LAST CHANCE! The Fresno Art Museum (FAM) has some great gifts that would be perfect for giving to that special someone on Valentine’s Day! Click here to see their suggestions. Online ordering and curbside pick-up from The Museum Store is available this Thursday & Friday for your shopping pleasure anytime!          

Submitted by Jane Irion Yosemite High School Student Journalist OAKHURST – Amidst a global pandemic there is an underlying consequence not getting much media attention. Elderly isolation is a serious and even lethal issue that has affected communities globally and locally. I interviewed two women from the Oakhurst community about how the global pandemic has affected them and how they ...

COARSEGOLD, CA. – Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino will host a job fair on Tuesday, February 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with the goal of immediately filling approximately 50 part and full-time positions at the property. The job fair will take place in the employee training facility at the resort, which is located at 711 Lucky Lane, Coarsegold, CA ...

COARSEGOLD – Transitional Kindergarten (TK) and Kindergarten enrollment starts Monday, March 1st, 2021. Enrollment can be completed on line or you can pick up a packet at the Rivergold  School office from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Parents are asked to fill out and return the enrollment forms and all the medical requirements listed below. Upon completion you ...

MADERA – Madera County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) has updated the vaccination eligibility. If you are 65 plus you are now eligible for the covid-19 vaccination as well as, health care workers, long term care staff and residents, and medical first responders. MCDPH follows the guidelines provided by the state as to who is eligible for the covid-19 vaccination. As ...

MADERA – The Madera County Superintendent of Schools is hosting a Free Virtual Job Fair February 22, 2021. Many school districts within Madera County and Mariposa County have current and future job opportunities! During two zoom sessions, representatives from school districts, charter schools and county offices will provide an overview of their agency and the positions they intend to fill. ...

BASS LAKE, CA – Located near the south gate entrance of Yosemite National Park in California, Bass Lake is the place to fish. The Bass Lake Fishing Derby is celebrating its 40th year of welcoming families to their two-day event on May 1st and 2nd. Sponsored by the Bass Lake Chamber of Commerce, this annual event kicks off the popular lake’s ...

SACRAMENTO – Senator Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno) introduced Senate Bill 265 to give small businesses and nonprofits relief from any tax liability they may incur associated with pandemic related state and federal grants or loans. Currently, grants provided by Governor Newsom’s Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant program are considered taxable income. Assembly Bill 1577 (2020), signed by Governor Newsom in September, brought ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Football fans may have to come up with a new game plan for this year’s Super Bowl festivities, but the California Highway Patrol (CHP) still reminds everyone to put safety first. California’s public health recommendations encourage residents to gather outdoors and with no more than three households.  In addition, Californians should stay close to home and limit ...

OAKHURST, CA – Visit Yosemite | Madera County is a visitor center and tourism bureau that proudly highlights the region’s enormous amount of recreational options in southern Yosemite and Madera County. To help tell this story, in 2018, Visit Yosemite | Madera County introduced their “Welcoming Committee” and the Yosemite Adventure Contest. Past winners have enjoyed two-night stays at a ...