County board approves sheriff’s and corrections reunification
The Madera County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to approve the reunification of the Madera Department of Corrections and the Madera County Sheriff’s Office. The Reunification Plan was developed collaboratively by administrative representatives from both the Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Corrections. The proposed plan will be implemented in phases, and will conclude by […]
Madera Police Log: Feb. 5-14
The Madera Police Department reported the following incidents. Feb. 5 3:50 p.m. — Animal complaint in the 200 block of Vineyard Avenue. 7:51 p.m. — Noise music from party in the 1100 block of East Cleveland Avenue.10:26 p.m. — Civil dispute in the 1100 block of Rogers Street. 11:20 p.m. — Animal injured near North […]
Commentary: LGBT and the malleability of culture — Part 1
On Feb. 24, 2021, the Gallup organization released the results of a poll conducted in 2020 of 15,000 American adults 18 and older. The poll dealt with the issue of sexual orientation, asking poll respondents to identify their sexual preference. Of the adults polled, 5.6 percent self-identified as LGBT, compared to 4.5 percent in a […]