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The Madera Police Department hosted a Swearing In and Promotion Ceremony last week to welcome six new officers and announced the promotion of another. City of Madera Chief of Police Giachino Chiaramonte welcomed family and friend to Remnant Church on

In the Liberty Hawks football offense, throwing the ball isn’t really in the game plan. Last season, the Hawks averaged just less than six attempts a game and gained less than 60 yards a game in the air. However, that

Matilda Torres’ Azarel Barrios-Meza earned Central Section championship rings in cross country and track, and will now head to Hayward to run for CSU East Bay. He signed to run cross country and track, mostly the longer events. “My coach

Never in the history of Madera have so many milestones emerged to be celebrated in a single year, but this year we are setting a record. In 2026, we will observe four anniversaries of events that are central to who

Madera Unified School District is preparing for a new school year, which will bring exciting learning opportunities for more than 20,000 students. The first day of school will begin Friday, at 8 a.m. for elementary schools, 8:15 a.m. for middle

Cal Fire Madera fire crews responded to a fire at the Madera Mobile Home and RV Park that destroyed three trailers. City of Madera Station 58, which is less than a mile from the mobile home park, responded to the

California Highway Patrol Madera Area officers responded to a two-vehicle traffic crash, at the intersection of Road 16 and Avenue 14. A 21-year-old man from Madera was driving a white 2002 Pontiac Firebird, traveling southbound on Road 16, approaching the

Deerpoint Group, a leader in managed crop nutrition serving growers across California and Arizona and based in Madera, announced the appointment of Redge Bodily as its first Chief Revenue Officer. Bodily will lead Deerpoint’s commercial strategy and market expansion as

When Jaslyn Rodriguez finished her Liberty Hawks career in May, she put herself amongst the best runners in the school’s history. “It feels good to have that recognition,” Rodriguez said. “I feel like it’s a lot of pressure. The college

Both the 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series and Mission Pro Late Model Series experienced drama on at Madera Speedway, with incidents ahead of them for the lead paying dividends to place Lane Christensen and Jason Aguirre into the winner’s circle.

Some are called cherry tomatoes, some are called grape tomatoes. Other general terms are cocktail, mini, baby, pear, snack and bite-sized. Some of the cultivar names are Sungold, Sweet 100, Super Sweet 100, Sweet Million, Black Cherry, Isis Candy and

From the pages of the Fresno Expositor. • • • Oct. 11, 1876 MADERA — The new town laid out by the California Lumber Company in this county [Fresno], at the point where the company’s flume intersects the railroad, has

After more than three decades, each, in education, sisters Diana Gonzalez and Cece Foley Gallegos retired from Madera Unified School District, leaving behind a legacy of service, compassion, and dedication that has shaped the lives of thousands of students. For

After a 30-year career in education that took him from a coach to a physical education teacher to an athletic director, and finally an athletics director of Madera Unified School District, Marty Bitter has retired. Bitter made his last drive

As one of the leaders of the Matilda Torres Toros cross country team, Benjamin Fernandez felt a little bit of responsibility to lift the team as high as they can get to. “It felt amazing to know we can be

The crowd gathered at the Athletic Hall on Yosemite Avenue for Madera High School’s commencement exercise in June 1903. Folks had to climb the stairs to the second floor that night, as they had for the past six years, but