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EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - Since Tuesday, September 7, there have been 325 new cases of COVID-19 in El Dorado County, and in the past week there were 209 new cases in Douglas County (see below for Quad Counties). Pollock Pines, Camino, Kyburz - 740 cases - +23 - The 14-day new case rate is 69 with 509 per 100,000 residents.
Cyle Campbell; CIGO photo A bridge in the Quad Counties is being replaced. Frizzles Bridge in Brook Village, Inverness County desperately needs the work, but some locals don’t like the way officials are handling it. Community members just found out Thursday about the work and a Bailey bridge won’t be in place. That means a detour is happening and it’s not a short one. Cyle Campbell, a third generation farmer in Brook Village tells The Hawk some farmers will have to put their milk on another truck. “This causes the impact of having too much milk on the truck for the capacity of the tru...
The price of gas is up again this week. Pump prices climbed as much as 1.5 cents at midnight; the new range in the Quad Counties is between a minimum of $1.31 and a maximum of $1.34.4 Diesel rose as much as 2.4 cents; the new range is between $1.21.9 on the low end and $1.25.1 on the high end. '); } return false; }); $('#comments .commentlist .comment-content a').attr('target','_blank'); }); On Air Now
Logo courtesy AxAir Aviation An air charter service based in the Quad Counties has made its maiden flight. David Morgan, the president of both companies, announced their first run in early May. Morgan tells The Hawk the COVID-19 pandemic scuttled commercial air travel along the east coast. “With the reduction in scheduled air service and the lack of direct connections, we think it’s a great time for folks to consider air charter as a way of doing business and getting back their time.” Morgan says they hadn’t planned on a season stymied by the third wave, and the harsh travel restricti...