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The 3nd Annual 4th of July Family Freedom Fest will be at the Coarsegold Historic Village, 35300 Highway 41, Coarsegold, CA, (gateway to Yosemite and the Bass Lake fireworks) on Wednesday, July 4th. The main program will be from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm, but there are activities all day, so families can come early and stay late. This is ...

A Union Pacific (UP) freight train traveling south through Madera collided with a pickup on Thursday, June 28, at about 10:30am. A couple on vacation in their motor home, towing the pickup behind, were crossing the UP tracks west bound on Clevelend Avenue when the motor home died. The driver made several attempts to re-start the motor home without success. ...

During this election year many people get the sense that politicians will do anything for money. Well, apparently our small community is no different than what is going on throughout the country. Wednesday evening 50 – 60 concerned citizens showed up to learn about exciting programs going on this summer at the Children’s Museum of the Sierra, and to support ...

CAL FIRE is warning the public of the state’s zero tolerance regarding the use or sale of illegal fireworks. CAL FIRE is working closely with local law enforcement and firefighting agencies to seize illegal fireworks and prosecute those found in possession of them. Under California law, illegal fireworks include sky rockets, bottle rockets, roman candles, aerial shells, firecrackers and other ...

A grass fire that consumed some 9 acres near O’Neals has been contained, controlled and extinguished, according to Cal Fire. The fire, which started on Wednesday near the intersection of Hiway 41 and Road 200, did not threaten any structures, and no injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.

Chowchilla, CA. – In the 1940’s and ’50’s, large fruit-shaped hamburger stands dotted the highways of California. The largest of them, the Mammoth Orange, was located in Chowchilla and was a welcome site for truckers and families needing something hot to eat and cold to drink. Those days will soon return if the Fossil Discovery Center has any say. The ...

State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Reports Climb in Graduation Rates for California Students SACRAMENTO—Graduation rates among California’s public school students are climbing and dropout rates are falling, with the biggest gains being made among English learners and the state’s largest minority groups, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today.

Oakhurst’s Golden Chain Theater is running full bore for the summer. While “Treacherous Trepidations at Phossilwaite’s Find” continues its run through July 29, the cast has been chosen and work has started on the next show, “The Shame of Tombstone.” The melodrama tells the tale of the “shame,” the masked singer woman who lures men to the saloon. She has ...

Twenty guitarists and ten bass players from across the United States will be performing in a jazz guitar concert on Thursday, June 28, from 7:00-9:30pm. The event will be held at the Queens Inn Wine & Beer Garden, located at 41193 Highway 41 in Oakhurst, Ca. Tickets are $10.00 each and can be purchased at the door. Beverages are available ...