Longtime Madera pastor announces his retirement
One of the longest-serving pastors in Madera is retiring after 36 years of service. The Rev. Randall L. Brannon, who with his wife Sarah guided Grace Community Church into becoming one of the city’s largest congregations, has stepped down. Many of the city’s prominent leaders have been counted among his congregants, and he, himself, has […]
Quilting show to be held at Hatfield Hall
The Heart of California Quilt Guild will stage its Bi-Annual Quilt Show Saturday and Sunday at Hatfield Hall. There are two featured quilters who have a long history of sewing. Janet Morita learned to sew at age 11 in her Home Economics class and never stopped. Her mother bought her a Singer sewing machine and […]
Report: A bright future for organic
Surging consumer demand for organic foods has created an opportunity for California to expand organic food production. That is the finding of a comprehensive report released Wednesday by California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) at its annual conference in Fresno. The report, titled Roadmap to an Organic California: Benefits Report distills the findings of more than […]
Madera Police Log: Feb. 15-17
The Madera Police Department reported the following incidents. Feb. 15 8:58 a.m. — Rental House Inspection Program in the 1200 block of South A Street. 9:30 a.m. — Juvenile runaway in the 300 block of South C Street. 9:45 a.m. — Animal found dead in the 300 block of Fairview Avenue. 11:09 a.m. — Code […]
Students to match wits in this year’s pentathlon
Madera County’s middle school students are putting their minds to the test during the 2019 Academic Pentathlon on Friday, March 8, and Saturday, March 16. This year’s topic is The 1960s: A Transformational Decade. More than 230 students from 14 schools from throughout Madera County will take tests in the area of fine arts, literature, […]
Woman dies on trail when hit by rock, ice
A Yosemite National Park visitor was killed at about 12:30 p.m. Feb. 24 on the Mist Trail. Xuan Wang, 56, of Cupertino, was hiking on the trail when she was struck by falling rock and ice, and she succumbed to her injuries soon thereafter. The Mist Trail, a popular route from Yosemite Valley to the […]
Madera South sharp in state opener
With a Valley Championship under its belt and a new-found boost in their step, the Madera South Stallions boys soccer team opened the CIF Northern California Regional Boys Soccer Championships with a decisive victory over the Ceres Bulldogs at Memorial Stadium. “That team was strong and physical. They played their game and, luckily, our defense […]
Stallions’ volleyball falls in four to Cougars
The Madera South Stallions and the Clovis Cougars boys volleyball teams went pound for pound in a non-conference match that saw the Cougars pull away with a four-set victory. The Stallions held their own against the Tri-River Athletic Conference’s Cougars Wednesday evening, forcing extra points in a 26-24 loss in the second set and winning […]
Coyotes open state championship defense with win
In its first appearance since winning the CIF State NorCal Div. III championship last year, the Madera Coyotes boys volleyball team had to wait longer than it wanted to start the home season. In their home opener, the Coyotes had trouble getting going before recording a four-set victory over the Reedley Pirates on Tuesday in […]
Liberty’s historic season ends in state
The Liberty Hawks boys basketball team ended its historic season with a 79-66 loss against the Nueva School from San Mateo. It was a season in which the Hawks set a record for the most wins in school history and secured the program’s first ever Valley Championship. In the first round of the Div. V […]