O’NEALS–After a night of high winds around the area, power outages are being reported and some schools are going to be closed today. The Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) outage center states crews are in the area and power is expected to be restored by 11:30AM. We will update this article when more information is available. A message went out ...

MADERA COUNTY–The 42nd Annual Madera County Academic Decathlon speech, interview, and Super Quiz competitions will be held on Saturday, February 3 at Madera South High School. The 2024 topic is “Technology and Humanity.” “This prestigious academic competition is so important to our students and we are looking forward to celebrating their achievements with them again this year,” said Dr. Cecilia ...

About 10 months ago a dream was born. Robin Ralston, music presenter and host of the Coolwater Concerts house concert series in Ahwahnee since 2007, mentioned she’d like to do something to support the completion of the Eastern Madera County SPCA animal shelter. She asked musician Bob Kaspar if he’d consider doing a benefit concert. Despite some misgivings, he agreed. ...