Madera County social services doesn’t make the type of phone call described One call-back number given was from Puerto Rico … Click to Continue »
Read More »Job fair in Madera on Thursday, April 7
Three agencies hosting employment event at Madera District Fairgrounds … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man injured in crash near Los Banos
Joseph Malham, 61, sustained moderate injuries … Click to Continue »
Read More »Oakdale teen who mowed lawns for date money turns away from pot
Boy went viral on Facebook, praised for mowing lawns for date money Before a bit of backlash, already was in counseling to kick drug use Happier no longer smoking, having to hide it, Oakdale High freshman says … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sacramento fentanyl overdoses show opiate addiction’s toll knows no boundaries
Overdoses linked to pills laced with painkiller fentanyl rise to 36 in the Sacramento area Nine deaths related to the street drug have been reported since March 24 The DEA is leading the investigation and ‘working around the clock on this’ … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced registrar looks to clear up voter-drive questions
Office has received a number of calls related to voter drives Drives not done by office, and information can be verified over phone … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced High winter guard fourth in Western Region competition
Merced High winter guard performed to an a cappella version of Sia’s ‘Chandelier’ Young guard improved with each performance Group setting its sights on next year’s championships in Ohio … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fahrens Park home to disc golf tournament on Saturday
More than 100 people are registered to compete in a disc golf tournament at Fahrens Park in Merced on Saturday. The tournament includes 16 divisions. The cost was $ 30 or … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced’s annual Cesar Chavez march to highlight farm labor
Annual Cesar Chavez march is in its second year Organizers said farmworkers are still exposed to dangerous chemicals The march goes from downtown to South Merced park … Click to Continue »
Read More »One man stabbed in Atwater, suspect in custody
A man was stabbed Friday afternoon on Commerce Avenue in Atwater Suspect and victim appeared to be friends, according to a witness account … Click to Continue »
Read More »DUI patrols will be on lookout during La Grange Rodeo
As the 69th annual rodeo on Sunday brings to La Grange bucking broncs, bull riding, barrel racing, breakaway roping and the unofficial event beer drinking, law enforcement will be on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Valley’s Westside farmers seethe over tiny water allocation from feds
Allocation a cautious estimate Friant users to get 30 percent Farm Bureau head angry at news … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sikh scholar’s message for interfaith event: Lose fear of ‘the alien’
Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh is first Sikh speaker at Interfaith Scholar Weekend First stop in Selma April 8, then Fresno April 9-10 The professor and author will talk at Sikh, Jewish and Christian places of worship … Click to Continue »
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