Pair lauded for saving a life
One moment James “Grandpa” Murphy was talking about what he was going to put in his smoker and the next moment he woke up in St. Agnes Hospital. In between, Murphy stopped breathing for about 15 minutes. He was kept alive by his grandson Kingsley Thomas, a 2018 Madera South High School graduate, and his […]
Maderan’s Cold War Diary to appear
When Maderan Kirk Edwards graduated from Madera High School in 1973, he probably didn’t have any idea he would spend over 30 years in the U.S. Coast Guard. Neither did he imagine that he would one day receive a Commission as a Chief Warrant Officer and move out of the ranks as a member of […]
North Fork Rancheria Indian Housing Authority to build 26 new housing units for community
NORTH FORK — The North Fork Rancheria Indian Housing Authority held a groundbreaking ceremony on for a new $16.4 million affordable housing development on tribal lands in North Fork. The project, called ‘North Fork LIHTC Homes #1,’ will include 19 structures, made up of both single-family homes and duplexes, and provide 26 new affordable housing […]
Birth Announcements — November 2020
Kendra Nicole Osuna Kendra Nicole Osuna born on Nov. 2, 2020, at Madera Community Hospital. Welcoming the 6-pound, 11-ounce, 18 3/4-inch newborn are parents Cornelio Osuna of Madera and Esmeralda Figueroa of Mexico. Grandparents are Eleazar Figueroa and Caritina Bojorquez of Mexico, and Jorge Osuna and Calletana Hernandez of Mexico. Miguel Angel Castaneda Miguel Angel […]