JEMEZ SPRINGS, NM – The search continues in the canyons and mesas of New Mexico for missing firefighter Token Adams. Adams, 41, an engine captain with the Forest Service and former Coarsegold resident and YHS graduate, was searching for a wildfire on his ATV on Friday, Aug. 30, when he failed to show up at a designated meeting spot with ...

OAKHURST – School’s back in session and Yosemite High School (YHS) has a new principal. This may be Randy Seals’ first year at YHS but he’s no stranger to the area. Seals has lived most of his life in Chowchilla, where he still resides today. So far. It’s not an exaggeration to say Seals is thrilled to be working here ...

AHWAHNEE – Eric Taylor will be the next in a series of world-class musicians to take center stage at the Coolwater Ranch on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 8 p.m. Eric Taylor is a sage musician, a lyrical genius and a master of the guitar. If you’re familiar with the intricate Texas singer/ songwriter jigsaw puzzle, you probably already know a ...

Submitted by Brittany Dyer OAKHURST – Sustainable Forests and Communities Collaborative is a group comprised of a diverse range of stakeholders from throughout Madera, Mariposa, Fresno and Tulare Counties with a common interest in the ecological, economic and cultural health of the Sierra Nevada. They are inviting residents, agencies and organizations to join their ranks, and attend their next gathering.

MADERA – Christopher Norris, 25, of Mariposa, was sentenced to life in prison for murder on Friday, July 19. In September, 2011, a Madera County Superior Court jury found Norris guilty of the first degree murder of Alonso Herrera.

OAKHURST — The Central Valley Recreational Swim League (CVRSL) Time Trials are being held at Yosemite High School’s Baker Swim Complex on Saturday, July 13, starting at 8 a.m. and going on into the evening. The event is hosted by Yosemite Swim Club (YSC) and organizers say more than 1,000 people are expected to attend, including swimmers and their families.

MARIPOSA – Everyone loves to look at the photos at the Mariposa County Fair, held over the Labor Day weekend from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2. Why not enter your pictures this year? The Mariposa Photo Club, cooperating with the fairgrounds, is offering two free workshops on how to mount your photos properly for submission. The workshops will be Aug. ...

COARSEGOLD – After two months of residents in the Revis Drive area feeling terrorized by what many were convinced was an arsonist, two of their neighbors have been taken into custody. When a fire dispatch came in at about 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, it was for the seventh fire on the cul-de-sac since May, with engines staging at ...

MADERA COUNTY — Residents of North Fork were worried that there was a fire in the Cascadel Woods area on Thursday, due to all the helicopter activity. Though there was no fire, Task Force agents did spend the entire day in the Sierra National Forest, ripping out more than 20,000 marijuana plants and hauling out nearly six thousand pounds of ...

OAKHURST – Historic Hotel & Restaurant Sierra Sky Ranch will host a Blues, Brews & BBQ event to benefit Kurtis for Mayor on behalf of Boys & Girls Club of Oakhurst beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 21. Advance tickets are $20, $25 at the door and include wine tastings by San Joaquin Wineries, as well as wine and ...