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Merced Police Department Presents Assemblies to Students

MERCED - The Merced Police Department has assemblies planned at two local high schools and four middle schools Aimed at having a dramatic effect on students’ decisions in life, especially regarding  [ ... ]


Oakhurst Teen Facing Narcotic Charges

MADERA COUNTY – Sheriff John Anderson Friday night announced the arrest of 18-year old Dominic Nathan Vanderhorst of Oakhurst was found to be in possession of potent prescription medication, mari [ ... ]


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FRESNO GRIZZLIES: Matt Cain Bobblehead & Ladies Night Among Promos for 8-Game Homestand

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The Grizzlies will face the New Orleans Zephyrs and Oklahoma City RedHawks during eight-game homestand FRESNO - The Fresno Grizzlies will begin an eight-game homestand on Thursday, May 16 at Ch [ ... ]


Bass Lake Classic Triathlon Raising Money for Local Youth Charities

BASS LAKE - The Third Annual Bass Lake Classic Triathlon and accompanying 5K Run for the Kids, taking place this year on June 1, continues to grow both in the number of participants and in the amou [ ... ]


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Chowchilla Fair Advance Sale Tickets Available

CHOWCHILLA - Advance sale tickets are now on sale for the Chowchilla Fair. Save up to 28% off gate admission with advance admission tickets and save 40% on advance sale carnival coupons. Coupons can b [ ... ]


Big Time Rush Tickets Open Huge

Big Time Rush is back with another big time tour, their third road trip in two years. HOLLYWOOD, CA. - The American boy band went big with their Nickelodeon TV series by the same name, which aire [ ... ]


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EDITORIAL: Farinelli on High Speed Rail Lawsuit

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Today is a sad day for Madera County Taxpayers. Madera County, along with our friends from the Madera Farm Bureau and Preserve Our Heritage vowed, just a few short months ago, to stand up to the g [ ... ]


Would Dean & Don's Breakfast Club Survive in Today's Fresno Radio Market?

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FRESNO -  Would the Fresno radio market support a show like the Breakfast Club? Not the movie staring Molly Ringwald, but the morning radio show that ran on KKDJ from 1981 to 1993 staring Don  [ ... ]


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Channel 30 Employee Arrested on Child Porn Charges Print E-mail
News - Local
Thursday, 14 March 2013 10:30
CLOVIS - On March 7th, 2013  Central California Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force served a proactive search warrant in the City of Clovis at the home of a KFSN Channel 30 employee relating to the possession and distribution of child pornography.

Investigators from the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, ICE Agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and investigators from the Clovis Police Department assisted with the investigation.

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Release From Prison Denied For Chowchilla Kidnapper James Schoenfeld Print E-mail
News - Local
Thursday, 14 March 2013 00:07
MADERA – Madera County District Attorney Michael R. Keitz announced today that the Board of Parole Hearings has denied James Schoenfeld parole for the next 3 years.

James Schoenfeld, together with his brother Richard Schoenfeld and Frederick Woods, kidnaped a school bus full of children and the bus driver, from Dairyland Union School in Chowchilla on July 15, 1976, and buried them alive in a rock quarry near Livermore. The trio demanded a $5 million ransom for the return of the victims, who ultimately escaped their captors.
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Don Konkol: Madera Grocer & Owner of Sierra Foodland Dies at 95 Print E-mail
Life - Obits
Monday, 11 March 2013 14:21

Don Konkol (95), a native of Ashland, WI and a resident of Madera, CA for 53 years passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Cedar Creek Retirement Community. He was owner and operator of Sierra Foodland Grocery store from 1960 to 1986. He also owned and operated Madera Custom Meat Locker, Loknok Deli and Madera Party Rentals.

After retirement he and his wife, Jean managed the Reef Apartments, Town and Country Apartments and Rosewood Court. Don will always be remembered for his Konkol and Konkol Productions at every family event. Don was a member of the Exchange Club, the Ells Club, Madera Golf and Country Club and the Organizers Organ Group in Fresno.

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Kerman Couple Jailed Following Citizen's Tip Print E-mail
News - Local
Wednesday, 13 March 2013 14:04
MADERA COUNTY – Sheriff John Anderson credits a vigilant citizen whose call about suspicious activity near an orchard, resulted in the apprehension of a Kerman couple now facing narcotics and grand theft charges. Yvette Majarro (21) and Alexander Tafoya, Jr. (24) were taken into custody shortly after 7 AM.

The citizen who phoned in the tip, reported a white Dodge Chrysler parked along the roadway on Avenue 12 ½ near Road 24, and a woman tossing out items from the trunk of their car. Tafoya was lying in the backseat but quickly sat up when deputies arrived. The first thing that caught their eye was the prominent shiner on his eye. He claimed he got punched by someone who had accused his girlfriend of theft.

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Governor Appoints Nevarez to MC Board of Supes Print E-mail
News - Local
Friday, 08 March 2013 21:41

SACRAMENTO - California Governor Jerry Brown has appointed Manuel Nevarez (40) of Madera to fill the remaining term on the Madera County Board of Supervisors District 1 seat vacated by Frank Bigelow.

Nevarez has been an account executive at PMAC Lending Services Inc. since 2010 and owner of ACN Inc. since 2008. He was a senior account executive at Washington Mutual Bank from 1998 to 2008 and a senior loan officer at Santa Fe Mortgage from 1997 to 1998.

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Robert C. Pitman (93)
07/05/2013

Robert C. Pitman (93) has joined his wife, Ruth in their eternal reward in Heaven. Bob passed away on Saturday morning in the Veterans Hospital Community Living Center, Fresno following a short hos [ ... ]


Co-Founder of Pete's Sport Shop Dead: Flora Minneti (94)
03/05/2013

Flora Minneti (94) was born on August 11, 1918 in Magdalena New Mexico to Gumecindo Benavides and Marcelina Benavides Santillanes. Her mother died in the Great Flu Pandemic of 1918 when Flora was [ ... ]


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Sarah Renee Sanders
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Sarah Renee Sanders was born on April 5, 2011 at 5:49pm to Alicia and Michael Sanders. She was 20 in length and weighed 8.2 pds. Her maternal grandparents are Sharon and Mike Stapleton.. Her paternal  [ ... ]


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Charles Andrew Love Wildt was born on April 12, 2011 at 10:23pm to Kellie and John Wildt. He was 19 in length and weighed 7.11 pds. His maternal grandparents are Della and Charles Clark.. His pat [ ... ]


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