EECU and MCSOS celebrate new ATM
Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU) and the Madera County Superintendent of Schools (MCSOS) celebrated the opening of a new on-site ATM with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday. The opening represents a continued partnership between the two organizations focused on accessibility, service, and investment in the growing Madera community. Located in Madera, just outside the MCSOS […]
Council adopts new budget
Madera’s City Council received, and adopted, the proposed budget for the 2025/26 Fiscal Year during a special meeting. As June comes to an end, so too does the 2024/24 Fiscal year, and the city’s various department directors and staff have been working for months in preparation, compiling information, addressing the changes, and crunching numbers that […]
MCDPH brings resources to Courthouse Park with monthly community health fair
The Madera County Department of Public Health hosted its monthly One Stop 4 Health event at Courthouse Park, offering residents access to health resources and services from various county departments and community partners. “The mission for One Stop 4 Health is to create a welcoming and accessible space where Madera County residents are able to […]
Commentary: AB 931 is the wrong bill at the worst time
Across California, fear is rising among immigrant families — not just from federal raids and deportation threats, but from state policies that risk cutting off vital support. One of those policies is Assembly Bill 931, introduced by Assemblymember Ash Kalra, which proposes new restrictions on how legal services are delivered. Its most controversial provision — […]
Opinion: Being an expat — if you go, part I
Last week, I presented one list of countries to which American citizens are currently moving. Of course, there are other lists, based on different variables. But I found that Portugal ranks high on nearly every survey. U.S. citizens who choose to live out the rest of their lives elsewhere are concerned with work/life balance, health […]
Travel tips to Yosemite to require reservations
OAKHURST — As summer begins, and the campgrounds open up for the season, Yosemite National Park’s Peak-Hours Reservations will be required daily from 6 a.m.-2 p.m. now through August 15, and August 30 through September 1. Summer reservations are still available, and can be made on Recreation.gov. If there are any sold-out days, no worries, […]
Give compliments to the living
During the past couple of months, there have been several people I knew who have passed away. I was just thinking about the different terms we use when we talk about someone who has just died. “Passed away, died, went to be with the Lord, crossed over, departed, and there are probably close to a […]
Madera reacted swiftly to Pearl Harbor
On Dec. 6, 1941, it was almost business as usual in Madera. Ronald Reagan was starring in “The International Squadron,” which was showing at the new Madera Theater. The Methodist Church was planning a potluck supper, and Ocean Spray cranberry sauce was selling for 13 cents per can. Then the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, and […]