MADERA COUNTY – The Madera County Sheriff’s Office has reported that they received a call from a woman at 12:53 a.m. this morning, Sept. 6, from someone claiming that Sierra Tel president Harry Baker had been kidnapped. The called said that Baker was kidnapped in Modesto and brought to Madera County to withdraw funds as he was being held for ...

BASS LAKE – A flashlight vigil for missing firefighter Token Adams will be held tonight at 7 p.m. at Recreation Point on Bass Lake. Everyone is invited to come out and join friends and family in prayers and support The search for Adams continues today in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico near Fenton Lake. Today is the seventh day ...

OAKHURST – Urgent Care in Oakhurst has changed their hours of operation, and have implemented a temporary closure on Wednesdays. Michael Bartell, Director of Service Lines at Community Medical, responded to our request for an update on the new hours at Urgent Care, and questions about the facility being closed at random times over the few months.

OAKHURST – The Cowboy Poet is coming to Fresno Flats on Friday, Sept. 13. Madison Seamons, DVM, local veterinarian in Coarsegold, is returning to old Cunningham School to entertain everyone with stories of cowboy life and times. His stories will tickle your funny bone. Dr. Seamans lives with his lovely wife, Sunny Rae, in the foothills outside of Coarsegold, California. ...

OAKHURST- Over 30 mountain area residents gathered on Aug. 22 at Sierra Ambulance in Oakhurst for their free CPR class. Ed Guzman, Manager of Sierra Ambulance, had recently done a presentation at an Oakhurst Mountain Lions Club meeting where the idea was generated, and the response was huge.

OAKHURST – School’s back in session and Yosemite High School (YHS) has a new principal. This may be Randy Seals’ first year at YHS but he’s no stranger to the area. Seals has lived most of his life in Chowchilla, where he still resides today. So far. It’s not an exaggeration to say Seals is thrilled to be working here ...

CEDAR VALLEY – If you’ve never been to the annual Labor Day Weekend Deep Pit BBQ at the Cedar Valley Volunteer Fire Department, put it on your calendar for this Saturday, Aug 31, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. This is the 41st year the fire department has been doing a dinner fundraiser, and for over 30 of those years, they’ve ...

OAKHURST – Sierra Tel invites the community to its annual Patriot Day event on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Sierra Telephone Oakhurst Business Office at 9 a.m. Keynote Speaker for the 2013 Patriot Day Remembrance Event is Larry E. Westerlund, who served as a surface warfare officer with the United States Naval Reserve, from which he recently retired after 24 ...

OAKHURST – For over a year now, one dedicated group of people has volunteered their time and energy, sometimes even risking their own safety, to coalesce as concerned citizens to patrol the Oakhurst Community Park. The park, once envisioned as a safe haven for children and families to gather and play, is believed by many to have been overtaken by ...

OAKHURST – The Hounds Tooth Inn invites everyone to a Business Open House today from 5 to 7 p.m, sponsored by the Oakhurst Chamber Of Commerce. In celebration of the Inn’s new ownership, the public is invited to stop in for hors d’oeurvres, a no host bar and a chance to win a one-night stay at the Hounds Tooth Inn.