Health officials announce stay-at-home order
SACRAMENTO — As COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations continue to rise at an alarming pace and threaten to overwhelm the health care delivery system, California health officials announced a Regional Stay at Home Order that will be triggered if Intensive Care Unit (ICU) capacity drops below 15 percent in a given region. The state health […]
Man survives DUI crash
A 26-year-old man is lucky to be alive, according to Madera police, after a high speed alleged DUI collision on Mace Street near east 5th Street. Officers said Francisco Santos-Guzman, of Washington was driving his black 2019 Ford Mustang when he lost control and struck several large trees and spun out into a fence before […]
Commission approves program for State Route 99 Widening Project
At its December meeting, the California Transportation Commission awarded Caltrans and Madera County Transportation Comission $4,659,000 in Trade Corridor Enhancement Program funding for the right of way and capital support of the Madera South Widening Project ($1,864,000 from statewide TCEP funds and $2,795,000 from regional corridor TCEP funds). The project is on State Route 99 […]
Coyotes go overtime for win
2011 After the Madera High boy’s soccer team got its first loss of the season against Central-Fresno Coyotes’ coach Chris Baca encouraged his team to get back to its winning ways. The Coyotes did just that with a game-winning goal in double overtime to beat Clovis North, 2-1. “I didn’t want to have two losses […]
Letter: President Trump lost the election
The President is already in discussions with his staff about running for the Republican nomination again in 2024. While I am not critical of the President’s policies, I hope Republicans don’t make the mistake of nominating Donald Trump a second time. Here are my reasons: 1. No matter what you may currently think, Donald Trump […]
Quench that holiday thirst
We all like to snack and nibble, and holidays are a good time for that, even if you are avoiding parties because of the pandemic that is still upon us. Maybe I don’t sound like a lot of fun, but my preference is non-alcoholic beverages, even when I am in a festive mood. I did, […]
Roosevelt just missed the lion
It is a well-known fact that President Teddy Roosevelt loved to hunt big game. It is also a well-known fact that he visited Berenda in 1903 on his way to Yosemite. What may not be so well known is, if he just been a few days earlier in coming to the Valley, he might have […]