Caltrans Conducting Roadway Repair Project Along State Route 140 in Mariposa County MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin a pavement rehabilitation project next week on State Route 140 from the Mariposa/Merced County Line to approximately 1 mile east of Trower Road in Mariposa County. Approximately 24 miles of roadway will be ground and then overlayed ...

MADERA COUNTY–The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is reporting three separate search and rescue calls on Sunday, 9.4.2022. Beginning at 8:35am with the first call and the final call coming in at 4:00pm, conditions all day were considered extreme due to excessive heat. Rescue #1 Lost Hiker at Devils Slide At 8:35am on Sunday 9/4/22, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office received ...

NORTH FORK-The Red Cross of the Central Valley is opening an evacuation shelter at the Oakhurst Community Center (39800  Fresno Flats Road, Oakhurst, CA 93644). A map of current evacuations is available here. Small animals can go to the Oakhurst Community Center  at 39800 Fresno Flats Rd, Oakhurst, CA 93644 and large animals can go to the Coarsegold Rodeo Grounds at 44777 Rodeo Grounds Ln, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Valley Air District urges Valley and Foothill residents to protect their health and reduce their energy use FRESNO — With the extreme heat facing the Valley and Foothills, the Valley Air District encourages residents to take action to keep cool, check on their family and neighbors, monitor air quality levels, and reduce strain on the energy grid wherever possible. ...