This week\u2019s Citizens Academy class met at the new Fire Station 58 to give residents insight into what it takes for the City of Madera to have the incredible team that helps keep Madera safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fire Station 58 was built six years ago and cost $9 million to construct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese facilities are not cheap. Everything\u2019s hyper specialized, including, the pressure of the concrete,\u201d Arnoldo Rodriguez, City manager, said. \u201cPeople always say, \u2018you can build it cheaper.\u2019 Everything we do, we bid publicly, so if someone can build it cheaper, they can bid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey would have won the bid, they could have built it cheap. But one of the things you\u2019ll see about these stations is that we don\u2019t make them cheap. They have to last a long time. If there\u2019s an emergency, this is the building that needs to be standing, because this is where the teams are. So, again, they\u2019re not cheap.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For this week\u2019s class, Dana McCarroll, battalion chief from Station 56, showcased a slideshow that talked about the different reasons the city has a fire department and discussed how the budget is divided between the different fire stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A tour of the facility was given by Fire Capt. Nick Sciaqua, Fire Engineer Joseph Molina, as well as the other firefighters who were on duty during the class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One thing about the newest fire station was how the new stations use a gentler alarm that slowly raises in volume to wake up the firefighters during the night, as studies showed that loud, blaring alarms can lead to heart problems in firefighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the lecture portion, McCarroll explained how the Madera Fire Department has grown alongside the city as its population and emergency needs have increased. Because of the rapid growth of Madera, the city needed a third fire station to improve emergency coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Currently, the department has about 25 personnel, with its engines staffed by three firefighters each. Previously, the department had followed a two-person staffing model. When opening the newest fire station, the department purchased an aerial ladder truck, Truck 58.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The department also relies on cooperation with surrounding cities during different types of emergencies. The City of Madera has an automatic-aid agreement with Madera County, allowing both City and County firefighters to assist one another when needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey respond to the city quite a bit, and vice versa,\u201d McCarroll explained. \u201cAll of our engines respond to the county as a way to assist them in their needs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rodriguez explained that the downtown hotel fire was a good example of how surrounding agencies will send their engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere were engines from all over the place, from North Central Fire District out of Fresno, Fresno County Fire District, the city of Fresno, Madera County, city of Madera,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cIf an agent around us needs an assistant or if there\u2019s a big fire, we will send engines. Like, Chowchilla doesn\u2019t have a ladder truck, so if they have a fire, we\u2019ll send our engines.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A portion of the lecture was dedicated to talking about the funding that goes to the fire department. All of the funding is approved by the City Council, which allocates a certain amount of funds to the department each year. McCarroll explained that it costs approximately $9.5 million annually to operate, including about $7.3 million for its Cal Fire contract and $1.7 million for operations, fuel and other daily expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Measure K, a half-cent sales tax approved by voters in 2017, generates $7 million annually, with about half going to the fire department and the other portion going to the Police Department. A portion of the Measure K funding goes toward equipment replacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe annual budget allocates budget to the Fire Engine Replacement Program. From 2018 through 2022, $200,000 a year were allocated, and that totaled $800,000,\u201d McCarroll explained. \u201cThey [City Council] upped that after 2022 to the current $490,000 a year, and then the total there ends up being $2,450,000.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fire prevention has become an important part of the department\u2019s work. Rodriguez explained that the city of Madera has been working to clear vegetation and debris from the Fresno River since 2020. The work they\u2019ve done has helped reduce the number of fires and improved firefighters\u2019 ability to access areas during emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of challenges we\u2019ve had, and a lot of emergencies in there. I think the community\u2019s frustrated with the Fresno River. There\u2019s historically a lot of fires,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cWe just grabbed the bull by the horns, and we said, we\u2019re gonna take the lead. We started buying the equipment, and we started doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the tour portion of the class, the firefighters showed their living quarters, offices, gym, fire trucks and room storage. They even allowed participants to set off the fire hose and try on equipment to get a feel for what each firefighter has to do when getting ready and fighting fires.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This week\u2019s Citizens Academy class met at the new Fire Station 58 to give residents insight into what it takes for the City of Madera to have the incredible team that helps keep Madera safe. Fire Station 58 was built six years ago and cost $9 million to construct. \u201cThese facilities are not cheap. Everything\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49808,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,19],"tags":[43,46],"class_list":["post-49833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-news","tag-law","tag-organizations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49833"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49834,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49833\/revisions\/49834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49831,"date":"2026-10-02T17:24:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T00:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49831"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:24:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T00:24:38","slug":"shooting-victim-identity-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/shooting-victim-identity-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooting victim identity released"},"content":{"rendered":"
More details have been released by the Madera Police Department in regards to Sunday\u2019s officer-involved shooting that led to the death of a suspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Madera PD released that two officers fired their weapons at the suspect, who later died of his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The victim has been identified as Samuel Santiago Daniel, and was identified by a family member. Further identifying information from fingerprints and DNA is pending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daniel was staying at a residence, but the owners of the residence called MPD when his behavior became erratic and he locked himself in the bathroom. He destroyed some of the residents\u2019 belongings and started flooding the bathroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MPD officers cleared the house and removed the family out of harm\u2019s way. However, the suspect came out of the bathroom and entered the open garage area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He pointed a weapon, later identified as a replica firearm, probably used for airsoft bullets, at deputies. After repeated warnings to lower the weapon, officers shot Daniel, and he died at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A later search of Daniel\u2019s bedroom revealed drug paraphernalia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The California Department of Justice is the primary agency investigating the incident. As with any officer-involved shooting incident, the Madera Police Department remains committed to transparency, and will release additional information, when appropriate, and in accordance to state laws.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
More details have been released by the Madera Police Department in regards to Sunday\u2019s officer-involved shooting that led to the death of a suspect. Madera PD released that two officers fired their weapons at the suspect, who later died of his gunshot wounds. The victim has been identified as Samuel Santiago Daniel, and was identified […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":49805,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,19],"tags":[33,43],"class_list":["post-49831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-news","tag-death","tag-law"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49831"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49832,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49831\/revisions\/49832"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49829,"date":"2026-10-02T17:13:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T00:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49829"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:13:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T00:13:31","slug":"official-ballots-to-be-mailed-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/official-ballots-to-be-mailed-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Official ballots to be mailed next week"},"content":{"rendered":"
All registered voters in the County of Madera will be sent their Official Ballots and County Voter Information Guides for the upcoming November 3, Consolidated General Election in the mail, beginning October 5, according to Madera County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters, Rebecca Martinez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Allow up to seven days for delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ballot tracking is now available and free. Ballot tracking is a service that will send notices about ballots, including when it\u2019s mailed, received, and counted. The service lets voters know where a ballot is every step of the way. Visit www.wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov to sign up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Voters do not have to place a stamp on the ballot envelope to return a ballot through the U.S. Mail. Voted ballots may also be returned at any Official County Ballot Drop Box or at any Vote Center in Madera County. It is highly recommended that voters do not hand their ballot to a stranger. If anyone decides not to mail or drop off your ballot personally, only give a ballot to someone they trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The back pages of your County Voter Information Guide show the Ballot Drop Box and Vote Center locations, dates, and hours of operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t forget to sign the blue envelope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Voted ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received within the time allowed by law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information, contact the Elections Division, toll free, at 800-435-0509.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
All registered voters in the County of Madera will be sent their Official Ballots and County Voter Information Guides for the upcoming November 3, Consolidated General Election in the mail, beginning October 5, according to Madera County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters, Rebecca Martinez. Allow up to seven days for delivery. Ballot tracking is now […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[29,39],"class_list":["post-49829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-community","tag-government"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49829"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49830,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49829\/revisions\/49830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49818,"date":"2026-10-02T16:41:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T23:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49818"},"modified":"2026-10-02T16:41:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T23:41:51","slug":"grateful-deadhead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/grateful-deadhead\/","title":{"rendered":"Grateful deadhead"},"content":{"rendered":"
As our hot summer slowly eases into a cooler fall, we can revive many of our flowering plants now by simply deadheading them. Deadheading means removing the dead flowers from your perennials and annuals which encourages them to continue to flower or even return to bloom. Flowers should be pinched off or trimmed at the stem as soon as they fade. The idea behind the removal of the spent flowers is to trick the plant into thinking that it has not completed its cycle of flower to pollination to seed and done. Key reasons to deadhead include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 It often makes your plants bloom longer because removing spent flowers keeps your plants from wasting their energy producing seeds. After the main stems have finished blooming, if you cut them quite low, many plants will send up a second smaller batch of flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 It keeps some perennials that are notorious for reseeding from spreading. If you don\u2019t try to prevent these new seedlings, they could possibly crowd out other plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 It improves the health and appearance of plants by channeling the plant\u2019s resources away from seed production and into vegetative growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to deadhead depends on the flower type. Plants, like daylilies that have lots of flowers on one stem just need their individual flowers plucked as they fade. After all the flowers are off the daylily stem, cut the stem off at the base. You can also remove branches or clusters of flowers, like asters, leaving buds or branches below the cut to send out more blooms. Shasta daisies and many other perennials produce one flower per stem. Cut that stem to the ground after it blooms and then when it has finished blooming for the season, cut back all of the stems to within 4-5 inches of the plant base. Some plants like coreopsis produce so many flowers over the entire plant that removing them individually is too time consuming. It is easier and just as effective to shear the entire plant within a few inches of the ground after the main flush of flowers is finished. There are some perennials where the seed heads are attractive and can provide food for birds such as purple coneflower and sedum that you may want to leave them. Make sure that before the early frosts, you stop deadheading to allow the plant to biologically prepare for winter. For more deadheading info refer to: https:\/\/ucanr.edu\/blog\/ucce-master-gardeners-san-bernardino-county-blogs\/article\/deadheading-flowers-gail-nieto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SAVE THE DATE<\/strong> \u2014 Saturday, October 24 \u2014 3 Sisters Garden Fall Festival 10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE admission, large fall plant sale and fun activities for the whole family. Located behind Madera Community College, 30277 Ave. 12, Madera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Happy deadheading!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As our hot summer slowly eases into a cooler fall, we can revive many of our flowering plants now by simply deadheading them. Deadheading means removing the dead flowers from your perennials and annuals which encourages them to continue to flower or even return to bloom. 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She passed away on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Evelyn was born in Wynne, Arkansas, to Leon and Callie Jones, the youngest of seven children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Jones family moved from Arkansas to Madera, California, in 1954 where she attended the local schools and graduated from Madera High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After high school, she met her husband, Ray Bellinger Sr. They settled in Oakland, California, and had four sons, Ray Jr., Louie, and twins Aaron and Darron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While raising her children, Evelyn worked at Kaiser Hospital for more than 30 years before retiring and moving back to Madera to be near family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When Evelyn had time to herself, she enjoyed traveling, taking photos, solving word puzzles, and enjoyed herself at the local casinos with her family and friends. Her most cherished moments were spent caring for and spending time with her grandchildren Breanna, Kianna, Karina, Nicholas, and Christopher. She babysat her grandsons for more than five years while Ray and Pauline were at work. She did not want anyone watching her grandsons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Evelyn is now in heaven with her parents Leon and Callie Mae Jones; her sisters, Leona Horton, Barbara Simpson, Josephine Graves, her brother Walter Jones, and her two sons Aaron and Darron Bellinger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Her two remaining siblings are Versie Brinagh and Cecil Jones. She is survived by her two children, Ray and Louie Bellinger, daughter in laws, Pauline Bellinger and Linda Bellinger, her grandchildren Breanna Bellinger, Kianna Bellinger, Karina Bellinger, Nicholas Bellinger, Christopher Bellinger, and great grandson, Bentley Weathers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Evelyn had a host of family members and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She will be dearly missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Funeral Service will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, at Jay Chapel in Madera, California.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Evelyn Lorraine Bellinger was born on Feb. 13, 1950. She passed away on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. Evelyn was born in Wynne, Arkansas, to Leon and Callie Jones, the youngest of seven children. 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She was born in Purcell, OK, to Leon and Opal Helton. Her family later moved to Delano, CA, in December of 1948, where she was raised, and graduated from Delano High School Class of 1964.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She moved to Kerman, CA, with her sister Joanne and became a secretary with Pac Bell. She quickly moved up the ranks and was one of several women who became the first Inside Linemen for Pac Bell. She then started Care-O-Caboodle, a daycare she ran from her home from 1986-1993. She also attended college and got her AA Degree during this time in Child Development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Carolyn was very active with clubs. She was a Scoutmaster of Troop 115 for over a decade, a Project leader in 4-H for Camping, photography, wildlife, active in Women\u2019s Improvement Club, Red Hatters, and American Legion Auxiliary. Her love of teaching and helping youth will be remembered long after she is gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 1978, she met the love of her life Joseph Lilles. They were then married one year later, had two boys, Shawn and Nick Lilles and were happily married 42 years till his death in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Carolyn is preceded by her loving husband Joseph Lilles, her parents Leon and Opal Helton, and her Brother Kenny Helton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She is survived by her Sons, Shawn Lilles and his wife Jennifer of Madera, and Nick Lilles of Santa Rosa. Her Sisters, Joanne Helton, Joyce King and her husband David, Barbara Marrs and her husband Clarence. Carolyn will be greatly missed by her Grandchildren Dillon Hollandbeck, Arianna Lilles, Joseph Lilles, and Jessica Lilles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Visitation will be Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, from 3 to 6 p.m., at Jay Chapel and a Celebration of Life service begins at 6 p.m., also at Jay Chapel, Madera, CA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, at St. Joachim Catholic Church and burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Madera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Servicios:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Visitation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tuesday<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oct. 6, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jay Chapel<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1121 Roberts Ave<\/p>\n\n\n\n Madera, CA 93637<\/p>\n\n\n\n Celebration Of Life:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tuesday<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oct. 6, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jay Chapel in Madera<\/p>\n\n\n\n Funeral Mass:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mi\u00e9rcoles<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oct. 7, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9:30 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n St. Joachim Catholic Church in Madera<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cemetery:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Calvary Cemetery<\/p>\n\n\n\n 28447 Ave 14<\/p>\n\n\n\n Madera, CA 93638<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Carolyn Irene Lilles, 79, of Madera, passed away Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at Clovis Community Hospital following an extended illness. She was born in Purcell, OK, to Leon and Opal Helton. Her family later moved to Delano, CA, in December of 1948, where she was raised, and graduated from Delano High School Class of 1964. 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Born and raised in Madera, where she lived her whole life in the community she loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She attended Washington Elementary School, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, and graduated from Madera High School with the class of 1972. She always enjoyed planning and attending her high school class reunions and catching up with old classmates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sharon was a woman of deep faith which guided how she lived and how she cared for others. Caring for people was her calling. Sharon was an LVN nurse for more than 20 years, serving patients at Madera Community Hospital, Westgate and Avalon skilled nursing facilities. She poured her heart into every patient, and found her passion in wound care, where colleagues and patients alike said she was simply the best. She later shared her knowledge as the Certified Nursing Assistant instructor at Madera Adult school, teaching with high standards and a caring heart. Many of her students went on to care for patients and families across the Central Valley, which gave her an immense amount of pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sharon also gave tirelessly to the children of Madera. She helped run the PTA at Howard Elementary School for many years, served on the boards of the Madera Youth Soccer League, Madera Little League, and was the player agent for more than a decade with Madera Babe Ruth. She was known for her honesty and integrity, you always knew where you stood with Sharon, and you never doubted how much she loved you. Her bluntness was matched only by her loyalty and the depth of her care for the people in her life. Sharon also had a great love for animals, especially her cats. She always made sure that any animal she encountered found a great home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sharon was preceded in death by her loving parents James and Marie Clark, her late husband\u2019s Steve Cox, Allen Phillips, and her infant son Baby Cox. She is survived by her son Jeff Cox and his wife Ashley Cox of Madera, her loving sister Carolyn Brand from Chowchilla. Two Grandchildren; Macey Cox, Kendall Cox, and numerous nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Visitation: Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, from 3-6 p.m., at Jay Chapel 1121 Roberts Ave., Madera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Celebration of Life: Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at 10 a.m., at Jay Chapel 1121 Roberts Ave., Madera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Remembrances in Sharon\u2019s memory may be made to your favorite charity.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sharon Diane Cox Phillips, beloved mother, grandmother, teacher, and friend, passed away peacefully on Sept. 13, 2026, at the age of 72, surrounded by her family and close friends. Born and raised in Madera, where she lived her whole life in the community she loved. She attended Washington Elementary School, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":49794,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[33],"class_list":["post-49795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-obituary","tag-death"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49795"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49796,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49795\/revisions\/49796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49788,"date":"2026-09-30T16:41:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49788"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:41:20","slug":"mpd-shooting-leads-to-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/mpd-shooting-leads-to-death\/","title":{"rendered":"MPD shooting leads to death"},"content":{"rendered":" Madera Police Department officers responded to a call about an adult male who was acting erratically and destroying property in the 1400 block of East Kennedy Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unfortunately, the call, Sunday at about noon, led the shooting death of the suspect after he was believed to be brandishing a firearm at officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe reporting party said she allowed the person to stay at her house for a couple of days,\u201d Madera Chief of Police, Gino Chiaramonte, said. \u201cHe locked himself in the restroom and was making weird noises. He had been acting strange for a few days. When the officers got there, the reporting party mentioned a possible gun. We decided to disengage, and not push forward and cause any action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The suspect was breaking items in the house, and also started to flood the house from the bathroom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n MPD officers cleared the house, and removed the family who was at the house out of harm\u2019s way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSometimes leaving people alone and giving them their space, they will calm down. We don\u2019t want to engage them, and make them more mad and create an unsafe environment,\u201d Chiaramonte said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, members of the family returned to the scene to try to talk the suspect out of the bathroom, and the suspect went to the garage area brandishing what looked to be a firearm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Officers tried to talk the suspect into lowering his weapon, but he kept pointing it at officers. Fearing for their safety, officers shot the suspect, and after immediate medical aid, the suspect died. Officers were behind barricade from about 25 yards out and none of the MPD officers were injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe don\u2019t know if he was having a mental health crisis or substance abuse present. Sometimes, it\u2019s co-occurring. It creates problems,\u201d Chiaramonte said. \u201cThis is what our law enforcement is faced with daily. Does the person on the other side, in the moment, have access to a weapon, and are they presenting that to the officers? When they do, it can result in officer-involved shooting or deadly force. I don\u2019t ask the officers to sit and wait when they are presented with a gun in front of them to decide if the gun is fake or real. That\u2019s the real-life decision, in the moment, they have to make. The officers believed it to be real, and utilized deadly force.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chiaramonte said that the gun may be an airsoft pistol, but it looked real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf I was to show any member of the public, from any distance, they would not know that gun wasn\u2019t real or fake. I looked at the gun, and thought it was real,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Chiaramonte also said that he believes that family did not do anything to incite the incident. However, the suspect was staying in a room at the home, and paying rent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe family thought he was high on drugs. For us, mental health crisis are real, or it could be a combination of both,\u201d he said. \u201cThis happens often in our community. With inflation and the cost of housing, we have multiple families or have a family trying to make payments, and need some help. They move someone in they truly don\u2019t know. We see this often. There were young teen individuals in the house that witnessed this incident. That\u2019s who it affects most.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Madera County Sheriff\u2019s Office was called in to handle the property\/crime damage done to the property. MPD will conduct its own administrative review of the situation. The officer-involved shooting investigation will be conducted by the Department of Justice, who will provide a third party fact finding to the situation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Madera Police Department officers responded to a call about an adult male who was acting erratically and destroying property in the 1400 block of East Kennedy Street. 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A back they can give the ball to and know he will give them what they need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n First, it was Joseph Bass leading the Toros to a Central Section title. His understudy, Amani Sua, followed. Then, it was Angelo Adame, who set a school record with 324 yards rushing in his final game. This year, the mantle is passed to Caden Warden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n All Warden did was rush for a school second-best 286 yards on 20 carries to go with four touchdowns in Friday\u2019s 35-14 victory over the Sanger West Hornets at Toro Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The junior has 11 touchdowns through five games, and more than 650 yards with five games left to go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He scored four touchdowns that averaged 39 yards in length. Of his 286 yards, 54 percent (155) went for touchdowns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Toros out gained Sanger West 382-332 with 318 yards rushing. Nathaniel Pichardo threw a touchdown pass, and 64 yards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Torres\u2019 defense allowed pass completions, but not many yards after the catch. Sanger West was 18-of-24 passing for just 120 yards, about six yards per catch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sanger West opened the game by driving down the field, and getting into Torres territory. However, the Toros forced a fumble, and Darryn Garcia recovered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Two plays later, Warden went up the middle, and broke to the right down the sideline. He followed the downfield block of Zachariah Granados for a 43-yard gain to the Hornets\u2019 26. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Three plays later, Pichardo connected with Garcia for a 24-yard touchdown on third down for a 7-0 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After the Hornets got an initial first down, they were forced to punt at midfield. A sack and two plays for losses forced a Torres punt, but the Hornets went three-and-out to open the second quarter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Warden got the next carry, and went through two tacklers at the line of scrimmage, and bowled over another defender for a 19-yard gain. Warden got the call, again, and went right up the middle for a 45-yard untouched touchdown and a 14-0 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, Sanger West scored on the next play with a 65-yard touchdown run over the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But, it took the Toros just three plays, all from Warden to answer. After two runs for nine yards, Warden went off right tackle, through a big hole, and scored from 48 yards out, untouched, for a 21-7 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Torres defense forced a turnover on downs, and the Toros took over. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Two Pichardo completions to Garcia gained 24 yards to the 25-yard line. Two plays later, Warden gook the hand-off through a big hole. He went behind a Lafayette Webster IV block and a Joseph Razo pancake block to go untouched into the end zone for a 28-6 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The teams exchanged possessions to end the first half. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Toros had an initial first down to open the second half, but had to punt on fourth-and-25. Sanger West returned the punt for a 13-yard net punt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Hornets drove 68 yards on eight plays for a nine-yard touchdown to cut the Torres lead to 28-12. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Torres went to Warden for seven straight runs, including a 28-yard run to the Hornets\u2019 10. However, a penalty moved the ball back after Warden scored. Pichardo found Joseph Pasillas for 11 yards to the four, but threw incomplete on fourth down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Hornets opened the fourth quarter with a first down pass, and converted another first down. However, they threw incomplete to turn the ball over. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Two plays later, Warden put the nail in the coffin with a run up the middle. He bounced it to the left for a 36-yard touchdown run for a 35-12 fourth quarter lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sanger West went on a 13-play, 77-yard drive that ended on the Torres three after an incomplete pass on fourth-and-goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Angel De La Sancha got the Toros out of its own end zone with a 29-yard run, and Pichardo took a knee to end the game with a victory.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Throughout the years of its infancy, the Matilda Torres Toros football program has always had that bell-cow running back. A back they can give the ball to and know he will give them what they need. First, it was Joseph Bass leading the Toros to a Central Section title. His understudy, Amani Sua, followed. 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They had three players with five or more kills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Stallions, on the other hand, recorded just seven kills with only six aces. They also hit 10 balls out of bounds in the loss. They didn\u2019t have a player register more than two kills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first set, the Toros ran away with it. They allowed just five Stallions\u2019 side outs with just two kills (Maria Hernandez and Angelina Alejo). The Stallions didn\u2019t score a point with serve in the set. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Calliope Gutierrez and Tarin Anderson put down kills to open a 2-0 lead. Anderson served up a point and Alana Hamman put down two kills to open the lead to 5-1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mia Camarena served up five straight points, including an ace for an 11-2 lead. Mya Lujan and Destiny Miranda put down kills in the run. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lujan recorded a bump kill for a side out. Hamman served up five straight points, including a pair of aces. Lujan put down a kill, and had a pancake dig that led to a point for a 17-3 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After a Madera South missed serve, Bella Laredo served up six straight points. In the run, Anderson put down two kills and setter Alexa Cervantes had a dump kill to get to set point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After Alejo got a side out for Madera South, Anderson ended the set with a kill to the back corner for a 25-5 win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Stallions gave the Toros a battle in the second set. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Two aces from Seraphim Peralta gave Madera South a 3-1 lead. Hamman got a side out kill, but Hernandez blocked a Torres attack, and served up a point for a 5-2 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Camarena cut the lead to one with an ace before an Alejo tip kill. Dallas Chavira served up a point for a 7-4 Stallions\u2019 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hamman served up an ace to cut the lead to one, and the Toros tied the set at eight after a Stallions\u2019 hit out of bounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Laredo and Miranda served up points to give the Toros an 11-9 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Stallions got the side out, and Yamileth Castaneda served up an ace to tie the set at 11. The Toros got the side out, and Anderson put down a kill for a two-point lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Peralta got a side out kill for the Stallions, but Anderson and Hamman put down side out kills for the Toros. Camarena served up two points with a Lujan kill for a 17-13 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hernandez put down a kill for the Stallions to cut the lead to two before a Miranda kill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alejo served up an ace in a three-point run to give the Stallions a 19-18 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lujan tied the set with a kill for side out. Laredo served up two aces to give Torres the lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bella Doan recorded a bump kill for a Stallions\u2019 side out, and served up an ace to cut the lead to one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Miranda put down a side out kill and served out the set. She recorded an ace, and Madera South hit out of bounds to get to set point. Gutierrez blocked down a Stallions\u2019 overpass for a 25-20 win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the third set, Camarena set the tone early with three straight aces, and a 7-2 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hamman served up three more aces for an 11-3 lead. Chavira added an ace for the Stallions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Laredo served up two aces and Miranda put down a kill in a four-point run for a 16-5 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Brianna Vasquez started a run of six straight side outs with a Stallions\u2019 solo block. Anderson had two side out kills in the run while Cervantes had her second dump kill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Peralta served up a point, but a punch kill from Adi Munguia gave the Toros a 21-10 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Camarena served up an ace and Lujan put down a kill to get the lead to 23-10. After a Madera South side out, Miranda gave Torres match point with a side out kill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Munguia closed out the match with an ace for a 25-11 third set win.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Matilda Torres Toros easily dispatched the Madera South Stallions girls volleyball team in North Yosemite League play at Torres. The Toros outscored the Stallions 75-36 in the three-set sweep Thursday night. Torres combined for 28 kills in the three sets to go with 19 aces. They had three players with five or more kills. 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