OAKHURST – “I want to introduce all of you to the 2014 D-II CIF Central Section Champions,” says Yosemite High School coach Rusty Oetinger following the team’s recent win. “I am so proud of my girls.” Yosemite Badgers girls golf took home the top honors on Monday, Oct. 27 for division championship at Madera Golf & Country Club.

MADERA COUNTY – Results of the race for Bass Lake School District Area 4 Trustee are in question after an issue concerning area boundaries required residents to complete provisional ballots in order to vote in that contest. Dalene Stephens emerged as the winner on Tuesday, by a slim margin over Bill Freed, while incumbent David Read received what, for now, ...

MADERA COUNTY – Individuals interested in cleaning up former grow sites for illegal marijuana on public lands may volunteer to do so in the next several days. As many as 15 such sites are being cleared of pipe and trash with debris being staged for later pick up or pulled out with nets during the operation.

OAKHURST – He was an artist whose work has been called miraculous. Terry Reed was also a father, husband, brother, friend and veteran. Much sadness and perhaps some sense of closure accompanied the announcement this week that the beloved local man reported missing more than a year ago was recently found deceased. Family says the body of Oakhurst resident and ...

HORNITOS – At once exciting and nearly ethereal, a candle-lighting and procession in the old Mexican town of Hornitos winds its way from plaza to cemetery each year on November 2, to celebrate Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Hornitos in Spanish means “little ovens,” as the town in Mariposa County is named after Mexican tombs shaped ...

AHWAHNEE – Voters in Bass Lake School District (BLSD) Area 4 should take special note at the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4. What appears to be a clerical error has resulted in an important race being left off some ballots, requiring constituents to request a provisional ballot at their polling place if they want their vote to count in the ...

OAKHURST – Kids and parents were tipping the scales at Branches Books and Gifts this week, and we aren’t talking about weight, here. Bookstore owner Anne Driscoll invited the aptly named educator and entertainer Reptile Ron to visit the shop, and when you get Reptile Ron, you get snakes. You also get spiders and bugs. The event marks the second ...

O’NEALS – Scores of high school students around the foothills are currently working on their senior projects, known at Minarets as a Senior Legacy Experience (SLE). For their SLE, students on the verge of graduation are tasked to work in an area of personal or professional interest to “develop an educational experience that will impact their campus or community,” according ...

YOSEMITE – The men and women at Yosemite Search and Rescue (YOSAR) ask that visitors to Yosemite National Park take extra care to avoid becoming someone who needs to be rescued. On Tuesday, Sept. 2, the Yosemite Emergency Communications Center received a cell phone call from a hiker on the Yosemite Falls Trail requesting help for a member of the ...

Submitted by Carol Kovach OAKHURST – We have some amazing talent on this mountain. That’s just one of the comments made after watching the Golden Chain Theatre production of Willy Wonka the Musical. The show debuted on Saturday, Nov. 1 and it’s been getting great reviews ever since.