By Cheyenne Upton —  O’NEALS — In a flash, cross country will be here! Coach Lisa Kaczmarek is very thrilled for this year and what her runners will bring on and off of the track. She has coached for four years at the Ranchos Middle School in the Golden Valley Unified School District. According to Coach Kaczmarek, ​she is looking ...

First responders of all stripes are being recognized with a new commemorative stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service. The stamp features an image in red, white and blue of a firefighter, a paramedic and a police officer. “Fires, medical emergencies, accidents, and violent crimes require us to look to those who possess the training and knowledge to treat the ...

Written by Dave Smith – NORTH FORK – North Fork Boy Scout Troop 357 along with Cub Pack 357 will be holding a recruitment evening at the Scout Building next to the Town Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m. In addition to weekly meetings, Scouts of Troop 357 participate in monthly weekend activities. Over the past year, some ...

OAKHURST — Gallery 5 invites the public to view a body of new work by painter and mixed media artist Susan ManterBolen, whose work is wide-ranging and includes vivid expressionistic landscape as well as modern surrealism. “ManterBolen’s recent work is deeply personal, exploring events in her own life while also referencing folklore, history, and human relationship with nature.” “Susan Manter-Bolen (aka ...

By Tamara Manieri — OAKHURST — With girls volleyball well underway in the mountain area, the Yosemite High School volleyball team is a force to be reckoned with. For a second straight year the Badgers were invited to play at the Mammoth Invitational Tournament and for the second straight year — they won it all. It does not stop there. ...

By Rebecca Townsend —  O’NEALS — The Minarets Drama Club recently returned from their annual field trip to the Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon, organized by drama teacher Kayla West and Spanish teacher/dance coach Karen Urrutia-Polnitz. Our students joined others from Sanger and Clovis to watch five productions, including Romeo and Juliet, Sense and Sensibility, Othello, The Way the Mountain ...

MOUNTAIN AREA — Our local EMC SPCA says they are in desperate need of new foster people to take care of some very special canines and felines. For anyone who has been thinking about ways in which to help, this is a great way to give volunteering with pets a try. “Recently, we’ve had to turn away both cats and ...

YOSEMITE  – In honor of National Public Lands Day, the entrance fee to Yosemite National Park is being waived, and transportation to the park is free that day, as well. Saturday, Sept. 22 is a fee-free day at Yosemite National Park, as are three other days this year, through the National Park Service. The entrance fee waiver for fee-free days does not ...

COARSEGOLD — Gma’s & Pappa’s third annual “Next Firefighter Up” motorcycle poker run to benefit local volunteer fire departments takes place on Saturday, Sept. 22. The beneficiary this year is the North Fork Volunteer Fire Station. The “Next Firefighter Up” Motorcycle Poker Run begins with sign-in at Gma’s & Pappa’s  at 8 a.m., located at 35285 CA-41 in Coarsegold. Motorcyclists from the ...

Submitted by Christina McDonald – NORTH FORK – The development of the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plan for approval by the Federal Emergency Management Agency is nearly complete. Work began on the plan in September 2017 and the tribe anticipates having the plan complete and ready for public and FEMA review in October ...