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The Madera County Sheriff’s Office honored three community members for helping out and saving lives, and whose courage and willingness to act made a profound difference when others needed them most. The three members were honored at a ceremony on

After nearly 30 years of service to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office and the citizens of Madera County, Detective Luis Padgett is finally answering the call for retirement. Detective Padgett began his career in October 1996, and managed to survive

California Highway Patrol Madera officers responded to a solo vehicle crash eastbound on State Route 152, east of Road 16. The driver claimed to have fallen asleep behind the wheel, resulting in a rollover crash on September 11. Fortunately, no

It took a while, but the Matilda Torres Toros flag football team finally picked up its first home win with a 33-18 victory over the Los Banos Tigers. The Toros did not turn the ball over for the first time

The Madera Coyotes boys water polo team will host the Central Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Before the game, the Coyotes will honor the life of Bobby Criado, who was tragically injured in an automobile accident over the summer,

Don’t be too quick about putting your ice cream makers away. We still have a lot of hot weather to get through, and what better way to cool off than digging into some homemade ice cream? When I was growing

This is a rather sad story. It’s about a man who took up arms to fight in the Civil War. He survived, settled in Madera County, and then was forgotten. His earthly sojourn ended in Raymond in May 1917, and

On the 25th anniversary of tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, Madera hosted its annual 9/11 Firefighter Memorial at Courthouse Park. Before a standing-room only crowd, many came to pay their respects to the almost 3,000 lives that were lost

Congressman Adam Gray went on a “Delivering the Valley” tour to highlight more than $16 million in federal funding he secured for community projects. Gray visited Madera City Hall and Madera County offices on Thursday to announce $2.25 million in

The Madera South Stallions withstood a Riverdale Cowboys’ rushing attack, and the loss of their starting quarterback for a 31-15 victory to remain undefeated in Stallion Stadium. Stallions’ quarterback Jairo Parra left the game in the second half after a

O’NEALS — In what has become a rivalry game, the Liberty Hawks took down the Minarets Mustangs in a battle of undefeated teams last week at Minarets. Liberty, pretty much, dominated the entire game. Save for their first and last

On June 4, 1910, members of the Madera School Board determined to explore the possibility of building another school on the West side of town. Madera’s first school had been constructed east of the Southern Pacific railroad tracks, hence the

FRESNO — Liberty Hawks junior running back Henry Bilskey had a career day in an offensive explosion against the Hoover Patriots last week in a 67-42 victory at McLane Stadium. Bilskey rushed for a Liberty Hawk record, 324 yards, to

The Madera South Stallions girls volleyball team had high expectations going into its match with the Clovis South Longhorns at Madera South. Both teams entered the September 3 match without a victory. Both teams were looking to get in the

The Matilda Torres Toros girls volleyball team have suffered a rash of injuries, and they all came at the same position, before Tuesday’s match with the Merced Bears. Before the match, Trinity Anderson and Alana Hammon were in street clothes.

Madera’s first Chinese residents came here from the town of Borden. They had arrived at that spot in 1872 with the laying of the Southern Pacific tracks, but when Madera was founded in 1876, most of them shifted their attention