Madera South High graduates 613
The following are graduates of Madera South High School: Diana Abendano-Mendoza, Brennan Abshire, Anahizza Acevedo, Sara Acosta-Gonzales, Alexia Aguilar, Jaydah-Zo Aguilar, Yasmin Aguilar-Salvador, Josue Agustin-Gonzalez, Yazid Alamari, Joel Alejandre Urzua, Noemi Alfaro, Jesse Alonso Garcia, Leslie Alvarado, Ariel Alvarez, Jenny Alvarez, Deanna Alvarez, Luis Alvarez Rivera, Daphne Alvarez-Prudente, Ishmael Ambriz, Stephanie Americano, Christina Amezola, Mnar […]
Police department issues safety warning
The signs are all over town as the various Safe and Sane fireworks stands are being assembled and stocked. The Madera Police Department looks forward to the celebrations and everyone having a good time. This is a sobering reminder that plenty of illegal fireworks are purchased and used this time of year. It also serves […]
Cooling center opened
Due to anticipated excessive heat, the following City of Madera Cooling Center location is tentatively scheduled to open from Monday through Thursday at the Frank Bergon Senior Center (238 S. D Street) from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Due to COVID-19, please be advised of the following: • Participants are required to wear a face-covering • Prior […]
City overwhelms County
“I have a lot of pride wearing this jersey and it felt good playing in front of everybody.” — Nathan Palacioz, Madera FRESNO — The City’s dominance in the City/County All-Star Baseball Game continued after the City upended County, 9-3. A second-pitch home run by Buchanan’s Temo Becerra to left field set the tone for […]
Herzog becomes fifth different Pro Late Model winner at Madera
Tyler Herzog won a fast-paced 80-lap Nut Up Pro Late Model feature on at the Madera Speedway, taking the Reverend Ron Spencer Red, White, and Blue Classic for the MAVTV-televised series. Herzog’s win on Saturday night makes him the fifth different winner through the first five rounds of the series, with Brody Amtrout going back-to-back […]
Letters: Be considerate of others
With the fourth of July nearing, Phantom Fireworks encourages its friends and customers to be considerate of your neighbors when using state legal fireworks. We often get too caught up in the excitement and entertainment of the beautiful fireworks that we forget the noise and lights may have an adverse effect on some people and […]
Opinion: How vaccinations became a political football
It began with a press conference at the White House in early February 2020. The President took the podium and announced the coronavirus was about to disappear. Not just from public consciousness, he meant, but from his radar. This might have been Donald Trump’s seminal error. For COVID-19 went on to kill more than 600,000 […]
Planning a picnic or cookout?
Our country’s Independence Day celebration is almost here. July 4th is on a Sunday this year, and hopefully it will be a safe day for everybody. Please be aware that we are well into fire season now, and we do not want a repeat of how awful last year’s season was. There are many ways […]
Police chief was fired twice
It appears that petty politics finally got Walter Thomas. The Madera Police Chief was demoted in August of 1957 to Assistant Chief. After almost 30 years at the helm of the department, he acquiesced in the face of the political machinations of a few elected officials. On the surface, it looked like a raw deal, […]