OAKHURST – New photos of Eben Hammond – a life lost too soon. Eben Hammond, we’ll miss you forever–and we’ll never forget. It’s been: 20,563,200 seconds 342,720 minutes 5712 hours 238 days 34 weeks 65.21% of a common year (365 days) It’s been much too long for the person who took your life to not come forward and own up ...

Tyler succeeds Thomas Porter, who retired in December of 2021 SACRAMENTO – Governor Newsom appoints Joe Tyler as the 22nd CAL FIRE Director in the Department’s 137-year history. Joe Tyler will lead CAL FIRE, California’s statewide fire agency overseeing an appropriated budget of $3.7 billion and more than 9,600 civilian and uniformed staff who responded to more than 535,000 emergencies ...

By Sal Maccarone Building a wooden structure without the use of nails, screws, fasteners or adhesive is not by any means a typical approach. It is time, patience and specific knowledge that can make such a thing possible. Wayo (or Japanese style) wooden architecture reflects the sensitivity, environment, and the “affection for gentle spaces” prevalent in early Japan. The Wayo ...

Freshen up your St. Patrick’s Day menu with easy and light sandwiches inspired by the traditional color of the festivities. These open-faced noshes can be perfect for lunch, snack time or even as an appetizer for get-togethers with friends and family. Layered with a smooth cream cheese and mozzarella mixture then topped with crisp cucumber and a stem of green ...

Will match $200 thousand in employee and physician donations and calls on other health care organizations to join the effort  OAKLAND, Calif. — Kaiser Permanente has launched an employee and physician giving campaign to help with the urgent Ukrainian refugee crisis for physicians and employees who wish to personally support organizations helping with the relief effort, providing refugees with food, ...

You are invited to see the play “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder the first two weekends in March – directed and produced by High School seniors Olivia Hagen and Grace Mierkey! OAKHURST – “Our Town” is a three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play tells the story of small-town life, much ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES – The National Weather Service, Hanford Office, has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for our communities beginning today through Sunday. The advisory began at 5:53 AM PST Fri Mar 4 2022, for the following Mountain Communities – Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra-Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra-South End of the Lower Sierra-San Joaquin River Canyon-Piute Walker Basin-Including the cities of Bass Lake, Coarsegold, Fish ...

OAKHURST – Petrushkin & Associates, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC has earned the 2021 Ameriprise Client Experience Award. Petrushkin & Associates was honored with this award because their ability to consistently deliver personalized, goal-based advice and exceptional client service. Award recipients earned an overall client satisfaction rating equal to or greater than 4.9 out of ...

ONE-WAY TRAFFIC CONTROL MARIPOSA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform various operations on State Routes 49 and 140 next week in Mariposa County. State Route 49 • One-way traffic control from Mocassin Creek to Bear Valley Road in Mariposa and Tuolumne counties for sweeping operations beginning Monday, March 7, through Friday, March 11, 2022, from 8:00 ...

YOSEMITE – The jackpot burning at Crane Flat a couple weeks ago was very successful with approximately 340 acres burned. This week fire crews have been continuing work in the Mariposa Grove, Merced Grove, El Portal woodlot, and the Foresta burn pile. Conditions dependent, we are starting to assess some of the Studhorse units for burning mid-March. These units are ...