The Union Democrat

The Union Democrat is a local newspaper that caters to the Sonora region in California. It has been part of Western Communications, the same company that publishes The Bulletin in Bend, Oregon, since 1998.

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Sonora’s Broen Holman ends high school career with top-10 finish at state track meet

1 day ago | uniondemocrat.com | Shaun Holkko

An old cliche states that all good things must come to an end, which was the case this past weekend in Fresno County. Sonora High School senior Broen Holman concluded his preps athletic career Saturday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Clovis. Holman placed ninth in the boys 3,200-meter race at the CIF State Track and Field Championships. “I feel it was a really good way to end my high school career,” he said.
Knicks’ Tom Thibodeau joins former Kings coach Mike Brown on dubious list

1 day ago | uniondemocrat.com | Jason Anderson

Tom Thibodeau joined former Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown on a dubious list Tuesday when he was fired after five seasons as head coach of the New York Knicks. Every NBA Coach of the Year from 2018-23 has been fired. The list includes Dwane Casey (Toronto Raptors), Mike Budenholzer (Milwaukee Bucks), Nick Nurse (Raptors), Thibodeau (Knicks), Monty Williams (Phoenix Suns) and Brown (Kings).
New activity fuels optimism among multiple Jamestown business owners

2 days ago | uniondemocrat.com | Guy McCarthy

A year ago, business in Jamestown was not booming. The venerable Jamestown Hotel, the National Hotel, the bars and restaurants in both hotels, and The Willow Saloon had recently closed. Tourism ebbed, and remaining owners of businesses in downtown Jamestown have been concerned about perceptions of a downturn in the local economy. More recently, The Service Station restaurant and beer garden on Main Street closed its doors in March.
Mother Lode Gun Club wins junior state trap shooting title in Angels Camp

2 days ago | uniondemocrat.com | Shaun Holkko

A tremendous season came to a close this past weekend for the Mother Lode Gun Club junior trap shooting team, who hoisted the state championship. The Nuggets competed Saturday afternoon at the Angels Camp Gun Club amid scorching temperatures that eclipsed 100 degrees with mild winds. A total of 127 participants shot at the contest.
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park touts return of famous steam locomotive Sierra No. 3

2 days ago | uniondemocrat.com | Guy McCarthy

One of the most famous and beloved steam locomotives at Railtown 1897 State Historic Park — Sierra No. 3 — is expected to return to action soon, following a 1,472-day inspection required by the Federal Railroad Administration. Sierra No. 3 has appeared in so many movies and television shows it is viewed by many railroad historians and movie historians as a high-profile, world-famous piece of the past for Tuolumne County, for the Hollywood film and TV industries, and for their shared histories.
Words of wit, wisdom and such: Commencement season arrives

2 days ago | uniondemocrat.com | Jean Marbella

Leadership comes down to five things. Or maybe three. This day is all about you, unless it’s really about the family and friends who got you here. Live globally, but embrace the home and the hearth. It’s commencement season, and this month, speakers sent the graduates of Maryland’s colleges and universities off to the rest of their lives with these and other necessarily pithy words of wisdom, many of them blessedly brief.
LGBTQ+ people and supporters celebrate solidarity at Sonora Pride event

3 days ago | uniondemocrat.com | Guy McCarthy

About 1,000 people attended the Sonora Pride event Sunday at Mother Lode Fairgrounds, said organizers with CalPride Sierras, the Sonora-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that serves the LGBTQ+ community in Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa and Tuolumne counties.
Company demonstrates remote-controlled prescribed burning machine in Stanislaus National Forest

6 days ago | uniondemocrat.com | Guy McCarthy

A San Francisco-based company called BurnBot recently conducted a demonstration of a remote-controlled prescribed burning machine at Jordan Meadows southeast of Groveland, in an area that is part of the ongoing China Ridge fuels reduction project in the Stanislaus National Forest. It requires a minimum of five people trained in prescribed burning and running BurnBot equipment to burn with the machine, said Curtis Durnall, a BurnBot specialist based in Placerville.
TUD to conduct public negotiations for New Melones water contract

6 days ago | uniondemocrat.com | Alex MacLean |Alex S. Maclean

Years of behind-the-scenes negotiations between Tuolumne Utilities District and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation over a long-sought contract for water out of New Melones Reservoir are about to go public. The bureau announced public negotiation sessions in Folsom next month over the proposed terms and conditions of a contract that would allow TUD to take and store up to 6,000 acre-feet of water per year from the reservoir, which has a maximum capacity of 2.4 million acre-feet.
OUT THERE: 'The pass provides'

6 days ago | uniondemocrat.com | Guy McCarthy

Ski season was still booming last weekend at Sonora Pass. In the 11 springs and summers I’ve been up to the top of Sonora Pass, I’ve never seen so many skiers and vehicles parked on the roadside shoulders and turnouts.