YOSEMITE — Word out of Yosemite National Park today is that the Tioga Road in will reopen at noon today to all vehicular traffic. The road has been closed due to recent storm activity in the Yosemite region. The Glacier Point Road is open to all vehicular traffic as well. Visitors are reminded that there are no commercial services available ...

NORTH FORK — Squirrel Cage Theatre Co. presents its annual Fall Follies on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4 and 5, at the North Fork Town Hall. Dinner will be served starting at 6 p.m., with the show at 7 p.m. Roz Thrapp will be working her magic in the kitchen, serving up baked chicken, baked potato, salad, and homemade rolls, ...

OAKHURST — Tom Wheeler will hold his final Town Hall meeting of the year this Thursday, Nov. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Oakhurst Community Center. Items on the agenda include the proposed Public Safety Sales Tax, slated to be put before voters in March 2017. Georgiena Vivian, President of VRPA Technologies, will give a detailed presentation about ...

Submitted by Haley Gostanian —  MADERA COUNTY — In last few years, there has been an alarming increase of chronic disease diagnoses in our communities. By 2050, it is estimated that one in three Americans will be diagnosed with diabetes. A startling 1.4 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year, and 30 million children and adults currently have been ...

MADERA — The 6th annual Madera Pomegranate Festival will be hosted at a new location — the Madera District Fairgrounds — on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This unique event brings in visitors from all over the world to experience the best of Central Valley’s local pomegranate and nut products, and is organized by the Madera ...

NORTH FORK — Helping One Woman (H.O.W.) will be honoring Brenda Foster this month at The Pines on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Brenda and Jimmy Foster are long-time residents of North Fork. For many years they led youth activities and graduation exercises throughout the mountain communities. Brenda’s desire has always been to serve others and to leave her imprint with the ...

MARIPOSA — The Mariposa County Arts Council is asking local veterans and their families to participate and support an upcoming art installation focusing on the experiences of those who have served in the United States’ military. Specifically, the Arts Council would like to honor local veterans by including their photographs, words, and images of their military ephemeral on ceramic pieces ...

COARSEGOLD — Once again the Ladies of the Lakes (LOL) have presented a check to support the firefighters of Madera County Fire Department’s Station 10 in Yosemite Lakes Park, this time for a record-breaking $4,302.88. The presentation took place at the LOL Club Meeting on Monday, Oct. 17. In turn the Fire Department presented the Ladies with their updated perpetual ...

COARSEGOLD — A three vehicle-accident on Highway 41 just south of Coarsegold has closed Highway 41 in both directions for a short time. At 9:30 a.m., CHP and Cal Fire responded to reports of the crash near Van Teri Road. No injuries have been reported, however transmission fluid, nails and debris are scattered across the roadway. Caltrans is at scene ...

CLOVIS – The Sierra National Forest is conducting an annual Emergency Vehicle Operating Training (EVOT) on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at Avocado Lake in Fresno County between 8:30 am. and 5 p.m. The objective of this exercise is to provide training for safe and effective use of red lights and sirens and amber emergency lights for the upcoming fire season. The ...