MADERA COUNTY – The first significant weather system of the season will impact the region Friday afternoon, Oct. 31, through Saturday afternoon, Nov. 1. A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect for the southern Sierra Nevada above 6,000 feet. The National Weather Service says snow accumulations from this storm will range from just a few inches in the higher ...

Long ago, our ancestors relied on the skies above them and shadows on the land to mark the passage of time, using elements of nature as both their clock and calendar. Even now, as the golden Sierra light deepens in the late afternoon, we are able to watch the location of sunset and sunrise, and note the length of day ...