OAKHURST — Area residents who love to shop and also love animals will want to know that local volunteers have set up an account with Giving Assistant they say allows 2% of your Amazon Smile purchases to be designated for the EMC SPCA. So, while you shop, you can also help fund the building of a new, state-of-the-art no kill Eastern Madera County ...

MOUNTAIN AREA — Watch for kids this week as many of the schools will be back in session in the foothill area, starting Thursday, Aug. 11, and CHP will be in full enforcement at all the elementary schools and high schools. CHP Officer Kaci Lutz reminds everyone to limit the distractions and keep focus on operating your vehicle. “For our young drivers, reckless and ...

Written by Celeste Wheeler — OAKHURST — While most of us would respond to a proposed industrial development next door with the slogan “NIMBY” or “NOT in My Back Yard,” the reaction should most definitely be quite the opposite with respect to birds. A presentation by John K. Cross at the Oakhurst Library Community Room from 10:30 a.m. to noon ...

OAKHURST — A Coarsegold man who lost his life in a motorcycle accident in Oakhurst today has been identified as 58-year-old Jack Bonner Thornton. Thornton was killed when the motorcycle he was driving collided with a Ford F350 in the intersection at Highway 41 and Road 426. The accident remains under investigation. https://sierranewsonline.com/coarsegold-man-dies-in-motorcycle-crash/  

COUNTY — Representatives from the offices of Senator Tom Berryhill and Assemblyman Frank Bigelow will hold mobile district hours together in Coarsegold and Oakhurst next month. Staff will be available to hear from the public their opinions on legislation, or to help with problems individuals may have with state agencies such as DMV, EDD, and others. The joint office hours will be on Wednesday, Aug. ...

BASS LAKE – Registration is now open for the 4th Annual Bass Lake MY*Tri scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 10. This super fun triathlon is open to kids ages 5-17. Hosted at Miller’s Landing Resort on beautiful Bass Lake, just miles from Yosemite National Park, the MY*Tri offers the perfect outdoor mountain venue and challenging courses for all levels of youth ...

OAKHURST — Plans for excitement are underway as the Sierra Historic Sites Association readies for celebrating the 20th annual Mountain Heritage Days on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16 – 17. Organizers say it’s going to be a blast. The festival-style event is held at Fresno Flats Historic Park for both days, with the parade on Saturday at 10 a.m. Newly-commissioned parade Grand Marshals Dr. John ...

COARSEGOLD — The Oakhurst Area CHP Office is searching for any witnesses who may have observed what happened leading up a motorcycle vs. car crash on Road 415 yesterday near the Oak Creek Mobile Home Park. At about 5:20 p.m., Ramiro Guzman III, 40, of Coarsegold, was riding his 2006 Kawasaki motorcycle westbound on Road 415 at an unknown rate ...

MADERA COUNTY — The Madera County Planning Commission voted 3-2 on July 19 to approve the conditional use permit for the Austin Quarry, a 671-acre site to include a hard-rock quarry and aggregate processing facility, planned for the southwest corner of Highways 41 and 145. Those opposed to the project have filed an appeal, and a public meeting is planned ...

MADERA COUNTY – Following are details from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office of reports taken locally from Sunday, July 24 to Sunday, July 31, 2016: Oakhurst robbery On Sunday, July 24 at 1:55 a.m. a report was taken for a robbery which occurred in the 50800 block of Road 632. Evidence was collected and two suspects were identified. This case is ...