MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES–Beginning October 1st, 2024, Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) will transition to its winter schedule for bus service running from Merced and Mariposa to Yosemite National Park. Highway 140 Corridor Routes The service along the Highway 140 corridor operates year-round. However, by reducing the frequency of the runs to and from the park, YARTS is able to reflect ...

OAKHURST— Key stakeholders from gateway communities surrounding Yosemite National Park call for bold and innovative leadership in addressing visitor access and management. These communities see firsthand every day the impacts of the current system on aspiring visitors. They have themselves been deeply impacted by the current system of visitor controls. The neighboring communities emphasize the need for an approach that ...

MODESTO – Doctors Medical Center (DMC) recently received two recognitions from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and one from the American College of Cardiology. DMC was reverified as a Level II Trauma Center by the ACS. DMC holds the distinction as the region’s first Level II Verified Trauma Center in 2008. It has held that designation since then. Separately, ...

MERCED – The YARTS 2024 summer services to Yosemite National Park are now available to the public. Prospective passengers may make reservations on the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) for trips they plan to take during the summer months. Reservations are highly encouraged to ride YARTS as only a limited number of walk-on tickets are issued. Highway 120 The ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Renters and homeowners in 14 counties impacted by the February and March storms and flooding will now have more time to sign up for federal disaster assistance. FEMA’s registration period, due to end July 20, has been extended to Sept. 1, 2023. The eligible counties are Butte, Kern, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Mono, Monterey, Nevada, San Benito, San ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — The UC Master Food Preservers of Mariposa County currently serve residents in Mariposa, Merced, Madera, Fresno and Tuolumne Counties. Their volunteers live and reside in those counties and offer demonstrations, workshops, and outreach to these counties. They are a relatively new program, started in 2022. Their program will be holding a volunteer training class from September to ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Renters and homeowners in the 12 counties eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance due to the severe storms and flooding that took place in February and March now have an additional 45 days, until July 20, 2023, to apply for FEMA assistance. The previous deadline was Monday, June 5. The eligible counties include Butte, Kern, ...

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 COMMUNITIES — Madera, Mendocino and Mono counties were added to the major disaster declaration for California’s severe storms and flooding that began on February 21, 2023.  They join the counties previously designated for Individual Assistance: Kern, Mariposa, Monterey, San Benito, San Bernardino, Santa Cruz, Tulare and Tuolumne. In addition, Amador, Butte, Del Norte, Glenn, Inyo, Madera, Modoc, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz counties are now eligible for FEMA’s Public ...

SACRAMENTO — Additional California counties affected by the severe winter storms, flooding, landslide, and mudslides that took place December 27, 2022, to January 31, 2023, are now eligible to apply for funding from FEMA’s Public Assistance program. The counties include Amador, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Inyo, Madera, Mariposa, Napa, Nevada, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, Stanislaus, ...