Letter: COVID-19: A Message from Madera Community Hospital, its physicians, and staff
Dear Neighbors, During the past month, our community and hospital have made significant changes in how we work. For us, this is the first time in our careers when we are caring for patients without the patient’s friends and family physically visiting to provide emotional and spiritual support. We understand families are missing out on […]
Semi overturns on SR99
A semi truck hauling double trailers of liquid fertilizer overturned on southbound State Route 99 mid day on Tuesday, injuring the driver and closing both lanes of traffic, according the California Highway Patrol. The 12:40 p.m. solo vehicle incident was witnessed by another driver, according to CHP officer and public information officer Greg Rodriguez. “There […]
A woman settled the Italians’ fight
The knock on Dr. Dow Ransom’s door in the early hours of July 25, 1915, was nothing new. As one of Madera’s pioneer physicians, his sleep had often been interrupted by someone in need of medical attention. On this particular night it was Rafael Gile who needed help. He had been stabbed six times by […]
Opinion: How the Heart of California has responded and may yet respond to the Coronavirus
Have our technology and cell phones that we’ve shrugged off perhaps been saving some of our lives? Are social distancing and cleanliness a new spiritual way or a modest cure to a new way of living? There are many films that have scripted similar narratives of these strange times, like “The Seventh Seal (1957),” ‘The […]
Opinion: Serious subject, silly talk
It has been an interesting week with the Democrats and the President still bickering on who is to blame for the Coronavirus pandemic. The Dems are saying POTUS dithered in January and February when he should have been responding to the then-pending COVID-19 plague. The pro-Trump talking heads are showing video clips from January and […]
Travel: Maderan greets whale sharks underwater
Manuel Rios of Madera, a retiree from Madera County employment who enjoys traveling the world, recently returned from a trip to North Cabos, in the Mexican State of Baja, California. “We went down to do some Marlin fishing,” Rios said, but the highlight of the trip was swimming in the open waters with whale sharks. […]
Hefner continues hot start, then stops
Former Madera Coyotes baseball standout Brian Hefner was continuing his sophomore year at Fresno Pacific University right where he left off as a freshman. Then, in an instant, his season was canceled. Hefner batted .288 last season and led the team with six home runs, 14 doubles, 85 total bases and a .480 slugging percentage […]
Amid distancing, Hawks baseball player signs
Fulfilling a dream didn’t come as easy as Liberty Hawks three-sport standout Trevor Porter would have liked, but the outcome was worth it. Porter officially signed a National Letter of Intent on April 10 at the Liberty Hawks football stadium amid social distancing. He was the only one at the table to sign and had […]