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Mariposa Man Arrested On Rape And Kidnapping Charges

MARIPOSA – A 46-year-old Mariposa man has been taken into custody following allegations of sexual assault by a woman he met online. On the afternoon of Nov. 13, Mariposa County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an adult female victim reporting she had been raped on a ranch located on the CYA road in the Mt. Bullion area of Mariposa County. According ...

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Local Artists’ Work Now Graces Courthouse Walls

Submitted by The North Fork History Group – MADERA COUNTY — With the new courthouse recently opened in Madera, there were a lot of bare walls just waiting to display beautiful works of art for visitors and employees to enjoy. Rather than purchasing artwork for the building, the County decided to offer local photographers the opportunity to submit digital photographs ...

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Students Present Mosaic To Board Of Supervisors

MADERA – On Tuesday, Nov. 17, the Madera High School “Autism Social Skills Class” will present one of their projects to the Madera County Board of Supervisors. The project is a large-scale mosaic of the Madera County Seal. The Board will host a public presentation during their regular meeting to promote the students and to thank them for the present. ...

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Cal Fire Continues To Staff During Winter Months

SACRAMENTO – While recent rains and cooler temperatures have lowered the threat of wildfires in some areas of the State, Cal Fire continues to have extra firefighter staffing statewide and remains at peak fire season in Central and Southern California. Last week alone Cal Fire crews responded to nearly 50 new wildfires. Even as Cal fire transitions out of peak ...

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Madera County Recruiting For Search & Rescue Team

COUNTY – Madera County’s nationally recognized Search & Rescue Team is now accepting applications to join the ranks. The Madera County Sheriff’s Office provides training and novices are welcome. “This academy is considered one of the best within the state of California and nationally,” says Mike Perreira, 2016 Team Leader for the Madera County Search & Rescue Training Academy. “We’re ...

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Highway 41 Crash: Multiple Vehicles, No Injuries

OAKHURST – Just after 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 9, CHP responded to an accident on Highway 41 near Golden Oak Loop, involving a total of four vehicles, one of them a motorhome. The driver of the motorhome, a resident of San Jose who was southbound on Highway 41 with one passenger, told CHP that his brakes failed when he ...

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Three-Vehicle Crash On Highway 41 In Oakhurst

OAKHURST – One lane of Highway 41 in Oakhurst was blocked for a short time this morning after a three-vehicle accident near Hodges Hill Drive. At 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, Donald Setaro, Jr., 48, of Oakhurst, was southbound on Highway 41 in a 2015 U-Haul truck approaching the north end of Hodges Hill Drive. Mr. Setaro had signaled ...

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District Attorney’s Office Awarded DUI Prosecution Grant

MADERA COUNTY – Those arrested for DUI in Madera County, especially repeat offenders and those involved in fatal or injury crashes, can expect to face highly trained, specialized prosecutors, thanks to a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, says District Attorney David Linn. The $131,585 grant to the Madera County District Attorney’s Office will fund a Vertical Prosecution ...

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Burn Permit Suspension Lifted – Hours Restricted

MARIPOSA  – Effective today at 8 a.m. the burn permit suspension in Madera Mariposa Merced Unit (MMU) of Cal Fire has been lifted, according to Fire Prevention Specialist Karen Guillemin-Kanawyer. This affects State Responsibility Areas within Mariposa County, Madera County, and Merced Counties.  Cal Fire MMU Unit Chief Nancy Koerperich is formally cancelling the burn permit suspension, and advises that ...

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Hearing Set For Final Chukchansi Defendant

MADERA – The only defendant to reject a plea deal from the District Attorney’s office in connection with the October 2014 attempted take-over at the Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino, is headed toward trial. District Attorney David Linn announced yesterday, following a hearing in Department 22 of the Madera Superior Court, that his office will be proceeding to a preliminary ...

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