OAKHURST — Oakhurst is next on the schedule as the Mariposa Symphony Orchestra’s historic seven-concert tour, commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service, continues with a performance at 7 p.m. on Saturday Apr. 30. The 60-member MSO began their concert tour with acclaimed performances in Mariposa and in the Great Lounge of the Majestic Yosemite Hotel on Apr. ...

O’NEALS — This year’s nominee in the Chawanakee Unified School District for Madera County Administrator of the Year is Minarets High School’s Principal Daniel Ching. This is his third year as an administrator in our district, and only his second as Principal, making this nomination all the more impressive because he is relatively new to this leadership position. The process of ...

MADERA COUNTY — District 5 Supervisor Tom Wheeler will host the next in his series of Town Hall meetings on Thursday, Apr. 28, at the Coarsegold Community Center from 6 to 8 p.m.. On the agenda for the evening are John Quigley from the Madera County Planning Department, and Darin Soukup, Director at Oakhurst State Community College Center. Jerome Jackson, ...

MADERA COUNTY — Commuters and others wondering what traffic will look like on Highway 41 in the coming weeks now have additional answers, as California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) project manager Anand Kapoor just released an updated schedule for construction on the passing lanes project currently underway. The construction project will add passing lanes in both directions along 1.7 miles ...

We received this wonderful story from the EMC SPCA, written by Katharine Napier-Janz, about the special dog they adopted several years ago. It’s a great testimonial to the important work done by this organization, finding forever homes for pets in need of a family to love. I want to update you on Jericho, a pup I rescued from you in ...

By Yosemite High School Athletic Director Rusty Oetinger — To catch readers up with what’s been happening lately, the first note is that I’ve been out of school quite a bit with my Sports Marketing class and the athletic director conference in San Diego. To give you a little information regarding the Sports Marketing class. We recently spent the evening ...

Written by Tally Scott — O’NEALS — Tryouts for the 2016-2017 Minarets cheer season saw a great turnout. Twenty-five girls tried out – more than three times what our high school had last year! Due to the fact that there are so many girls interested in cheerleading, Minarets will have both a JV and a Varsity squad for the first ...

MADERA COUNTY — The Madera County Sheriff’s Office in cooperation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is hosting another Medication Take-Back event scheduled for Saturday, Apr. 30. This service to the public is scheduled twice annually, once in the spring and once in the fall. Sheriff Varney wants to remind the public of the importance of proper disposal of ...

Written by Lexey Jenkins — COARSEGOLD — Coarsegold rodeo is coming up very soon. It is from Friday, April 29 to Sunday, May 1. April 29 is Heritage Day. Heritage Day is a day of exciting events like hands-on learning booths, gold panning, basket weaving, Native American tribal dancing, petting zoo, face painting, fossil digging, a K-9 unit and vehicles ...

EARTH — After decent rainfall this year, foothill residents have been treated to a wild host of wild flowers decorating the mountains with bright splashes of yellow mustard, orange poppy, and purple-blue lupine. Now, we’re being treated to what’s known as a pink full moon, and that designation doesn’t reflect the color of the moon in the sky, but makes ...