MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES –Please join Supervisor Macaulay who will be hosting the following town hall meetings prior to the end of the year as follows: Thursday, November 2, 2023 Topic of Discussion: Veterans Services This meeting will be held virtually from 6-8 p.m. and will include Madera County Veterans Services, VA Hospital and Caring Veterans speakers. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84007235737?pwd=b0dyblNjSU5peS9Vam1HRCt5S2h6UT09 Meeting ID: 840 0723 ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — – Survivors with losses caused by the severe storms, floods, landslides and mudslides that began February 21, 2023, have less than 30 days left to register for federal disaster assistance. The deadline to apply for assistance is Monday, June 5, 2023. Disaster assistance is available to eligible individuals and households in the disaster-designated counties of:  Kern Madera ...

MOUNTAIN AREA — Even local insurance agents are calling it a “crisis” — the sky high price tag attached these days to homeowners insurance in large parts of eastern Madera County. Many area residents have recently been notified their homeowners insurance is going up — for some, by as much as 450 to 500 percent. And lately, according to local ...