NORTH FORK – Sierra National Forest Officials have announced the temporary seasonal closures for campgrounds and picnic areas along the Merced River, Highway 140 corridor. The locations scheduled for closure will include four picnic areas – McClendon Beach, Indian Flat, Red Bud, and Cranberry Launch – and two campgrounds – Dirt Flat and Dry Gulch. These locations are being closed ...

MADERA COUNTY  – Have you noticed the pink patches on the uniforms of Madera County Sheriff’s personnel this month? It’s time to get one of your own! The Sheriff’s Office is excited to be officially partnering with the @pinkpatchproject this year to sell their patches to the public, and will be donating proceeds to the Clovis Cancer Institute (https://www.communitymedical.org/cancer). Lt. ...

OAKHURST – If a friend or family member were to suffer a heart attack, would you be able to help save their life, or stand by helplessly not knowing what to do? Get your emergency training now with expert instructors and state-of-the-art equipment so you’ll be prepared to help in time of need. Through Mountain Medical, Neil and Linda Cuthbert ...

OAKHURST – The Oakhurst Community Center was packed Tuesday evening as residents turned out for a public hearing on the proposed 50 percent Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) incentive for a Conference Center and Team Building Facility planned near the Hounds Tooth Inn on the north end of Oakhurst. The meeting was an “On the Road” regular meeting of the Madera ...

MARIPOSA – Mariposa County will host two post-Ferguson Fire community meetings over the next week. If you live in Mariposa, El Portal, Yosemite West, Foresta or any of the surrounding communities affected by the Ferguson Fire, you are invited to attend a community meeting to learn about the Burn Area Emergency Response (BAER) and interagency coordination that has taken place ...

Susan Ann Youngquist was born on Aug. 27, 1952, in Santa Monica, Calif., and passed away on Oct. 11, 2018, at the age of 66. Susan grew up in Southern California and moved to the Oakhurst/Bass Lake area in 1976. She was an Instructional Aide for the Bass Lake Joint Union School District for over 30 years. She graduated from ...

OAKHURST – What would the building of a conference center and team building facility in Oakhurst mean to the economy of Eastern Madera County? And are the citizens and the Board of Supervisors amenable to a 50 percent revenue sharing agreement on the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) in order to make it happen? Those questions will be addressed at an ...

COARSEGOLD – The firefighters of Madera County Station 11 in North Fork were the recipients of a nice big check on Sunday – the proceeds of the 3rd annual Next Firefighter Up Motorcycle Poker Run held on Sept. 22. Mitch Riegelhuth, owner of G’ma and Pappa’s Biker Apparel in Coarsegold, presented a check for $4,700 to Sandy Chaille, president of ...

OAKHURST – Eastern Madera County could be the site of a new Conference Center and Team Building facility in Oakhurst if the Board of Supervisors agrees to a TOT rebate to the developers, Yosemite Resort, LLC. Gautam Patel, who heads up the project, will be at the visitor center (Visit Yosemite/Madera County) in Oakhurst at 40343 Highway 41 from 8:30 ...

SACRAMENTO – Cal Fire firefighters are preparing for the potential of extreme fire weather across many parts of California in the coming days. The National Weather Service (NWS) is predicting gusty winds and low humidity this weekend in much of northern California. On Monday, parts of southern California could experience many of the same conditions. The NWS is forecasting that ...