2018 Mid-terms: How they fared
The following are unofficial vote totals of the 2018 mid-term elections as of Nov. 8. Results are subject to change as votes continue to be tallied. Final vote counts will be reported at a later date. LOCAL AND STATEWIDE ELECTION RESULTS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE MADERA COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER’S OFFICE […]
Newcomers defeat 2 city councilmen
Rigby, Oliver upset by Santos Garcia, Montes In a surprising turn, two sitting Madera City Council members were soundly defeated by challengers running on a platform of change of direction for the city . Santos Garcia defeated incumbent Charles Rigby in District 5, 339 to 257. And Steve Montes defeated incumbent Will Oliver of District […]
New city manager voted in
The Madera City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to hire Arnoldo Rodriguez of Yuba City to become Madera’s next city manager starting Dec. 3rd. Rodriguez was selected from six final candidates after a nationwide selection process by an executive consulting firm, according to Mayor Andy Medellin, who welcomed Rodriguez aboard after the vote. Currently working […]
Moreno wins DA spot over Hornick
Madera Police Log: Nov. 1-3
The Madera Police reported the following incidents. Nov. 1 1:42 a.m. — Juvenile runaway in the 1500 block of Adanac Way. 6:49 a.m. — Traffic hazard near North L Street and West 4th Street. 8:14 a.m. — Domestic violence in the 300 block of South C Street. 8:55 a.m. — Animal found dead near Sunrise […]
Madera County Sheriff’s Log: Oct. 15-18
the Madera County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents. Oct. 15 9:03 a.m. — Deputy was dispatched to the 26000 block of Avenue 7 in Madera regarding juveniles in possession of weapons. A report was written and case was forwarded to Madera County Juvenile Probation. 2:34 p.m. — Deputy was dispatched to a suspicious vehicle […]
Coyotes stunned in semifinals
With a berth in the Div. II Valley Championships on the line, the Madera Coyotes girls water polo team came out flat and couldn’t recover in a 10-8 semifinal loss to the Redwood-Visalia Rangers. The sixth-seeded Redwood scored the first three goals of the game and the second seeded Coyotes were in comeback mode the […]
TEC gymnast three-peats at Clovis meet
TEC Gymnastics’ Mia Moreno, won an all around title for the third meet in a row. Moreno, a level 4 gymnast, captured the title at the Jack-O-Lantern Classic in Clovis on Oct. 20. Noelia Calvillo, who began the season scoring a 30 in the all around has improved more than four points and is just […]
Madera South runners excel at conference meets
It was a reunion of sorts for Madera South cross country runners at the Cal-Pacific Conference cross country championships at Woodward Park. Six different Madera South runners took part in the race. Nicholas Hernandez’s (Madera South) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Eagles winning the team championship. Embry-Riddle won its fifth straight CalPac championship. Hernandez finished the race […]
Civil War veteran transformed Madera
From the moment I first set foot on the Mordecai Ranch just south of Madera, I have been intrigued by this story of a young, defeated Confederate soldier who grew into an elder statesman of Madera County. For 30 years now, I have been following the document trail he left behind, and that search has […]