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Sonora Woman Arrested For Stalking
Sonora, CA – A Sonora woman is being held without bail after she allegedly violated a restraining order. A report of a restraining order violation to Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office dispatch recently sent deputies to a residence on the 15000 block of Blue Bell Road West, near Mountain Lily Road, east of Wards Ferry Road. The victim called dispatch and advised that 36-year-old Fantasia Baker of Sonora had violated a valid restraining order by showing up at his residence.
TUD Sewer Flushing Underway In Downtown Sonora
Sonora, CA — Tuolumne Utilities District (TUD) has begun its annual sanitary sewer collection system flushing program for the downtown Sonora area that will take place all this week. TUD officials noted that sanitary sewer flushing is a common maintenance activity done to improve pipe flow. Morning commuters can...
Junior Fairboard prepares for this year’s county fair, frog jumping jubilee
The Calaveras Junior Fairboard is readying itself for another edition of the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee. This year’s fair will be held May 16-19. Typically consisting of juniors and seniors from Bret Harte and Calaveras high schools, the board occasionally adds younger members from those schools.
Graduation Night At Columbia College
Columbia, CA — The Spring 2024 Commencement Ceremony will be held this evening at Columbia College in Carkeet Park. It will begin at 5 pm (May 3) at 11600 Columbia Way. The college has released a list of graduates:. Graduates with Distinction 3.75-4.0 GPA. Kylie Archer. Leilani Brennan. Joshua...
New Charges For Tuolumne County Inmate Who Shouted Threat At Deputy
Sonora, CA – A Soulsbyville man already in the Tuolumne County Jail faces new charges after making deadly threats. On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, around 12:30 p.m., a Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputy at the Dambacher Detention Center, off Old Wards Ferry Road in Sonora, was guarding the unit where 42-year-old Daniel Louis Dishman was in a safety cell. It is designed to house inmates who are considered dangerous to other inmates, staff, or suicidal. Sheriff’s officials relayed that Dishman reportedly yelled at the deputy, “I’m going to kill all you cops!”
Sonora Woman Arrested For DUI After Crash
Tuolumne County, CA – A Sonora woman was arrested for drunk driving in a crash that injured a toddler. On Monday, April 22, at about 10:20 p.m., 27-year-old Chace Bailey was driving a 2023 Mazda 3 sedan eastbound in the 23200 block of Joaquin Gully Road, east of Cherokee Drive in Twain Harte, at around 55 miles per hour. In the back seat was a 3-year-old passenger. The CHP did not disclose their relationship. Spokesperson Officer Steve Machado relayed, “Bailey lost control of her vehicle, and it traveled off the roadway, smashing into a tree. Bailey was uninjured; however, her passenger was improperly placed in a child restraint seat and sustained minor injuries.”
Structure Fire In Jamestown Last Night
Jamestown, CA — A structure fire in Jamestown last night destroyed a detached garage. The flames broke out just after 9 p.m. in the garage on the 17800 block of Highway 108 between Harvard Mine Road and Woods Way. CAL Fire reports that when firefighters arrived on the scene, flames were shooting out of the garage, which was 75% engulfed. They added that a nearby structure was also threatened. Crews were able to knock down the blaze in just under 10 minutes. No injuries were reported. The garage was destroyed and what ignited the fire is under investigation.
California hospital dismisses CEO
The board for John C. Fremont Healthcare District in Mariposa, Calif., has dismissed the CEO after less than five months on the job, the Mariposa Gazette reported May 2. Board members voted to dismiss Michael Zimmerman during a meeting on April 24, according to the newspaper. It also voted to appoint Pat Ryan of consulting firm Force 10 Partners, who most recently served as CEO of Sutter Health's Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, Calif., as interim CEO.
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