COARSEGOLD – Yosemite Drug  will be holding COVID-19 vaccine clinics around the Madera County and Madera County Mountain Communities. The following vaccines are available: Pfizer- Ages 12+, Moderna -Ages 18+, and Johnson and Johnson- Ages18+ The first clinic will be tomorrow, Tuesday May 18, 2021 from 4-6 pm at Hillside Elementary School, 800 Treasure Hills Dr. Madera, CA. 93636 There will also be ...

Madera, CA  – After nearly five months of upgrades to our Surgical Services Department, California Department of Public Health (CDPH) approved Madera Community Hospital’s installation of new autoclaves and sterilizers. The project was started during the COVID-19 pandemic when all elective surgeries were halted in hospitals.  The two new autoclaves, using only steam to disinfect, are located in our central ...

Chukchansi Gold Is Hiring Approximately 70 Part and Full Time Positions During Job Fair on May 18th. Managers will be making offers on the spot; bring resume, mask and dress for success.  COARSEGOLD, CA  – Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino will host a job fair on Tuesday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with the goal of immediately ...

By Sal Maccarone Born shortly after the Revolutionary war, Cornelius Vanderbilt would become the richest man in America. Known as, “The Commodore”, he was a hard working genius who built a shipping empire that began with a raft. His son “Billy” doubled the fortune! Those two stories are long ones, but it was their heirs that would make a lasting ...

For National Wildfire Awareness Month, Nanette Wardle, our Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Manager, asks, when a disaster strikes are you ready? For the past seventy years, John C. Fremont Healthcare District has provided critical emergency and medical care to Mariposa County residents. As the only hospital in the county, we are prepared to address all types of emergencies and disasters. ...

MUSEUM MEMBERS ONLY EVENT! The next live artist studio Zoom tour is Thursday, June 17, at noon. FAM will bring you to the Tiburon studio of artist Guy Diehl. San Francisco Bay Area artist, Guy Diehl, had a solo exhibition at the Fresno Art Museum in 2018 entitled Still Life Tradition. The artist marries the finesse of classical trompe l’oeil (French for “fool ...

Madera Firewise® Program Empowering neighbors to work together to get wildfire ready NORTH FORK – The Madera Firewise® Program provides guidance and a framework for neighbors to work together to become wildfire ready.  With Title III funding from Madera County, Yosemite/Sequoia Resource Conservation & Development Council (YSRCDC) has partnered with Coarsegold Resource Conservation District (CRCD) to re-establish a Firewise® program ...

OAKHURST – Yosemite Union School District (YUSD) is trying to gauge the interest level for community use of the pool this summer. Now is the time for your voices to be heard if you are interested in having the Yosemite High swimming pool available for public use. For all of those interested in Adult Lap Swim, Water Aerobics or Swim ...

The Fresno-Madera Walk to End Alzheimer’s is excited to announce that in 2021 the Walk will be live and moving to Madera County. FRESNO, CA. – The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research programs. The Fresno-Madera Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be held on ...

Based on the tier assignment released yesterday, 5/11/2021, Madera County is now in the orange tier for this week’s tier assignment. Madera County’s Adjusted Case Rate is 3.1 per 100,000, orange tier is 2.0-5.9. The County Positivity Rate is 1.6%, orange tier is 2.0-4.9%. The Health Equity Rate for Madera County is 1.3%. Less than 5.2% is orange tier. Madera ...