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Former Alpine museum director honored as pioneer K-9 handler
If you visited the Alpine Museum during the past dozen years, you probably met Dick Edwards, its garrulous and gregarious director. But even many Alpine locals never realized what a fascinating history Edwards himself brought to the position. more...
  11/20/2009 8:12am
Watch weather on autumn hikes
As I drive toward Ebbetts Pass it is unseasonably warm. Highway 4 has just re-opened after being closed by snow three times in the last few weeks. With cooler unsettled weather in the long range forecast it's likely that this route will close for the...
  11/17/2009 5:40pm
Fire safe council honors artists
Chairman Al Moss and several members of Alpine Fire Safe Council came to Diamond Valley School on Oct. 28 to announce the winners of the second annual poster contest. This year's contest theme was “If the forest could talk.”
  11/06/2009 11:26am
Grand jury response finished
A few months ago, the Alpine County Grand Jury report was published. The departments and individuals investigated by the grand jury have responded in a formal document. 
  11/06/2009 11:18am
Pedestrian and bicycle plan meeting Wednesday
Alpine County is hosting a bicycle and pedestrian master plan meeting 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Turtle Rock Park Community Center on Highway 89. For more information, call (530) 694-2478.
  10/30/2009 4:11pm
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Editor's Note: Clinton John Jr. is an eighth-grader at Woodfords 7-12 Community Day School. He wrote this story for Halloween.
  10/30/2009 4:10pm
Alpine supervisors to discuss guard station
Alpine County supervisors are scheduled to discuss the status of the Markleeville Guard Station 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.
  10/30/2009 4:08pm
Deep roots can be found in Alpine pioneers
There are very deep roots in Alpine County. Shirley Taylor's deep family history in our area reflects the pioneer spirit that combined good stewardship of the land, the art of hard work, self-reliance, and strong family values.
  10/30/2009 4:05pm
Thomas D. Kolpacoff
Attorney to seek Alpine judge's seat
Alpine County's public defender has announced he is seeking election to the seat now held by retiring Alpine Superior Court Judge Richard K. Specchio.

Thomas D. Kolpacoff has served as public defender since 2005.
  10/30/2009 4:01pm
Bodie, Grovers on list of California state park reductions
A California State Parks plan to save $14.2 million will affect four Sierra parks, including Grover Hots Springs, Bodie, Sugar Pine Point and Donner Memorial.
  10/27/2009 3:40pm
Sex offenders monitored on Halloween
Nevada parole and probation officials will monitor Douglas County sex offenders on Halloween through “Operation Scarecrow” to ensure compliance with division rules.
  10/27/2009 10:29am
A fed bear is a dead bear
Our communal repertoire of bear stories grows each year. Unfortunately most of the stories have to do with bears raiding Dumpsters and garbage cans and breaking into houses, feasting on the contents of refrigerators. The stories of discreet observations...
  10/22/2009 5:22pm
Alpine's archivist preserves county's past
What is an archivist and why would a small county like Alpine ever need one?

An archivist is a keeper of memory, who collects, organizes and protects authentic historical materials while helping others make effective use of them.
  10/15/2009 4:55pm
Ronnie Alvin Frisch identified as Pine Grove man killed in Alpine accident
A 37-year-old Pine Grove, Calif., man was killed Friday afternoon when the 2006 Corvette he was driving ran off the road on Highway 4 and landed upside down in Silver Creek near Graveyard Curve in Alpine County.
  10/13/2009 9:46am
Pine Grove man killed in Alpine accident
A 37-year-old Pine Grove, Calif., man was killed Friday afternoon when the 2006 Corvette he was driving ran off the road on Highway 4 and landed upside down in Silver Creek near Graveyard Curve in Alpine County.
  10/12/2009 2:05pm
Fatal accident at Highway 4 and Wolf Creek Road
California Highway Patrol officers are working a fatal accident on Highway 4 near the junction with Wolf Creek Road in Alpine County.
  10/09/2009 4:55pm
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