Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino becomes food distribution center in midst of pandemic
COARSEGOLD — Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino announces it will become an official food distribution center to help Madera County residents who find themselves in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pick-up site is located at the casino’s open-air porte cochere, at 711 Lucky Lane in Coarsegold. Distribution efforts begin this week and will remain […]
CHUSD makes school closure revision
As a community, we are working together to address the impacts of COVID-19 to our students and families, and keeping in mind the larger workforce population that provide services to the schools. There are questions that arise every day and we are very fortunate that the agencies in Madera County are communicating and offering assistance […]
Legislators request resources for local healthcare systems
State Sen. Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno) joined fellow San Joaquin Valley legislators in sending a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom requesting additional resources and support for local healthcare systems. “The San Joaquin Valley is a region of resilient people. We’ve endured challenging times before and will overcome the COVID-19 challenges we are facing. However, we believe […]
Payback for the rancher’s son
It was the ultimate payback when the doors of San Quentin Prison slammed shut on Nov. 6, 1942. On that day, Fate played its trump card against Rodney Hake, the double dealing son of one of Chowchilla’s most prosperous farmers. Four years earlier, Rodney had stolen almost 100 sacks of grain from his well-to-do father, […]
Opinion: Madera, the new state capital
On Monday, President Trump announced that he is thinking about “opening” the nation, abandoning many — if not all — of the precautions that we are currently taking against the spread of the coronavirus. Every medical organization and health service in the country states that such action will result in hundreds of thousands, if not […]
Opinion: Home isolation recommended
We reside in frightening times. It is Day 11 of the Covid 19 social distancing and self-quarantine period, hoping to minimize catching or spreading the virus. In my wildest imagination, I never envisioned a time when the United States of America would be brought to a near standstill by a viral pandemic. This scenario, like […]
Opinion: Get ready for the biggest state budget crunch in 12 years
As of the end of last year, California’s budgetary rainy day fund amounted to about $20 billion. That sounds like a lot, and the last two governors both put more cash than legally required into the fund. Now the rainy day has arrived. Skies are dark, figurative rain clouds loom over the Sierra Nevada and […]