MCSO and Agriland give out Cheer
Just before the Christmas weekend, Madera County Sheriff’s Office deputies were armed with an envelope provided by the employees of Agriland to spread Random Acts of Kindness and some Christmas Cheer. About 25 MCSO deputies were armed with 59 envelopes that enclosed a card and $100 to spread some cheer around Madera County. “The key […]
MPD and Sikh business owners deliver holiday cheer
After a donation by local Sikh business owners, Madera Police Department officers participated in outreach events last week to help out deserving families. The weekend night-shift officers met some families at the pumps and paid for a full tank of gas. The weekend day-shift found customers at local grocery stories and at homes to hand […]
Christmas shooting at Vallarta
While many in the community were enjoying time with family on Christmas, Madera Police Officers responded to the Vallarta Shopping Center parking lot for reports of a shooting. The gunshot victim and male suspect shooter fled the scene in different directions prior to officers’ arrival at about 4:30 Christmas day. The male victim later returned […]
The Hensley’s family affair
It was Sunday night, and all was calm in Madera, or at least it appeared to be. No one at the shooting gallery on Yosemite had any idea what was going on in the mind of Charles Hensley. They didn’t know that he would be dead before midnight. The 32-year-old lumberman, son of Thomas Jefferson […]
A resolution for the new year
At the beginning of each year, I make a decision to do something, either differently or better than I did the prior year. This is more commonly known as a “New Year’s Resolution,” and I know many folks who claim they do not make New Year’s resolutions, because they say they don’t keep them anyway. […]
Opinion: Closing out 2023
Happy New Year, one and all. The year 2023 is coming to an end, with ‘24 waiting in the wings. It’s going to be another year of being on my own with no adult supervision. It has taken getting used to, but I’m managing crisis by crisis. New Year is when many people take stock […]
Opinion: Yesterday and today
At the end of another year in my long life, I take time to think about how things were when I was growing up and how conditions have changed as I’ve grown old. It is said that with age comes wisdom. I’m not convinced. When I was 18, I knew everything. Now, I’m still learning. […]
Coyotes grab non-league win
The Madera Coyotes girls basketball team took the early lead over the Hoover Patriots and never let it go in a non-conference 52-38 victory in Joe Flores Gym right before Christmas. The Coyotes never trailed in the game, and the closest Hoover got was a 4-4 tie before the Coyotes scored nine straight points. “We […]