The Chawanakee Unified School District is looking to hire additional staff to accommodate the return of students with safety precautions in place. Several postings are coming out or are already posted on edjoin.org. Chawanakee Unified School District has been running in person learning for Elementary students for several months now. This has been a great success as safety and student ...

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: Fuel Reduction on Public Lands OAKHURST — Yosemite/Sequoia Resource Conservation & Development Council (YSRCDC) is soliciting bids from contractors for the  Sugar Pine & Cedar Valley Public Lands Stewardship Project . YSRCDC is seeking a qualified contractor to create fuel breaks and defensible fuel profile zones through a combination of mechanical treatment and piling, mastication, and hand crews. ...

NORTH FORK – District 5 Supervisor Tom Wheeler will once again conduct his Town Hall meeting virtually on Thursday March 4th. Join Supervisor Wheeler from 6pm to 8pm via zoom: https://fb.me/e/29Uab49rT Supervisor Wheeler will be holding a job fair prior to the Town Hall. See story here: https://sierranewsonline.com/supervisor-wheeler-holding-virtual-job-fair/ Along with Wheeler and Chief of Staff Bobby Macaulay, present will be County Staff ...

Join the Job Fair to See who is hiring in Madera County. NORTH FORK –  District 5 Supervisor Tom Wheeler is holding a virtual job fair on Thursday March 4th. Join us from 4 pm to 6 pm on zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3266901235. Meeting ID: 326 690 1235 To dial in: 1 (669) 900-9128 There will be representatives from many companies and industries ...

MARIPOSA – Fire is a natural part of California’s ecosystem. If used properly, fire can improve the health and resiliency of both forests and rangelands, control weeds, increase species diversity, promote native species, and reduce extreme smoke and damage of catastrophic wildfires. Prescribed fire is increasingly accepted as one of the tools to meet these land management goals. However, the ...

BREAKING NEWS – Vaccine appointments are available in Oakhurst and Madera. Appointments are limited and are on a first come first serve basis so do not hesitate. Follow this link to answer the questionnaire and sign up. www.maderacounty.com/covid19vaccine If you are need of additional help call 311.

MARIPOSA – In preparation for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) adoption of 988 as the new three- digit number to be used nationwide to reach the National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline, starting July 16, 2022, 11-digit dialing is being implemented. However, customers must continue to dial 1-800-273-TALK to reach the Mental Health Crisis Lifeline until July 16, ...

MADERA  – Valley Children’s commitment to providing the safest patient care is central to clinical operations – and clinical teams have reached an important milestone of 12 months without a single central line-associated blood stream infection (CLABSI). “This accomplishment was achieved after a decade-long commitment to eliminating this harm to our patients. This was possible because of a dedicated team ...

SACRAMENTO – Last week the momentum generated by Senate Bill 74 (Borgeas-Caballero), otherwise known as the Keep California Working Act, successfully pushed Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leadership to include an additional $2.1 billion in economic relief for small businesses and nonprofits in an emergency budget measure, known as Senate Bill 87, which achieves the $2.6 billion goal of SB ...

OAKHURST – Bobby Macaulay is excited to announce he has received approval from the State of California to explore a run for Madera County District Five County Supervisor, the seat currently held by Tom Wheeler.  He has put together a team of local leaders to advise and help him make that decision. Supervisor Wheeler has said this will be his ...