Marshal wrestled legless opponent
John Barnett was one of Madera’s most colorful lawmen. During the decade and a half that he served the people, first as town marshal and then as sheriff, he faced murderers, holdup men, conmen, bootleggers and a host of other threats to the tranquility of our town. None of these, however, came close to shaking […]
Leader of missions to speak in Madera
The Rev. Jim Stier will speak at Madera First Assembly Of God Church, 22444 Avenue 18 1/2 on Sunday at 11 a.m. He graduated from Bethany Bible College in 1972. He and his wife, Pam, were married in 1974, and celebrated their first wedding anniversary in Brazil, where they pioneered the work of Youth With […]
Where does the county’s money go?
You may not know this, but the Board of Supervisors has no control over the largest chunk of the county’s budget. Most people are not aware that the largest portion of the county budget, 72 percent, is made up of “restricted funds,” which pay for the various state and federal programs that the county only […]
Will lawsuits, fees frustrate Brown’s tunnels?
The first time Jerry Brown was governor of California, his greatest policy defeat came when resentful Northern Californians voted almost unanimously in 1982 to reverse a legislative vote authorizing a massive ditch around the delta of the San Joaquin and Sacramento rivers. This was called the Peripheral Canal; it aimed to bring Northern California river […]
Saint Agnes Medical Center to begin new residency program
FRESNO – Saint Agnes Medical Center has been notified that its newly-established Internal Medicine Residency Program has been accredited to accept its first class of physician residents. Notification came late Thursday from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), a private, nonprofit organization that evaluates and accredits graduate medical education (GME) programs throughout the […]
Yosemite facelift set for this week
Yosemite National Park and the Yosemite Climbing Association invite the public to participate in the 14th annual Yosemite Facelift, an event held each fall to clean up trash and debris from around the park after the busy summer season. Volunteers are needed to help pick up litter at various locations in the park, including roadways, […]