YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — The Washburn Fire is currently burning within the Yosemite National Park boundary near the Mariposa Grove area. The Mariposa Grove is closed indefinitely at this time however the rest of the park is open. We will be adding updates to this article, please check back often. Update 12:30pm 7.9.2022 The main part of the Washburn Fire ...

OAKHURST–Madera Community College is inviting the public to come to a community meeting and get updates on the construction of the new Madera Community College Oakhurst Campus. They will also be sharing information about opportunities through the academic program. The meeting will take place on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 6:00PM. The meeting will be at The Oakhurst Community Center ...

MADERA COUNTY—County Clerk-Recorder & Registrar of Voters Rebecca Martinez announced today that all registered voters in the County of Madera have been sent their Official Ballots and County Voter Information Guides for the upcoming March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election in the mail. Ballots have been mailed to voters beginning February 5th. Allow 2-5 days for delivery. YOU CAN TRACK YOUR ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES–Keep reading for weather alerts, road conditions including traffic collisions, closures and hazards, school closures, power outages and other emergencies as they happen. We will continue to update this article throughout the storm – stay safe! Updated 2.8.2024 9:30AM Madera County 2/08/24 – Update! This is Robert Dias, MOT Director for Bass Lake School District informing you that after ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES—The National Weather Service Hanford Office is predicting a powerful atmospheric river driven storm will bring strong and damaging winds, excessive rainfall, and up to 6 feet of new snow to our communities over the next few days. A Wind Advisory for the San Joaquin Valley, Sierra Foothills, and the Coastal Range will begin tonight (Saturday, February 3) at ...

COARSEGOLD–The Madera County Sheriff’s Office has issued an evacuation warning for Zone 431 (Cavin Lane, Mattie Fhy Road, and Holly Lane) due to potential high rainfall amounts from the incoming Atmospheric River Storm. Last year, winter storms left the area at high risk for further mud slides. Monitor the situation and be prepared to take action immediately. Don’t wait for ...

Showtimes at Yosemite Cinema for Friday, February 2nd – Thursday, February 8th! The Chosen Season 4: Episodes 1-3 NR · 3 hr 40 min After preaching to a crowd of more than 5,000 people in Galilee and performing a miracle by walking on water, Jesus’ actions increasingly anger Jewish authorities.   StarringJonathan Roumie, Elizabeth Tabish, Shahar Isaac, Noah James, Paras ...

MIDPINES–The Mariposa County Planning Department and Arts Council invite the community to submit constructive feedback for new public art projects. The projects will be located in Midpines County Park . They will be created by local artists, Abby Miller, Anna Friedland, and Lx (Alex) Lewis as a part of the Working Lands, Working Artists project. The public may view concepts, see ...

O’NEALS—The California Highway Patrol is reporting that a rock and mudslide is covering both lanes of Road 200 and Finegold Creek. The Madera County Roads Department is enroute. Avoid the area if possible. We will update this article when more information is available.   Updated: The road has been cleared.

Submitted by Don Grove, North Fork History Group I am retiring as coordinator of the History Mystery series after 11 years. It has been a great joy to work on this project, but for personal reasons, I am unable continue. I want to thank our partners (Raymond Museum, Coarsegold Museum, Fresno Flats Historical Society, Sierra Mono Museum and E Clampus Vitus) ...

MARIPOSA—The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Department is reporting that at approximately 11pm  Sunday, January 28th, Quentin Gelhaus, age 31 of Cathey’s Valley, and two of his friends had been drinking inside Miners Inn. After a verbal argument with workers in the bar, Gelhaus was asked to leave. He and his two friends exited the bar, less than a minute later Gelhaus ...