Oakhurst News

Wineries along the Madera Wine Trail enjoyed visitors from the region and beyond during the annual Holiday Spirit Wine Weekend.

It's a well known fact that the majority of women love diamonds. When Denise Okuda of Southern California, decided it was time for a new diamond in her wedding band, she not only got that diamond from Oakhurst's Goldmine Jewelry, she then sent it to outer space -- literally.

In the 17 months since Jared Marr's accident on a Madera County road, his family's life has been turned upside down.

After three no-shows, a former Madera County Supervisor appeared in a Fresno County Courtroom on Tuesday.

When Berl Howell isn't home to answer his telephone, a lively jazz tune plays in the background as he asks the caller to leave a message.

The U.S. Marine Corps providing Christmas toys for children has been a holiday tradition since 1947 when Major Bill Hendricks of Los Angeles collected and distributed 5,000 toys to needy children.

Nearly 150 people attended the Oakhurst Elks Lodge annual Veterans Spaghetti Feed Sunday night.

Terry and Mary Loughran are a soft-spoken pair of retired folks who move a little slower than they used to.

A 27-year-old man and his girlfriend, 33, both of Madera, were booked into Madera County Jail on Sunday night after two men were shot, sheriff's spokeswoman Erica Stuart said.

The following is a partial list of felony arrests recorded by the Madera County Department of Corrections from Saturday to Tuesday.

For the third time, a former Madera County Supervisor failed to show up for court on Tuesday.

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.

Seven of the 23 Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indian Community Grants, totaling $202,240, will be presented to organizations in Eastern Madera County.

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.

"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.

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.

The Amgen Tour of California won't be returning to some portions of the Central Valley.

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.