NORTH FORK — The longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world, the Texas 4000 team, will be rolling through North Fork on Saturday, June 14, just 15 days after departing from Austin, Texas on to their final destination of Anchorage, Alaska.

MADERA COUNTY – The Madera County Economic Development Commission (MCEDC) has launched a new website, www.maderacountyedc.com, sponsored by Pacific Gas & Electric and designed by Nettra Marketing to enhance marketing efforts promoting the virtues of Madera County.

SACRAMENTO – The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will accept applications in July from individuals interested in a career as a CHP officer. The CHP is looking to hire cadets from a pool of applicants to fill vacant officer positions throughout the state.

MADERA COUNTY – A Coarsegold man lost his life yesterday when he crashed his motorcycle on Highway 41 just north of the 22 Mile House. Michael Rhett Lari, 56, was northbound on Highway 41 on a 2007 Harley Davidson at about 7:28 p.m. at an estimated speed of 60 mph when, for unknown reasons, he allowed the bike to veer ...

MADERA – The Grub Gulch Chapter 41-49 of E. Clampus Vitus is dedicating a monument to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Dixieland School in Madera on Friday, June 6, at 10 a.m. Dixieland School was built in 1913 in the Dixieland Farming District and was originally named Munich which came from the group of residents who migrated from the town ...

MADERA COUNTY – The voters have spoken and the stage is set for the November election. Incumbent Michael Keitz will face off against David Linn for the job of District Attorney, and in the crowded race for Sheriff, Chowchilla Chief of Police Jay Varney and Undersheriff Michael Salvador will go head-to-head to replace the retiring John Anderson.

YOSEMITE – Road construction on the Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park began this week, and will continue through Sept. 30, 2015. This two-year rehabilitation project is a multi-phased construction project that encompasses improvements to the Tuolumne Grove Parking Lot and the Tioga Road Corridor.

NORTH FORK – Road 200 was closed for nearly 90 minutes on Monday, June 2, after a truck rolled over in front of the St. Joseph the Worker Church, about a mile outside of North Fork. At 8:39 p.m., Austin Kerns, 42, of North Fork was westbound in a 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 flatbed pickup when he lost control due ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – Activity on the Hunters Fire is winding down, and Cal Fire expects to have full containment by 6 p.m. today. The fire, which started on Monday, May 26, burned 667 acres in and around the Hunters Valley Recreation Area just south of Lake McClure in Mariposa County. As of 8 a.m. on Monday, June 2, the fire ...

YOSEMITE – Yosemite National Park anticipates a robust 2014 summer season and offers tips to visitors on how to best enjoy the Yosemite Region during the park’s 150th Anniversary Year. On average, Yosemite National Park sees 3.8 million visitors annually; approximately 55% of those visitors arrive between June and September.