new Amador County Jail, supervisors Tuesday resolved to pay $1.81 million for 201 oak-studded acres overlooking State Route 88 in Martell that once was slated for a 700-dwelling-unit "bedroom community" subdivision.

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Related Topix: Martell, CA

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Amador Ledger-Dispatch

Canine helps nab suspected drug dealer

A four-legged cop working for the Amador County Sheriff's Office helped send Sean Strigfellow to jail on Monday for alleged possession of methamphetamine, pharmaceuticals pills and a full pound of marijuana.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Plymouth, CA, River Pines, CA

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Amador Ledger-Dispatch

Scam stopper seminar set for Oct. 28

Assemblymember Alyson Huber, in conjunction with the Contractors State License Board, will help Amador County residents learn how to protect themselves from fraud.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

Sacramento Business Journal

Renwood Winery's parent company files Ch. 11

Renwood Winery's parent company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Renwood Winery itself, which has a tasting room in Plymouth in Amador County, is not seeking bankruptcy protection.

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Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Amador Ledger-Dispatch

Boxer calls Amador's meth problem 'serious,' task force makes more arrests

U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer recently acknowledged the dire nature of Amador's continuing battle with methamphetamine, as well as the harsh impact it's had on area crime and local families.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Pioneer, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Ione, CA

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Amador Ledger-Dispatch

Amador County says good-bye to local journalist

Marcia Oxford was known as a "go-getter" journalist and was director of the Sutter Creek Visitor's Center.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Sutter Creek, CA, Drytown, CA, Iraq, World News, Lebanon

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Amador Ledger-Dispatch

Volunteers pitch in to manicure Gateway Park

Sutter Creek volunteers have dug into the task of clearing Gateway Park of an overgrowth of thistles and other unwanted vegetation.

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Related Topix: Sutter Creek, CA

Sun Oct 18, 2009

My Mother Lode

Power Outage Numbers Continue To Dwindle

Power outage numbers in the Mother Lode continue to dwindle as P.G.& E. crews work around the clock to attain full restoration.

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Related Topix: Tuolumne County, CA, Sonora, CA, Columbia, CA, Calaveras County, CA, Mokelumne Hill, CA

Fri Oct 16, 2009

Amador Ledger-Dispatch

Judge rules DA to remain in charge of Fiddletown murder case

Amador Superior Court was loaded with attorneys Friday, as Judge David Richmond found himself confronted with a messy, four-way legal battle regarding who would prosecute an upcoming murder case.

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Related Topix: Fiddletown, CA, Life, Self Defense, August, CA

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Stockton Record

Critics vow to fight proposal for new Pardee dam

Conservation groups are considering legal action after East Bay Municipal Utility District's Board of Directors approved a long-term water supply plan that includes possibly building a new dam to raise the level of Pardee Reservoir by as much as 32 feet.

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Related Topix: San Joaquin County, CA, San Joaquin, CA, San Francisco Metro

Tue Oct 13, 2009

Amador Ledger-Dispatch

Christian bookstore employee stands up to armed robber

When the economy goes down, armed robberies go up - particularly in banks, late-night businesses and gas stations.

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Related Topix: Martell, CA

Mon Oct 12, 2009

The Ashland Daily Tidings

Fall preview of red wine

Now that the weather has changed and the evenings have come around to the crispness of autumn, it's time to look at red wine and give you a hint of what to expect.

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Related Topix: Wine, Drink, Paso Robles, CA, San Luis Obispo Metro, Opinion

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