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TODAY'S TOP STORY

Mobile home park manhunt starts at gunpoint, ends at gunpoint

Monday, February 08, 2010

By Bill Lavallie - Scott Thomas Anderson

Sunday morning, as Amador County was gearing up for Super Bowl madness, a joint law enforcement effort was underway to catch a desperate felon on the run.

The incident began when an Amador County Sheriff's deputy on patrol stopped Michael Hicks, whom he knew to be wanted for a $100,000 felony arres...
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Deputies from the Amador County Sheriff's Office and K-9 unit from the Jackson Police Department take Michael Hicks into custody after a two-hour chase.

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Gold Rush referendum petition filed 2/5/2010 By Roger Phelps A petition to bring a referendum that could rescind approval of the Gold Rush Ranch and Golf Resort subdivision project has been filed with Sutter Cre... FULL STORY...		Early retirement incentive may prevent ACUSD layoffs 2/5/2010 By Stephanie Minasian Amador County Unified School District school board members passed a motion Wednesday night to approve an early retirement incentive for teachers in an... FULL STORY...

NEWS HEADLINES Water agency accused of Brown Act violations by ACRG Construction burglary at Walgreens delays opening, jobs by a month Public weighs in on proposed plant A-TCAA completes five-county technology planning grant Paramedics get a break from a week of accidents without injuries MORE NEWS...		OPINION 'Chicken Little' comes home to roost 2/5/2010 - Ed Arata, Sutter Creek I told Bart the fun would begin once Gold Rush was approved, but I never imagined that it would be this much fun! You and the Gold Rush supporters see... FULL STORY... MORE OPINION...

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Argonaut girls down Linden, win streak now at 23 2/6/2010 The undefeated season for the Lady Mustangs continued Friday night, as they won their 23d game in a row, beating Linden, 56-38 FULL STORY...		Amador boys' varsity tied with Calaveras after win in San Andreas 2/6/2010 By Press release The Amador Buffaloes won a see-saw overtime battle, 52-50 FULL STORY...

Jackson Rancheria hosts tourney with Pardee Lake Recreation 2/5/2010 By Jack Mitchell Media sources from around the state of California visited the Pardee Lake Recreation Area Sunday, Jan. 31 for the Third Annual Media Day Fishing Tourn... FULL STORY...		SPORTS HEADLINES Amador boys win Big Game and a close one over Linden Amador boys win a close one over Linden Argonaut girls extend streak to 22 Amador varsity boys lose to Calaveras, top Summerville, win Big Game Lady Mustangs' win streak hits 21 MORE SPORTS...

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Kickoff to Kindergarten begins Feb. 9 2/8/2010 First 5 Amador and Amador State Preschools will be hosting a series of informational nights for parents with children that will be entering kindergart... FULL STORY...		Local author writes reference cookbook to explain mysteries of cooking 2/5/2010 By Stephanie Minasian It's either a healing or stressful experience - depending on the kind of person or cook you are. George Erdosh of Pine Grove has written an accompan... FULL STORY...

Facing the guns of the Japanese 2/2/2010 By Scott Thomas Anderson - By Stephanie Minasian Editor's note: This is the fourth in a five-part series featuring Amador's World War II veterans. Through the smoke, bombs, bullets and blood,... FULL STORY...		LIFESTYLES HEADLINES Your Weekend for February 5-7 Ledger looking for interesting 'how we met' stories Local dog trainer helps pup become a national search dog Okinawa — the War in the Pacific draws to a close Your Weekend for January 29-31 MORE LIFESTYLES...