MADERA COUNTY – Following are details from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office of reports taken locally from Monday, Aug. 14, to Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. Ahwahnee residential burglary On Monday, Aug. 14, at 6:38 p.m., a deputy was dispatched to the 59000 block of Road 601 regarding a residential burglary. Due to the lack of investigative leads, witnesses, and suspect(s) ...

NORTH FORK — A single-vehicle crash at the Fine Gold Creek bridge blocked the road for about an hour this morning, and tore a big chunk out of the 70-year-old bridge. A 60-year-old man from Fresno was eastbound on Road 200 in a 2009 Lincoln Town Car registered to a limousine service in the valley, when he entered the 25 ...

NORTH FORK — It was another stellar line-up of classic cars as the North Fork Chamber hosted Hot August Night last Saturday. About 300 people strolled along the main street to “oooh and aaah” at the more than 50 beautiful rides, and enjoy the wares offered by food, craft and other vendors. There were also two pop-up art galleries hosted ...

NORTH FORK — Madera County residents are in luck if it’s someone who happens to have an old tire or two around the yard that didn’t quite make it to Pinterest-status. You were going to craft it into a planter box, or a swing, or sell it on swap but — instead, it’s still on your property creating an unsightly ...

NORTH FORK — The Friends of the North Fork Library invite your participation in their second annual Frugal Friends’ Fashion Show at Bandit Town. The event is set for Saturday, Aug. 19 and doors open at noon. “Come enjoy watching family and friends model thrift store fashions of their own creation,” organizers say, as guests will be shopping for nearly new ...

NORTH FORK — A vegetation fire that blocked traffic and threatened at least one home on Road 225 has been contained. Just before 4 p.m. today crews were called out to a vegetation fire burning in the area of Road 225 at Lark Lane in North Fork. Cal Fire Rancheria Engines 4255 and 4275 were first at scene about 4 ...

NORTH FORK — Just before 4 p.m. today crews were called to reports of a vegetation fire burning in the vicinity of Road 225 and Lark Lane in North Fork. The first engine on scene reports the fire is about one-acre, burning in grass and brush at a moderate rate. At least one home is immediately threatened. Residents surrounding the ...

NORTH FORK — A group of North Fork citizens spent the weekend sprucing up for one of most anticipated events of the summer — Hot August Night, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 12. Organized by the North Fork Chamber of Commerce, the clean-up event brought out employees from Central Sierra Pest Control, Chamber members and willing citizens who volunteered their time ...

NORTH FORK  –The North Fork Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center is firing up for another lively event, set to include the hottest classic cars, live music, prizes, special guests, a host of food and craft vendors, and local woodcrafters. This highly anticipated event will bring hundreds of visitors and participants to downtown North Fork on Saturday, Aug. 12, from ...

NORTH FORK — The Sierra Mono Museum is one of the cultural treasures of the Central Sierra, and is self-sustaining — with no funding from the county, state or federal governments. The Western Mono people once shared and called home a wide swath of territory running from the modern landmarks of Yosemite in the north to the Tulare watershed in ...