Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated. Be ...

Wanda Ellis Watson, 85, of Ione, California, passed away peacefully at home on May 7, 2025. Born on July 27, 1939 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, in the Cherokee Nation, Wanda was the daughter of Mildred and ...

The 143rd Annual Italian Picnic will take place Friday, May 30th through Sunday, June 1st. Carnival. Music, dancing. Friday - opens at 5 p.m. til midnight. Music, dancing, wine and beer tasting ...

For the love of berries! Berry food, berry vendors, berry dessert, berry beer and wine, live music and dancing. Fun for the whole family. It’s a Berry Sweet Summer Festival on Saturday, May 31 from 5 ...

Before I was unexpectedly interrupted, I was telling a tale of Sherlock Holmes and his role in The Boxer Rebellion. So. Let me continue. The year is 1931… ...

Heritage Health Center, Inc., 820 East Highway 88 (near Sutter Amador Hospital), is proud to announce the addition of a new podiatrist, Christina M. Garvin, DPM, DABPM. Dr. Christina Garvin is a ...

With the shutdown of Castle Oaks Golf Club looming on April 30, Ione residents received some positive news on the city’s progress in negotiations with the Hahn Family Foundation. More information ...

I would first like to thank District 4 Supervisor Frank Axe for the explanation of Measure Q that I found on Page 2 of the Upcountry News. These details explained the estimated funding that may be ...

A previous letter I wrote included text from the Indian Land Consolidation Act (ILCA) that requires Tribes using the ILCA to have existing trust land. The ILCA also requires a Land Consolidation Plan ...

One issue makes most of the other issues irrelevant. That issue is global warming. Who cares about the price of a gallon of gas when you grandkids’ world might be on fire. The two greatest threats to ...

After nearly a year of closed session discussions, the City of Ione has finally broken its silence on a matter that’s kept residents teed off since last summer: the future of Castle Oaks Golf Club.

Acorn Ridge, the Ione Band of Miwok Indians’ casino project, took center stage at the latest Plymouth City Council meeting on Thursday, April 10.