Madera grad builds apartments
Earlier this month, Madera High School alumna Ubaldo Garcia finally cut the ceremonial ribbon on his Linden Tree Apartment complex (711 Linden Street), finishing off a six-year journey. “It feels pretty good. It went pretty slowly, but it’s finally here,” he said. Garcia, a 2003 Madera High School graduate, originally submitted plans for his complex […]
Congressman Duarte listens to the voices of Valley constituents
Residents of Madera had an opportunity to voice their concerns to Congressman John Duarte at a town hall meeting. At the meeting that was held August 20 at the Frank Burgeon Senior Center, Congressman Duarte took time to listen to his constituents in an effort to gauge the needs of the Central Valley. Among those […]
Tower of Power to open free concert series at Madera District Fair
The Madera District Fair, presented by Valley Children’s Healthcare, is excited to announce the lineup for the Table Mountain Concert Series presented by Estrella Jalisco. The Fair runs from September 5-8, and all concerts are free with paid gate admission. Tower of Power — On opening night, September 5, Tower of Power will be performing […]
Madera Police makes burglary arrest
Madera Police officers continued their investigation into the string of vehicle burglaries that occurred on August 21. Through their investigation, officers discovered a credit card, which had been stolen during one of the thefts, had been fraudulently used in the City of Merced. This card proved to be essential in the identification of 29-year-old Brandon […]
Serious injuries in collision
Madera Police officers were called to the corner of Pine Street and Pecan Avenue early Monday morning for a two-vehicle accident. A 24-year-old male failed to stop at the four-way stop sign at about 5:30 a.m. Monday. The male was driving a Honda sedan west on Pecan at a high rate of speed. A garbage […]
Failed red light stop ends in accident
Madera PD was called to a traffic accident on Lake Street and Cleveland Avenue at about 8:45 p.m. on August 20. A Chevrolet was being driven by a 27-yard-old male, traveling west on Cleveland. Another vehicle, a Ford, was traveling east, driven by a 42-year-old male. The Chevrolet failed to stop at the red light […]
Madera residents to expect quicker ambulance response times
During last week’s Madera County Board of Supervisors meeting, the County entered into an updated agreement with Pistoresi Ambulance to provide continued service for the Madera and Chowchilla areas. The Supervisors also held a public hearing for groundwater sustainability. They also recognized August as breastfeeding awareness month. A new contract entered with Pistoresi Ambulance for […]
Toros wins first flag football game
The Matilda Torres Toros flag football team became a first Madera team win an official flag football game after a 55-0 victory over the Sunnyside Wildcats at the new Torres stadium. The Toros easily overmatched the Wildcats. The Toros, with their 25 players, wore down the Wildcats to score five second half touchdowns. Quarterback Nevaeh […]
Mistakes hurt Hawks in opener against champs
STRATHMORE — Although it doesn’t look like it from the score, but the Liberty Hawks football team played tough with the defending CIF State 7-A Champions and Central Section Div. VI champions, Strathmore Spartans, in its first game of the season. The Hawks cut the lead to 21-14 with all the momentum in the fourth […]
Second half downs Coyotes against Sunnyside
The Madera Coyotes had themselves a season opening battle with the Sunnyside Wildcats. They went into the halftime break within two points, but then the second half happened. Sunnyside outscored the Coyotes 32-7 in the second half for 54-27 victory Friday in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats amassed 504 yards of total offense while the Coyotes […]