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MADERA COUNTY – Flu season is rapidly approaching and with it, the need for flu vaccines, says Madera County Public Health Director Sara Bosse, who invites everyone to “take a page from our book.” “Flu vaccine is like a library,” says Bosse. “Each year when you get a flu shot, you add a book to your library. You have the ...

MOUNTAIN AREA — Gail Hawksworth of MySham has announced the dates for puppy socialization and training classes, and basic dog training, for the new year. Contact Gail directly at the number listed below for location and additional information. Training dates for 2019 Group Classes  New Location: STEVE’S PET SHOP AND CORNER FEED for group classes Puppy Socialization/Training Classes and Basic Dog Training ...

MADERA COUNTY – It will soon cost more to have your trash collected or to take your household trash to the North Fork Transfer Station. On Aug. 21, the Board of Supervisors, upon the recommendation of County staff, voted unanimously to increase the tipping fees at the landfill from $40 to $55 per ton as of Oct. 1. “Without the ...

MADERA COUNTY – Following are details from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office of reports taken locally from Monday, Aug. 27, to Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018. Bass Lake sunken vessel On Monday, Aug. 27 at 3:30 p.m. a deputy was dispatched to a report of a sunken vessel in a docking slip on Bass Lake. The appropriate state agencies were notified. ...

O’NEALS – Firefighters were called out to reports of a vegetation fire in the 47000 block of Road 200 this morning. At about 11:45 a.m., crews responded to the location in O’Neals near Lily Mine Road. The first unit at scene reported the fire at about one acre burning in grass and oak woodland with one structure immediately threatened. Cal ...

It’s not often that one of the History Mysteries gets solved so completely, but when it does happen we think it should be highlighted. Thanks to diligent research of North Fork History Group member Kathy Ellis, and preservation of historic information in the past by Margie (Jeppson) Hensley and Doris Scovel, every person in History Mystery #59 was identified. The ...

By YHS Correspondent — OAKHURST — The Yosemite High School boys and girls water polo teams are finally back in the pool. Hazardous air quality caused by smoke from the Ferguson Fire cost the teams more than two weeks of practice at the YHS pool, forcing them  to improvise. During the fire, the teams held dry-land practices in the YHS ...

MOUNTAIN AREA — California Teaching Fellows Foundation (CTFF) has immediate openings and is now hiring college students to work in K-12 youth programs. The job positions available are part time and offer competitive wages. Becoming a Teaching Fellow is a one of a kind experience that allows college students to share their passions and inspire youth in before and after ...

BASS LAKE — What better way to spend a Sunday evening in September than enjoying a meal with friends while helping to raise money for an essential cause? Here’s an opportunity for just such a pleasure, as the local guild of Valley Children’s Hospital invites people to attend a fundraising dinner at Ducey’s on the Lake. The special event takes place ...