Longtime residents fill role of Grand Marshals
Chowchillans Bob and Grethel Capehart reigned as the 2019 Grand Marshals of the Chowchilla Spring Festival Celebration, which began Thursday and ran through Sunday in conjunction with the Madera County Fair. The Spring Festival began in 1946 and has become a tradition in the Valley. The festivities include a parade, a deep-pit barbecue and a […]
Reyna takes over as president of local community colleges
A new chapter began Monday at Madera and Oakhurst Community College Centers when Angel Reyna took over as president of both campuses. Reyna comes to Madera from Renton Technical College in Renton, Washington, where he was vice president of instruction since December 2015. Prior to that, he served as dean of workforce education at Walla […]
1 killed in crash
A 63-year-old man from Groveland was killed after being struck in a head-on traffic collision on Avenue 15, just east of Santa Fe Drive, according to the California Highway Patrol. His name is not being released pending notification of next of kin. Gerardo Jayme, 20, of Madera was westbound on Avenue 15 about 5:30 pm […]
Madera Police Log: May 14, 16
The Madera Police Department reported the following incidents. May 14 7:17 a.m. — Domestic violence in the 200 block of North C Street. 8:59 a.m. — Domestic violence in the 900 block of East Clark Street. 9:27 a.m. — Code inspection near East 4th Street and North E Street. 10:51 a.m. — Vehicle privately towed […]
Opinion: Global warming: It’s just ‘purrfect’
I certainly am glad that global warming is giving us all this pleasant weather, especially since the cats believe it is not too cold to stay outdoors. Through the winter, the cats — all 4 of them — seemed to feel conditions were too harsh for staying outside overnight. These are delicate cats, especially the […]
Hawks grab second straight title
Interference call the difference in back-to-back titles for Liberty FRESNO — The Liberty Hawks baseball team leaned on its ace and its ace leaned on its defense to hold off the Minarets Mustangs in 2-1 victory to capture its second straight Div. V Central Section Championship. The second-seeded Hawks scored a run in the second […]
Textbooks and the LGBT community
A little over seven years ago, the California State Legislature passed a bill, SB48, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law, requiring the California Board of Education and local school districts to adopt textbooks and other teaching materials that deal with the contributions and roles of gays and lesbians by the 2013-2014 school year. In […]
Birth Announcements: March 2019
Kaison Renard Webb Kaison Renard Webb was born on March 1, 2019, at Madera Community Hospital. Welcoming the 20-inch, 7-pound, 8-ounce infant are parents Jonathan Webb of Oakland and Megan Garza of Madera. Grandparents are Felipe and Debbie Magos of Madera, and Charles R. Webb and Karen Adams of Oakland. Celina Alexandrea Murillo Celina Alexandrea […]
‘Freeway The 1983 Tapes’ released
Turning back the clock to the early 1980s, a former Madera garage band has reunited and released a self-titled album, “Freeway — The 1983 Tapes.” The collection of original songs and one cover tune comes from the bands past and new material recently recorded. In its heyday, Freeway spent the 1980s performing throughout California from […]