MADERA COUNTY – It will soon cost more to have your trash collected or to take your household trash to the North Fork Transfer Station. On Aug. 21, the Board of Supervisors, upon the recommendation of County staff, voted unanimously to increase the tipping fees at the landfill from $40 to $55 per ton as of Oct. 1. “Without the ...

OAKHURST – A trip to the casino ended with a trip to the hospital this morning when the driver rolled his car on Deadwood. At about 3:10 a.m., first responders were called out to the scene of a single-vehicle accident on Highway 41 about a mile south of Oakhurst. The driver, an Oakhurst man in his seventies, told CHP that ...

Submitted by Paul Hall – COARSEGOLD – The Coarsegold-based Sierra Shadow Casters Motorcycle Club (SSC) is holding its annual Sierra Moonshine Poker Run on Saturday, Sept. 8, to benefit the Caring Veterans of America, Inc. (CVA) Mountain folks are familiar with the beautiful new monument that stands majestically on the corner of Highway 41 and Road 415 in Coarsegold. On ...

O’NEALS – Firefighters were called out to reports of a vegetation fire in the 47000 block of Road 200 this morning. At about 11:45 a.m., crews responded to the location in O’Neals near Lily Mine Road. The first unit at scene reported the fire at about one acre burning in grass and oak woodland with one structure immediately threatened. Cal ...

BASS LAKE – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office has released more details of a fatal boating accident on Bass Lake yesterday. On Monday, Sept. 3, just after 3 p.m., the Madera County Sheriff’s Office received a call for service regarding the accident. According to witness statements, a privately owned ski boat was pulling two individuals on an inflatable tube. While ...

BASS LAKE – The young girl killed on Bass Lake yesterday was run over by a boat while tubing, witnesses tell Christina Fan of ABC30 Action News. “They just ran her over, they just ran her over. We had the orange flag and they just ran her over. Someone please call 911, someone please help her,” said Mike Martinez, describing ...

BASS LAKE – A 7-year-old child is dead and a 32-year-old man is hospitalized after a boating accident today at Bass Lake. At about 3:08 p.m., the Madera County Sheriff’s Office received a call for service in the area of The Pines Resort marina regarding a boating accident on the lake. Deputies responded along with EMS and located two victims, ...

BASS LAKE – An early-morning fire has destroyed a rental home and garage and damaged a third structure on the north shore of Bass Lake. Just after 1:30 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to reports of a fire in a home in the 53700 block of Road 432. The first unit at scene reported one structure fully involved and a detached ...

NORTH FORK – A vehicle fire on Douglas Ranger Station Road spread into the vegetation, forcing the closure of the road this afternoon. At 5 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to reports of a truck on fire on Douglas Ranger Station near Trails End Road. Cal Fire, Sierra National Forest and Madera County Fire resources were dispatched, along with air tankers ...

John Douglas Owen passed peacefully to the other side on July 8, 2018, at the home of his daughter Jo. Doug was born on Nov. 9, 1931, in Los Angeles to Erle and Florence Owen. He grew up in Los Angeles and joined the Navy in 1951 to serve his country in the Korean War. He met his beloved wife ...