Fatal crash in county
The Merced Communications Center (MCC) received a call of a crash involving two vehicles, at the intersection of Avenue 7 and Avenue 7 1/2 (Firebaugh Boulevard). CHP Madera Area officers responded to the scene Wednesday morning at about 10:15 a.m. A 40-year-old woman from Winton was driving a 2015 Nissan Sentra, traveling westbound on Avenue […]
Graffiti on SR 99
Several motorists reported a vehicle parked on the right shoulder of northbound SR-99 near Avenue 7 Sunday evening, and two individuals drawing in the middle of the roadway. CHP Madera officers responded to the scene, and caught a couple red-handed, spray painting the Avenue 7 off-ramp traffic lane. During the investigation, the 23-year-old male from […]
Fourth quarter surge lifts Stallions
Three goal burst lifts Toros over Stallions
Without one of their best goal scorers and playing the defending Div. V Central Section Champions, the Madera South Stallions girls soccer team knew they were behind the eight-ball. The Stallions battled with the Matilda Tirres Toros, but the Toros scored three goals in a seven minute span to take control of the game to […]
Opinion: Natural disaster — can it happen here?
Early this year, a combination of conditions developed in Southern California to create a “perfect storm” for devastating wildfires. Winds that usually blow into the Los Angeles region from the Pacific Ocean shifted to Santa Ana winds that sweep across the desert. These winds are hot and dry, and they can reach a velocity up […]
Another earworm story
I believe that I am very susceptible to earworms. I know I have written before about the songs that creep in and attach themselves to our minds, like a parasite. They are called earworms. The other day, I was at home before the inauguration ceremonies began on TV. Someone there was playing a piano for […]
Madera finally tamed Captain Mace
An adventurer who rode with Kit Carson, scouted the West in search of buffalo, and mined for gold on the banks of the San Joaquin River was finally tamed by the prospects offered in the new, little lumber town of Madera. Captain Russel Perry Mace had come to California in 1849 during the gold rush […]