OAKHURST – On Saturday, Jan. 9, Dianna and Jeff Conaway will open the gates, unlock the doors, turn on the lights and get started on their first official day of business as proprietors of Western Sierra Nursery, a plan that has been in the works since September, 2015. Escrow closed this week on the property, a private sale between parties, ...

OAKHURST – Two Yosemite High School students are each set to receive valuable scholarships for two of the country’s most desirable universities: twin brothers Travis Wood and Trevor Wood are sailing into the final months of their primary school academic careers already knowing where they’re going for college, and how they’re going to get there. The scholarships were awarded through ...

OAKHURST – First responders were called out to reports of a car into a building on Golden Oak Loop Tuesday afternoon just after 2 p.m. An Oakhurst woman was arriving at the dental offices of Dr. Peters and Dr. Jones when the she reportedly stepped on the gas instead of the brake, causing the Hyundai to jump the parking barrier ...

MADERA COUNTY – Following are details from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office of reports taken locally from Dec. 27, 2015 through Jan. 3, 2016. Oakhurst runaway juvenile On Sunday, Dec. 27 at 00:19 a.m., a deputy flagged down by a citizen in the 45000 block of CA-41 regarding a runaway juvenile. Investigation concluded the juvenile had possibly left the Oakhurst ...

Submitted by Nikki Van Velson and Michele Shockley OAKHURST – Soroptimist International of The Sierras is hosting a career support conference for high school girls in grades 9 through 12, on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. Registration is from 8 to 8:45 a.m. and the program begins at 9 a.m. Breakfast and lunch will be served. This event is free to ...

MOUNTAIN AREA — The first in a series of storms coming through Central California this week will bring rain and snow to the area, and a winter storm warning has been issued for the southern Sierra Nevada from Yosemite National Park to the Tulare/Kern county line, from 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4 through 10 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5. According to ...

MOUNTAIN AREA – Rain is on its way to the foothills and snow to the higher country including Yosemite, as this week’s weather looks a little wetter. In Oakhurst on Monday, Jan. 4, the National Weather Service (NWS) in Hanford is suggesting a 50 percent chance of rain, without much to measure: somewhere between a tenth and a quarter inch ...

AHWAHNEE – The Oakhurst chapter of nonprofit organization Helping One Woman (HOW) will meet to honor local new mom and Coarsegold resident Jennifer (Jenna) See at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the Hitching Post in Ahwahnee. “2015 was a tough year for Jenna,” say HOW organizers, including sponsor Kristen Bateman. “Early in her pregnancy Jenna lost her job. ...

Contributed by Yosemite Area Audubon Society – “No one who has ever seen wild California condors circling majestically among the clouds will ever forget the riveting nature of the experience or question why we, as a society, should make every effort possible to promote the full recovery of this species,” wrote Noel and Helen Snyder, authors of Introduction to the ...

OAKHURST – It’s a dough-down throwdown. Set aside some time soon for a perfect combo of fundraising, football and pizza, as once again, the community will “vote” on which restaurant bakes the most delicious slice in town. Sierra Oakhurst Kiwanis and the Coarsegold PTO are sponsoring the annual “Best Pizza in Oakhurst” contest at the Community Center on Sunday, Jan. ...