Above the Fold

Ila Schoettler has been chosen to reign as Queen of 2026 Old Timers Day on Saturday. Her coronation ceremony will be at the Madera Old Timers’ Dinner and Silent Auction at the Elks Lodge, 112 W. 6th Street, Friday evening.

Saturday will mark the 95th year of the Old Timers’ Day Parade, beginning at 10 a.m. Leading this year’s parade as Grand Marshal will be a long-time business owner, Dennis Smith. Accompanying him as the Honorable Queen of the Parade

Madison Elementary School celebrated the official ribbon cutting of its new two-story academic building on Friday, marking the expansion of its Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program into the middle school grades. The ribbon cutting took place before Madison’s annual Resource

The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating Erik Von Richard Haumann, 33, who is wanted in connection with a violent attack that occurred on September 17 in North Fork. During an argument at a residence,

For the ninth straight time, the Governor’s Hat is changing hands, this time to the Madera Coyotes after a 56-33 victory Friday at Toro Stadium. The two schools renewed its rivalry two years ago, and the Governor’s cowboy hat has

The Madera South Stallions girls volleyball team had a chance to pick up its first full-match win of the season against the Washington Union Panthers. However, in the end, the Stallions made too many mistakes in a 3-1 loss Thursday

The Liberty Hawks football team ram roughshod past the Summerville Bears to win its fifth game in a row, and remain undefeated in its return “home.” After three straight road games, the Hawks returned to their home-away-from-home, Madera South, while

It seems so far in the distant past, and yet it hasn’t really been all that long since the only method of transportation from Madera to the foothills and back was in buggies and stagecoaches or on horseback. Horse drawn

I recently was reminded that not everyone is able to enjoy eating raisins. Most people can, but not everybody. Once in a while, it is a good thing to be grateful for all the foods we can safely eat and

The Madera County Library is celebrating a historic milestone this month. The Board of Supervisors proclaimed September as National Library Card Sign Up Month, recognizing the 125th anniversary of the Madera County Library at Tuesday’s regular meeting. The county libraries

The Madera County Sheriff’s Office honored three community members for helping out and saving lives, and whose courage and willingness to act made a profound difference when others needed them most. The three members were honored at a ceremony on

After nearly 30 years of service to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office and the citizens of Madera County, Detective Luis Padgett is finally answering the call for retirement. Detective Padgett began his career in October 1996, and managed to survive

California Highway Patrol Madera officers responded to a solo vehicle crash eastbound on State Route 152, east of Road 16. The driver claimed to have fallen asleep behind the wheel, resulting in a rollover crash on September 11. Fortunately, no

It took a while, but the Matilda Torres Toros flag football team finally picked up its first home win with a 33-18 victory over the Los Banos Tigers. The Toros did not turn the ball over for the first time

The Madera Coyotes boys water polo team will host the Central Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Before the game, the Coyotes will honor the life of Bobby Criado, who was tragically injured in an automobile accident over the summer,

Don’t be too quick about putting your ice cream makers away. We still have a lot of hot weather to get through, and what better way to cool off than digging into some homemade ice cream? When I was growing