MADERA COUNTY — The first phase of the District Attorney’s Office’s Veteran’s Court Plan will be launched at the Caring Veteran’s of America, Inc. Veteran’s Stand Down on May 21, at the Sierra Pines Church in Oakhurst from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Along with the first phase of the Veteran’s Court, the Stand Down will include free medical examinations ...

OAKHURST — Miles of erratic driving and near misses along Highway 41 between Coarsegold and Fish Camp on Saturday ended with the arrest of a Coarsegold man for driving under the influence of drugs and five other charges. About 3 p.m. on May 14, CHP received reports of a man weaving in and out of lanes, crossing into opposing traffic ...

OAKHURST – There are now 22 citizen volunteers sworn in and ready to assist the Oakhurst Area Office of the California Highway Patrol. Friends and family gathered at the Oakhurst CHP Office on Friday morning to be part of the graduation ceremony as the new Senior Volunteers were welcomed to the CHP family. Officer Kaci Lutz, who designed and led ...

AHWAHNEE – The CHP is asking for the public’s help in investigating a reckless driving incident that occurred on Monday, May 16, at about 8 a.m. just south of the Wasuma School on Highway 49. The investigating officer is not releasing any further details of the investigation at this time, but if you witnessed a reckless driving incident at this ...

MOUNTAIN AREA — It’s the weekend. You’d love to be hiking or fishing, hanging out at the lake, or just relaxing with a good book. But with the overwhelming number of jobs that need doing around the house, you’re likely falling way behind on weedeating, hauling things away, sprucing up the property, and splitting up wood from all those dead ...

Written by Virginia Eaton — Warning: I’m feeling the need to rant and rave! If you aren’t in the mood to hear me vent my frustration with the medical community, then you may want to skip this week’s blog and tune in next week when steam isn’t coming out of my ears. Just this week, I’ve had a number of ...

OAKHURST — Relay for Life returns to Eastern Madera County on Saturday, May 14 at Yosemite High School on the track at Raupp Field. This year there’s a slight twist that may come as a relief to some — rather than an overnight event, EMC Relay opening ceremonies start at 9 a.m. and the event ends at midnight. As anyone who’s ...

BASS LAKE — It’s an exciting weekend with water levels back up, as the 26th Annual Bass Lake Antique and Classic Boat Show returns to the floating docks at the Pines Marina, sponsored by the Bass Lake Lion’s Club and Bass Lake Watersports. Somewhere between 40 and 60 of the finest preserved and restored watercraft to be found on the ...

Contributed by Len McKenzie — University of California Berkeley professor Joseph Grinnell, in 1914, embarked on an intensive six-year ecological study of the animals of Yosemite National Park, the first of its kind in western North America. The goal of this study was simple: to understand the animals of Yosemite and their “….local distribution…general life areas…, and food relations; breeding ...

Written by Rhonda Corippo — OAKHURST — “Can you pick us up late? We want to see a surgery.” These words aren’t typical of what you would hear during the school day but, on Wednesday, May 11, the students in Yosemite Unified School District Alternative Ed programs were saying this and more. Thanks to Oakhurst Rotary and Dr. Robert Brosi’s ...