MCSO seeks help identifying female
The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying an unidentified female victim from an unsolved 1989 homicide. New advances using Familial Genetic Genealogy indicate Jane Doe’s maternal lineage is of Avelar descent, with family roots in Nochistlán and Zacatecas, Mexico. A new facial reconstruction by forensic artist PJ Puterbaugh is believed […]
MCSO SAR team makes rescue
Madera County Search and Rescue responded to an incident at Lewis Creek involving a 34-year-old female who injured her ankle while hiking the Corlieu Falls Trail on Tuesday. Personnel from Madera County SAR, U.S. Forest Service Fire and Law Enforcement, and Sierra Ambulance assisted at the scene. The patient was safely carried out to the […]
Japanese retailer to open in Madera
Popular Japanese retailer, Daiso, will host a grand opening weekend next week at 2091 W. Cleveland Avenue in the Madera Marketplace. Daiso is a Japanese value store that offers a wide variety of unique everyday items at affordable prices. They carry kitchen gadgets, stationary, snacks, beauty products, home goods and seasonal finds. The grand opening […]
Identifying help for deceased male
The remains of an adult male were discovered on the east side of the San Joaquin River in Madera County, near Firebaugh on Feb. 26, 1990. At the time he was recovered, the individual, referred to as John Doe, was wearing a short-sleeve white, tan, and brown plaid cowboy shirt, Levi’s blue jeans, and a […]
Horseshoe league renovates courts
The Big Valley Horseshoe League of Madera has completed renovation of two horseshoe courts at the Madera Pan American Community Center. At the request of the Madera Parks and Community Services, the horseshoe league members completely refurbished the unusable courts. The repairs to the courts included installing metal foul lines, repairing backboards, painting and installing […]
Driver walks away from crash
CHP Madera officers responded to a two-vehicle crash on SR-152, at Road 9 on Monday at about 3 p.m. A white Ram 2500 collided with the trailers of a Peterbilt as the Peterbilt attempted to cross the westbound lanes of SR-152. Thanks to wearing his seatbelt, the 66-year-old man driving the Ram truck sustained non-life-threatening […]
City makes investment to water system
Construction and upgrades to key elements of Madera’s water system are underway as part of a broad effort to ensure safe, dependable service for residents and businesses now and in the future. The City’s water system relies exclusively on local groundwater. Madera operates 18 municipal wells that each produce between 800 and 1,200 gallons per […]
We all have regrets
As I remember times in my past, I often think of things I said that I wish I hadn’t said, and things I did I wish I hadn’t done. I suppose we all have some regrets like that. I remember a time when I was in the sixth grade. Our class had put together a […]