CHP encourages motorists to prepare for new year with new traffic laws
SACRAMENTO — New laws approved by the California Legislature in 2019 will affect roadway safety in several ways, including increased distracted driving penalties, peace officer use of deadly force, bicycle turning movements at intersections, wildlife salvage permits, and motor carrier permit rules. In support of the Department’s mission of providing the highest level of Safety, […]
Opinion: How to recognize angels without wings
Usually, we know it’s Christmas time by the running around we have to do — the sending of cards, shopping for gifts. And I suppose I am no different from others in that regard. But there’s another way we know its Christmas, and that is when angels with without wings begin to show up and […]
Hat trick leads Stallions to victory
Madera South girls soccer freshman Aliah Avila recorded her first three-goal game of her young high school career and the Stallions scored all four of its goals in the second half for a 4-0 victory over the Liberty Hawks. Both teams entered the half scoreless, but the Stallions made the right adjustment that had the […]
Stallions too much for Hawks in rout
The defending Div. III NorCal CIF State Championship and Central Section champions, the Madera South Stallions boys soccer team, proved too much for the Liberty Hawks, especially when the Hawks had to play a man down for the final three-quarters of the match. The Stallions scored three goals in the first half and added four […]
Stallions advance to own title game
The Madera South Stallions boys basketball team played good enough basketball to win its first three games of the Madera South Classic, but fell to the Fowler Redcats in the championship game. The Stallions won their pool after a 46-34 victory Thursday over Sierra Pacific-Hanford and picked up a 58-51 win Friday over McFarland. However, […]
Coyotes close tourney with two victories
After suffering a tough one-point loss and another tough loss the next day, the Madera Coyotes boys basketball team rebounded to close the Madera South Classic with wins over McLane-Fresno and Sierra Pacific-Hanford. The Coyotes opened the tournament with a last-second, one-point loss to Buhach Colony-Atwater. Against eventual champion Fowler, the Coyotes mounted a defensive […]
Holiday comforts to warm you up inside
Many of us go all out and serve fancy meals on Christmas Day. It is a time when many enjoy going all out on decorations, house cleaning, outdoor lights, music and special clothing. Sometimes, though, it is nice to sit down and enjoy something a bit more simple, along the lines of comfort food. It […]
Yosemite Avenue’s garden of gossip
It was about 5 o’clock in the afternoon and folks were just beginning to come to town for their Saturday evening social gatherings on main street. That is what Yosemite Avenue was like in 1902. It was a place to meet and greet and pass along the latest local news. A number of people had […]