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It’s been three years since California’s Public Safety Realignment Plan (AB 109), one of the most significant changes to California’ criminal justice system in decades, went into effect. Due to overcrowding in state prisons, on Oct. 1, 2011, California state legislature shifted responsibility from the state to counties for the custody, treatment and supervision of [...]
May 18 5:45 p.m. The Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding information about a possible marijuana grow in Shingle Springs. A search of the area revealed approximately 50 mature plants and a large amount of indicia that indicated a large amount of marijuana plants either exist now or had existed. 9:09 p.m. Two adult males [...]
What: El Dorado County Fair Where: El Dorado County Fairgrounds, 100 Placerville Drive, Placerville When: Friday noon to midnight, Saturday 10 a.m. to midnight and Sunday noon to 10 p.m. Information: 530-621-5860 or EldoradoCountyFair.org. The El Dorado County Fair “Blue Jeans and Country Dreams” continues with music, events and exhibits through Sunday, Father’s Day, June 16. Along with [...]
On June 7, Lt. Stacey Lafave of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife was on patrol when he noticed a vehicle pulled off the shoulder of the road near Miess Cabin Road and Forest Service Road 10N46 in the Eldorado National Forest. Investigating on foot, Lafave walked down to the North Fork of the [...]
The judge assigned to the case regarding an El Dorado County Supervisor recused himself and rescheduled the arraignment in a new courtroom.
Judge Daniel B. Proud recused himself from the matter as Ray Nutting had been Proud’s son’s wrestling coach. “It’s my decision to recuse myself,” he told a packed courtroom. He then said that they could proceed with the arraignment, but it would be improper to do anything else. The other option would be to send the case to Presiding Judge Suzanne Kingsbury for reassignment.
Deputy district attorney James Clinchard, joined by Peter Williams of the state Attorney General’s office, said …
EDITOR: Your editorial (“Stop the merry-go-round,” June 7) regarding the grand jury was disappointing. I offer a few points and comments. I agree that it is a loss to our citizens to have a jury disband. Most jurors who volunteer for a year of service do take their roles very seriously, and there had to [...]
A lawsuit by three El Dorado County Sheriff’s Community Service Officers was resolved out of court. A press release announced the June 2010 federal lawsuit by Nicole Sahaj-Myers, Stacie Walls and Jona Scher alleging discrimination and harassment due to gender and retaliation for complaints was settled days before the trial was to being. The county [...]
At the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships (IRAs) on Lake Natoma last week, while 4,000 spectators stood craning their necks to watch the Washington Huskies row to the national championship, one man looked the other way. John McCasey has been to innumerable major sporting events in the past 41-years, but rarely as a spectator. As a [...]
El Dorado County’s District 2 Supervisor Ray Nutting kept an agreement he’d made with County Counsel Ed Knapp by sitting as a board member on some agenda items and sitting in the audience on others. In an unusual move, Knapp read a prepared statement prior to the beginning of Tuesday’s regular board meeting that advised [...]
A man and woman accused of kidnapping changed attorneys in a hearing Monday. Judge Douglas C. Phimister first announced that the case of Jason Bays and Melissa Smith had been set before the presiding judge for assignment as per the request of the previous hearing. It was then announced that Bays and Smith had requested [...]
ONGOING Gold Country Artists Gallery, 379 Main St. in Placerville, is featuring the outstanding photography of Soroush Mostafanejad. He uses a professional photographic technique of “high dynamic range photographs that capture all the available light, tone and color through multiple exposures.” Also featured at Gold Country are the delightful stained glass designs of Linda Soos. Soos’ [...]
Ask El Dorado Rose 2013 candidate Dianna Rowe anything about the historical Shakespeare Club in Placerville, and watch her already friendly face light with enthusiasm. A love of local history is one of the prerequisites for attaining the title of El Dorado Rose, a competition that has been a highlight of the El Dorado County [...]
May 7 11:50 a.m. A 31-year-old male subject was cited and released for alleged possession of controlled substance paraphernalia on Golden Foothill Parkway in El Dorado Hills. 2:57 p.m. Deputies responded to reports of a male subject causing a disturbance on White Rock Road in El Dorado Hills by banging on doors and windows. Luke [...]
A wildland fire burned nearly 2 acres, affecting four parcels, after a controlled burn became out of control Saturday afternoon. The fire, at 4372 South Shingle Road, was reported at about 2 p.m., El Dorado County Fire Battalion Chief Mike Pott said. He noted that it was supposed to be a controlled burn, but the [...]
When the Wagon Train arrives on Main Street around 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, it will find the place hopping with activity. From noon to 6 p.m. visitors, residents and businesses will be celebrating the arrival of Wagon Train with a barbecue rib cook-off, wheelbarrow demonstrations, gold panning, old west shoot-outs, music, kids’ games, [...]
El Dorado County Supervisor Ray Nutting was arrested Tuesday on felony charges of failing to disclose income, filing false documents, perjury and failing to recuse himself from votes in which he had a financial interest. El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson announced the District 2 representative’s arrest in a press release issued Tuesday afternoon. [...]
Tending to horses from the cloud bedecked mountains of Peru to the steamy lowlands of Honduras is Placerville vet Dr. David Turoff, 62, who recently received an award as Veterinary Practitioner of the Year from the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association (HSVMA). According to HSVMA, since 2001 Dr. Turoff has led or participated in more than [...]
The crowds have been strong in numbers and consistent throughout the first five weeks of the season as more than ever, Placerville Speedway’s efforts to reach out to its fans and the community is paying dividends. In today’s day and age, operating a motor sports venue on a weekly basis is a tough challenge. It [...]
The board of the El Dorado County Fire Protection District (EDCFPD) heard more specifics about a proposal for Cal Fire to run the district at its meeting May 16. Providing the information was Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit Chief Kelly Keenan, who provided the board with an update on the district’s Request for Proposal to Cal [...]
ELK GROVE — Elcipsing his preliminary time by nearly a second at Friday’s CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Track and Field Championships at Elk Grove High, Oak Ridge’s Jacop Sipes took third in the boys 300 hurdles and qualified for a spot at the state meet. The junior was clocked at 38.79, his second best this [...]