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Amador County
News and Information from Amador County
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Hwy 50 Fully Reopened to the Public this Morning. |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/21/2021 05:19 PM
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South Lake Tahoe, CA....Highway 50 fully opened to the public at 8am this morning. No permits will be needed for residents to gain access to properties not included on forest service land. If your property is on forest service land, please contact the forest service for access details.
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97 New Covid Cases & Another Death in Amador County |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/21/2021 06:02 PM
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Amador County, CA...Amador County Public Health reports 97 more individuals with COVID-19 since last Tuesday’s update, of whom 82.5% were unvaccinated. The cases include 26 children under the age of 18 years, 39 age 18-49, 13 age 50-64, and 19 age 65 and above. Since January 1, 2021, confirmed cases of COVID-19 total 1,745. There are currently 124 active cases. Investigation has also confirmed 1 additional death due to COVID-19: a male in his 70s. The County website now includes an epi curve bar graph representing Amador county resident cases. The vaccines continue to be very effective at preventing serious illness and death. Of the eleven (8 Amador residents and 3 from other counties) patients hospitalized locally with COVID-19, only one was fully vaccinated. Statewide, there is more than a 10-fold increased risk of hospitalization and nearly a 15-fold increased risk of death among people who are unvaccinated.
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Amador County Horse Comes Down with West Nile Virus. |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/21/2021 07:07 PM
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Amador County, CA – Amador County Public Health confirms the first 2021 case of West Nile virus (WNV) in an Amador County horse. Outbreaks of WNV occur each summer in the United States and are most commonly transmitted to humans and animals through a mosquito bite from a mosquito harboring the virus. Public Health officials remind the community to take preventative measures to avoid mosquitoborne disease.
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Eldorado Sherriff's Office Make Arrest in Caldor Fire Related Crime Spree. |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/18/2021 03:57 PM
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South Lake Tahoe, CA...Over the last several days the Caldor Fire Law Enforcement Security Team worked with EDSO Patrol to catch a looter who committed dozens of thefts from vehicles, garages, and structures in the evacuation zones, and stole at least two vehicles in the South Lake Tahoe area. EDSO deputies disrupted the suspect during an early morning crime spree, who was caught while fleeing a neighborhood in the Pioneer Trail corridor into the forest near Saxton Creek.
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Traffic Update....Vehicle Rollover Near Ridge Rd / Sr88 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/18/2021 07:28 PM
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Martell, CA...Traffic Update....Vehicle Rollover Near Ridge Rd / Sr88. Please use caution in the area...
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Hwy 88 a Key Sierra Nevada Roadway Opens After Closure From Caldor Fire |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/16/2021 05:24 PM
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Alpine & Amador Counties, CA...The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and partner agencies reopened State Route 88 at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 16, 2021. The roadway had been closed between Peddler Hill and Route 89/Picketts Junction, and later from Peddler Hill to Kirkwood due to the Caldor Fire, which according to Cal Fire had burned more than 219,000 acres and was 71% contained as of Thursday, September 16, 2021.
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More Caldor Fire Evacuation Orders Downgraded |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/16/2021 05:59 PM
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Grizzly Flats, CA...As of September 16, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. Evacuation Orders Downgraded, Effective Immediately in El Dorado County, Amador County, Alpine County. Evacuation Order Update: The following Evacuation Orders have been downgraded to Evacuation Warnings in Amador County: Zones 4A and 5A. South of Highway 88 along the Amador/El Dorado County line from Dufrene Road, due east to the Amador/Alpine County line and from the Amador/Alpine County line north to Hwy 88. The following Evacuation Warnings have been lifted in Amador County: Zones 4B and 5B. South of Dufrene Road due east to the Amador/Alpine County line. West of the of the Amador/Alpine County line and north of the Amador/Calaveras County line. Concluding with a western border of Panther Creek Road. The following Evacuation Warnings have been lifted in Alpine County: Zone 19 and 20. Highway 88 Picket’s Junction south to Kirkwood and the Alpine/Amador County line. Wilderness and forested areas south of 88 and west of Blue Lakes.
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Governor Gavin Newsom Should Survive Recall & Serve Out Remainder of Term |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/15/2021 08:07 AM
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Arnold, CA...Locally in our coverage area Alpine County is only County that followed the statewide trend. From the Secretary of State's Office... "Unofficial Election Results. Results will be certified by October 22, 2021. ( 18,185 of 18,185 ) precincts partially reporting as of September 15, 2021, 2:55 a.m.. Precincts are listed as “partially” reporting since vote-by-mail, provisional, and other ballots will continue to be processed and counted after Election Night.
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AWA Declares "Stage 1" Water Alert & Customers Asked to Reduce Water Use Up to 20 Percent |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/14/2021 04:45 PM
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Sutter Creek, CA...Amador Water Agency Directors declared a Stage 1 - Water Alert, effective immediately, at their regular Board meeting Thursday, triggering conservation requirements for water customers targeting a 20 percent reduction in use.
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Caldor Fire Reaches 67% Containment, Heat Map Getting Colder, Eyes Turn to Getting 50 & 88 Opened Back Up |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/13/2021 01:33 PM
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South Lake Tahoe, CA...East Zone Situation Summary: Winds along the ridges remained out of the southwest with gusts around 25 mph in the evening becoming southerly with gusts around 15 mph by the morning. Winds over the majority of the fire area become downslope as the sun sets with speeds around 3 to 5 mph. Overnight, the structure group located in Christmas Valley and Division AA continued to patrol, backhaul all unneeded supplies and remained available for calls for service. Division QQ patrolled and suppressed hot spots within the current footprint and mopped up to the degree it was safe to do so. Division PP worked through the night plumbing 2000 feet of hose line.
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