MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is conducting a pavement rehabilitation project on State Route 140 from the Mariposa/Merced County Line to approximately one mile east of Trower Road in Mariposa County. To complete this project as expeditiously as possible, crews will work daytime and nighttime hours and employ one-way traffic control between 10 a.m. and 10 ...

MADERA COUNTY — The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), along with Garcia Paving, announces the paving project of a small portion of State Route 41 in Madera County. The following will occur: Crews will be paving roughly 1200 feet of both northbound and southbound lanes, on State Route 41, just south of State Route 145. Crews will also be paving ...

SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST–A vegetation fire has been reported in the Chilkoot Lake Area. The original reports came in from the Shuteye Lookout Tower. A dark smoke column was reported. Air and ground firefighting crews are responding from the Sierra National Forest. Upon arrival, air attack reported the fire to be approximately 2 acres with a moderate rate of spread and ...

YOSEMITE — Funded by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), Yosemite National Park was recently awarded an approximately $31.6 million construction contract to upgrade the historic Ahwahnee Hotel. The project includes a major seismic upgrade throughout the historic hotel as well as a kitchen renovation. Kitchen project work is currently underway and work to upgrading the seismic safety will begin near ...

NORTH FORK — North Fork Boy Scout Troop 357 will be holding a special recruitment night on Monday, October 24. The event will take place at the Scout Building which is located near the Town Hall in North Fork. The special event begins at 7 p.m. and runs to 8:30 p.m. The event will be held at 32996 Road 228, ...

@Fish Camp– Attached are the current agenda and draft minutes of the August 20, 2022 Board Meeting. 2210-Fire Agenda 2208-Fire Minutes Link to Event

@Fish Camp – Fish Camp Advisory Council will have it’s last meeting of the year at the Tenaya Lodge. The Council’s purpose is to review, maintain and provide recommendations on development within the Fish Camp Town Planning Area to the Mariposa County Planning Commission and the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors. Attached are the current agenda and draft minutes of ...

MADERA — The Fiscal Year 2021/22 annual operating budget adopted for the Planning Department included an appropriation and allocation of funds in the amount of $250,000 for purposes of Contracted Services, represented within the 1020-4100-6440 expenditure account. This appropriation authorized expenditures for Council approved professional planning service contracts, which were executed with specific consultant firms and/or contingent labor persons to ...

Article submitted by Tigerlily King, Coarsegold 4-H Club Reporter The new 4-H year kicked off with a blast this July! The Coarsegold 4-H Club started strong with a Beginning of the Year Party. In addition to having a great time at Manzanita Lake and eating a delicious potluck dinner, the newest club officers were elected. Tigerlily King stepped down as ...

SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the U.S. Army Reserve Private Public Partnership Office (P3O) signed a proclamation earlier this year, to partner in an effort that supports Soldiers and families in overcoming barriers to obtain meaningful employment and education opportunities. P3O is leveraging technology, management tools, social networking platforms and hiring events ...