Local car dealer succumbs to cancer
Henry Martin “Marty” Mayfohrt Jr. was born in Santa Rosa on May 25, 1954, and died on Friday, March 10. The son of the late Henry Martin Mayfohrt Sr. and Betty Marie nee Lowdermilk, Marty has lived in Modesto, Turlock, Bakersfield and Fresno. He graduated from West High School in Bakersfield in 1972 and attended […]
Lions prepare for second diabetes run
The Madera Evening Lions are preparing for more runners for its second annual Running with the Madera Evening Lions: Strides for Diabetes Run at Lions Town and Country Park. The run will be held on April 1 beginning at 8:30 a.m. with check-in and packet pick-up at 6:30 a.m. “Last year, we had about 150 […]
Homicide suspect sought in case
The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating Brandunn Wilson, who is wanted in connection with a murder that occurred in Madera County. Around 10:30 p.m. on March 12, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office received a report of shots fired at a residence in the 33000 block of Road 222 […]
Avila captures National Championship
By capping off an undefeated run at the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships, Madera High School graduate Madison Avila captured the National Championship to go along with her Central Section title. Avila, a freshman at North Central College swept through the 101-pound weight class at the tournament on March 4-5 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as […]
Roosevelt came, saw and conquered
The summer of 1903 got off to a bang in Madera with a visit by President Theodore Roosevelt to Yosemite National Park. Although T.R. didn’t come to our town, he did get as close as Berenda, and nearly everyone went to see him on his return trip from the mountains in May 1903. Roosevelt had […]
Son and two daughters
You would think that if you had two daughters and one son, the son would be the one going into the military. Not in my case. My daughter enlisted into the US Army. Then she deployed two times to Iraq. I asked her to write a story about how she felt during and after her […]
Superstitions and the superstitious
Most of us are familiar with a number of warnings that may or may not make sense to us. I am talking about something we know as superstitions. I don’t think of myself as a superstitious person. You may find that I occasionally will walk under a ladder (if it looks safe), and if I […]
Opinion: Huge profits for oil companies in 2022
I just filled my car’s gas tank at the service station. If I told that factoid to a millennial (a person born between 1980 and 1996, and currently between 27 and 42 or 43 years of age), she or he would probably be somewhat confused. After all, our modern gas stations don’t provide any service. […]
Stallions pick up first victory
The Madera South Stallions softball team came back from a 4-2 deficit to pick up a 6-4 non-league victory over Dos Palos. After waiting out the rain for a week, the Stallions finally made it back to the field after not playing since March 8. After Dos Palos jumped out to a two-run lead, the […]