Visitors and campers are reminded that the use or possession of all fireworks and pyrotechnic devices is prohibited on all national forests and national grasslands year-round, regardless of weather conditions or holidays. Regulations are enforced, and violation is punishable as a misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than six months, or both. ...

June 15, 2012MADERA — Madera County District Attorney Michael Keitz announced today that Bryan Burgdorf, age 42, of Oakhurst, was convicted on June 14, of misdemeanor charges of indecent exposure and battery. Deputy District Attorney Dina Petrushenko presented evidence to a jury that on July 29 2011, the intoxicated Burgdorf accosted a 14-year-old boy on the shore at Bass Lake.

The patio at Plaza 41 in Oakhurst was decked out in an array of color this past weekend, as the talented local artist displayed their works in the 8th Annual Young Masters Fine Art Show.

The patio at Plaza 41 in Oakhurst was decked out in an array of color this past weekend, as the talented local artist displayed their works in the 8th Annual Young Masters Fine Art Show.