Written by Dave Hubbard — As the sun rose higher in the sky and the days warmed after the long winter freeze, a transformation took place in Yosemite Valley. Meadows began to “green” and the newest batches of animal babies started to appear. Mother bears with their cubs and the raccoons with their little ones were soon looking for an ...

Submitted by Carol Ann Moses, Attorney at Law YOSEMITE – Law Day is that special day each year on which Americans are encouraged to celebrate the importance of the rule of law and equal justice for all in this country. It also is a day to recognize and discuss the crucial role our courts play in protecting these principles. For ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY – On Thursday morning, May 29, the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by Yosemite National Park law enforcement SRT members, served search warrants at two residences located in the 5000 block of Allred Road. Yong Chen & Nenghui Zhang of Oakland, Calif., were arrested on site. The search warrants were connected to the ongoing illegal marijuana cultivation and ...

Frank Gauthier’s background in law enforcement, the military and the private sector has provided him with experience he says is very unusual in politics, and uniquely qualifies him to be Sheriff of Madera County. Frank is an Air Force brat who was born in Germany in 1966, and raised in Madera County, where his father Milt was with the Sheriff’s ...

OAKHURST – With the Honorary Mayor race about mid-stride, we are reminded that the campaign supports vital area nonprofits, and as a bonus, the would-be mayors often come up with cool, creative ways to raise funds. So it is with the Mat for Mayor campaign on behalf of the Oakhurst Boys & Girls Club (BGC), and their Sounds of Solstice ...

YOSEMITE – Yosemite National Park unveils a new exhibit entitled Yosemite, the Grand Experiment, which opens to the public on Tuesday, June 3, and runs through Saturday, Oct. 18. The exhibit is located in the Yosemite Valley Museum, adjacent to the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center, and features paintings, prints, artifacts, and ephemera from Yosemite’s early years. Photographs and paintings of ...

OAKHURST – From the Little Church at Oakhill Cemetery, to other churches, parks, parades, homes and cemeteries across the country, many will honor fallen soldiers on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26. Some will place flowers on the graves of veterans, while others may spend the day off serving warm-weather treats. Any way you prepare the potato salad, it’s a day ...

FRESNO — Today a federal grand jury indicted the man alleged to be responsible for pipe bombs found at a Chowchilla Shell Gas Station on March 28, and at the Crossroads Christian School in Madera on May 4, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

NORTH FORK – The Friends of the North Fork Library gathered on Wednesday to honor Debbie Myers for her many years of service to the North Fork Library and the Friends of the Library (FOL). At their monthly meeting on May 21, the occasion was celebrated with cake, coffee, tea, and a gift certificate to Sweetwater Steakhouse.

MADERA COUNTY – Dennis Fairbanks is running for Sheriff of Madera County and not, he says, because he needs the job. Rather it’s because he’s confident he has workable plans and ideas that he wants to implement – something he says sets him apart from others seeking the office. Fairbanks and his wife of 40 years, Patty, are realtors at ...