SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST — Anyone wishing to participate in the planning process is reminded that we are well into the 90-day public comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Draft Forest Plans for the Inyo, Sequoia and Sierra National Forests. During this time, the USFS is holding public meetings, tribal forums and a webinar to engage with ...

You know Kellie Flanagan as a talented writer, teller of stories, and managing editor at Sierra News Online. Now, you can now see our very own Kellie Flanagan as the cute and precocious Candice Muir on The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, a sitcom that ran for two seasons in the late 60s. The show airs every weekday morning at 6 ...

COARSEGOLD — An 19-year-old Oakhurst woman was airlifted this morning after crashing off the roadway just south of Coarsegold. Just after 5 a.m., the driver was southbound on Highway 41 in a 2015 Kia Optima, when, according to CHP, she fell asleep at the wheel, drifted off the right side of the road, and plummeted over the steep embankment. The ...

CALIFORNIA — Engines from the Madera-Mariposa-Merced (MMU) Cal Fire Unit are being sent to other regions across the state, joining over 4,900 firefighters battling 7 large wildfires burning in California. No mountain area stations are being left unmanned, as resources from surrounding areas are moving in to cover those stations, and Paid Call Firefighters are stepping up for additional staffing. ...

YOSEMITE — The body of an Oakhurst man who was swept away while rafting in the Merced River in Yosemite on June 6, has been recovered. According to family members, the body of Ernie Hagar, 60, who has been missing for over two weeks, was located yesterday by a park visitor. As first reported, Ernie was part of a large ...

MADERA COUNTY — After the loss of Ruby Alvarez in a tragic accident on Highway 41 last Saturday, many have been asking about the condition of her beautiful daughter Lucy. Little Lucy is doing better today, says her father Riven Abdo, who has been by her side since flying in from Arkansas after receiving news of the crash. Two-year-old Lucy ...

OAKHURST — The director of the Oakhurst Sierra Senior Center has been released from custody after posting bail. Kathryn (Katie) Davis, 54, of Oakhurst, was arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing tens-of-thousands of dollars from 90-year-old Bill Youngs, someone she apparently knew from her work at the Senior Center. She was being held on a $50,000 bond, and will be arraigned ...

MADERA COUNTY — A Clovis woman remains behind bars as she faces charges of felony DUI and manslaughter after causing a crash that killed one and injured three others on May 21. Candice Ooley, 23, has appeared in court on three separate occasions, each time asking for her bail to be reduced, and each time, having it raised by Judge ...

EASTERN MADERA COUNTY – If you’ll be traveling along Road 223 across Teaford Saddle during the next week, you’ll want to be prepared for short delays. County Roads is removing hazard trees between Road 420 (Thornberry Road) and Hidden Meadow Road (see map below). Crews are stopping traffic, dropping trees and moving them out of the roadway, then letting traffic ...

Written by Ronnie Sweeting — MARIPOSA — Music on the Green rolls on into the last weekend of June leaning toward Bluegrass/Americana, presenting The Mountain Men Collective on Friday, June 24, and Bodie 601 on Saturday, June 25, at the Mariposa County Art Park stage. Music on the Green is a free summer concert series brought to you by the ...