MARIPOSA – A Mariposa couple has been taken into custody after sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant at a home on the 7000 block of Hite’s Cove Road in Jerseydale last Thursday. On Mar. 5, Mariposa County deputies arrested Ryan Osteen, 35, of Mariposa for possession of stolen property at his residence.

OAKHURST – The Sheriff’s Substation in Oakhurst is now home to a satellite office of the Madera County District Attorney’s Office. At 4 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 6, District Attorney David Linn made it official by cutting the ribbon on the new Mountain Division at 48267 Liberty Drive, where the D.A. will share space with the Probation Department. “It’s so ...

BASS LAKE – In order to protect the restoration process ongoing near the Wishon Quarry site at Bass Lake, certain roads in the area will be closed for the next year. With the completion of the Crane Valley Dam Retrofit Project in 2013, the Forest Service has been working to protect the environmentally sensitive Wishon Quarry Reclamation Area on the ...

OAKHURST – On the morning of Tuesday, Mar. 3, Madera County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a burglar alarm at Yosemite Jewelry in Oakhurst. When the first deputy arrived on scene, he found that the glass front door had been broken and numerous items had been stolen. Later in the day, deputies stopped a U-Haul truck in Oakhurst and found ...

MADERA COUNTY – Now is the time to get your garden in shape for spring and what looks to be a very dry summer. Madera County Master Gardeners will be hosting two free events this month to answer questions and get you motivated. The first is a Garden Advice Clinic at Peters Brothers Nursery on Saturday, Mar. 14, from 10 ...

OAKHURST – Wildfire season will soon be upon us and the American Red Cross is seeking volunteers to aid their Disaster Services team in preparing for and responding to these fires. The Red Cross will be hosting a new volunteer orientation in Oakhurst on Wednesday, Mar. 11, from 6 to 8 p.m.

FRESNO ― Walkers representing local businesses, families, schools, and other organizations will be participating in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Central Valley Council Fresno area annual JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes, on Saturday, Mar. 28, at Woodward Park Mt. View Shelter. Over 43 Walk Teams have signed up and raised nearly $23,000. But that is far below the goal ...

EARTH – The March full moon, known to some as the Worm Moon, reached its peak at 10:05 a.m. on Thursday, Mar. 5, and will again be seen shining brightly in the sky tonight, maybe disturbing sleep or perchance illuminating dreams. Why is it called the Worm Moon?

MADERA COUNTY – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred on Sunday, Mar. 1, at approximately 4:07 p.m. Officers of the Chowchilla Police Department were involved in a motor vehicle pursuit that ended with the suspect vehicle crashing into a home in the area of South 3rd Street and Mariposa Avenue. The occupants of ...

These photographs are from Dorothy Philp’s 1920s photo album. Dorothy is from the Raymond Area but there was not a notation about where this bridge is in our area. We would love to know where this was or is located and over what body of water. The date is 1925. Thank you! Submitted by Lynn Northrup, Raymond Museum   Follow-Up ...