Reporters
Wonderful Willow Creek
No matter where Marcia Penner Freedman hiked, she just kept running into Willow Creek -- whether hiking around Bass Lake or at 6,500 feet in the Sierra National Forest. Questions about the creek and its affect on the area began popping into her mind, so s
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TIFFANY TUELL
Perseverance pays
Thirteen years after a building fund was first established, the Oakhurst Branch Library's long dreamed of expansion is finally complete. A grand opening for the new 2,000 square-foot expansion will be held Wednesday, June 12 at the library, 49044 Civ
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CARMEN GEORGE
Two new principals named
Yosemite Unified School District recently announced two new principals: Randy Seals for Yosemite High School and Cindy Simons for Rivergold Elementary School.
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TIFFANY TUELL
'No negligence' in four carbon monoxide deaths
A Madera County Superior Court jury found LaDonna and William DiFiore were not negligent in the deaths of four people who died of carbon monoxide poisoning during the late hours of Jan. 15, 2011, in an Oakhurst home. Family members of those who died were
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CARMEN GEORGE
Two accidents near Bass Lake
Two vehicle accidents within an hour of each other Saturday afternoon near Bass Lake caused major injuries to two local women.
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CARMEN GEORGE
Stellar seniors
Yosemite High School seniors recently completed their year-long senior projects, with 11 students awarded for outstanding projects during Tuesday's end of the year rally.
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BRIAN WILKINSON
Fire destroys 26 rooms at Oakhurst Lodge
A 19-year-old Oakhurst Lodge night attendant, Clark Oetken, is being credited with saving lives by quickly alerting hotel guests to a fire that destroyed 26 of the 62 rooms at the lodge shortly after midnight on May 23.
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FEATURES
Beautifying Oakhurst
North Fork artist Lindsey Weaver has her work cut out for her over the next 60 days. Armed with 25 gallons of paint, a variety of brushes, sunscreen and her trusty iPod, she will paint three murals on more than 2,000 square-feet of retaining walls in down
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TIFFANY TUELL
Swimming with the Sharks
On a ferry ride to Alcatraz Island off the San Francisco Bay, Yosemite High School senior Shanelle Koellish, 17, leaped over the edge of the boat into the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean in the early morning hours of Sunday, May 19. Koellish was joined b
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BRIAN WILKINSON
Veterans focus on stand down
A Stand Down, providing goods and services to military veterans was held May 18 at Sierra Pines Church.
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EDUCATION
Nearly $65,000 awarded to Minarets seniors
Nearly $65,000 was awarded to 28 graduating seniors at Minarets High School's Senior Scholarship Awards night last week. Scholarships, ranging from $150 to $10,000, were handed out by representatives from 43 Madera County groups and non-profit organi
