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Firefighters Knock Down Escaped Burn In Cascadel

NORTH FORK – A property owner who has been working hard to do the right thing and get her land cleared of the nearly 100 percent tree mortality, did the right thing again when she called for firefighters after a burn pile got away. A resident on Cascadel Drive had hired a crew to clear her property, but when she ...

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Berryhill And Bigelow Staff Hold Local Office Hours

MOUNTAIN AREA – A staff member from the office of State Senator Tom Berryhill will hold a day of Mobile District Office hours in Mariposa and Oakhurst next week. On Wednesday, Mar. 2, Outreach Coordinator Jenna Welch will be available to hear the public’s opinions on legislation, or to help with problems associated with state agencies, such as the Department ...

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Crash In North Fork Blocks Road 225

NORTH FORK — What was apparently bad blood between two North Fork residents ended in a three-vehicle crash in front of the mill compound this morning. Just before 8 a.m., two men who reportedly have a history of problems between them, encountered one another at the Gas ‘n Stuff. They both left in their separate vehicles, one in an orange ...

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UPS Driver Airlifted After Being Pinned Between Vehicles

NORTH FORK — An accident in Teaford Meadow Lakes this afternoon sent a UPS driver to the hospital via air ambulance. At about 2:30 p.m., a longtime UPS driver was on his regular route through Teaford, and as he was backing down a steep, narrow driveway on Toku Poyah, his left rear tire went off the pavement. Not far, but ...

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Coarsegold Man Convicted Of Felony Vandalism

MADERA COUNTY – A Coarsegold man who vandalized a PG&E facility last year has been convicted of felony vandalism in Madera Superior Court. Nicholas Trowbridge, 32, of Coarsegold, was convicted before the Honorable Judge Ernest LiCalsi, and sentenced to two years in county jail. Reports indicated that on July 4, 2015, Mr. Trowbridge went to the PG&E transformer facility in ...

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Arson Treatment Program Announced In Oakhurst

MADERA – District Attorney David Linn announced today the opening of a first offender arson treatment program in Oakhurst. Linn and other officials will provide more information during a news conference on Thursday, Feb. 25, at the mountain area District Attorney’s Office in Oakhurst. On that date, D.A. Linn, Jolinda Thomas, Cal-Fire Battalion Chief Bernie Quinn, and Supervisor Tom Wheeler ...

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Sheriff’s Crime Log Through Feb. 21

MADERA COUNTY – Following are details from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office of reports taken locally from Sunday, Feb. 14 to Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016: Oakhurst vandalism On Sunday, Feb. 14 at 1:03 a.m. a deputy was dispatched to a vandalism in the 48000 block of River Park Road. An investigation was completed and it was determined that a suspect ...

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Single-Vehicle Rollover On Road 274

NORTH FORK — A crash on Road 274 reduced traffic to one lane for over an hour today near the south end of Bass Lake. At about 11:43 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 21, Christian Williams, 26, of Oakhurst, was northbound approaching Central Camp Road. He told police he was fiddling with some loose wires in the radio of the 1995 ...

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Driver Airlifted After Crash On Road 600

AHWAHNEE — A driver who crashed his car on Thursday and then left the scene on foot was airlifted to a valley hospital with lacerations and head injuries. Ronald Thomas, 56, or Mariposa, was westbound on Road 600 just west of Eagle Drive at about 7 a.m., at what was reported as “a high rate of speed,” when he lost ...

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Stolen Golf Cart Recovered Completely Trashed

BASS LAKE — A stolen family golf cart affectionately dubbed “The Green Machine,” has been recovered by Madera County Sheriff’s deputies. However owners Chad and Denise Gregerson are more than a little distraught over the complete destruction of what was a beloved family possession, lovingly restored after being rescued from the weeds. At about 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 16, ...

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