Fire razes house north of city
A fire deemed to be suspicious destroyed an older abandoned house early Monday afternoon in the 16300 block of Road 26 just north of Ellis Street according to Calfire Battalion Chief Jim Forga. The 1,200-square-foot wood-and-stucco house was almost completely engulfed upon arrival of the fire department, according to bystanders who spotted the fire and […]
Taking a peek at the highest peak in North America
DENALI NATIONAL PARK, Alaska — The Athabaska Indians gave this place its name — the Great One, or the High One, take your pick — thousands of years ago, millennia before white Americans dubbed the 20,320-foot peak Mt. McKinley in the late 19th Century. Now the Great One has its old name back, not that […]
Stallions come close to CMAC win
FRESNO — Late in its County/Metro Athletic Conference-opening game against the Edison-Fresno Tigers, one of the Madera South football team’s coaches said they were a six-minute drive away from a win. The Stallions trailed 27-21 at the time and were staying with the Tigers. However, Madera South went three-and-out. Edison scored a touchdown and added […]
Apaches spoil Madera’s Homecoming night
It was homecoming night for Madera High School, but there wasn’t much to celebrate outside of the halftime festivities on the football field. The Sanger Apaches came to Madera and spoiled the Coyotes’ evening, cruising to a 59-21 win Friday night. With the game already out of hand by halftime, most of the student section […]
Turnovers doom Hawks in loss to Badgers
The Liberty Hawks football team turned the ball over on three of its first four second half drives and the Yosemite-Oakhurst Badgers took advantage of three of them to record a 40-28 victory to open the North Sequoia League season for both teams. “That’s been the theme in our three losses,” Liberty head coach Mike […]
Opinion: He’s about ready to cut the cable
I am about ready to cut the television cable, as many of the wiser people I know have done. AT&T is getting too big for its britches. My latest cable-phone-Internet bill was more than $300, which is not worth the use I get out of it. “The TV channels keep blacking out,” said Oat Smith, […]
Letter: Oh, those socialist hypocrites
Hypocrisy of the socialist left is right before our eyes this last month. They demand that things that offend them should not be worn, displayed, or even mentioned. Something that we on the conservative right appreciate is not only scorned, but carries a monetary fine. Demario Davis, a football player, wore a headband displaying “Man […]
Sheriff Jones missed his man
Yosemite Avenue and D Street appeared peaceful enough for Saturday morning. A few buggies were tied to the hitching posts in front of Tighe and Breyfogle’s, while small knots of Maderans gathered on the street corners and under the store awnings to exchange the latest news flash. Every lawman in town had gone to the […]
It’s candy corn time!
One of the first things I look for when grocery shopping this time of year is candy corn. I try not to overdo it when eating this candy, but I do enjoy a small handful now and then. It is fun to look for recipes that use candy corn, so it is my hope you […]