Letter: A store’s donation brightens big day
This past week Lowe’s graciously donated more than 100 pumpkins to students at Sierra Vista Elementary. Pumpkins were given to students in our Autism Program as well as our students who earned a 4.0 for the first quarter. Several students who have had Perfect Attendance were put in a drawing for a chance to win […]
Gas tanker crashes on SR99
Traffic halted, highway pavement destroyed, repaved A semi truck hauling approximately 8,000 gallons of gasoline overturned early Sunday morning after the driver lost control on southbound State Route 99, near Road 15 in the Chowchilla area, according to the California Highway Patrol. The driver told officers he swerved, went off the roadway and then over-corrected, […]
Madtown Robotics set to host competition
Fresh off its first World Championship, Madtown Robotics will have Joe Flores Gym filled this weekend for its annual Madtown Throwdown competition. More than 40 teams, the most in its history, will descend to Madera and fill the town in one of the bigger events at Madera High School. “This is bigger than last year,” […]
Murder suspects on loose
$5,000 reward being offered Two men being held on murder charges and numerous other felonies escaped the Monterey County Adult Detention Facility early Sunday morning. Authorities believe they may have fled the Salinas area separately and have put out a Central Valley-wide alert to the public to be on the lookout for the men, whom […]
Madera South Theater presents ‘Feiffer’s People’
The comedy “Feiffer’s People” will open Thursday at Madera South High School Theatre. Director Ginger Latimer and the company of players will introduce the audience to immersive theatre, in which they can become part of the play. Using Jules Feiffer’s script, “Feiffer’s People,” a collection of short scenes and monologues filled with interesting characters and […]
Madera prevails in Showdown
The Madera Coyotes football team continued its dominance against crosstown rival Madera South, clinching its ninth win out of 12 meetings between the two school. In the latest matchup in the Stadium Road Showdown on Friday, Madera pulled away in the second half for a 28-7 victory. As part of the Stadium Road Showdown tradition, […]
Hawks take advantage of opportunities
The Liberty Hawks football team scored three touchdowns off Chowchilla turnovers to keep from going winless in the North Sequoia League in a 33-7 victory to close out the regular season. The Hawks, who won the 2018 NSL championship, scored all 33 of their points after Chowchilla drove down the field for the opening touchdown […]
Football, water polo teams begin playoffs
All three Madera-area football teams earned a playoff bid to begin the Central Section playoffs this week. The Madera South Stallions earned the No. 10 seed and open the Div. V playoffs Thursday evening against No. 7 Mission Oak-Tulare. The Stallions travel to Tulare’s Bob Mathias Stadium to open the playoffs. Earlier this season, Madera […]
Hawks take Mustangs to the distance
Little was expected out of the 12th seeded Liberty Hawks girls volleyball team heading into its first-round match-up with the fourth-seeded Minarets Mustangs. However, the Hawks overcame an embarrassing 25-5 loss in the second set to win the next two sets and force a deciding fifth set before losing 15-6 in the Div. IV Central […]
Opinion: Newsom looking scared during fire season
At times during this fall’s still simmering fire season, rookie Gov. Gavin Newsom looked a little like a scared rabbit as he ping-ponged for weeks from blaze to blaze, from Los Angeles to Santa Rosa and many points in between. Newsom has good political reason to be frightened. He lived through the energy crunch in […]