The popular Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad is hosting a special fundraiser on Sunday, June 24 to help raise money for the Children’s Museum of the Sierra in Oakhurst. “We’re happy to help out the other museums in the area,” said Max Stauffer, owner of the historic railroad which also includes the Thornberry Museum showcasing the history of the region.

What’s up at the Children’s Museum of the Sierra? The month of June marks many things for us at the Museum!

Still teaching your dog to avoid rattlesnakes the old fashioned way? Kellen Rescue is offering a workshop to be held at Oakhurst Cause for Paws that could save your pet’s life. It’s that time of year again when rattlesnakes are out and about and very active, which may cause your dog to become very curious, and that curiosity could prove ...

Folks on their way through the construction zone between North Fork and O’Neals had a little more to deal with on Thursday and Friday than just the heavy equipment and delays. On June 7th at 1:40 pm, a fire that subsequently grew to 23 acres, was reported just up the hill from the road work area. The fire, dubbed the ...

In a unanimous vote, the Madera County Board of Supervisors has given the green light to the new Verizon cell phone tower in the Cascadel area above North Fork. The Board voted 4-0 to approve the re-zoning application and conditional use permit to allow the project to proceed. Supervisor Frank Bigelow (whose family owns Ponderosa Telephone Co.) absented himself from ...

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Camarena Health, the largest provider of primary care services in Madera County, is coming to Oakhurst, bringing local jobs, and providing another choice for health care in the mountain area. They will be holding a Job and Health Fair in their new location in the Sierra Star parking lot, former home of Fullmer’s Appliances at 49185 Road 426, on Saturday, ...

The campaign for Honorary Mayor of Oakhurst is in full swing, and candidate Steven Jacobs is out to raise money doing something he knows very well. Jacobs is an accomplished blacksmith and member of the California Blacksmith Association (CBA). His quest to win the title of Mayor and raise money for The Wild Wonderful King Vintage Museum will involve the ...

The Best Western Plus Yosemite Gateway Inn recently broke ground on a project that will add a dozen new rooms to the popular hotel. Located in Oakhurst, the last “large” town before the southern entrance to Yosemite, the Best Western already has the most rooms of any property there. The addition will expand the property’s room count to 134. The ...

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