February 09, 2012 03:19 pm
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Calaveras County schools, government and volunteers are gearing up to celebrate Kindness Week Feb. 13 through 19. The celebration launched in 1994 by the Bergantz family of Murphys continues to inspire good deeds each year.
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February 09, 2012 03:17 pm
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A search for the remains of Cyndi Vanderheiden and other victims of convicted serial killer Wesley Shermantine and his late partner Loren Herzog continued Wednesday in Calaveras County. San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Deputy Les Garcia said resources from that department and the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Department continue to be devoted to the effort. Letters from Shermantine, who remains on death row at San Quentin State Prison, have indicated Vanderheiden, who he is convicted of killing in 1998, is buried on or near property formerly owned by his family in San Andreas. As a result, investigators have centered their search efforts there. Shermantine also claimed victim Chevelle “Chevy” Wheeler is buried in that vicinity, with a December search proving futile. |
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February 09, 2012 03:15 pm
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More rain could arrive in the Mother Lode as early as Friday, the National Weather Service says. The forecast calls for a slight chance of showers Friday night into Saturday, but NWS Sacramento meteorologist Jason Clapp said that is expected to be pretty much a non-event, with little or no measurable precipitation. The chance of rain in Sonora and Angels Camp is 30 percent. The snow level Friday night and Saturday is expected to be around 6,000 feet. Another storm expected to arrive late Sunday into Monday could bring measurable snow as low as 3,000 feet and add to the Sierra snowpack, Clapp said. California water managers said Sierra Nevada snow levels were just 37 percent of normal on Feb. 1. Tuolumne Utilities District officials plan to ask their board of directors on Feb. 14 to institute voluntary water conservation measures and may ask them to go to mandatory conservation if the water outlook doesn’t change. |
February 09, 2012 03:14 pm
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Local organizations interested in forest management are reacting to a court decision against changes to a federal management plan in the Sierra Nevada mountains. But representatives with the U.S. Forest Service and the organization that filed the legal action against the 2004 version of the Sierra Nevada Framework say it will take some time and work before the decision’s effects on area forestland are known. |
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February 09, 2012 03:05 pm
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A fourth person has initiated the process to run for Tuolumne County Superior Court judge in the upcoming election. Alex Aretakis, a Fresno attorney, said on Wednesday that he has turned in his paperwork and paid his filing fee with the Tuolumne County Elections Office to run for judge.
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February 09, 2012 03:04 pm
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A fourth person has initiated the process to run for Tuolumne County Superior Court judge in the upcoming election. Alex Aretakis, a Fresno attorney, said on Wednesday that he has turned in his paperwork and paid his filing fee with the Tuolumne County Elections Office to run for judge.
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February 09, 2012 03:02 pm
 Gary Neubert, of Columbia, is the president of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Maggie Beck/Union Democrat, copyright 2011 Gary Neubert spends a lot of time on the streets of Columbia, talking with locals who share the historic state park with visitors from around the world. “I love the people in this town,” Neubert said on a sunny Saturday in February as he chatted with a passer-by and checked out one of the new handicapped-accessible walkways being built around town.
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February 09, 2012 02:58 pm
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Struggling students were a recurring theme at Summerville Union High School District’s regular board meeting Wednesday night. Three teachers presented a proposal for remedial classes to help students below grade level in reading comprehension, and the Board of Trustees debated whether to disqualify students with more than one failing grade from practicing in athletic programs. |
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February 09, 2012 02:07 pm
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Law enforcement officials report they have found humane remains at the family home of a convicted serial killer near San Andreas.
A human skull was discovered this morning at the Leonard Road property formerly owned but the parents of Wesley H. Shermantine.
San Joaquin and Calaveras County Sheriff's deputies with K-9 units from the Santa Clara Police Department found the remains about 10:45 a.m.
Today is the second consecutive day authorities searched the area using maps drawn by Shermantine from his death row prison cell.
Letters from Shermantine indicate the remains may be those of either Cyndi Vanderheiden and Chevelle "Chevy" Wheeler, both of whom he was convicted of killing.
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February 08, 2012 03:09 pm
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Angels Camp City Council members liked what they saw Tuesday night in a midyear budget update, beginning with figures that showed lodging, property and sales taxes all exceeded anticipated performance as spending has remained below projections.
The style of the presentation also drew glowing praise from council members who said they felt frustrated by unclear budget reports lacking detail in recent years.
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