Gregory Dale Foster February 4, 1949 – December 18, 2022 Greg was born on February 4th, 1949, in Carmel, CA, to Garland and Grace Foster. Greg passed away December 18th, 2022, at the age of 73. Greg is survived by his wife Debbie Foster; son Cody and daughter Heather; stepson Michael and stepdaughter Michelle; grandchild Brody; step-grandchildren Deanna and Alex; ...

MADERA COUNTY — All eight Madera County vote centers have finished reporting, with Jordan Wamhoff and Bobby Macaulay (in a very close and heated race) winning their respective races for District Supervisor. See below for school board election results. Joining the board will be Bobby Macauley, who is currently serving as current District 5 Supervisor Tom Wheeler’s Chief of Staff. ...

NORTH FORK — Join us in honoring the hard-working, kind, and generous woman who has owned and operated Box Feed in North Fork for over 42 years. The North Fork Boosters and the North Fork Chamber of Commerce will be holding a retirement party for former Box Feed owner Claudia Box on Saturday, December 17, at the North Fork Town Hall. ...

GATEWAY COMMUNITIES — Get ready for a big weather change again this weekend. For much of this week, we’ve been experiencing dry, cold, and foggy conditions, but that’s about to change. A very strong storm system is expected to impact Central California and The Sierra Nevada Saturday and Sunday. As always, Sierra News Online will be here monitoring and reporting ...

UPDATE — December 8th, 2022. The event has been rescheduled due to the winter storm expected to hit us this weekend. The Christmas Tree Lighting will now take place on December 17th from 3 pm to 7 pm.   COARSEGOLD — Get ready, everyone! There will be an awesome Christmas tree lighting, craft fair, AND chili cook-off this Saturday at ...

OAKHURST — Get ready for two separate (but equally exciting) gourmet experiences this weekend in Oakhurst! This Friday night, The Elderberry Restaurant will be offering a special five-course dinner, with selections from the Coquelicot Estate Vineyard. Then on Saturday afternoon, they will be having their annual champagne tasting. You don’t want to miss either event! Coquelicot Wine Dinner Friday, December ...

Business Spotlight Sponsored by Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce OAKHURST — One of our newest members of the Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce is a company called Starlight Design, owned by Andrea and John Briar of Coarsegold. Andrea provided the chamber with the following information about their business: We just started Starlight Design in the spring of this year, although ...

CASCADEL WOODS — The Sierra National Forest community of Cascadel Woods has once again been certified as a Firewise Community by the National Firewise USA® Program of the National Fire Protection Association. As the community has done since 2010, the residents of Cascadel Woods successfully completed the annual requirements of the program, which involve a community action plan based on ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES–The following is a list of school closures and delays that we are aware of. Please check with your child’s school if you don’t see it listed here. We will update this article when more information is available. Mariposa County Mariposa County Unified School District Out of an abundance of caution, taking into consideration the current information we have ...

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES–Holiday fun awaits you and your family this weekend with several local events scheduled. You can bring your kids out to breakfast with Santa, donate some toys for tots and enjoy the lighting of the town Christmas tree while caroling and enjoying some holiday treats. ALL IN ONE DAY! Breakfast and Photos with Santa   Sponsored by – Sierra Oakhurst Kiwanis, ...