A massive greenwashed disaster capitalism project is coming to Tuolumne county ... and another to Calaveras County. If you haven’t heard much about it, that’s because there has been no local media ...

“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” – John Steinbeck Letters to the Editor can be ...

Kay Snyder, formerly of Pine Grove, was born in Santa Rosa, CA to Robert and Audrey Whatley. She passed away in Modesto ca. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed traveling, ...

Dan Epperson was sworn in as the Amador County District 2 Supervisor last week. The actual winner of the election will never be known. By way of background, Jack Mitchell had a 57-vote lead after the ...

Plymouth City Council discussed the trajectory of the city’s regulations on burn permits, suggesting it’s time to change the city’s municipal code at the council’s first meeting of 2025 on Thursday, ...

Amador County firefighters are part of a personnel team numbering in the tens of thousands deployed to help fight a series of large wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area, including the Palisades ...

In response to Dennis Price’s “Another dog attack” (Letters to the Editor, Ledger Dispatch; January 10, 2025), without a 24/7 day-use building, overnight parking available with lighting and ...

Ida Gertrude Machado passed away on January 12, 2025 in Jackson, CA at the age of 91. She was born on November 9, 1933 in Kamiah, Idaho to Thomas and Juanita (Denney) Walsh. Ida is survived by her ...

The Argonaut High School varsity girls soccer team is embracing the challenge of playing higher-enrollment schools in its first season as a member of the Sierra Valley Conference (SVC). The Amador and ...

The Social Security Fairness Act H.R. 82 was signed into law on Sunday, January 5 by President Joseph Biden. H.R. 82 repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO ...

The five finalists of the Great Christmas Lights Show, the City of Jackson’s first residential Christmas lights competition, were honored at the January 13 Jackson City Council meeting. Finishing in ...

Geraldine Patricia Loadholdt, longtime resident of Ione, California, passed away in her home on January 2, 2025. Geraldine retired from the Department of Corrections at Mule Creek State Prison and was ...