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The History Mystery #17

Written by Roger Mitchell Gold and silver were found on the southeastern flank of Mammoth Mountain in 1878. News of the discovery immediately sparked a “Gold Rush.” A young man by the name of John French, knowing that Mammoth Mountain is in a very remote part of the state and difficult to reach, scouted a route for a horse trail ...

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Dual Crashes At Serpa Canyon Road

COARSEGOLD – A single vehicle accident on Highway 41 at Serpa Canyon Road this evening led to traffic backups and then, as the accident was being cleared, to another crash. Tyler York, 26, of Fresno, was on his way down the mountain from his job at the Tenaya Lodge just after 6 p.m. on Friday, May 30, when he failed ...

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Local Business Scammed With Green Dot Card

MADERA COUNTY – Sheriff John Anderson is alerting both business and property owners about a group of scam artists posing as PG&E personnel who are threatening customers, telling them to pay up or lose power. The Sheriff’s Office has already received two complaints, one from a filling station in Eastern Madera County and one from a restaurant in Madera. Both ...

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Vote By Mail Ballots Available Saturday

MADERA COUNTY – Rebecca Martinez, County Clerk-Recorder & Registrar of Voters has announced that the County Clerk’s office will be open Saturday, May 31, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., for the issuance and acceptance of vote by mail ballots. The County Clerk’s office is located in the County Government Center, First Floor, 200 West 4th Street, Madera.

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Sheriff Warns Of Craigslist Rental Scam

MADERA COUNTY – Sheriff John Anderson has issued a scam warning to sellers and perspective renters about a landlord impersonation scam targeting both Madera and Fresno Counties. Homes placed on the market for sale are now appearing on Craigslist as property for rent.

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Hunters Fire Nearly Contained

MARIPOSA COUNTY – Activity at the Hunters Fire is winding down. Crews are being released and the fire is now 80% contained at 677 acres. Firefighters continue to mop up, patrol, and perform fire suppression repair. Evacuation orders were lifted for residents at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28. There are no evacuation centers open at this time. Currently 764 ...

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Mariposa Sheriff Continues Campaign Against Illegal Pot Grows

MARIPOSA COUNTY – On Thursday morning, May 29, the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by Yosemite National Park law enforcement SRT members, served search warrants at two residences located in the 5000 block of Allred Road. Yong Chen & Nenghui Zhang of Oakland, Calif., were arrested on site. The search warrants were connected to the ongoing illegal marijuana cultivation and ...

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MADNET Hits Drug House In Oakhurst

OAKHURST – A month and a half long investigation into drug trafficking and sales in the mountains came to a successful conclusion Thursday afternoon, May 29, with the arrest of two Oakhurst residents and the recovering of heroin, meth, marijuana, ammunition and a gun, according to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office.

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Frank Gauthier – Candidate For Sheriff

Frank Gauthier’s background in law enforcement, the military and the private sector has provided him with experience he says is very unusual in politics, and uniquely qualifies him to be Sheriff of Madera County. Frank is an Air Force brat who was born in Germany in 1966, and raised in Madera County, where his father Milt was with the Sheriff’s ...

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Engines Respond To Fire On Jean Road

OAKHURST – Residents were understandably nervous this evening as fire trucks wailed through their neighborhood on John West Road. Just before 6 p.m., a call came in of a reported vegetation fire on Jean Road West. Engines from Madera County Fire, Cal Fire and Sierra National Forest were dispatched along with dozers, water tenders and aircraft.

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