OAKHURST—Madera County Public Works Department has announced a commuter alert for Road 426 between Highway 41 (SR-41) and Road 427 (School Road). The road work is a part of the 2020 Countywide Pavement Rehabilitation and Overlay Project. This part of the project affects Road 426 between SR-41 to Road 427 (School Rd). A map is included at the end of ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — Property owners who have lost or sustained damage to their property due to the Oak fire in Mariposa County may be eligible for the following: A reduction in the assessed value of their property An option to defer payment of your next installment of property taxes due to the Governor’s proclaimed the State of Emergency Free replacement ...

MADERA COUNTY — Madera County has been notified of two additional contests appearing on the ballot, one at the request of the City of Chowchilla (City Council short term), and one called by the Madera County Board of Supervisors (Measure T). FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICES Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Controller Attorney General Treasurer Insurance Commissioner Member, State Board ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY–A power outage affecting approximately 3900 customers has been reported in the Midpines and Oak Fire area.  There is currently no estimated time of restoration. We will update this article when more information becomes available. For more information you can go to the PG&E website here. Update Power has been restored to all areas as of 8:15pm, Thursday, August ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — Starting tomorrow August 1st, at 9:00 am, the Mariposa County Local Assistance Center will open for those impacted by the Oak Fire. The Local Assistance Center (LAC) will be held on August 1st, 2nd, and 3rd at the Mariposa High School Gym (5074 Old Hwy N.) from 9:00 am – 7:00 pm. This is a multi-agency support center ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY — A traffic advisory has been issued by the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS), announcing one-way Traffic control on State Routes 49 and 140. CALTRANS will perform various operations next week on State Routes 49 and 140 in Mariposa County next week. Work is scheduled as follows: Route 49 • One-way traffic control from Route 120 South to ...

Oak Fire evacuees could be eligible for evacuation-related expense reimbursements under their current insurance policy. Commissioner Lara also announces impending action to protect residents from insurance companies non-renewing homeowners’ coverage following Governor’s Emergency Declaration. LOS ANGELES — Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara reminds residents in Mariposa County who have been ordered to evacuate due to the Oak Fire that they may have ...

MADERA COUNTY — Caltrans District 6 will be hosting a Clean California Free Dump Day in Madera County. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 6 will hold a Clean California Free Dump Day. Caltrans will have staff on-site to accept household waste and approved debris at no charge. The following items will not be accepted: NO treated wood waste, ...

MIDPINES — On July 26, 2022, at 2:00 pm the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office reduced some areas on the southern portion of the fire from mandatory evacuations to fire advisement allowing more residents to return to their homes. Evacuations for the following areas have been reduced to Fire Advisement. These areas will be open to residents living in the area ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY –  The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform various operations next week on State Routes 49, 132, and 140 in Mariposa County. Work is scheduled as follows: Route 49 One-way traffic control from Tiptop-Usona Road to Brooks Road for tree work beginning Monday, July 25, through Friday, July 29, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. One-way ...