AHWAHNEE – Local favorite Sierra Meadows may be the latest golf course to close amidst a growing trend in America. It seems a potentially fatal combination of economic hardship, historic drought, and declining interest has turned the nation’s love affair with a small white ball into a passing fancy for a severely endangered sport.

AHWAHNEE – Local favorite Sierra Meadows may be the latest golf course to close amidst a growing trend in America. It seems a potentially fatal combination of economic hardship, historic drought, and declining interest has turned the nation’s love affair with a small white ball into a passing fancy for a severely endangered sport. Sierra Meadows Country Club and Golf ...

MADERA COUNTY – A sixth suspect wanted in connection with the Oct. 9 Chukchansi Casino takeover attempt has turned himself in to authorities, according to the Madera County Sheriff’s Department. Ronald Jones, 53, of Pleasanton, voluntarily turned himself in to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 19, and was booked into Madera County Department of Corrections.

OAKHURST – The community in all its glory is invited to a free Christmas dinner on Tuesday, Dec. 23 from 3 – 8 p.m. at the Oakhurst Community Center. Organizers promise food, fun, and fellowship, and are currently looking for volunteers to help provide food teams and entertainment. This will be the sixth year for Oakhurst Outpouring, a free community ...

OAKHURST – If there’s one lesson our recent summer of fires taught us, it’s that the mountain community will rise up to support its own in the face of disaster compounded by catastrophe. On that Sunday in September when the Courtney Fire hit, 8th grader Dakota Klaproth grabbed some clothes and her backpack before the home she shared with her ...

O’NEALS – Holidays roll around again and for many the season doesn’t bring up cheerful feelings about sleigh bells and glistening snow. Instead, we can be reminded of family and friends serving in the military who are far away. We may remember those who won’t come home at all, for the worst possible reason. Here’s one possible way to bridge ...

MADERA COUNTY – If you’ve ever been asked where you got all that junk and your barn doors are bulging out from all the old dusty, rusty stuff you’ve collected in there, your day is about to come. That’s right: it’s time to get picked.

MADERA COUNTY – A young woman whose life was lost in a three-car collision on Highway 41 on Monday, Nov. 10 has been identified by the Madera County Sheriff’s Office as Sophia Elise Ruiz, 18, of North Fork. Two young male passengers who were in the car with Ruiz are currently hospitalized for injuries suffered in the accident. The accident ...

OAKHURST – The Oakhurst branch of Helping One Woman (HOW) will meet at El Cid’s Mexican Cuisine tonight, Wednesday, Nov. 12, in support of Joyce Papazian. The gathering begins at 6 p.m. and reservations are requested. Many people remember Joyce as the energetic and helpful woman working at Miller’s Mountain Sports. Recently diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer, Joyce is ...

OAKHURST – A recent walkout by members of the California Nurses Association (CNA) hit home in Oakhurst, where one local professional employed by Kaiser Permanente stayed away from work for one day at the bequest of her labor union.