Ylarregui receives prestigious Diamond Clover Award
After devoting the past 11 years to the Howard 4-H program, Katie Ylarregui received the notification she had been waiting a couple of months for. She knew she could receive the California 4-H Diamond Clover Award, but wasn’t positive until she received a letter dated July 16 that she was the recipient of the highest […]
Madera Rotary joins fentanyl fight
Widespread use of the drug fentanyl has become a large part of the opioid crisis plaguing law enforcement and killing people. On Tuesday, Fresno County District Attorney Lisa A. Smittcamp attended the Madera Rotary Club’s noon meeting held in the St. Andrew’s Ballroom at the Madera Municipal Golf Course. Smittcamp, a former deputy district attorney […]
Former Liberty soccer star is in remission
In May, Aramel Villa was in an apartment in Florida after a workout with the semi-pro Florida Roots Futbol Club and noticed something wrong — his leg swelled up so much that he had to go to the emergency room. “One practice, I got a dead leg, basically,” said Villa, a 2020 graduate from Liberty […]
MUSD holds new teacher orientation
Madera Unified School District held a two-day New Teacher Orientation at Matilda Torres High School. Nearly 100 new teachers came together Tuesday and Wednesday to a kick-off orientation and were welcomed into the district by cheerleaders from all three high schools with a walkway tunnel. During the orientation, they received presentations on Madera Unified’s instructional […]
Pedestrian dies after being struck by train
A 48-year-old male was pronounced dead on the scene after he was struck by a train in the area of Gateway and 4th Street. At about 7 p.m. Monday, the pedestrian, allegedly, attempted to cross the tracks, eastbound, after the crossing arms were down and the bells were activated. The pedestrian did not clear the […]
Recall election ballots will hit the mailbox soon
Rebecca Martinez, Madera County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters announced that all registered voters in Madera County will be sent their Official Ballots for the upcoming September 14, California Gubernatorial Recall Election through the mail. Ballots will be mailed to voters beginning August 16 and allow 2-5 days for delivery, Martinez announced in July. You […]
The children vanished 45 years ago
Forty-five years ago the children vanished. On July 15, 1976, the infamous Chowchilla kidnappers committed that horrible crime, which riveted the world’s attention on that small town just north of Madera. Two of the three abductors have been paroled, but one, Frederick Woods, remains behind bars. I don’t know whether he will ever be released. […]
Opinion: Sometimes I just don’t get it
Calling all Coyotes! The Madera High School class of 1969 is organizing an all-class reunion open to anyone who went to Madera High School. On Saturday, Oct. 2, 6:30 to 11 p.m. at the VFW Hall, 2026 North Granada Drive, will be an all-class reunion dance party. Tickets are $35 per person and include heavy […]
Opinion: The future of work
Maybe September. That’s been the general answer to the question about when work will return to “normal.” But that response was elicited before the surge in cases due to the fast-spreading delta variant of the coronavirus. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, dozens of large corporations had planned to start their return-to-office campaign right after Labor Day. […]
Pro T’s holds on for MNLL title
To say softball is a pitcher’s game is an understatement when you look at the Madera National Little League championship game. Pro T’s Danity Aguirre and Mazon Trucking’s Trinity Cervantez combined 30 strikeouts in the 36-out game. It was Aguirre’s team that held on for a 4-3 victory Wednesday to capture the MNLL Softball Championship. […]