An accident left one man seriously injured and in need of rescue in the Eldorado National Forest on April 9. Sam White, Frank Showers and two other elderly gentlemen were riding quads, having gone about 17 miles into the forest by lunchtime. Around 3 p.m., disaster struck. They were riding along when “we came upon [...]

A hearing lasting less than five minutes Monday morning arranged new hearing dates for a woman charged with child endangerment leading to death. Attorney Michael Wise, representing Carmel Cobabe, requested new dates of Aug. 19 and 21 for pre-preliminary and preliminary hearings, respectively. Judge Douglas C. Phimister confirmed the new dates and the short hearing [...]

A woman accused of child stealing appeared in court for a brief hearing Friday morning to push her trial back. Judge Daniel B. Proud began the hearing regarding Jennifer Kendall by asking if both deputy district attorney Jamie Verwayen and defense attorney Tom Johnson were prepared for a six-day trial beginning May 28. Instead of [...]

Last December, Robert Deitz was the victim of a tree killing spree on Lotus Road, where someone chopped down about 20 trees in the middle of the night. On April 26, they struck for a third time since the initial incident. Deitz said that “there is a serial tree killer on the loose along Lotus [...]

The Black Oak Mine Unified School District Board of Trustees met on May 2 to discuss items on the agenda, including the continuing hot topic of classified/certificated layoffs. The meeting began with a BOMTA (teachers’ union) update as well as a student representative update. Local high school graduations are planned for June 6 (Golden Sierra) [...]

A man died of a heart attack while taking a class on the river near Highway 49 behind Mother Lode River Center in Lotus. The man, later identified as Anthony Servin, 49, of Elk Grove, was taking an unspecified class on the river — possibly kayaking — around 2:30 p.m. on May 11, said El [...]

Placerville garbage rates will be going up by 2.14 percent beginning July 1. A resolution to approve El Dorado Disposal’s request for a rate increase was approved at the May 14 Placerville City Council meeting with a 5-0 vote. Garbage collection is mandatory within Placerville city limits and the rates are subject to review annually, [...]

A man accused of killing his wife appeared briefly in court Monday afternoon to set dates where he will receive a new lawyer. David Weiner, the attorney of record for Todd Winkler, was joined by Erik Schlueter and Mark Ralphs as Judge Douglas C. Phimister announced that the California Supreme Court would have its decision [...]

An El Dorado County Rose accused of killing her husband appeared for a blink-and-miss-it hearing Monday morning to get new court dates. Deputy district attorney Joe Alexander told Judge Douglas C. Phimister that he and defense attorney David Weiner would be vacating the May 30 preliminary hearing for Colleen Harris. Instead, they set a pre-preliminary [...]

The body of a woman from Reno, Nev. was found east of Strawberry on May 10. At 9:09 a.m., the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Reno Police Department asking for assistance in finding a missing woman, a press release stated. Sherilyn Renstrom, 66, had dementia and was at-risk, EDSO was [...]

Placerville & Sacramento Valley Railroad Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, will be giving a presentation to the El Dorado County Parks and Recreation Commission at their regular meeting 10 a.m. Thursday, May 16, in the Planniong Commission meeting room of Building C. Subsequent to the rejection of El Dorado County’s request to remove the railroad [...]

The semi-annual photography print competition will be held by the El Dorado Camera Club on Thursday, May 16, at the Cameron Park Community Center, 2502 Country Club Dr., Cameron Park, at 7 p.m. The competition is open to all camera enthusiasts, members and non-members. The Special Category for this competition is “Motion.” For information on [...]

SACRAMENTO – Assemblywoman Beth Gaines, R-Rocklin, announced that an important measure that allows for commercial fishing of crayfish in Lake Tahoe has passed the Assembly. Assembly Bill 165 is a response to worsening clarity of Lake Tahoe. There are many natural and human impacts over time have decreased the clarity of Lake Tahoe. One contributing [...]

If you thought of handmade crafts as being shells glued onto a cigar box, you haven’t been to Eleven B. The shop at 1234 Broadway in Placerville represents more than 150 local crafters who make everything from exquisite pottery for daily use to jewelry, yard art made of tools and silverware and one-of-kind aprons you’ll [...]

Award-winning local cartographers were out in force at the county government center Tuesday morning. Participants in the map contest sponsored by the association of Surveyors, Architects, Geologists and Engineers (SAGE), competed in all grade levels from kindergarten through high school. All the winning maps were displayed in the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors chambers, [...]

Plucky 12-year-old Mikey Keleshian of El Dorado Hills may have been born with a rare genetic disorder, but that’s not holding him, family or friends from doing everything they can to ensure that he gets well. And that includes holding a fundraiser for him so he can receive specialized treatment for his condition. Born with [...]

An underground junction box on Fair Lane near the Superior Court driveway blew out on Thursday afternoon, causing a temporary power outage and a cloud of black smoke that choked the air. The power surge resulted in a power line falling into a ravine at 193 Fair Lane around 1:30 p.m, sparking a grass fire. [...]

Bard Lower, operations manager of the Streets Division of the Colorado Springs Public Works Department, will join the El Dorado County Community Development Agency as the new Transportation Division director. Lower has worked as the Colorado Springs Streets Division manager for nine years where he was responsible for a budget that has ranged from $22 [...]