MADERA — Preliminary voting results from Tuesday’s election show Measure P and Measure Q, two local bond issues to modernize facilities in the Raymond-Knowles Union Elementary School District, being narrowly defeated. According to the latest results from the Madera County Elections Office, Measure Q garnered 193 “yes” votes — or 51 percent — and 186 “no” votes — or 49 ...

MOUNTAIN AREA — The Madera/Mariposa Regional Head Start preschool program is currently accepting applications for the 2020-2021 school year. Mountain Head Start in North Fork offers a full day program of six hours. Oakhurst Head Start offers a 3.5 hour afternoon program. Head Start provides a free, comprehensive, high-quality preschool program designed to foster healthy development for income eligible children ...

By Gregg Dodderidge OAKHURST — Two Yosemite High School wrestlers, 115 lb. junior Peter (PJ) Kuzmitski and 154 lb. junior Nicolas Guynn, both battled to first place finishes in the CIF Central Section Division 5 Championship Tournament at Golden West High in Visalia on Feb. 14-15. Guynn also was voted Upper Weight Outstanding Wrestler by the Division’s head coaches. The ...

By Gregg Dodderidge OAKHURST — The Badger Varsity Boys Basketball squad ended a strong regular season at 18-10 and earned their second straight CIF Central Section Division IV playoff berth. The 14th-seeded Badgers will go on the road to face the #3-seeded Reedley Pirates. Tip off is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 19). On the way to being playoff-bound, ...

By Gregg Dodderidge OAKHURST — The Badger Varsity Girls Basketball program are adding another North Sequoia League title banner to an already crowded wall in the Badger Gym. This year the banner will read co-NSL champs — as YHS wound up in a three-way tie with Kerman and Washington Union. The Badgers, led by head coach Gary Blate, have won ...

MADERA – The Madera County Elections Department is issuing new ballots to a limited number of mountain area voters this week. Original ballots were mailed out Monday and election officials noticed that a small number of voters living outside of the Raymond-Knowles Union School District received a ballot with Measures “P” and “Q.” “An inadvertent mistake occurred where some streets ...

By Gregg Dodderidge OAKHURST — The Badger boys’ basketball program quite simply is on a roll, winning both of its North Sequoia League games last week. On Wednesday (Jan. 29) the Badgers traveled to Sierra and defeated the Chieftains 74-46. It was a strong performance considering winning at Tollhouse is never an easy task. YHS also defeated Sierra 71-61 on ...

By Gregg Dodderidge OAKHURST — The Yosemite High girls’ basketball team went 2-1 last week. On Tuesday (Jan. 28), the Badgers defeated Sierra 65-42 in Tollhouse and on Friday YHS crushed Liberty 60-24 at home. YHS then played Saturday against Sierra Pacific of Hanford. The Golden Bears snapped a 5-game Badger winning streak, defeating YHS 57-47. The Badgers now move ...

MADERA — For the first time in county Academic Decathlon history, the student team from Madera South High captured the championship at the 38th Madera County Academic Decathlon, held Saturday in Madera. With the victory, Madera South, which hosted this year’s event, advances to the state competition March 27-29. Seven schools took part in Saturday’s 10-event competition, answering questions based ...

MADERA — The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) has granted the Madera Community College Center (MCCC) “candidacy,” which brings the Madera campus one step closer to being recognized as a full college. The successful step in MCCC’s evolution to becoming an independent community college was announced late last week. ACCJC accredits community colleges and other associate degree ...