Long time Madera resident Lawrence F. Lihosit, 75, died on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Maggie, their sons Zeke and Anson, as well as two grandchildren, Keito and Nora. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Born in the southern suburbs of Chicago (the Southside), Illinois on Aug. 17, 1951, he and his family later moved to Arizona where he graduated from grade school, high school and Arizona State University. He reluctantly served in the U.S. Army Reserves as an enlisted man during the closing years of the Vietnam War and enthusiastically volunteered for the Peace Corps (Honduras, 1975-1977).<\/em> His continuing studies included master\u2019s coursework in urban planning at la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico<\/em> in Mexico City, art and creative writing at Skyline College in San Bruno, California and education at California State University, Fresno. <\/p>\n\n\n\n An urban planner by trade, Lihosit worked in Honduras, Mexico, Alaska, Arizona and California. His work resulted in several awards including Citizen of the Day by KQED radio for work in Oakland and a commendation from Dillingham, Alaska. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, his work in Dillingham, Alaska kept that regional center from being consumed by rising seas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Locally, he worked for the Madera County Road Department. Some of his projects included conceptual design for the Avenue 12\/ Road 36 improvements following the construction of Liberty High School, oversight of the Chukchansi resort\/casino entrance, improvement of Avenue 12 east to the golf course and the 2001 Regional Transportation Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He authored more than 20 books, including a four volume Madera history, (Neighbors: Oral History from Madera, California, Volumes 1 through 4<\/em>) and a book of sketches (Madera Sketchbook<\/em>). His Peace Corps memoir (South of the Frontera<\/em>) received a commendation from Congressman John Garamendi (D-Calif.) and a book of travel essays (Years On and Other Travel Essays<\/em>) was awarded the 2012 Best Travel Book by Peace Corps Writers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lihosit valued community service. In Madera he coached Little League baseball, Youth Soccer and recreational basketball. He also volunteered thousands of hours at Monroe School, helping teach the 3 Rs to second graders for which he was named volunteer of the year in 2013 and 2017. <\/p>\n\n\n\n An event in his honor will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, at the Good News Ministries, at 1930 Modoc Street, Madera, CA 93637. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Long time Madera resident Lawrence F. Lihosit, 75, died on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Maggie, their sons Zeke and Anson, as well as two grandchildren, Keito and Nora. 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From working New Year\u2019s Eve during the Y2K transition to assisting allied agencies with investigations, monitoring cameras and providing support to officers in the field, and going above and beyond to replace a walker stolen from an elderly woman, Lopez has made a difference in countless ways. His kindness and willingness to help others have always extended beyond the dispatch console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lopez\u2019s strong work ethic, dependability, and dedication have been evident throughout his career. He has been someone his fellow officers and coworkers could count on, always taking pride in his work and doing his part to support the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After 30 years, he leaves behind a legacy of hard work, teamwork, and compassion for the people he served. His contributions to our department and community will not be forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you, Dispatcher Lopez, for 30 years of outstanding service and dedication,\u201d the MPD said in a statement. \u201cCongratulations on your well-deserved retirement. We wish you all the best as you begin this next chapter. Happy retirement, Joe.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Madera Police Department has announced Dispatcher Joe Lopez has retired. The MDP celebrated Public Safety Dispatcher Joe Lopez and his 30 years of dedicated service to the department and community. Throughout his career, Lopez has demonstrated professionalism, compassion, and a genuine commitment to helping others. 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The rider crossed over Avenue 20 1\/2 (unmaintained) and failed to notice a metal chain strung across the private road, preventing further access, just south of Avenue 20 1\/2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The front of the ATV crashed into the chain and as a result the rider was ejected from the ATV. The ATV continued, and crashed into an almond tree. Despite life saving measures by CHP and medical personnel, the rider succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene. The victim was later identified as Giovanni Martinez Placencia, a student at Chowchilla Union High School. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The crash remains under investigation. Alcohol and\/or drugs are not suspected to have been a factor in this crash. The rider was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The California Highway Patrol reminds ATV riders to put safety first: Wear a properly fitted DOT-compliant helmet and protective gear; ride in designated areas; ride at a safe speed; and stay alert for uneven terrain.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CHP Madera Officers responded to a crash in an orchard near Avenue 20\u00bd and Road 20, and found a 2017 Polaris ATV in an orchard. Around 7 p.m. on October 22, a 16 year-old-male was riding the ATV, southbound on a private dirt road, north of Avenue 20 1\/2. 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Despite investigative efforts, the person went unidentified for several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In July, Madera County Sheriff\u2019s Office Crime Scene Specialist Daniella Romero submitted the remains to Othram, a private forensic laboratory specializing in advanced DNA testing. Using forensic genetic genealogy, Othram developed an investigative lead that ultimately resulted in a confirmed identification through additional DNA testing conducted by the California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cross\u2019 family was notified and shared that he frequently visited the McLeod Flatt area, which he considered his \u201chappy place.\u201d A decade later, with new technology and efforts, the MCSO os grateful to provide the family answers about their loved one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This case highlights the importance of persistence and advancements in forensic technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe want to recognize Crime Scene Specialist Romero for her dedication to revisiting unresolved cases and identifying new opportunities to pursue answers,\u201d said the MCSO in a statement. \u201cHer diligence and coordination with forensic partners were instrumental in bringing this case to a resolution. We also extend our sincere appreciation to Othram and the California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Science for their expertise and assistance in identifying Kent. Our thoughts are with Kent\u2019s family as they finally receive answers after so many years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have information on this case, please contact (559) 675-7770. Anonymous tips may be made through Valley Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-STOP (7867), or by texting \u201cTip MaderaSO\u201d followed by your message to 888777. Tips may also be made on the Madera County Sheriff\u2019s Mobile App: MaderaSheriffApp.com.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In October 2016, Kent Cross was reported missing by his father and, unfortunately, search efforts did not locate Kent. In 2020, human remains were discovered near McLeod Flatt, north of Road 274 in Madera County. Despite investigative efforts, the person went unidentified for several years. 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Lua was wanted for criminal threats, vandalism, grand theft and violating his felony probation in Madera County. 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Yosemite Avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the investigation last week, officers obtained surveillance footage of the suspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last week, Officer Matthew Diaz was on patrol when he recognized an individual matching the description of the suspect captured in the video. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The individual, identified as Andres Ramos, a Madera resident in his 40s, was contacted. Through further investigation, Officer Diaz identified Ramos as the suspect in the burglary. Ramos was also wearing clothing consistent with that seen in the surveillance footage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ramos was arrested and booked into the Madera County Jail for burglary.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Madera Police Department Officers investigated a burglary at a business in the 500 block of W. Yosemite Avenue. During the investigation last week, officers obtained surveillance footage of the suspect. 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V Central Section playoffs at Torres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fifth-seeded Toros lost the first set, but won the next three sets to advance to Thursday\u2019s quarterfinal match against No. 4 Strathmore. In all, the Toros outscored Wonderful, 98-90, in the four sets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tarin Anderson led the Toros with 16 kills out of 49 for the team. She also had five of her team\u2019s 14 aces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Toros got contribution throughout the line-up with four other players recording five or more kills. Amelia Specials put down nine kills while Calliope Gutierrez and Mya Lujan had eight each. Freshman Alana Hamman added five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Toros helped themselves with just two missed serves all night, both coming in the fourth set, but they also had 20 hitting errors (14 hits out of bounds and six attacks into the net). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Wonderful missed seven serves and hit 11 attacks out of bounds and five into the net. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Wonderful got off to a quick start by scoring the first six points of the set. They maintained the lead until Mia Camarena went back to serve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After a side out kill from Lujan, Camarena served up two aces, and Specials had a tip kill to cut the lead to two. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, Wonderful got the side out, and added three more points for a 15-9 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A tip kill from Gutierrez and an ace from Alexa Cervantes cut the lead to four. A side out kill from Lujan, and an ace from Anderson cut the lead to 20-18. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After a trade in side outs, a Specials kill cut the lead to two. Gianna Gonzalez served up an ace, and Gutierrez put down a hard-angle kill to tie the set at 22. However, Wonderful scored the next two points to get to set point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Gutierrez put down a side out kill, but Wonderful put down a dump kill for a 25-23 win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Torres got off to the quick start with Anderson serving up the first five points of the set, including two aces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the Wolves scored five straight points to tie the set at six. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After a trade in side outs, Cervantes served up five straight points with a pair of aces. Anderson put down two kills, and combined with Hamman on a block for a 13-7 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Wonderful cut the lead down to three after an ace. Gutierrez got the lead back to five with a kill. Destiny Miranda put down a side out kill for a 19-15 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Wolves cut the lead to one with three straight points, but Lujan recorded a bump kill to give the Toros momentum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Cervantes served up four straight points with an ace and two Anderson kills to get to set point. After two set points, Hamman finished off the set with a solo block, and a 25-20 win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the third set, two Anderson aces after a side out kill tied the set at six. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After a Hamman solo block, Gonzalez served up two points with a Specials kill for an 11-8 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wonderful put down two kills and two aces to take a 15-13 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After a Torres time out, Anderson put down a side out kill. Miranda served up an ace while Anderson and Hamman put down kills to give the Toros a 17-15 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After a trade in side outs, Camarena served up a point, but Wonderful scored four straight points for a 21-20 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Specials put down a side out kill, and Gutierrez ended a long rally with a kill for a 22-21 Torres lead. From there, the teams exchanged four straight points for a Torres set point. Wonderful hit out of bounds for a 25-23 win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the fourth set, Cervantes served up an ace and Anderson put down a kill for an early lead. Anderson added another kill while Specials served up two points for a 5-1 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Wolves tied the set at seven with four straight points. Lujan and Gutierrez put down side out kills, but the Wolves scored three straight points for a 12-9 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Wolves took an 18-13 lead before the Toros started a comeback. After a side out, Anderson served up five straight points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hamman put down two kills in the run while Lujan and Gutierrez put down kills to give the Toros a 19-18 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After a trade in side outs, Specials put down three straight kills for a 23-20 lead. The Wolves got the side out, and an ace to cut the lead to one, but Miranda put down kill from the middle for match point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Anderson ended the match with her 16th kill for a 25-22 win.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Matilda Torres Toros came back in all four sets to record a 3-1 victory over the Wonderful College Prep Academy Wolves in the first round of the Div. V Central Section playoffs at Torres. 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He accounted for almost 80 percent of McLane\u2019s offense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nathaniel Pichardo led the Toros\u2019 offense with 265 yards passing. Warden caught three passes for 88 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown. Joseph Pasillas caught seven passes for 85 yards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n McLane got on the scoreboard first with two runs for 77 yards, and a touchdown just 1:12 into the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Both teams had to punt on its next possession. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Torres got a 17-yard pass play to Pasillas. Alfredo Diaz made a tremendous catch off a tip inside the McLane 20, but a penalty nullified the play, and the Toros had to punt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n McLane ran the ball on eight straight plays for 60 yards with the final from 10 yards out for the touchdown, and a 13-0 lead with nine minutes left in the first half. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Toros finally got a scoring drive after Pichardo hit Diaz for 17 yards on third-and-five. Pichardo hit Pasillas in the flat for a 14-yard gain with a down field block by Jordan Garcia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the drive stalled inside the 10, and Eduardo Jimenez-Magdaleno knocked in a 21-yard field goal with 3:23 left in the half. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Toros defense got a sack, and forced a McLane punt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With 41 seconds left in the half, Pichardo hit Warden on the left out of the backfield with a pass in the flat. Warden burst down the left sideline, and outran all of the McLane defenders\u2019 angles for an 80-yard touchdown catch-and-run. Jimenez-Magdaleno\u2019s point after cut the lead to 13-10 with 30.6 seconds left in the half. <\/p>\n\n\n\n McLane got a 40-yard run to start its next drive, and took the ball to the 12. However, they missed a 29-yard field goal at the half. <\/p>\n\n\n\n McLane picked off Pichardo with a pass tipped off of Torres to set up a second half scoring drive. Three plays later, McLane scored for 22 yards out for a 20-10 lead three minutes into the second half. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Torres drove inside the McLane 35, but turned the ball over on downs, and the defense forced a McLane punt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Toros turned the ball over on downs at its own 42. The Highlanders drove inside the Torres 10-yard line, but had to settle for a 27-yard field goal for a 23-10 lead early in the fourth quarter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Pichardo opened the next drive with a 13-yard pass to Garcia. He found Diaz for 17 yards to the McLane 19. Pichardo hit Pasillas on a middle screen for 15 yards to the one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After a penalty moved the Toros back five yards, Pasillas scored on an end around to cut the McLane lead to 23-17 with 3:35 left in the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After a failed onsides kick, the Torres defense gave the offense a chance with two runs for one yard, and an incomplete pass to force a punt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Pichardo found Keondre Shepherd for 22 yards on third-and-seven to get into McLane territory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Pichardo hit Warden for six yards on third-and-three with 1:20 left in the game. However, four straight incomplete passes turned the ball over on downs, ad the Highlanders took a knee for the win.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What was first billed as a battle of running backs with McLane\u2019s top back against Matilda Torres\u2019 Caden Warden turned into a comeback attempt by the Toros in a 23-13 loss to the Highlanders. 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I am sick of hearing candidates bash each other. Often their commercials have nothing about what good the candidates can or will do. The whole commercial is \u201cmud-slinging\u201d the opponent. It\u2019s disgusting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If I could vote for a candidate that didn\u2019t do that, I would probably vote for that person. That alone tells me the character of the candidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My friend, Bob Jones, who I have quoted many times before, said, \u201cPeace is a bargain at any price.\u201d I believe that to be true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I think our society these days is anything but peaceful. We may have sporadic times of peace and harmony, but a look at the nightly news tells us we are better entertained when there is turmoil. We gape at the street fights of protestors and criminals. We are amazed at each news story of murder or violation, but the story is the same with just a different twist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of my favorite \u201ccharacters\u201d of the past is St. Francis of Assisi, who was born of a wealthy family in Italy in 1181. The story of his life is a very interesting one. When he was young, he spent his parents\u2019 money lavishly on friends and parties. However, his spending was more out of generosity than selfishness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Through a series of experiences that brought him to a relationship with Christ, he spent his life caring for the sick, helping the poor, and loving animals. He renounced a life of wealth to embrace radical poverty, and had a deep respect for both nature and animals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n St. Francis of Assisi is known as a man of peace, and is often depicted in drawings and figurines in a plain brown monk\u2019s habit surrounded by birds and other animals. I have a statue of St. Francis in my back yard, among the plants in the planter. I can see \u201chim\u201d through our patio door. It gives me a good, peaceful, feeling to see him out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although he did not actually write the poem known as \u201cThe Prayer of St. Francis,\u201d it is a prayer of inspiration for any to focus on a peaceful nature rather than one of bitterness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each time I pray, I ask for God\u2019s guidance in whatever I say and do, and I ask him to make me an instrument of his love and peace. I know I have to pray continually this prayer, as we are so influenced by negativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For those of you who do not know the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi, here it is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Where there is hatred, let me sow love;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Where there is injury, pardon;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Where there is doubt, faith;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Where there is despair, hope;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Where there is darkness, light;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Where there is sadness, joy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n It is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n May we all wish to be instruments of love and peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Mi amor para todos,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nancy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 Matthew 5:9<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am so glad the time of campaigning for elections is almost over. I am sick of hearing candidates bash each other. Often their commercials have nothing about what good the candidates can or will do. The whole commercial is \u201cmud-slinging\u201d the opponent. It\u2019s disgusting. 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