NORTH FORK — The Sierra/Eastside Prioritization Working Group of the Governor’s Forest Management Task Force met Friday, August 9, in North Fork, for their monthly meeting to discuss project prioritization and collaborative conservation in the Sierra and Eastern California. After the meeting, participants were led on a walking tour of the North Fork Mill Site by American Forests’ California State ...

COARSEGOLD — A pair of giant scissors clipped a lot of ribbons Thursday at Coarsegold’s Historic Village. Amid a festive atmosphere, the Coarsegold Chamber of Commerce hosted its biggest-ever ribbon cutting this week, officially welcoming three new businesses — Thicket + Vine Nursery, Yosemite Drug and Mountain Medical Supply — to the Historic Village. The popular Wild Fig Kitchen, which ...

OAKHURST — A former Coarsegold resident who admitted to embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from an Oakhurst business has been ordered to make full restitution. Heather Marie Stieler, 48, who used to be the bookkeeper for Fullmer’s Appliance Repair, agreed to a plea deal on June 20, 2019, resulting in 10 felony convictions, including embezzlement, forgery and grand theft. ...

COARSEGOLD — Ownership of one of Coarsegold’s single-largest commercial properties has changed hands. The 5.78-acre mini-mall and strip development on the east side of Highway 41, home to a number of the town’s most active businesses, was sold to a Bay Area real estate investment trust. The property’s current tenants include the Coarsegold Market, Napa Auto Parts, Robert’s Frosty, Kwik ...

Timberline Art Gallery is an artists’ cooperative (the only one in the area!) located just 15 miles south of Yosemite National Park. We are located within Gallery Row in Oakhurst, California. All member artists spend a day in the Gallery once a month to speak with visitors and answer any questions about the wide range of art in the gallery. ...

Article written by Dr. Tony McLean. Dr. Tony McLean, PT, DPT, is a lifelong learner. Since earning his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree, he has vigorously pursued mentoring the next generation of physical therapists. Graduate PT students enjoy learning from his clinical practice as well as his ability to draw on his vast professional experiences. One time, during his nine ...

MADERA – Camarena Health and Kern Family Farm will receive the Crystal Tower Award at the 16th annual Business and Education Shareholders’ Luncheon on August 27 sponsored by the Madera County Compact. The Crystal Tower Award is given to businesses that have displayed exemplary career focused partnerships with schools in Madera Camarena Health was nominated by Elizabeth Puga at Madera ...

MOUNTAIN AREA — Sierra News Online (SNO) is pleased to announce the inauguration and implementation of our new and state-of-the-art information delivery service — one that will provide the latest breaking news as well as local advertising to the residents of Eastern Madera County. Through an exclusive licensing agreement with Community Digital, Inc. of Mariposa (CDI), this new subsidiary company ...

OAKHURST — Mountain area stitching and sewing fans rejoice: Bear Paw Quilts & More is back in business. The new owners of the popular specialty sewing and fabric shop are holding a grand reopening on Saturday, Aug. 3. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the store, which is located at 40761 Highway 41 in ...

Greetings my friends, After nearly eight years at the helm of Sierra News Online, the time has come for me to move on to the next chapter of my life. As many of you have already heard, I have sold Sierra News Online to my Sales and Marketing Manager Lisa Clark. I had intended to consider retiring at the end ...