There were no smiles on the faces of the nine Bret Harte High School softball players who walked off the field after the third out was made in the top of the sixth inning. The Bullfrogs entered ...

Most days, if a team scores 14 runs, a win is likely in the cards. Unfortunately for the Bret Harte High School softball team, Tuesday was not one of those days. Despite posting a season-high 14 ...

I know it sounds weird but I realized in the aftermath of her recent passing that the love of my life is my Mom. Now, that would have been impossible to even consider back when at the age of 21 a ...

Sawyer Maurer needed just one final strike. The junior pitcher had recorded five consecutive outs – four of them by strikeout – since taking the mound in the fifth inning. With the Bret Harte ...

In 2024, the final Mother Lode League tournament of the year was held at La Contenta Golf Club in Valley Springs – the home course of the Calaveras High School golf team. As individual scores ...

Local law enforcement officials shared recent activities as well as plans for the week, leading off with an example of how stricter sentences are affecting convicted felons. Last week, a 20-year ...

The first piece of satire Sam Clemens published outside his brother’s paper, was also his first salvo in a lifelong crusade against frauds and humbugs. “The Dandy Frightening the Squatter ...

Trevor Michael Weber 12/18/1970 – 4/15/2025 The Weber family is saddened to report that Trevor passed suddenly and unexpectedly at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Stockton from a pulmonary embolism.

Management protocols at some local lakes due to the invasive golden mussel continue to impede boat launching activities and differences between some may limit recreational activities. The Bureau ...

For much of the season, the Calaveras High School softball team struggled to score runs. But now, it’s safe to say the Red Hawks have finally, at long last, found their swing. Over its last 10 ...

Dr. Randall Smart and his team at the Valley Springs Health and Wellness Center have addressed one of the most underserved areas in our county’s health care – behavioral health. On April 18 a ...

Calaveras Chamber of Commerce held its On the Right Track event at Bret Harte High School on Apr. 10, and Calaveras High School on Apr. 17. The event is designed to introduce seniors to real life ...