MADERA COUNTY – District 5 Supervisor Tom Wheeler announces a few important events coming up in the next month. This Tuesday, July 8, there will be a special Town Hall meeting at the Oakhurst Community Center from 6 to 8 p.m. to discuss crime in the mountains and explore solutions.
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Sex Offender Arrested For Indecent Exposure
MARIPOSA – A man who exposed himself in a Mariposa business several weeks ago has been located and taken into custody, according to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office. On May 31, a Mariposa area business owner reported to the Sheriff’s Office that a customer had exposed himself to her during a transaction inside the business.
Read More »Family Confirms Death Of Lee Vick
OAKHURST – A family is mourning the loss of a loved one today, as they confirmed the death of longtime Oakhurst resident Lee Vick, 44, whose body was recovered from the Fresno River on Monday, June 30. Sheriffs deputies responding to a call just north of the bridge on Road 426 report that no foul play is suspected in Vick’s ...
Read More »Body Found In Fresno River In Oakhurst
OAKHURST – Shortly after 8 a.m. on Monday, June 30, Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a body in the Fresno River north of the bridge on Road 426. According to the Sheriff’s Office, they do not suspect foul play at this juncture, and no further details will be released unless it is determined that a crime has been ...
Read More »Few Delays, No Arrests At DUI Checkpoint
COARSEGOLD – The officers of the Oakhurst area CHP kept traffic moving at a good pace during their DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Friday, June 27 in Coarsegold. Officers set up near the Shell Station on the north end of town, and at about 7:30 p.m., began stopping southbound drivers to check for valid driver’s licenses and signs of impairment.
Read More »Another Illegal Pot Grow Busted Near Mariposa
MARIPOSA COUNTY – Sheriff Doug Binnewies and the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office continue their campaign to rid their county of illegal drug activity. On Thursday afternoon, June 26, detectives from the Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at a parcel located on Wild Horse Lane, located about 15 miles south of the town of Mariposa.
Read More »Victim Of Fatal Crash Identified
MADERA COUNTY – The woman who died in a head-on collision on Highway 145 on Thursday has been identified as 61-year-old Charlotte Louis Boatright of Coarsegold. Boatright was eastbound on Highway 145 from Highway 41 in a 2009 Chevrolet at approximately 40 mph, according to CHP, when for unknown reasons, she veered into the path of a westbound tour bus.
Read More »Woman Dies In Head-On Crash On Highway 145
MADERA COUNTY – A head-on collision on Highway 145 just east of Highway 41 has claimed the life of a Coarsegold woman and her dog. Just after 5 p.m. this afternoon a tour bus filled with passengers was hit head-on when a small sedan, driven by a woman who has yet to be identified, veered into its lane, according to ...
Read More »Fire Restrictions On Sierra National Forest
CLOVIS – The Sierra National Forest will be implementing forest-wide fire restrictions. Higher fuel temperature, dry fuel conditions, severe drought, and an increase in fire activity on the forest and nationwide has led to this decision. Restrictions are in place in all areas on the Sierra National Forest, including the wilderness. Campfires and barbecues are only allowed in developed campgrounds ...
Read More »DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint This Friday
OAKHURST – The Oakhurst Area of the California Highway Patrol will be conducting a DUI/Driver License Checkpoint on Friday, June 27, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., somewhere within Madera County. In addition, specially assigned officers will patrol the surrounding area searching for DUI drivers.
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