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President And First Family To Visit Yosemite

YOSEMITE — The White House has announced that President Obama and the First Family will visit Yosemite National Park next week, some time between Friday and Saturday. The president’s visit will celebrate the 100th anniversary of America’s national park system, and the trip will also include a visit to Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. A post on the White House’s ...

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Madera County Re-Offers Unsold Parcels

MADERA – The Madera County Treasurer-Tax Collector’s office will conduct an online tax sale from July 30 to Aug. 2, at www.bid4assets.com. This sale will be re-offering unsold parcels from the previous online tax sale conducted on May 23. “Our annual online tax auction concluded Monday, May 23, 2016,” says Madera County Tax Collector-Treasurer Tracy Kennedy, “but unfortunately not all ...

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Highway 41 Sinkhole Closes One Lane In Oakhurst

OAKHURST – The Coarsegold Caltrans maintenance crew is on the scene of a sinkhole that opened up in Highway 41 near Hodges Hill Road in Oakhurst, and it appears this will be a “fairly major repair job,” says Caltrans spokesman Cory Burkarth. Just after 1 p.m., reports came in about what was described as a “very deep hole” near Yosemite ...

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Measure C Passes, Oakhurst Community College Benefits

MADERA COUNTY — Voters across the State Center Community College District (SCCCD) have thrown their support behind Measure C, which will address District needs at Oakhurst Community College Center, Fresno City College, Reedley College, Clovis Community College, and Madera Community College Center, and improve its aging school facilities. The measure was approved by voters in Tuesday’s primary election, garnering about ...

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Follow Madera County Election Results

MADERA COUNTY — The voters of Madera County have spoken, and though all the votes have yet to be counted, you can follow along as results are tallied on the Elections Division’s website votemadera.com. Measure C, the bond to raise $485 million for State Center Community College District is current coming in at 65 percent across the counties voting on ...

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CA-41 Updated Blasting & Nighttime Schedule

MADERA COUNTY — The Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has released the most recent blasting schedule for the passing lanes construction project on CA-41. For Wednesday, Jun. 8, Caltrans spokesperson Cory Burkarth says three blasts will take place. The first blast is scheduled to take place shortly after 9 a.m. Motorists should be prepared for delays that may last up to ...

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$25 Million At Stake For Oakhurst In Tuesday’s Primary

MADERA COUNTY — There’s a lot at stake for the foothills when citizens head to the polls on Tuesday, June 7. One of the big issues on the ballot for this primary is Measure C. If at least 55 percent of voters mark their ballots “yes” on Measure C, the proposed bond will generate $485 million to address improvements and other needs for community ...

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Blasting On CA-41 Passing Lanes Resumes Monday

MADERA COUNTY — The Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has released the current schedule for potential construction-related travel delays during work on the CA-41 passing lanes project. Caltrans’ Cory Burkarth says that the next blast on the project is scheduled for Monday, Jun. 6, at an as-yet undetermined time between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. As of today, Burkarth adds, no decision has ...

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