MADERA COUNTY – A complimentary 30-day supply of personal protection equipment (PPE) is available for small businesses operating in the Madera County Mountain Communities. The PPE consists of disposable face masks, hand sanitizer and face shields. Interested business must complete the following form (Survey Questions PPE) and return it to the Visitor Center in Oakhurst located at 40343 CA. 41, ...

REBECCA MARTINEZ, County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters announced today that in order to be eligible to vote in the November 3, 2020 Presidential General Election, persons must register to vote by Monday, October 19, 2020. In order to be eligible to register to vote, you must be a United States Citizen, live in Madera County and be 18 years ...

NORTH FORK – Oct. 14, 2020 – The USFS-Sierra National Forest and Madera County Sheriff’s Office are coordinating a second Re-Entry trip for Arnold Meadows and Beasore Meadows as well as a Re-entry trip for the Central Camp Communities in order for community members to collect belongings and/or winterize their cabins. Escorted access for the following areas within the Sierra ...

MARIPOSA – Saturday, October 24th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be set up at several locations in Mariposa County allowing local residents to return their unwanted, unneeded, or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal. Bring your medications for disposal to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office ...

CALIFORNIA – Oct. 13, 2020 – Today there remain over 11,500 firefighters on the frontlines of 21 wildfires across the state, 13 of which remain major incidents.  Below are the links to more detail for the 13 major incidents. Yesterday, firefighters responded to 34 new wildfires across the State, all of which were quickly contained. A Fire Weather Watch is ...

NORTH FORK – Yosemite/Sequoia Resource Conservation and Development Council is hiring an Outreach Coordinator position which is a full-time position with health benefits. Summary of duties/responsibilities include: – Coordinate the organization’s general outreach, outreach activities associated with several of their grant funded projects, and some general Council operations. – Perform multiple tasks associated with Council communications, outreach, membership relations, community/partnership ...

NORTH FORK – Oct. 12, 2020 – With the Creek Fire now at more than 55% contained and having consumed more than 333,000 acres there are still more than 1800 personnel fighting hard to bring full containment that is not expected until the end of the month. MADERA COUNTY – North Zone – Engine crews continue to patrol and monitor the ...

Update – 2:33 pm – CHP is currently opening Hwy. 41. The MCSO says barricaded subject was taken into custody without incident. MCSO would like to thank the Oakhurst community for there cooperation during this incident. Update – 2:22 pm – The subject has been detained and is in custody. As soon as all the police equipment is cleared Hwy. 41 will ...

MADERA COUNTY – Oct. 9, 2020 – North Zone – With mop-up nearly complete along the stretch of uncontained fireline around Little Shuteye Peak, crews have progressed to gridding the green fuels adjacent to those lines, looking for hidden sparks and embers smoldering. This activity indicates that the fireline north and south of Little Shuteye Peak is approaching containment status. ...

MADERA COUNTY MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES – Oct. 8, 2020 – The Madera County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) will be offering 3 more dates for mobile testing and flu vaccinations in the Madera County Mountain Communities. Friday Oct.9 at the Mountain Christian Center from 9am to 12 noon located at 40299 Hwy. 49, Oakhurst, CA. 93644 Thursday Oct.15 at the North Fork ...