MADERA COUNTY – Sheriff John Anderson has launched an investigation into a drug related home invasion where the suspects, wearing black military-type uniforms with a SWAT patch, raided a residence in search of money and dope. According to the victims, they were still asleep at around 7 a.m. on the morning of Thursday, Oct. 30, when three armed subjects stormed ...

MADERA COUNTY – Fifteen people involved in the Oct. 9 armed takeover of the Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino in Coarsegold have been charged with multiple felonies. The incident caused the shut down of the casino after the U.S. District Court granted an injunction closing the facility due to activities that were judged to pose a danger to the public ...

AHWAHNEE – Voters in Bass Lake School District (BLSD) Area 4 should take special note at the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4. What appears to be a clerical error has resulted in an important race being left off some ballots, requiring constituents to request a provisional ballot at their polling place if they want their vote to count in the ...

MADERA COUNTY – The first significant weather system of the season will impact the region Friday afternoon, Oct. 31, through Saturday afternoon, Nov. 1. A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect for the southern Sierra Nevada above 6,000 feet. The National Weather Service says snow accumulations from this storm will range from just a few inches in the higher ...

MADERA COUNTY – Good news for civic-minded techies on the go: you can now download the Madera County Economic Development Council (EDC) App for free on iTunes, Google Play and the Windows Phone store. Designed to make it easy for business and travelers to find accessible information about Madera County, the new product is said to be the first app ...

MADERA COUNTY – Anyone who does their banking online should be aware of a bogus email containing a potentially dangerous attachment. “If you receive an email with a warning, and request to open an attachment from what, at first glance, might appear to come from a reputable financial institution, do NOT open it,” says Sheriff John Anderson. Just this morning ...

FRESNO – District Court Judge Lawrence O’Neill has handed down his ruling, and the Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino will remain closed until the factions battling for control can decide how to move forward. After all parties appeared in court this morning in Fresno for any final arguments on the reams of motions filed in the past few weeks, the ...

COARSEGOLD – All parties in the leadership dispute for control of the Picayune Tribe of Chukchansi Indians will be back in U.S. District Court tomorrow in Fresno. Two weeks ago, Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill ordered the factions to sit down for a mandatory mediation conference to try and iron out their differences and find a way to move forward. The ...

MADERA COUNTY – Academic Decathletes from throughout California will attend Madera County Office of Education’s Academic Decathlon Lecture Day on Thursday, Oct. 23. Valley experts will lecture on six subject areas to more than 450 students from throughout the state.

COARSEGOLD – Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino employees have been advised they can pick up personal belongings left behind when the Casino abruptly shut down on Oct. 9, following an armed conflict between rival factions of the tribe. A notice appeared on the Casino’s social media today, captioned, “Attention Chukchansi Gold Team Members.” Employees were notified that they can pick ...