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Their service. Our gratitude. Set in stone. Madera County Department of Social Services will become the new home of the Bricks of Honor Veterans monument to stand as a lasting tribute and reminder, recognizing the sacrifice, courage, and commitment of

When Carly Jimenez completed her Liberty Hawks softball career, her name was littered all over the program’s record book. She broke the school record for triples in a career and is ranked top five in a number of other offensive

When Matilda Torres’ Simar Thiara was going through her athletic career, she always through she was going to be a basketball player, and head to college for the sport. However, that kind of changed a couple of years ago when

More than 110 years ago, a huge parade inched down Yosemite Avenue as it always did on the anniversary of our nation’s Independence. Crowds lined the street to see the procession and then flocked to Courthouse Park to hear the

The Madera County Sheriff’s Office hosted its twice-annual Swearing-in, Promotions and Awards ceremony last week. On top of the promotions and the swearing in, the MCSO also honored four graduated students with the Sheriff’s Foundation Scholarship. Each senior was awarded

For Lenora “Nora” Salazar, success was never measured by awards or accomplishments. It was measured by the lives she touched. Salazar was more than a businesswoman, mother, and community leader. She was a woman who believed success came from hard

California Highway Patrol Madera officers responded to a crash involving two vehicles, on SR-152, at Road 14 1/2. A 32-year-old man from Fresno was driving a white 2019 Freightliner Cascadia, tractor trailer combination, eastbound on SR-152, approaching Road 14 1/2

The Madera American Little League 8-12-year-old All-Star team continued its run through the postseason tournaments with a victory in the Section 7 Tournament to head to the NorCal State Tournament in Chico this weekend. The Madera American All-Stars opened the

The blackberry vines on my deck ripened a bit early this year, as I normally don’t pick them until August. But I am usually visiting my mom over in Gilroy during that time, so often missed out. As a kid,

The Sheriff’s granddaughter sat composed and alert while I probed her memory for pieces of Madera County’s past. She told me of her days in Pershing School and then Lincoln School. She took me down the halls of Madera High

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on at the corner of A Street and Yosemite Avenue for the State Route 145 Improvement Project. The project will make improvements throughout a four-mile stretch of State Route 145, which will include repaving, restriping,

The Madera Unified School District’s OPTIONS Program brings together MUSD, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office Jail Division, Madera Police Department, and the Madera County Probation Department to connect with students whose behaviors may place them at risk of entering the

The Madera County Sheriff’s Department issued a missing adult bulletin over the weekend for 29-year-old Dau “Christopher” Pham, who was last seen in the Oakhurst area, possibly headed towards Yosemite, Angel Falls, Bass Lake or Sierra National Forest trails last

Madera County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a stolen UTV from the Road 416 area, and was later seen traveling northbound on State Route 41. After brief pursuit by CHP on Sunday, the suspect abandoned the vehicle

The Madera National Little League Senior (16-under) softball team won the NorCal Championship last weekend behind a no-hitter thrown by Dallas Chavira. The Madera National All-Stars opened the tournament with a 12-2 victory over Foothill on July 10 with a

During the track season, Matilda Torres Toros’ Alfonso Del Toro came on strong and closed his high school career by leading the Toros to the Div. II Championship. Del Toro was a late bloomer. He burst on the scene with