NORTH FORK — Firefighters were called out to two fires burning along Road 274 north of Putney Place this afternoon. Just after 1:30 p.m., crews responded to what was reported as a series of small fires along the west side of the road. The first unit at scene reported two fires burning in grass and brush at a moderate rate ...

OAKHURST – As many are aware, there has been a heartbreaking uptick in the number of fatal accidents on our roadways of late. The Oakhurst CHP continues to keep pushing forward to correct unsafe driving. Not only have they been increasing their enforcement activity, but they want to encourage teens who are about to take their driving test to take ...

NORTH FORK – The Friends of the North Fork Library invite you and your friends to attend the 3rd annual Frugal Friends Fashion Show. This year there will be many new models strutting their self-created thrift store fashions down the runway, including more of the male gender. The show will take place from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. ...

OAKHURST — Driving is a complex skill that may diminish as a person ages, say experts, and the ability to drive safely is affected by changes in one’s physical and mental conditions. Many of these changes take place as we get older, though in different ways and at different times. To address these changes and the challenges they pose, the California ...

MOUNTAIN AREA — Heads up when it comes to construction and paving delays on parts of Highway 41 and Highway 49, expected to last until early fall in some areas. Caltrans, in cooperation with Robert J. Frank Construction, announces one-way traffic control on State Route 41 near the community of Fish Camp in Mariposa County over the next three weeks, ...

NORTH FORK — A local woman has started a company that she says is unique to the region. A 30-year resident of North Fork, Cynthia Elm is a statistics professor at Clovis Community College, teaching students how to apply programming and statistics to solve business problems. When she went looking for a data analytics company in the area and couldn’t ...

NORTH FORK – A single-vehicle crash on Road 200 this morning sent the driver to the hospital and CHP at the scene suspect the driver may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol. At 8:16 a.m., a call came in to 911 that a car had crashed into the embankment just above the Cal Fire Rancheria Fire station ...

MADERA COUNTY – Following are details from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office of reports taken locally from Monday, July 30, to Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018. Coarsegold theft On Monday, July 30 at 9:31 a.m. a deputy was dispatched to the 28000 block of Hwy 41 regarding theft. Report written and case closed. North Fork threats  On Monday, July 30 at ...

MADERA COUNTY – Following are details from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office of reports taken locally from Monday, July 23, to Sunday, July 29, 2018. Oakhurst theft of backhoe bucket On Monday, July 23, at 9:26 a.m., a deputy was dispatched to the area of Highway CA-41 and Road 426 for a report of a theft of a backhoe bucket ...

NORTH FORK – The nonprofit Sierra Mono Museum invites one and all to share in a celebration of heritage and culture at the 48th Annual Indian Fair Days & Pow Wow, held again this year at Minarets High School, on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 4 – 5. The event is said to be the longest-running pow wow in the state ...