OAKHURST – Summer is time for fun and time for learning at the Children’s Museum of the Sierra in Oakhurst. Kids (and their parents) are welcome to join Museum volunteers for an hour or so of entertaining and educations activities. The schedule for July:

CALIFORNIA – The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) invites all Californians to celebrate summer by fishing this Saturday. July 5 is the first of two Free Fishing Days in 2014, when people can try their hand at fishing without having to buy a sport fishing license. Free Fishing Days are also a great opportunity for licensed anglers to ...

YOSEMITE – Yosemite National Park anticipates a busy Fourth of July weekend and Yosemite Park Rangers would like to remind visitors how to best enjoy summer weekends in the park. On average, Yosemite sees nearly 4 million visitors annually; approximately 55% of those arrive during the summer and frequently on weekends.

MADERA COUNTY – District 5 Supervisor Tom Wheeler announces a few important events coming up in the next month. This Tuesday, July 8, there will be a special Town Hall meeting at the Oakhurst Community Center from 6 to 8 p.m. to discuss crime in the mountains and explore solutions.

NORTH FORK – This weekend marks the 55th anniversary of the Mid-Sierra Loggers Jamboree, held every year near the 4th of July weekend at the North Fork Recreation Center. The Jamboree was born out of need to raise funds to support and improve the 11-acre site along Willow Creek, purchased in the late 50s by the North Fork Boosters as ...

MARIPOSA – A man who exposed himself in a Mariposa business several weeks ago has been located and taken into custody, according to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office. On May 31, a Mariposa area business owner reported to the Sheriff’s Office that a customer had exposed himself to her during a transaction inside the business.

Keith Sauer was our first contributor on SierraNewsOnline. His ability to be in the right place at the right time continues to amaze. Keith’s advice for budding photogs – “The first rule of nature photography is ‘be there.’ This scene happened minutes ago…” Check out the end of this encounter between baby deer and squirrel.

OAKHURST – Shortly after 8 a.m. on Monday, June 30, Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a body in the Fresno River north of the bridge on Road 426. According to the Sheriff’s Office, they do not suspect foul play at this juncture, and no further details will be released unless it is determined that a crime has been ...

OAKHURST – As part of the Yosemite Festival last Saturday in Oakhurst Community Park, the winners of the 22nd annual Smokey Bear Coloring Contest took the stage to be honored for their creative efforts. Sierra Tel has co-sponsored the Smokey Bear Coloring Contest with Cal Fire since 1992, in order to help create awareness and educate children about fire safety ...

COARSEGOLD – The officers of the Oakhurst area CHP kept traffic moving at a good pace during their DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Friday, June 27 in Coarsegold. Officers set up near the Shell Station on the north end of town, and at about 7:30 p.m., began stopping southbound drivers to check for valid driver’s licenses and signs of impairment.