Secured property tax bills mailed out
Madera County Treasurer-Tax Collector Tracy Kennedy announced that more than 62,000 secured property tax bills have been mailed to property owners listed on the most recent assessment roll. These bills reflect a total of approximately $289.5 million in secured property taxes that are now officially due, and payable to the Madera County Tax Collector’s Office. […]
Long-time Historical Society director and husband to lead parade
The Madera County Historical Society’s long-time President Sheryl Berry has been named the Old Timers’ Day Parade Queen, and will bring her husband, Randy, along to be the King. “I’m not a king, except in my barn where the pigeons hang out,” Randy said. The Berrys were eating a late breakfast when Old Timers’ Day […]
Longtime downtown business owner named Grand Marshal
Leighton’s Jewelers has been a mainstay in Downtown Madera since 1956, which was two years before Chris Miller was born. Miller grew up in the business and officially bought his father out in 1991 before retiring, and closing Leighton’s in 2024. The store has since reopened under a different, but same name (Leightons Custom Jewelry […]
Museum opens for celebration
The Madera County Historical Society is celebrating its 70th anniversary with an open house at the Madera County Museum during Old Timers Day on Saturday. The Open House will begin at 11 a.m., following the parade to celebrate the Museum, fresh off its “Best of Central California 2025” victories. The Museum received a gold medal […]
Solo vehicle crash leads to fatality
California Highway Patrol Madera officers responded to a traffic crash on northbound State Route 99 at State Route 152 on Sunday at about 7:30 p.m. A 65-year-old man from Atwater was driving a silver Toyota Camry northbound on State Route 99, approaching the State Route 152 split. For reasons still under investigation, the driver veered […]