Coyotes avenge loss to Stallions with a sweep
The Madera Coyotes girls volleyball team has won four straight County/Metro Athletic Conference matches since a five-set loss to Madera South, including its recent sweep over the Stallions. Both teams entered the second round of the CMAC with identical 4-1 records, but it was Madera who came away with the win after a sweep Thursday […]
8th graders digging into sheriffs’ pasts
New Madera Method project launched More than 150 8th graders joined Sheriff Jay Varney Monday at the grave of Madera County’s first sheriff, William H. Thurman, to take the wraps off a special history project they have been working on. The students and their teachers from Dixieland, Eastin-Arcola, Howard and La Vina Schools gave the […]
Honor decades in the making
Like straight out of a movie, Elizabeth Inman distinctly remembers one afternoon in the early 1970s. At her grandmother’s house, a car pulled up and out stepped members of the military, including a chaplain. Inman, 11 years old at the time, remembers her mother’s reaction. “They came to the door and I heard my mom […]
Excellence in Education honors school employees, teachers, admins
A reception preceded the 13th Excellence in Education award ceremony sponsored by the Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU). The event, held at the Madera County Superintendent of Schools Conference Center on Oct. 10, honored school employees, administrators, and teachers from Madera County school districts. Those honored were: 2019 Classified Employee of the Year: Pedro “Pete” […]
GOP Women to be hosts at program on trafficking
Madera Republican Women Federated will play host Oct. 24 to a presentation on O.L.I.V.E., to be given by Lt. Dan Foss of the Madera Police Department. O.L.I.V.E. is an organization in Madera that helps victims of human trafficking and the sex trade, working closely with the police. This will be a general meeting of the […]
Madera comes up short in comeback
FRESNO — The Madera Coyotes football team responded often as the Edison-Fresno Tigers made several big plays, but their effort wasn’t enough in the end. The Tigers’ offense stayed in rhythm from the start and held off the Coyotes to win 44-36 at Sunnyside Stadium in Fresno on Thursday. Madera trailed 23-21 at halftime, but […]
Stallions suffer blowout loss to Memorial
The Madera South Stallions football team has seen a lot of success so far this season, but its latest matchup against San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno wasn’t one of those shining moments. San Joaquin Memorial came up with big plays from the start and often found the end zone without much resistance, leading to a 61-10 win […]
Injuries mount for Hawks in loss to Immanuel
By the time the Liberty Hawks football team had a chance to look up against the Immanuel-Reedley Eagles, it was without its top three ball carriers in a non-conference loss at Liberty. Leading rusher Quentin Stewart was lost to an injured shoulder after just one carry and one defensive drive. Quarterback Trevor Porter was lost […]
Animal shelter director to retire
A group of about 25 volunteers from the Friends of Madera Animal Shelter (FMAS) gathered recently before the Madera County Board of Supervisors to receive a proclamation from Chairman Brett Frazier, thanking them for their more than 17 years of dedicated community service. The group had recently been taken by surprise, however, to learn that […]
Opinion: Here go the legislators again, fouling things up
The legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom decided to mandate a later opening time for all state schools next year because of poor performance of some students in some of those schools. These California students, despite the legislature’s generous spending on them, just don’t seem to perform as well as students in other states. The geniuses […]