Howard 4-H Club serves Super Bowl Sunday breakfast
Providing funds and programs and projects for the Howard 4-H Club, members gathered on Super Bowl Sunday morning in the Joe VanAlen Hall at the Madera District Fairgrounds to serve an annual breakfast that has become a community event. “This is the yearly fundraiser,” said Linda Galleano one of the adult volunteers for the club. […]
Body found near house
The body of a man in his late 20s to early 30s was found hidden down a dirt road behind an abandoned house on Avenue 9 near Road 22 on Friday afternoon. The man’s body reportedly had sustained suspicious injuries. His name was not being disclosed as of press time. The body was discovered after […]
Man, 81, killed in crash
A Madera man was killed Friday after the car in which he was riding struck another car on Avenue 12 at Road 25, according to the California Highway Patrol. Jose Mendoza, 81, was not wearing a seat belt according to officers, and was pronounced dead at the scene. According to reports, Johnny Mendoza, 76, also […]
Madera man dies in crash on Children’s Boulevard
Unsafe passing and speed led to a traffic fatality on Children’s Boulevard, east of Road 40 1/2, according the California Highway Patrol. The crash happened about 3 p.m. Jan. 29, on a curve approaching Children’s Hospital, in the rural open area south of Rolling Hills. Officers said Rodney Dean Jones, 58, of Madera, was driving […]
Madera Police Log: Jan. 10-22
The Madera Police Department reported the following incidents. Jan. 10 5:20 a.m. — Fight in the 100 block of 6:58a.m.-Traffic hazard in the 1000 block of Sierra Street. 9:07 a.m. — Code enforcement inspection in the 300 block of Walnut Street. 9:58 a.m. — Civil dispute in the 300 block of South C Street. 10:04 […]