OAKHURST – Eastern Madera County residents will soon have a new health-care facility, where medical services will be available to all, whether or not they have insurance. Camarena Health plans to open the doors of its new Oakhurst Health Center on Monday, Aug. 27, at 49169 Road 426 in Oakhurst. The new, 3,500-square-foot clinic is across the street from the ...

The 2012 Jazz Festival Mini-Series rolls on with the return of L.A. area saxophone player Mark Monreal, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m., at the River Creek Clubhouse in Ahwahnee. If you didn’t catch Monreal’s performace at the Queen’s Inn on Aug. 9, be sure to put this one on your calendar. This is the third in a series of six ...

A woman and her 5 young passengers escaped serious injury Saturday, Aug. 18, when the Ford Taurus sedan she was driving, southbound, crashed into the back of a pickup near the top of Deadwood on Highway 41, about two miles south of Oakhurst.

Yosemite National Park Rangers continue to search for Jacob Adams, a 6 year old boy from Orange County, California. Jacob, visiting the park with an extended family group, hiked to the Vernal Fall Footbridge on Wednesday, August 15, 2012. Jacob, and his ten year old brother, were swept into the Merced River near the footbridge at 3:00 p.m. The ten ...

Sierra Ambulance in conjunction with Minarets High School is offering an Adult Ed EMT program commencing August 20th at Minarets High in O’Neals. This course will run approximately 18 weeks on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings with some Saturday labs. The class is nearly full but there are a few openings left. Those wishing to take the course should contact ...

I am very excited about SierraNewsOnline and look forward to contributing a few items from time to time of a completely non-political nature. My wife, Eileen, and I moved to Oakhurst six years ago and haven’t been kicked out yet, although I’m glad my own continuing presence in the community won’t be put up for popular vote anytime soon. The ...

Tuesday morning bright and early about twenty members of the Oakhurst Sierra Sunrise Rotary Club got to enjoy breakfast and get the inside scoop on what is going on at the Boys and Girls Club of Oakhurst these days. After Club President Dale Miller opened the meeting and stumped the members with his weekly trivia questions, President Elect Susan Macaulay ...

A fire which burned approximately 6.5 acres near Camp Sugar Pine has been 100% contained and crews are in the process of mopping up. The fire was burning on private property in deep duff, causing very dense smoke in the area. Structures in the Sugar Pine community were threatened, but no evacuations or road closures were implemented and no one ...

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Bass Lake Boat Rentals is located right in the center of town, and is the only lake front marina on Bass Lake right at the Pines Resort next door to Ducey’s on the Lake. You’ll find a full service marina with Ski Boat, Patio Boat and Fishing boat rentals, along with personal water craft Jet Skis, Wakeboards, Canoes, Kayaks, Paddle ...