Wards Ferry News Today

Shelly Davis-King, a career anthropologist, and Carlo M. De Ferrari, Tuolumne County’s official historian before his death in 2017, have each contributed significantly to our knowledge of the Central Sierra

Deputies found the woman standing on the victim’s front porch where she is not allowed according to her restraining order.

Gold Country Christmases began with the ‘49ers who paused just long enough in the placers to celebrate the holy day and holiday alone or with fellow miners.

There are many community activities planned around the upcoming Christmas holiday in Mother Lode communities.

Firefighters responded to four illegal debris burns in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties over the weekend, resulting in four criminal citations and one district attorney case referral.

Old Priest Grade, the Highway 120 shortcut between Moccasin and Big Oak Flat that reopened last week after a seven-month closure due to damage from storms last winter, was closed

Old Priest Grade, the former footpath, mule trail and wagon road, reopened to the public Monday morning after being closed since March due to foundation damage, erosion, and undermining from

Repairs are expected to begin Thursday on Old Priest Grade, the former footpath, mule trail, and wagon road between Moccasin and Big Oak Flat, which was severely damaged by winter

There is still no estimated reopening date for Tuolumne Road North, but the Public Works Department is providing new details about the planning work underway.

Work being done this week, and next, will help determine the next steps on Tuolumne Road North, Old Priest Grade, and Wards Ferry Road.