Dressed in the traditional blue gowns, 42 Dairyland graduates were escorted to the stage by family members to celebrate their accomplishments and take another step toward their future. Dairyland's graduation was held June 5 in an outdoor ceremony. The graduates took their place on stage before a large crowd of family and friends. Updated: Jun. 19, 2013 3:46 PM | Full Story
Agents with the Madera County Narcotic Enforcement Team completed a marathon mission last Wednesday, eradicating nearly 15,000 marijuana plants in two separate growing sites in the Sierra National Forest. Updated: Jun. 19, 2013 7:21 PM | Full Story
Madera County Sheriff John Anderson announced the capture of 20-year-old Esteven Rodriguez, also known as "Nene," wanted for the April 2013 shooting death of 18-year-old Drakkar Lewis of Fairmead. The shooting occurred at a fusion party held near Avenue 18½ and Road 21, located just west of the Pilot Truck Stop, near Chowchilla. Updated: Jun. 19, 2013 7:21 PM | Full Story
Chowchilla residents packed the city council chamber last week to voice their concerns and opinions of the proposed high-speed rail project. Approximately 98 percent of those present were Chowchilla residents living at Greenhills. Emotions ran high as people addressed the council and Diana Gomez, regional director with the California High-Speed Rail Authority, about their frustrations of the Central Valley Wye route proposals that would have a direct impact on their homes. Updated: Jun. 19, 2013 3:46 PM | Full Story
Twelve Plainsburg Union Elementary School eighth-grade students were recognized during the 2013 graduation ceremony held June 4. The school's multipurpose room was filled with family and friends all there to congratulate the graduates. Updated: Jun. 19, 2013 3:46 PM | Full Story
The Chowchilla Lions Club will kick-off the Independence Day celebration with their Fireworks Extravaganza on June 29 at Berenda Reservoir. Updated: Jun. 19, 2013 3:46 PM | Full Story
Madera County sheriff's deputies are reporting the homicide of an 18-year-old man Saturday night near the Pilot Truck Stop in Chowchilla. | Full Story
The key to any public safety agency is its dispatch center. Dispatchers play a vital role within a police department. A dispatcher is usually the first person with whom the public communicates. To honor their skills and efforts, the second full week of April each year is dedicated to the men and women who serve as public safety telecommunicators. Updated: Apr. 18, 2013 6:06 PM | Full Story
Saturday, April 13, was proclaimed Kilo Day in Chowchilla by Mayor Dennis Haworth. The official proclamation was read at the eighth annual K-9 Benefit Dinner/Kilo Retirement Celebration. A sold-out crowd gathered to honor K-9 Kilo and support the city's K-9 program. Updated: Apr. 18, 2013 6:07 PM | Full Story
The deadline is fast approaching for farmers to sign up under the state's groundwater-quality management program, which requires growers to keep "nitrogen budgets." Updated: Apr. 16, 2013 5:00 PM | Full Story
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The Bingo Bunch will host a Garden Tour on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is $25 and includes lunch. Proceeds go to the Chowchilla Relay For Life. Contact Ruth Vandenack at (559) 665-1711 or Linda Romeri at (559) 665-3882. For tickets, call Jody Beck at (559) 665-2226. Updated: Apr. 16, 2013 5:00 PM |Full Story
The 2013 Easter Coloring-Decorating Contest was sponsored by Soroptimist International of Chowchilla. Winners included: Updated: Apr. 16, 2013 5:00 PM |Full Story
While Merle's philosophy is not perfect it seems a sight better than those who complain all the time about how bad things are now. Updated: Apr. 16, 2013 5:00 PM |Full Story
The 56th annual Chowchilla Western Stampede Cattle Drive made it way down Robertson Boulevard Friday morning, kicking-off three days of roping events. Leading this year's cattle drive was Shane Barnes, in the middle. Barnes is the 2013 Stampede Committee chairman. Stampede committee members got a little help from local cowboys and cowgirls herding the steers to the fairgrounds. Participants roped in several events for top money and prizes. This year's weather was perfect for all three days. The 2013 Chowchilla Western Stampede Grand Marshall is Anderson Pump. Pump was selected by the Stampede Committee for years of support and dedication to the city. Updated: Apr. 9, 2013 8:50 PM |Full Story
Adult admission tickets are $5 in advance, regularly $7, and carnival coupons are $18 in advance, (regularly $30).Tickets are available in the Fair Office and may also be purchased at State Farm Insurance, Do It Best Hardware, Evans Feed and Livestock, Tri Counties Bank and Savemart. Updated: Apr. 9, 2013 4:18 PM |Full Story
Friday deadline for Fair entries Updated: Apr. 9, 2013 4:18 PM |Full Story
In October, Kennedy's office began the process of putting together the tax sale for March. Updated: Apr. 9, 2013 7:51 PM |Full Story
Throughout the year, students participated in a variety of activities designed to enrich lives, help those in need and worked personally to develop a sense of compassion and empathy for others within themselves. Updated: Apr. 9, 2013 8:44 PM |Full Story
Editor's Note: Ally Tomlinson, a student at Dairyland School, won first place in the recent Rotary Middle School Speech Contest. The theme of the contest was, "The Three Best Things About Chowchilla are ..." Her award-winning speech follows: Updated: Apr. 9, 2013 8:45 PM |Full Story
Last Wednesday at the Chowchilla Fairgrounds, the Chowchilla Western Stampede Committee said goodbye to their 2012 Royalty and crowned their 2013 Stampede Royalty. Updated: Apr. 9, 2013 8:46 PM |Full Story
CHOWCHILLA Sandra Faust of Chowchilla and Stephanie Marchini of Le Grand, are recipients for the annual Common Threads awards. They will be recognized tomorrow at a special luncheon held at the University Courtyard Dining Hall at California State University, Fresno. Updated: Apr. 9, 2013 8:48 PM |Full Story
"From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace" (John 1:16).
The quilt show will include a variety of vendors from various communities who specialize in quilting and crafts. The vendors will have a variety of items for sale during the event. Activities during the show include door prizes, silent auction, a quilter's attic, children's treasure hunt, as well as demonstrations through out the day. Participants will have an opportunity to vote for their favorite quilts in various categories. Updated: Apr. 9, 2013 4:18 PM |Full Story
"It's hard to believe it's been 10 years," Glenna Jarvis, president of the Central Valley Writers' Workshop, said. Updated: Apr. 9, 2013 4:18 PM |Full Story
On Thursday night, Madera County sheriff's detectives arrested two Chowchilla men who police accuse of firing weapons during a party shortly after midnight at a home in Fairmead. Updated: Apr. 9, 2013 4:18 PM |Full Story
Senior Deputy District Attorneys Sally Moreno and Linda Dunn prosecuted the case. Keitz said they presented evidence to the jury that the deceased 49-year-old female victim was discovered at a business off Yosemite Avenue in Madera on Sept. 1, 2000. Updated: Apr. 9, 2013 4:18 PM |Full Story
- Madera County drops rail lawsuit
Other plaintiffs say they plan to move forward with suit
A divided Madera County Board of Supervisors voted last Tuesday to drop the county's lawsuit against the California High-Speed Rail Authority. Updated: Apr. 9, 2013 4:18 PM |Full Story
The California Highway Patrol , Impact Teen Drivers, the California Office of Traffic Safety and Burbank city officials have joined forces to raise awareness of a public health epidemic: reckless and distracted driving. Reckless and distracted driving is the number one killer of teens in the United States, and in California alone, 20 percent of collisions are caused by distracted drivers. Updated: Apr. 9, 2013 4:18 PM |Full Story
"We are looking at almost a 250 percent spike in fraud complaints," said Madera County Sheriff John Anderson, "with 112 complaints so far this year, compared to 45 filed last year." Updated: Apr. 9, 2013 4:18 PM |Full Story
Richard David Velez, 44, along with Jonathan Daniel Cobian, 25, were booked at the Madera County Department of Corrections about 2:30 a.m. Friday morning. Updated: Apr. 9, 2013 4:18 PM |Full Story
