Heartland Center breaks ground on new facility
An official groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new Heartland Training Center. The Arc of Fresno/Madera Counties hosted the event Wednesday morning with the help of Madera Chamber of Commerce. The new, state-of-the-art facility will be located near Matilda Torres High School, at 16482 Road 26 in Madera. Arc of Fresno/Madera Counties Executive Director, Lori […]
Students hunt for soldiers in graveyard
More than 100 8th graders are on a mission to tell the story of the War Between the States, but they want to do it through the eyes of some of the soldiers who fought in those battles. That’s why they were in Arbor Vitae Cemetery on August 23. They were visiting the graves of […]
‘Good old days’ were deadly
It was the middle of August, and in a few days school would begin again for Burt Hambleton and Jimmie Thurman. The summer of 1902 had been pure elixir for the pair of Madera teenagers. They had done their share of swimming and fishing, and now they were going to try their luck at hunting […]
The letter
Veterans’ Voices is directed toward veterans and their families who have given so much to ensure our freedom in this country. This is an area where you may share your experiences, or read of other veterans’ experiences. We thank you for your service, and hope that you know how much you are loved and appreciated. […]
Stallions get dominant win over Toros
The Madera South Stallions girls water polo team scored a minute into the match and didn’t let up in a 19-1 victory over the Matilda Torres Toros. However, unlike previous games where the Stallions’ twins — Vanessa and Savanna Rivera — dominated the match, it was a total team effort for Madera South where seven […]
Coyotes fall to league leading Sanger
The Madera Coyotes girls volleyball team faced its toughest foe of the season on a night where they honored six seniors. The Coyotes had trouble putting down kills while the Sanger Apaches rolled to a three-set, 25-17, 25-14, 25-14 victory Tuesday in Joe Flores Gym on Senior Night. The Apaches put down 34 kills in […]
Opinion: Election mail by the bundle
Sometimes when I venture out to the mailbox, I can’t help but think that if it weren’t for campaign junk mail, I’d get almost no mail at all. And since I get mail at two different addresses, I get twice as much of this stuff. I shudder to imagine how many innocent trees lost their […]
Opinion: Has the Center dissolved?
You don’t need a degree in political science to understand that our nation is more politically divided now than it has been in the personal history of anyone who is alive today. However, the division between left and right has been developing for decades; it’s not a product of the past or present White House […]