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Stop The Number One Killer Of Teens

SACRAMENTO – After spending years protecting your children from all sorts of dangers on the road and off, you now face the prospect of handing them the keys to the family car. It’s time for them to learn how to drive. Are you prepared? The CHP wants to help you mold your young adult into a safe and capable driver.

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Vegetation Fire Burns 25 Acres

MADERA COUNTY – A vegetation fire between Ahwahnee and Raymond yesterday kept firefighters busy out on the lines, as others moved up to cover at stations whose engines had been dispatched. At 3:19 p.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 23, Mariposa Command Center received a report of a vegetation fire burning in the area of Road 800 and Road 810 in rural ...

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Sheriff Swears In His Last COP Graduating Class

COARSEGOLD – Sheriff John Anderson raised his right hand to swear in six new members of the department’s nationally recognized Citizens on Patrol (COP) Unit Tuesday evening at the Yosemite Lakes Park Clubhouse. These new volunteers join the ranks of the now 50-plus member strong unit of Madera County’s COPs, and give Sheriff Anderson six more reasons to be proud ...

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Arts And Crafts Show Benefits Two Charities

MADERA – Catholic Daughters of the Americas invite the community to their 4th Annual Spring Arts and Crafts Show on Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Unique and unusual gifts for all occasions will be on sale at the dual-charity fundraiser, inside St. Joachim’s Holy Spouses Hall, located at 310 North I Street. Organizers say more than ...

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Town Hall Meeting In Coarsegold

COARSEGOLD – Supervisor Tom Wheeler will host the next in his series of Town Hall meetings in Coarsegold on Thursday, Apr. 24, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Coarsegold Community Center, 35540 Highway 41. Residents are invited to take this opportunity to get information and ask questions about issues affecting their community and Madera County. The agenda for ...

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Single Vehicle Crash At Fine Gold Creek

NORTH FORK – The driver of a Ford Ranger pickup escaped without injury this evening after rolling his truck near the bridge at Fine Gold Creek. Alec Connor, 20, of Coarsegold, was headed south on Road 200 just after 8 p.m. on Sunday, Apr. 20. According to CHP, just after crossing the bridge, the driver said he slid in some ...

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Sheriff Candidates Debate In Oakhurst

OAKHURST – With the large field of candidates running for the job of Madera County Sheriff, many residents took advantage of the opportunity to get up close and personal with them at the Oakhurst Community Center on Apr. 17. The position of top cop, soon to be vacated by long-time Madera County Sheriff John Anderson, is being sought by six ...

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Raymond Parade In Pictures

Image of the Coarsegold Rodeo Ambassadors.

RAYMOND – Hundreds of people braved the perfect weather for a wonderful family event on Saturday in Raymond. The 29th annual Raymond Parade stepped off at noon on Apr. 19 and the route was lined with young and old. After the parade, there was live music, food and fun for the whole family. Click here to see the photo album.

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Alert – Credit Card Skimmer Found In Mariposa

MARIPOSA – At approximately 11:30 a.m. on Apr. 18, Mariposa County Sheriff’s deputies located a credit card skimming device on Pump #3 at the Woodland Market gas station. These types of devices are used by criminals to fraudulently acquire credit card information from cards inserted into the credit card slots on the outdoor gas pumps. Deputies believe the skimmer was ...

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Candidates Vie For Job of District Attorney

OAKHURST – The Oakhurst Community Center was standing room only last Thursday, Apr. 17, as citizens came out to learn more about the candidates vying for the Office of Madera County Sheriff and District Attorney. The event was hosted by the Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce and moderated by local attorney and past Chamber president Greg Chappel.

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