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Sheriff’s Office Investigates Officer-Involved Shooting

MADERA COUNTY – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred on Sunday, Mar. 1, at approximately 4:07 p.m. Officers of the Chowchilla Police Department were involved in a motor vehicle pursuit that ended with the suspect vehicle crashing into a home in the area of South 3rd Street and Mariposa Avenue. The occupants of ...

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Harold Tackett

Submitted by Tamara Tackett-Dent Harold O. Tackett left us peacefully, at his home in Coarsegold, California surrounded by his loving family, on February 23, 2015 at the age of 81. Harold was a quiet, humble man of many accomplishments that he would never mention. Instead he always chose to focus on helping those around him to feel good about what ...

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Women Invited To Edit Wikipedia

FRESNO – Wikimedia’s “gender trouble” is well-documented. In a 2011 survey, the Wikimedia Foundation found that less than 10% of its contributors identify as female. The reasons for the gender gap are up for debate; suggestions include leisure inequality, how gender socialization shapes public comportment, and the sometimes contentious nature of Wikipedia’s talk pages.

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June Muller Vaughn

June Muller Vaughn, June 18th, 1920 – February 12th, 2015 June was born on June 18,1920, in Lacon Illinois to Ernest and Olive Butts. She was raised during the depression, and remembers her family growing their own vegetables, eating lots of potatoes, and her mother making mashed bean sandwiches to take to school for lunch. June married Theodore Schultz in ...

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Two-Vehicle Crash Blocks Highway 41

COARSEGOLD – A attempt to make a left-hand turn off Highway 41 in Coarsegold this afternoon resulted in a two-car crash that blocked the roadway as the scene was cleared. Shortly after 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, a Coarsegold woman driving a Toyota Highlander was northbound on Highway 41, turning left onto Road 415. A Ford F-250, driven by ...

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Asphalt Truck Overturns On Road 415

COARSEGOLD – Road 415 was closed in both directions between Roads 416 and 400 for several hours this afternoon after a truck and trailer loaded with asphalt overturned on the sharp corner at Sesame Street. According to witnesses, the truck was traveling at a high rate of speed just before the crash that left the driver pinned in the cab.

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Forest Seeks Public Input On OHV Application

CLOVIS – The Sierra National Forest is requesting public input on the Forest’s 2016 State Off-Highway Motor Vehicle (OHMVR) grant application from Mar. 3 through Apr. 6, 2015. The Sierra National Forest will also host an open house on Thursday, Mar. 5, at the Sierra National Forest Headquarters at 1600 Tollhouse Road in Clovis, between 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. ...

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Town Hall Meeting Tonight In YLP

COARSEGOLD – District 5 Supervisor Tom Wheeler is hosting a Town Hall meeting tonight, Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Clubhouse in Yosemite Lakes Park from 6 to 8 p.m. Subjects for discussion include the upcoming fire season and how you can “harden” your home to be prepared. Roger Maybee, director of Firewise Madera County, will make a presentation, along with ...

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New Acting Ranger Joins Bass Lake District

NORTH FORK – The Sierra National Forest in happy to welcome Robbin Ekman as Acting District Ranger for the Bass Lake Ranger District, a position previously held by District Ranger Dave Martin, who retired in January. Ms. Ekman, a resident of Auberry, will be in this temporary role through mid-April. The position is expected to be filled permanently in this ...

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Let Firewise Help You Prepare For Wildfire

Written by Roger Maybee MADERA COUNTY – Are You Ready for Wildfire? The 2015 fire season here in Eastern Madera County looks dire. The coming fire season appears to be on track to be even more severe than the 2014 season. A look to the hillsides and one can’t help but notice the dead and dying trees in the landscape. ...

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