CALIFORNIA – Job seekers and invited to take advantage of the opportunity to apply for currently advertised jobs with Cal Fire. Cal Fire is looking for candidates to fill the position of Fire Prevention Specialists I & II. The bulletins for these positions were recently released and the final filling date is Dec. 30. Anyone interested in applying for these ...

MADERA COUNTY – The Bass Lake School District will need a do-over on their Area 4 Trustee election. Results of the Nov. 4 contest were in already in question when the County Office of Elections declined to certify results of the race. Now, the long-time Trustee who seemed to have been voted out will remain in office until a new ...

MOUNTAIN AREA – Someone you love is suffering chest pains and is in need of immediate medical attention. You call 911 and anxiously await the arrival of paramedics. Every single minute counts, and could be the difference between life and death. But how much precious time could be lost if emergency responders can’t find your house? It may seem a ...

SIERRA NEVADA – The National Weather Service in Hanford has issued an urgent winter weather message for the Sierra Nevada from Yosemite to Kings Canyon and Tulare County Mountains. Travel in the higher elevations is said to be dangerous at this time.

FRESNO – Attorneys for the Lewis/Ayala faction of the Chukchansi Tribe have asked U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence O’Neill to excuse them from participating in any further mandatory settlement conferences, stating that the discussions have reached an impasse “due solely to the Reid Tribal Council’s intransigent focus on a political agenda that has nothing to do with reopening the casino.” ...

MADERA COUNTY – The Sheriff’s Office is now collecting Toys For Tots in Oakhurst and Madera. Donations bins are stationed at the Sheriff’s main office in Madera and also at the Sheriff’s Substation in Oakhurst just behind True Value Hardware.

MADERA COUNTY – The latest scam targeting citizens in Madera County involves someone impersonating Sheriff John Anderson. Anderson has issued a fraud alert, warning that you may get a call from someone posing as the Sheriff, and the caller ID will show the Sheriff’s Office main number, 559-675-7770. The caller will tell you he is Sheriff John Anderson, and will ...

MADERA COUNTY – Mom always said good things come in small packages, and she was right. Before setting up plans to pitch your tent at a big box store in Fresno for Black Friday this week, consider making it a very happy holiday season for our own friends and neighbors, by dropping your dollars in the mountains on Small Business ...

CLOVIS – The Sierra National Forest is requesting public input for the 2016 State Off-Highway Motor Vehicle (OHV) funding/proposal submission cycle by hosting an Open House on Thursday, Dec. 11, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Sierra National Forest Supervisors Office, 1600 Tollhouse Road in Clovis. Interested parties can also submit their comments and suggestions by mail.

MADERA COUNTY – Sheriff John Anderson is warning residents about a man posing as a Sergeant with the “Warrants Division,” who is trying to con citizens out of their cash, telling them a warrant has been issued for their arrest. An Eastern Madera County woman received the call today and reported the incident to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office just ...