The Friends of Amador County appealed to the board of supervisors on Tuesday to have county departments treat lands owned by the Buena Vista Band of Me-Wuk Indians as fee land.

A group of volunteers gathered in Jackson to begin planning the 7th annual Amador County Camp Out for Cancer. The event will take place on Sept. 11 and 12 at the Amador County Fairgrounds in Plymouth. There is still room for new teams to form.

Sutter Creek’s contentious Measure N narrowly passed Tuesday in a decision that could dramatically transform the tiny Amador County foothill community.

Amador County Library’s Summer Reading Program kicks off Monday, June 14 at 1 p.m. at Detert Park in Jackson. Python Ron’s Reptile Kingdom is a traveling educational adventure for all ages. Experience the exciting world of reptiles, insects and arachnids.

Amador County Historical Society members and the general public are invited to celebrate the founding date of Amador County (June 14, 1854) with a gala picnic on the grounds of the Amador County Museum, 225 Church St., Jackson, at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 19.

Tom Dillian is a twin. He’s also a longtime Amador County grape grower, going on 40 years.

Amador County Historical Society members and the general public are invited to celebrate the founding date of Amador County (June 14, 1854) with a gala picnic on the grounds of the Amador County Museum, 225 Church St., Jackson, at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 19.

The suspected triggerman in a gang assault that rocked Amador County on March 14 – leaving one teenager with a bullet hole in his face, and another bleeding from the neck – appeared in court on May 27. Later that evening, parents and teens from the community gathered to hear about Amador’s new gang task force.

The suspected triggerman in a gang assault that rocked Amador County on March 14 – leaving one teenager with a bullet hole in his face, and another bleeding from the neck – appeared in court on May 27. Later that evening, parents and teens from the community gathered to hear about Amador’s new gang task force.

Ken Burns recently called our national parks and forests “America’s best idea.” Now, locals who love Amador County’s towering granite and cascading pines will have an opportunity to help determine their future.