Guillermo’s miracle puzzled doctors
Something was seriously wrong with Guillermo in the summer of 2017. He was turning yellow! He had no appetite and was losing weight; he had to force himself to eat, and had to endure painful bloating. When he couldn’t even keep water on his stomach, he went to the doctor. The physician took one look […]
Coyotes upended on Senior Night
Despite forcing three red-zone turnovers in the first half, the Madera Coyotes football team was unable to keep up in a 55-17 loss to the Bullard-Fresno Knights last Friday night at Memorial Stadium. On the night honoring the senior class, it was fitting that seniors Logan Wattenbarger and Beau Green shined the brightest for the […]
Madera suffers sweep despite strong effort
Despite a valiant effort, the Madera Coyotes girls volleyball team suffered a 3-0 loss at home against San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno. “I feel like we put everything on the line. It was our last game. At the end of the day, we just couldn’t get the win, but we all worked hard and we had a […]
Hawks fall in final minute, again
KERMAN — For the second straight game, the Liberty Hawks football team had a chance at a win, only to see it go away in the final minute. In its first North Sequoia League game of the season, the Hawks held a 19-14 lead with about a minute left. For the third time in the […]
Stallions give CMAC champs a battle
The goal of Madera South girls volleyball coach Travis McEowen in his team’s match against the Sanger Apaches was to compete and build momentum into this week’s playoffs. After a rough first set Thursday evening, the Stallions won the second set 25-19, but dropped the next two sets 25-19 and 25-17 to the eventual County/Metro […]
Stallions host, Liberty travels in playoffs
Earlier this week, the Liberty Hawks girls volleyball team was seeded No. in the Div. V Central Section playoffs that begin this week. However, a win over Chowchilla on Thursday sent the Hawks from the No. 1 seed in Div. V to the No. 15 seed in Div. IV. So, instead of hosting playoffs games […]
Letters: Mejia is fit to represent District 5
A special election will be held on Nov. 2, 2021, to fill the nearly year-long vacancy in District 5, and Elsa Mejia is the best suited candidate to represent this district. Here’s why. Unique to Elsa is her ability not only to understand and relate to the experiences of indigenous people, like herself, but her […]
Letters: Is there voter fraud in Madera?
On the morning of Wednesday October 13, about 9:30 a.m., my doorbell rang. I answered it to find a young Hispanic man standing outside the door. He did not introduce himself but immediately told me that he was here to “help me fill out my ballot for the City Council election.” I told him that […]
Letters: Do NOT give up your ballot
Dear Barsotti neighbors, Please be aware that there are people in our neighborhood trying to hijack ballots. DO NOT give up your ballot! They are NOT Elsa Mejia’s campaign volunteers. Elsa has asked Ed McIntyre, Steve Montes, Israel Cortez and myself to work in the Barsotti Tract. We are the only volunteers walking door-to-door passing […]
Book Talk: ‘Angel Killer,’ magic, and the FBI
Andrew Mayne is a new author to me, but he is not a new author because he’s written about two dozen novels. I picked “Angel Killer” at random, and will definitely buy more of his mysteries. FBI agent Jessica Blackwood is called in to the office of Jeffrey Ailes and questioned about her background as […]