Coarsegold – The CAL FIRE, Highway 41 Fuels Reduction Project, scheduled for May 27th, 2021 has been delayed due to the Live Oak fire activity in Mariposa County. CAL FIRE will re-schedule for a later date. Original Story: Hwy. 41 Fuels Reduction Project

Bay Area Company Brings Award-Winning Disaster Relief Efforts to Madera and Mariposa County Expanding its Network with Local Restaurants, Food Truck Operators, Caterers and Food Purveyors to Feed Locals when Disaster Strikes, Off the Grid (OTG), the Bay Area’s premier food truck and catering experience company, is preparing Madera and Mariposa County for wildfire season well before disaster strikes. The ...

Yosemite National Park Fire Crews are planning for a 439-acre prescribed burn in Yosemite Valley this week. YOSEMITE – The project will focus on seven units east of El Capitan Crossover toward Leidig Meadow. Depending on weather and air quality, this project is planned to start today, Monday May 24, 2021. Ignition could last three days with smoke lingering in ...

The summer season has officially started for the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) The public transit system which runs coach service to Yosemite National Park commenced its summer schedule this week from both Merced and Mariposa along Highway 140 as well as from Sonora and Groveland along Highway 120. Last week, service on the Highway 41 corridor from Fresno ...

Madera County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) Releases Health Assessment Focused on the Madera County Homeless Population. MCDPH has published a homeless needs assessment. Key findings from the MCDPH Homeless Assessment: Access and Barriers to Care show that more than 4 in 5 homeless individuals have at least one ongoing health or mental health condition and 1 out of 5 ...

COARSEGOLD – Yosemite Drug  will be holding COVID-19 vaccine clinics around the Madera County and Madera County Mountain Communities. The following vaccines are available: Pfizer- Ages 12+, Moderna -Ages 18+, and Johnson and Johnson- Ages18+ The first clinic will be tomorrow, Tuesday May 18, 2021 from 4-6 pm at Hillside Elementary School, 800 Treasure Hills Dr. Madera, CA. 93636 There will also be ...

Madera, CA  – After nearly five months of upgrades to our Surgical Services Department, California Department of Public Health (CDPH) approved Madera Community Hospital’s installation of new autoclaves and sterilizers. The project was started during the COVID-19 pandemic when all elective surgeries were halted in hospitals.  The two new autoclaves, using only steam to disinfect, are located in our central ...

 The Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) has released its 2021 Community Wildfire Prevention Progress for customer and community safety NORTH FORK – We are continuing to evolve our Community Wildfire Safety Program to improve and strengthen our electric system. Keeping customers and communities safe from wildfires and reducing the impact of Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events are our ...

MADERA/MARIPOSA – The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will be conducting a live fire training at Eastman Lake in cooperation with Madera County Fire, and Army Corp of Engineers on May 19 and 20. If conditions are conducive, approximately 200 acres of grass and oak understory will be burned from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each ...

Madera Community Hospital Receives an “A” for Patient Safety  From The Leapfrog Group, A National Nonprofit Health Care Ratings Organization Madera, CA  – The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit health care ratings organization released new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades on April 29, 2021. The Safety Grade assigns letter grades of A, B, C, D and F to hospitals nationwide based ...