MADERA – A Madera Superior Court jury convicted Marcos Palomar, 32, of Madera, on Thursday, Feb. 14, on four felony counts of sexual assault on a child under the age of 14, according to Madera County District Attorney Michael R. Keitz. Senior Deputy District Attorney Sally Moreno presented evidence at trial that between 2011 and 2012, Palomar repeatedly molested a ...

O’NEALS -Training is underway at Minarets High School for anyone wishing to earn their qualifications as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). “This is a great opportunity for anyone just starting out, or wanting to make a career change,” says Gina Hartley, local EMT who teaches the course along with paramedic, husband Bill. “The medical field is fairly recession-proof.” (Pictured is ...

OAKHURST – Two Oakhurst residents were transported to the hospital yesterday after a rollover accident on Road 425B in Oakhurst. Stacey Vogel, 20, of Oakhurst, was driving a 2006 Ford Fusion westbound on Road 425B at 2:08 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at what was described by CHP Officer Dominici as “an unsafe speed for the narrow and curved roadway.”

MADERA COUNTY – Applications for the 2013 Community Grant Program of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians and Madera County are now available and due on or before Mar. 1, 2013. “I cannot begin to explain how beneficial the Community Grant Program has been to Madera County,” said Max Rodriguez, Chairman of the Madera County Board of Supervisors. “These ...

AHWAHNEE – A head-on collision on Highway 49 yesterday sent one area resident to the hospital, and closed down one lane of traffic for over an hour. Shastalei Nelson, 20, of Ahwahnee was driving a 1997 Dodge pickup southbound on Highway 49 just north of Lauri Lane on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at about 6:43 p.m. Nelson stated to officers that ...

Agents Clamp Down on a Drug Trafficking Ring with Ties to the Bay Area CALIFORNIA – Three brothers with Bay Area connections are behind bars following a coordinated, tri-county drug raid in Madera, Santa Clara and Stanislaus Counties, launched in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Feb. 5, and ending at nearly midnight. Ten agents assigned to SCCSET (Santa Clara ...

MADERA COUNTY – A bizarre case of found property, and perhaps a bit of cattle rustling, is causing a bit of confusion in Coarsegold. The Sheriff’s Office is reporting that someone barreled through a cattleman’s barbed wire fence, and instead of stealing anything, they apparently left behind a bull, that has yet to be identified.

COARSEGOLD — A traffic enforcement stop in Coarsegold ends with three suspects in custody, a stolen car recovered and nearly $1,000 of crystal meth seized, according to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office. Three people were arrested Friday, Feb. 8, in the area of Skyline Ridge Road and Skyline Ridge Court. Melissa Mae Johnson, 32 of Ahwahnee, Summer Marie Addington, 23, ...

New Highway Widening Project Will Deliver More Traffic Congestion Relief to State Route 99 FRESNO – Caltrans has begun work on a $68 million highway widening project that will reduce congestion and improve the movement of agricultural goods on Highway 99 in Fresno and Madera counties. “This is good for Fresno and Madera residents and will serve farmers for decades,” ...

MADERA –Officials from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), the Madera County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Corrections, Probation Department, Board of Supervisors and a host of others were on hand Friday, Feb. 8, for the dedication of the new Madera County Jail expansion. This was the first project completed in the state using special funds made available by ...