MADERA COUNTY — “Over a hundred million dollars in property tax payments were collected and posted from the December 10th property tax deadline,” reported Tracy Kennedy, Madera County Treasurer-Tax Collector. Ms. Kennedy is pleased to report that all payments were posted and balanced by Monday, December 21, 2022. The delay was due in part to the Groundwater Sustainability Project fee ...

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY — As people continue to eat more meals at home, shoppers everywhere are feeling the pinch of increasing prices on nearly every item at the grocery store. In fact, 7 in 10 people (71%) are more likely to shop on a budget now than prior to the pandemic, according to a recent survey released by Malt O ...

TRAVEL & RECREATION — The confined space, length of journey, lack of privacy, and storage issues are all deterrents for wheelchair uses, not to mention simply getting through the airport. However, these deterrents shouldn’t stop wheelchair users from flying and benefitting from travelling the world. Please consider the following tips to help make the experience much easier: Plan ahead. It ...

MARIPOSA — The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s (CAL FIRE) Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit will be conducting a vegetation management training burn on June 7 – 10, 2022. The vegetation management burn will take place on the Grupe Ranch located on Oak Grove Road. The prescribed fire will consist of burning 313 acres of annual grass, oak woodland, and sparse ...