School board election continues MUSD diversity
The Madera Unified School District Governing Board of Trustees has quietly become an unsung story of stability and success. Since the unified board was created in 1966, the vast majority of trustees had historically been both white and male. Some community leaders broke color barriers and provided crucial perspective and decision making not too long […]
Sheriff challenged from the inside
In 1927, the people of Madera County elected Welton Rhodes as their sheriff. In the years that followed, that public confidence proved to be well placed. Rhodes provided law and order without favoritism for two terms. During that time, he appointed W.O. Justice as one of his deputies, an act that he was later to […]
Vietnam War took more than 58,000
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. […]
Opinion: Glorious fall
Fall is my favorite time of year, except this year not so much. This week Fred would have celebrated his 76th birthday. On the day after Thanksgiving, we would have been married 43 years. Coupled with my birthday back in October, autumn has always signaled the end of the scorching San Joaquin summer and a […]
Opinion: Why not 1,000 lottery winners?
What would you rather see: one person becoming another super-billionaire or 1,000 people receiving enough money to change their lives dramatically? Before you choose, think about it for a couple of minutes while reading the following comments. U.S. billionaires Our current billionaires have so much money that they have run out of ways to spend […]
A tale of two halves in opener
The Madera South Stallions girls basketball took the early lead and held on tight at the end because the Madera Coyotes were right on their heels. The Stallions did just enough in the first half to hold onto a 45-42 victory to open their season against rivals Madera, who were without County/Metro Athletic Conference first- […]
Stallions get rout to open tourney
The Madera South Stallions opened its Madera South Shootout with a rather easy 54-15 victory over Firebaugh. The Stallions didn’t allow the Eagles to score a point for the first 11 minutes of the game and cruised to a running clock win Wednesday evening at Madera South. Seven different Stallions scored with four scoring nine […]
Coyotes run away with tourney win
The Madera Coyotes outscored the Chowchilla Tribe 31-4 in the second and third quarters to run away with a 52-13 victory on the first day of the Madera South Shootout. The Coyotes had two players score in double figures and had seven players score in Wednesday’s victory over Madera South. Aaliyah String led the Coyotes […]