

‘Good old days’ were deadly for one boy
Madera County Historical Society Little Burt Hambleton was carried to Arbor Vitae Cemetery in 1902 after he was killed in a hunting...
Bill Coate
Sep 28, 2019
2 die Bass Lake crash
A car veering off Road 222 and into Bass Lake sometime Tuesday night took the lives of the driver, 21-year-old Samuel Rosasco of Oakhurst...
DJ Becker
Sep 14, 2019
34 souls gone to the deep
Madera mariners witness nightmare boating tragedy from their 60-foot yacht At about 3 a.m. Monday, Maderans Bob and Shirley Hansen were...
Charles Doud
Sep 7, 2019


Mineshaft murderer paid high price for jealousy
Madera County Historical Society Luke’s Store in Raymond, where it is likely murder victim James Kipp and his bootlegging partner Albert...
Bill Coate
Aug 31, 2019
Man killed in collision with semi
A moment of distraction may have contributed to the slow-speed, fatal collision of a 50-year-old male motorcyclist from Lemoore and a...
DJ Becker
Aug 28, 2019
Two women killed in 2-vehicle crash south of Chowchilla
Two women from Chowchilla were killed when the car they were passengers in was struck by a driver who failed to stop at stop sign at the...
DJ Becker
Aug 28, 2019


The passing of a local legend
Madera County Historical Society Pete Cardoza is shown here riding his horse on Yosemite Avenue in 1961. This was a common practice for...
Bill Coate
Aug 24, 2019
Opinion: Looking for that new norm
When things change and circumstances evolve, what happens afterwards become known as the “new norm.” After the suicide bombers’ terrorist...
Tami Jo Nix
Aug 24, 2019









