Chowchilla schedules community events
Chowchilla has planned free entertainment events from June 21 through July 7, according to D. Martin Piepenbrok, director of recreation and community engagement. These events will include music in the park, outdoor movies and a fireworks show. Live music will fill the air in downtown Chowchilla this summer as the City of Chowchilla presents the […]
A chance to earn a ‘Challenge Coin’
On Thursday, May 31, the Madera Police Department’s Citizens Academy graduated its 9th Class, distributing a sacred Challenge Coin to each graduate that completed a minimum of 11 of the 13 weekly classes. For those not familiar with the story of the Challenge Coin, basically: “Challenge Coin surfaced during World War I era. The practice […]
Remembrance, a movie and reflection
Kudos to City Council Member Will Oliver, MUSD Superintendent Todd Lile and the rest of the team who made the May 30 observance of the 50th anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy’s visit to Madera happen, and likewise to those in attendance. As a celebratory event commemorating American royalty visiting Madera, and as an academic affair, […]
Confronting homelessness: Two proposals
Homelessness has skyrocketed in California, where there are more homeless people than anywhere else in the nation. Official reports support this statement, but these reports do not include a vast number of young adults who, in previous times, would not have been living with their parental families. Nevertheless, official statistics alone have policy-makers scratching their […]
County’s judicial race still very close
The race for Superior Court judge after Tuesday’s primary election remains a squeaker. Just 229 votes separated the two candidates in a list of results Thursday, with Brian Austin leading Carol Moses by less than a percentage point. Counting of mail-in votes and provisional ballots could change the results. Whoever wins will not have to […]
Father, daughter drown in river
None in their group knew how to swim A father and his daughter drowned Saturday in the San Joaquin River after the 4-year-old daughter was swept by the current from a sandbar and he jumped in after her. Neither knew how to swim, witnesses told Fresno County sheriff’s deputies, who responded to the tragedy. The […]
Recall committee starts signature campaign
A grassroots effort to get Mayor Andrew J. Medellin out of office was notched up Saturday by an effort to gather signatures on petitions to recall the mayor. Some 3,600 signatures must be gathered to put the recall on the November ballot. Recall proponents say they are targeting Medellin because he was unwilling to correct […]
Chowchilla celebrates growth of Camarena
A groundbreaking ceremony in Chowchilla has marked the beginning of construction of a new Camarena health clinic on Prosperity Avenue. Paolo Soares, Camarena CEO, said the new facility, expected to be completed next year, will allow Camarena to expand its services and take care of more patients. He said there is little room for expansion […]
City Championship goes to last pitch
Guni Grewal leads Lee’s Concrete to sixth City title after 4-3 win over Kiwanis Kiwanis loaded the bases in the top of the sixth inning trailing 4-3. The Kiwanis batter drew three straight balls from Lee’s Concrete pitcher Frankie Espejo. Another ball and the Madera National Little League champions would tie the game. Espejo came […]
County bats falls to City pitching
FRESNO — A gluttony of quality City pitching arms held the County bats at bay for a 4-0 victory in the 52nd annual City/County All-Star Baseball Game at Fresno’s Chukchansi Park. City pitchers limited the County bats to just four hits, none after the fifth inning. They also struck out 12 County batters. Justin Fuson […]