At the end of a long and exhausting season, Amador High School senior Carter Devore found one more prize. Brendan Franks, El Dorado; Allen Swett, Argonaut; Dylan Finley, Amador; Josh Newbold, Union ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jessica McPartland always dreamed of playing college softball at the Division I level and after a short stint at junior college, the 19-year-old strikeout specialist from Jackson will finally get that ...

Entering her first season as head coach of the Argonaut High School varsity softball team, Kobie Pettis could see that she had a group of players with the potential to do special things. A former ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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