The North Fork Library is currently featuring a special display of photographs by the local photographer Don Grove. This is the first time several of the photos have been on display for the public. This collection includes a series of shots from the last total eclipse of the moon that occurred in December 2011 and one of Venus as it ...

Organizers are reporting the 2nd Annual Oakhurst Farmers’ Market is doing record business this year. The Farmers’ Market is held every Thursday from 4 – 7pm at True Value Homecenter, 40596 Westlake Drive (on Hwy 49) and will run into early fall, “Like many other communities across the country, we found residents of Oakhurst want locally grown fresh produce, prepared ...

Dear Wawona and Tuolumne communities and friends: The stress of drought across parts of America is visible in the national media and when you look at Yosemite, you can see those effects too. After an arid winter and spring, water levels in the South Fork Merced and Tuolumne Rivers continue to decline. Worse, no significant rain is forecast.

July 31, 2012 – Office of the District Attorney MADERA – A Madera County Superior Court jury today convicted Gregory Garcia of armed robbery, a violent felony, together with a special allegation for the use of a firearm, and another felony for being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to Madera County District Attorney Michael R. Keitz.

Guest Editorial by Staci Heaton, Regulatory Affairs Advocate, Regional Council of Rural Counties Information regarding California’s State Responsibility Area Fee or “Fire Tax” – CalFIRE’s budget has a $50 million dollar hole, and state lawmakers are raiding the pockets of rural Californians to fill it. In 2011, the state Legislature pushed through a budget bill that created a new fee ...

Yosemite Fire Crew 6 is working near Swinging Bridge conducting a hazardous fuel reduction project. They are cutting, piling and mechanically thinning dense vegetation including shade tolerant conifers such as incense cedar, white fir and ponderosa pine. They are also clearing accumulated dead biomass on the forest floor like sticks and logs. You will hear chain saws and see crews ...

Cascade Fire Update – This lightning caused fire has been slowly burning since June 16, in Yosemite’s high elevation Wilderness. It started during an afternoon thunderstorm on June 15th. The fire has grown to 182 acres. It is burning in a short needle red fir forest between two upper forks of the Cascade Creek. The fire has slowly smoldered through ...

MERCED COUNTY July 19, 2012 – Caltrans and its partners, the Merced County Association of Governments and the city and county of Merced, broke ground today on the $128 million Highway 99 Arboleda Drive Project. “Highway 99 is a major route in one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world,” said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. “It is critical ...

July 19, 2012 MADERA – A Madera Superior Court jury convicted Santiago Lopez Jr., yesterday, of one count of assault with a deadly weapon, a special allegation for personally using a deadly weapon and a separate misdemeanor for battery, according to Madera County District Attorney Michael R. Keitz.

Article submitted by: Lowell J. Young, President Yosemite Area Audubon Society The Yosemite Area Audubon Society Is Looking For Community Support For The San Joaquin River Restoration Program. Born of snowmelt, one of the country’s most magnificent rivers has its birth in our backyard, east of the Sierra Crest. This mighty river, the second longest in California, begins its 366 ...