MADERA COUNTY – Todd Miller was sworn in today as Madera County Auditor Controller during the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors. Miller defeated incumbent Marcia Hall in the June 3rd primary election, and Hall tendered her resignation the next day, declining to serve out the balance of her term.

OAKHURST – The artists on Gallery Row in Oakhurst are putting their work on display for everyone passing by on Highway 41 to enjoy. Inspired by the beautifully painted quilt square blocks now being displayed on barns across the U.S., artist Vivian Aumond Capone brought the idea to the Gallery Row art community.

MADERA COUNTY – Christina Romero, who disappeared Sunday, June 22, after her release from a hospital early that morning has been found, according to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office. The 43-year-old Oakhurst resident was located Monday night by officers with the Madera Police Department near Gateway and 1st Street.

MADERA COUNTY – A two year-long investigation, led by the Madera County Narcotic Enforcement Team (MADNET), has dealt a local blow to what is reportedly a multi-state drug trafficking ring. Lawrence Alexander Tidwell, 31, a mountain area resident who is a convicted felon, is accused of cultivation of marijuana, possessing marijuana for distribution, and felon in possession of a firearm.

YOSEMITE – A 14-year-old visitor was seriously injured in Yosemite National Park on Thursday, June 19, when he sustained severe head trauma from a fall. According to Public Affairs Officer Kari Cobb, the boy, who is from Fontana, Calif., was on a day trip to Yosemite Valley and was scrambling at the base of Lower Yosemite Fall with family members ...

Submitted by Robyn Flory, Fine Arts Specialist at North Fork School NORTH FORK – The students at North Fork School were very busy all year with music, drama and visual arts, and finished their year with performances that wowed their audiences full of family and friends. At their Open House in May the students’ talents were showcased, with North Fork ...

MADERA COUNTY – While the frivolous band of gentlemen of E Clampus Vitus, affectionately known as the Clampers, are well known for their copious merrymaking and love a good practical joke, they are first and foremost dedicated to the promotion and preservation of western history. On a bright summer morning the last week of school, a contingent of the Grub ...

NORTH FORK – Quick thinking and some cool heads probably kept a structure fire in the Cascadel Woods area from turning into a disaster. Marie and Chris Iden were loading a bar-b-que into a pickup with the help of friend Simon Elman at about 1:35 p.m. on Sunday, June 22, when Simon’s ever-present scanner crackled to life with a report ...

Beginning July 3, the northern Mariposa County Master Gardener answer line is changing its office day to Thursday, and walk-ins are welcome. For help with home gardening problems, advice on what to plant or for information on plant care, the help line is staffed from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Lake Don Pedro Community Services office, 9751 Merced Falls ...

Submitted by Paul Abrams – NORTH FORK – Are your kids at home with “nothing to do” now that summer is here? The Greater North Fork Art Gallery invites you to bring them over for free art lessons. Have them take a break from video games and learn the how-to’s of watercolor painting, photography, weaving, jewelry making, beading, note card ...