Liberty seniors head back to campus, class
After almost seven months of waiting, Liberty High School saw students walking to classrooms on campus and anticipating the return of more. Liberty High School’s Class of 2021 returned to campus, as did seventh and eighth graders to Ranchos Middle School on Thursday, much to the delight of Golden Valley Unified School District staff and […]
GVUSD preparing for secondary schools to open
Earlier this month, California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered the schools to open and to get students in front of teachers. This led to many school districts scrambling and cheering to be able to open up the classrooms after more than a year closed. However, in Golden Valley Unified School District, Newsom’s announcement didn’t really mean […]
COVID data trending towards red tier
Madera County finally made its way to the Red Tier in terms of COVID-19 data, according to an update from the Madera County Department of Public Health. For the first time since Madera County came close to the Red Tier in November, it recorded Red Tier numbers in the update Tuesday. However, MCDPH director Sara […]
COVID-19 variant detected in Madera County
The Madera County Department of Public Health was notified by the California Department of Public Health that a county resident tested positive for the B.1.1.7 variant, also known as the U.K. variant. The individual completed their isolation period and is no longer infectious. Contacts have been identified through an investigation and are currently in quarantine. […]
Fire cleared way for Courthouse Park
In 1909, the Madera County Board of Supervisors saw the need for a courthouse park, and they became involved in some heavy negotiations. They were attempting to purchase the east side of block 25, which was that area that lay between the newly erected courthouse and F Street. The talks were not going well. The […]
Opinion: Madera: From metro to micro?
Unless a bipartisan Congressional committee is successful in its plea to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the City of Madera will be downgraded from its present status as a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). If we lose that designation, there will be negative economic, cultural, and social consequences. You may wonder why the OMB […]
Opinion: Ending in X
It is probably no surprise I enjoy celebrating the holidays by stirring up a big Ol’ pan of (lumpy) Gravy. Be they actual federal or state holidays or just obscure observances on the calendar, I am fascinated by what people celebrate and why. Last month I missed mentioning the Chinese New Year. It began on […]
Coyotes split against Clovis clubs
The Madera Coyotes girls soccer team opened up the 2021 season with a slate of tough matches. A combination of preparation for the new season and just sheer availability as many counties are still under guidelines due to the COVID-19 pandemic affected the schedule. After five games, the Coyotes find themselves 1-2-2 after beating the […]
Stallions ride fourth to victory
The Madera South Stallions baseball team has come a long way over the last three years. When head coach Alan Sandoval first took over, he inherited a young team and program looking to build. A future that Sandoval envisioned where his boys would take the diamond and be ready both physically and mentally to compete […]
Coyotes fight back in opening loss
The Madera Coyotes softball team showed some fight in its first game at home in nearly two years. However, the Merced Bears hit two home runs in a five-run seventh inning for a 10-4 victory to open the 2021 season at Zimmerman Field on Tuesday. “We hurt ourselves more than anything else,” head coach Judy […]