MARIPOSA COUNTY–The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing person. The last known whereabouts of Barbara Lea Barnett were at her residence in the Bootjack area of Mariposa Couty, CA. She was seen in the afternoon on March 25, 2024. Barbara is known to frequently travel by foot along the Highway 49 corridor ...

RAYMOND–Join Us in Celebrating Raymond, a Small Town with a Big Heart! This exciting event includes the parade commencing at the Raymond Museum and an afternoon raffle. Chairs and family-friendly setups are recommended for comfortable viewing. The Raymond Community Association proudly sponsors this event on the third Saturday of April. The event is a wonderful opportunity to experience the charm of ...

MADERA COUNTY–The Madera County Public Works Department is announcing an upcoming road closure to repair storm-related damage to Road 222. The road closure will be at Road 226 and Road 222. The closure will begin Monday, April 8, 2024, and continue for up to 3 weeks. Detours will be in place using Road 226, Road 221, Manzanita Lake Road, and ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will conduct the following one-way traffic control next week on State Route-140 (SR-140) for maintenance and construction operations. Work is scheduled as follows: STATE ROUTE 140 • One-way traffic control at Fourth Street for sign/banner work on Monday, April 1, 2024. This work will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 ...

MADERA COUNTY—Glacier High School Charter students earned three medals at the 45th Annual California Academic Decathlon. Eli Lockwood earned a gold in medal in the essay competition and a bronze in music. Ava Simonich earned a bronze medal in the science competition. More than 450 students from 53 schools participated in the California Academic Decathlon in Santa Clara on March ...

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Starts This Week! Showtimes for Yosemite Cinema Friday, March 29 – Thursday, April 4 Arthur the King (PG-13) Play Trailer ➤ Returns from Fri 29 Fri 29th – Mon 1st | 12:20 pm, 3:20 pm, 6:20 pm Tues 2nd – Thurs 4th | 3:20 pm, 6:20 pm Starring Mark Wahlberg, Nathalie Emmanuel, Simu Liu, ...

MADERA COUNTY–The Madera County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is pleased to announce it will be introducing a new messaging service to better communicate with and serve people needing law enforcement or emergency services. MCSO is partnering with Versaterm Public Safety to utilize SPIDR Tech, a digital customer service engagement tool. The tools design is to keep crime victims, reporting parties, and ...

MERCED – The YARTS 2024 summer services to Yosemite National Park are now available to the public. Prospective passengers may make reservations on the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) for trips they plan to take during the summer months. Reservations are highly encouraged to ride YARTS as only a limited number of walk-on tickets are issued. Highway 120 The ...

OAKHURST—Have you ever heard of the game of Pétanque? It’s a simple ball game that came into existence in France, taking its current form in 1907 in La Ciotat, France. The name means, roughly, “quiet feet.” People of all ages play, and it requires relatively little in the way of equipment or a playing field. The Oakhurst Petanque Club wants ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will conduct the following one-way traffic control this week on State Route-49 (SR-49) and SR-140 for maintenance and construction operations. Work will take place as follows: STATE ROUTE 49 • One-way traffic control at Joe Howard Road for utility work beginning Saturday, March 23, to Sunday, March 24, 2024. The traffic ...