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Lewis Sees Good Progress On Chukchansi Negotiations

MADERA COUNTY – With unemployment benefits running out for displaced workers at the Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino, and many unable to find employment elsewhere, the question of what the future holds for the casino is front and center for many. The casino was abruptly shut down on Oct. 9, 2014, after an attempted armed takeover by one of the ...

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Motion To Dismiss Denied In Casino Take-Over Case

MADERA COUNTY – It was a packed courtroom today in Madera County Superior Court as attorneys for 15 defendants presented their arguments in a motion to dismiss all charges against those arrested following an attempted takeover of the Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino on Oct. 9, 2014. Tex McDonald and Vernon King remain behind bars since turning themselves in to ...

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Teams Announced In Guns & Hoses Tourney

OAKHURST – The “guns” may have claimed the title last year, and taken home the trophy, but this year the competition is confident of victory in the second annual Guns & Hoses Slow Pitch Softball Tournament scheduled for Saturday, Apr. 11. The teams have been announced and it’s sure to be a day of fierce competition, with first responders and ...

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Yosemite Ranger Honored For Excellence

YOSEMITE – Yosemite National Park Ranger Robert “Rob” Lewis received the Pacific West Region Harry Yount Award, given annually for excellence in “rangering.” Lewis was recognized for his overall impact, record of accomplishments, and excellence in traditional ranger duties. He will be considered, along with six other National Park Service (NPS) regional award winners, for the National Harry Yount Award. ...

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How Is A Hazard Reduction Burn Day Determined?

MADERA COUNTY – With so much fuel outside to burn and so little time to burn it, some may be wondering precisely how burn days are determined. Madera County 5th District Supervisor Tom Wheeler is the 2015 Chairman for the San Joaquin Valley Air Quality Control District (Valley Air District), said to be the strictest agency of its kind in ...

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Big Actor, Old Plane, Small Town

COARSEGOLD – We’ve lived here more than eight years now, near family who’ve been in the foothills almost forty years. Not a week goes by that we don’t somehow express our joy at living in a small town, sometimes shaking our heads at the closeness of it all. Yesterday, around 4 p.m., I was reminded that we came here from ...

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Powers Kickstarts Permaculture

COARSEGOLD – A local high school teacher is quickly growing a favored dream into reality, as Minarets instructor Matt Powers has written volumes of text designed to teach the science of permaculture to teenage students, before they get to college.

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Yosemite Selects Ten Anniversary Projects

YOSEMITE – On Aug. 25, 2016, Yosemite National Park will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service (NPS). Yosemite has selected ten centennial signature projects that are designed to enhance the visitor experience, restore critical ecological and wildlife habitats, and connect with the next generation of park stewards.

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