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MADERA COUNTY — The drive to raise money for the K9 Unit at the Madera County Sheriff’s Office got a big shot in the arm last Tuesday when an angel donor gave over $57,000 to the cause, allowing the S.O. to double their expectations for new deputy dogs. Sheriff Jay Varney and Chief Civil Deputy Mike Motz appeared before the ...

NORTH FORK — A single vehicle roll-over near on Road 225 this morning was a good reminder about the dangers of distracted driving, says the CHP. At about 10:20 a.m., a young man from North Fork was on his way to work and was a bit late, so he was exceeding the speed limit on the winding road about two ...

NORTH FORK — Kindergartners at the North Fork School got to have fun outside and play in the dirt while doing their part on Earth Day to replenish some of the many trees lost to drought and beetles around their campus. On Friday, Apr. 22, Mike Nolen, Forester on the Bass Lake Ranger District of the Sierra National Forest, and ...

OAKHURST — A pot bust in the Oakhurst area netted thousands of marijuana plants and resulted in one arrest and the discovery of dangerous wiring conditions and black mold. On Monday, Apr. 25, Madera County Sheriff’s Office deputies executed two search warrants in the 48000 block of Road 620 in Oakhurst. Deputies located two residences on the property that were ...

BASS LAKE — Getting a permit for your boat or jet ski at Bass Lake this summer will be a breeze thanks to an agreement between the Madera County Sheriff’s Office and the anchor businesses at the lake – Miller’s Landing, The Forks Resort and Bass Lake Boat Rentals at The Pines. In years past, boating permits were sold to ...

MARIPOSA — The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be set up at several locations in Mariposa County on Saturday, Apr. 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. allowing local residents to return their unwanted, unneeded or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal. Bring your medications for disposal to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office located ...

CLOVIS – The Sierra National Forest, Bass Lake Ranger District will have bare root one-year-old ponderosa pine seedlings available for adoption to the residents in the North Fork/Oakhurst/Mariposa area. Member of the public wishing to adopt seedlings may obtain five or more by visiting the Bass Lake District Office in North Fork. The office is open Monday through Friday from ...

RAYMOND — The merry band of gentlemen known as E Clampus Vitus (the Clampers) will be dedicating yet another piece of Gold Rush history on Sunday, May 1, this time in the historic town of Raymond. The Clampers (E Clampus Vitus Grub Gulch Chapter #41-49) have generously donated a Monitor Hydraulic Nozzle to the Raymond Museum and set up a ...

OAKHURST — Oakhurst is next on the schedule as the Mariposa Symphony Orchestra’s historic seven-concert tour, commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service, continues with a performance at 7 p.m. on Saturday Apr. 30. The 60-member MSO began their concert tour with acclaimed performances in Mariposa and in the Great Lounge of the Majestic Yosemite Hotel on Apr. ...