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Honor Our Elders and Help Them Celebrate Joyful Moments

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MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Now that the closures of the pandemic have waned many are returning to regular schedules and making up for missed travel. We would like to remind everyone that it’s easy to forget that our elders took the brunt of illness during the pandemic, especially those who lived alone in isolation from friends and family. For those who lived ...

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Sierra National Forest to Close Visitor Centers for Season

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MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — The Sierra National Forest High Sierra Ranger District will be closing Dinkey Creek Visitor Center on September 4th and High Sierra Visitor Center (at Kaiser Pass) on September 19th for the 2022 season. The High Sierra Ranger District Office remains open all year around. The District Office is currently open 7 days a week from 8 a.m. to ...

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Vegetation Fire at Powerhouse Rd and Kerckhoff Lake

7:29 pm Update: The fire is listed at 115 acres with 20% containment according to Incident Commander. Some aircraft are being released for the night. 4 helicopters and plus one air attack requested for tomorrow. There is hose lay around the right flank and head of fire, still working on the left flank. Continuing with evacuation warnings until at least 10 ...

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PG&E Urges Customers to Conserve Power Through 9 pm Today

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The California Independent System Operator Continues to Monitor Electricity Demand and Will Determine Whether Rotating Outages Are Needed  OAKLAND — With high temperatures continuing across California and the West, the state’s grid operator has directed utilities including Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to prepare for possible rotating power outages due to the potential for electricity supply on the larger ...

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Measure T Citizens’ Oversight Committee Releases 2021 Annual Report

MADERA – The Measure T Citizens’ Oversight Committee, responsible for ensuring that the Measure T half-cent sales tax revenues and expenditures are administered and spent as promised to the public, is pleased to announce the findings for the fiscal year 2021 Measure T compliance audits. The Measure T financial statements for the fiscal year 2021 were audited by an independent firm ...

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The 2022 Madera District Fair Opens Thursday

BIG NEWS…The 2022 MADERA DISTRICT FAIR presented by Valley Children’s Healthcare OPENS, Thursday, September 8th at 5pm  DATES and TIMES: SEPTEMBER 8-11th  | Thursday and Friday 5-11pm | Saturday and Sunday 3-11pm  THE NEWS: Thursday, Sept. 8th  EVERYONE IS FREE to enter our GATES…YES ALL FOLKS, ALL AGES, ALL NIGHT!  ALL FREE CONCERTS with gate admission: Table Mountain Concert Series ...

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Jenkins To Run For Yosemite School Board Area 5

OAKHURST — Today, in the foothills of Eastern Madera County, Carrie Jenkins announced her candidacy for governing board member of the Yosemite Unified School District (YUSD) Area 5. She is running in order to serve and advocate for the students and families of the Yosemite Unified School District. Carrie Jenkins is motivated by her belief that thoughtful and strategic investments ...

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Excessive Heat Warning Extended Through Friday

HANFORD—The National Weather Service Hanford Office has extended The Excessive Heat Warning for the San Joaquin Valley, Kern County desert, Sierra foothills, Yosemite Valley, Kern River Valley, and Coastal Range until 8 PM PDT Friday evening. An Excessive Heat Warning means that a prolonged period of dangerously hot weather will occur. Heat related illnesses, such as heat exhaustion and heat ...

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Madera County District 5 Supervisor Candidate Unveils Economic Policy Blueprint

OAKHURST — Supervisor Candidate for Madera County District 5, Mark Reed, will present his Economic Policy Blueprint for Eastern Madera County, on September 7, 2022 at 3:00 pm in Pete’s Place Restaurant at 40093 CA-41, Oakhurst, CA 93644. The policy statement outlines a proposed Contract with the Community. The ambitious plan is the product of a series of weekly meetings ...

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Third Fire Ignites in Yosemite

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK–A third wildland fire has been discovered in Yosemite National Park near the Aspen Valley area. This is the Aspen Fire. The fire was discovered  yesterday, 9.4.2022, by a firefighting helicopter that was working on the Red Fire, which has been burning in the park since August. None of the fires have caused any road closures or are ...

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