Supes give direction to hospital’s closure
After a four hour Special Board of Supervisors meeting in which many residents expressed their concerns about Madera Community Hospital closing, Board Chairman Tom Wheeler, on the advice of County Administrative Officer Jay Varney, gave staff direction on six topics in moving forward. 1. Review counties in California who have formed hospital districts and examine […]
County services adjust to MCH closure
With the closure of Madera Community Hospital looming, Madera County departments that dealt with MCH had to maneuver quickly to make sure county services remained operational. Madera County Emergency Services Director Dan Lynch provided an update to the Madera County Board of Supervisors during last Thursday’s Emergency Board of Supervisor’s meeting. “We started working with […]
MUSD offers winter learning experience
This winter break Madera Unified will be offering, for the first time, a unique hands-on, engaging learning experience for its TK-8th grade students. This week, MUSD students will be able to participate in several classes that will teach them about science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), legos robotics, visual and performing arts and more. “During the […]
Madera FAN to induct 9th class
The Madera F.A.N. Organization will inducts its ninth class of Madera Athletic Hall of Fame inductees in the next couple of weeks. The Hall of Fame will induct 10 new members on January 14 at the Madera Fairgrounds Home Arts Building (Formerly Woman’s World) with ceremonies beginning at 5 p.m. Sugar Pine Smokehouse will provide […]
Book Talk: ‘Thirteen,’ Best So Far
As regular readers of this column have probably figured out, I think that Steve Cavanagh is the best new male writer of mystery/thriller novels. Therefore, I am declaring January, 2023, as Steve Cavanagh Month, and his books will be reviewed for the next four weeks. Here’s the thing about Cavanagh. He pins you to the […]
Letters: Many problems for Madera, nation
It is a crying shame our hospital had to close its doors, but not surprising. This hospital has been in the red for many years. I can remember 25-30 years ago hearing talk that MCH was losing money. This is a business and must make money to stay in business, but Madera Community Hospital was […]
Mace was a practical politician
At first blush, the old rocking chair in the Madera County Courthouse Museum didn’t appear to be anything special. It just sat there outside the blacksmith shop, still and silent, never moving unless a visitor gave it a slight tap. If there was anything unusual about its appearance, it was in the fact that it […]
Another Day of Infamy
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