Oct 31, 2009 | Madera Tribune
Oakhurst library begins DVD rental program
Beginning Nov. 2, the Friends of the Oakhurst Branch Library will implement a new program to supplement the library's purchase of books and DVDs.
Fun and frightful events are planned throughout the Mountain Area to celebrate Halloween Friday and Saturday.
Grants pay for a better Oakhurst
Seven of the 23 Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indian Community Grants, totaling $202,240, will be presented to organizations in Eastern Madera County.
Local community colleges reduce classes
Diaundra Pooler lives within three miles of Fresno City College, yet her commute to class is an hour-long journey into the Madera County foothills.
Local Artist Stauffer & his Copious talents
"Art has always been in the back of my head." Fish Camp artist Guido Stauffer's creative journey has taken him from tattoo-parlor art to intricate pen and ink drawings, some of which are now on display at Sugar Pine Mountain Railroad.
Madera County will have a busy Saturday of various events for all ages. Auto racing Saturday night's events at the Madera Speedway will feature numerous races of various classes, trick-or-treating for kids, and a fireworks display... Tarantula Fest Coarsegold is hosting the 12th Annual Coarsegold Tarantula Festival on Saturday as well.
Ex-payroll boss pays back Madera Co.
In the rural, low-income community of Fairmead about 10 miles north of Madera, some 800 people rely on a decades-old water pump that could fail at any moment.
Yosemite Park Officials Turn Down Amgen Tour
The Amgen Tour of California won't be returning to some portions of the Central Valley.
Public input sought on new Merced River plan
For the third time in the past decade, the National Park Service is seeking the public's ideas for a plan to protect the Merced River, which runs through the heart of popular Yosemite Valley.
Colo. balloon lands; boy, 6, not inside
Madera County Sheriff John Anderson said this morning that no remains of a body were discovered near the wreckage.
Exciting time of year at Idle Hour Winery
It's an exciting time of year for wineries throughout Madera County, including Idle Hour Winery in Oakhurst.
Feds investigate sex charges, extortion
As residents of Eastern Madera County communities continue to react to the Oct. 5 arrest of Harry Baker, 81, for alleged lewd and lascivious acts with a 13-year-old girl, details of the incident and the alleged blackmail scheme against Baker have been outlined in a series of investigation reports by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent ...
Local: Fresno fair carnival worker arrested
An eastern New Mexico couple has been jailed after a 10-year-old girl told police her father and stepmother used a timer to limit her meals, then locked her inside her bedroom to keep her from getting up to eat.
Updates: 2 face felony drug charges in Madera Co.
Madera County sheriff's deputies booked two men on felony drug charges after they were found Friday night in a van behind a business near Highway 41 in Oakhurst, sheriff's spokeswoman Erica Stuart said.
Baker arrested for alleged molestation
Harry H. Baker, 82, president and CEO of Sierra Telephone, turned himself into the Fresno Police Department and was arrested Monday on one count of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14.
Former County Supervisor Harry Baker surrenders to Fresno police Oakhurst businessman and former Madera County Supervisor Harry Baker, 81, has turned himself over to the Fresno Police Department to face charges of child molestation.
Former Madera County Supervisor Posts Bail Following Sex Charges
A former north valley supervisor was released from jail on Tuesday, a day after he turned himself in for child abuse charges.
Day Trip: Historic Roaring Camp Railroads offers fall fun
Autumn has descended and the season hosts a number of fun activities to honor the harvest.
Amazing Steak at a Historic Yosemite Ranch in Oakhurst, California
When the waitress sat my plate on the table, I knew it was going to be the best steak I have ever eaten.
The North Fork Community Mural Committee is working on a second project across the street from Gas 'N Stuff.