Man charged with murder for fatal mini mart robbery
The man suspected of shooting and killing a Tackle Box store clerk, 22-year-old Dharampreet “Veer” Singh (Jassar), has been arrested and charged with the murder, according to authorities. “It was just senseless and such a tragedy,” said Tackle Box convenience store owner Pete Nijjar. “They fired at him to scare him when they walked in. […]
Sierra Mono Museum to hold dinner-drive today
NORTH FORK — The Sierra Mono Museum plans to hold a Membership Appreciation Dinner and Drive from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Kennedy Hall in the North Fork School, 33087 Road 228. The annual dinner-drive serves nearly 200 meals and features a traditional Thanksgiving-style lunch, raffle, auction, and cake walk. The museum’s plans […]
Yosemite National Park seeks 300 hires for summer
Yosemite National Park has announced about 300 seasonal job openings for the summer of 2018, with positions open in all areas of the park. Open positions include backcountry rangers, entrance station rangers, custodial services, forestry technicians, utility systems operators, administrative assistants, traffic control rangers, and more. The jobs range in pay from $16 to $22 […]
Seniors ‘wow’ adults in mock interviews
Seniors at Madera, Madera South, and Mountain Vista high schools got a taste of the work-a-day world last week, and in the process testified to how well they’ve been prepared to become tomorrow’s leaders. As part of their English classes, the students underwent mock job interviews while dressed in business attire. They sat ramrod straight, […]
Trial date set for North Fork murder defendant
BASS LAKE — Exactly one year to the day that Mary O’Keefe was arrested for the murder of North Fork resident Bonnie Hale, she will stand trial on the charges. The trial will start on Dec. 18 in Bass Lake Superior Court before Judge Charles Weiland, with a pre-trial conference set for Dec. 14. O’Keefe, […]
Hawks advance in state
The Madera South Stallions girls volleyball team won a Valley Championship in 2010 and the Madera Coyotes won a Valley Championship in 2012, but the Liberty Hawks, Div. IV runners-up this year, did what those two championship teams couldn’t do — win a CIF State playoff match. The Hawks, seeded eighth in their bracket of […]
Maderans in College: Hernandez helps team to XC title
Former Madera South Stallions cross country runner Nicholas Hernandez helped the Embry-Riddle (Arizona) team to its fourth straight California Pacific Conference cross country championships. Hernandez was one of five Embry-Riddle runners to place in the top eight to lead the Eagles to the team championship at Fresno’s Woodward Park on Oct. 30. Hernandez, a freshman, […]