By Dana M. Nichols, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Jun. 18--SAN ANDREAS -- Before you buy that rustic cabin or small-town retreat in Calaveras County, you might want to check to see if it passed final inspection.

By Dana M. Nichols, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Mar. 10--SAN ANDREAS -- Calaveras County builders and developers have been getting a bargain.

By Dana M. Nichols, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Feb. 21--SAN ANDREAS -- California officials say Calaveras County should return $313,543.44 in state money the county took by inappropriately classifying grazing land in agricultural preserves as prime farmland.

By Dana M. Nichols, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Jan. 25--VALLEY SPRINGS -- A lot of folks watching the rain fall the past few weeks along Cosgrove Creek have been thinking about frogs.

By Dana M. Nichols, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Dec. 17--ARNOLD -- The U.S. Forest Service this month launched a national strategy intended to preserve open space on private lands outside of forest boundaries.