Sheriff John Anderson Remembered
Sheriff John Anderson was born and raised in Williams, Calif. He enlisted in the United States Army directly out of high school, serving four years in active duty with most of his time being spent in West Germany and as an adviser in Laos. Upon returning to his home Anderson found work in a local […]
Barriga wins Madera Rotary speech contest
The Madera Rotary Club held a speech contest at its regular meeting last week. There were three contestants, Jonathan Barriga, Jazzy Duque, and Isaiah Hernandez, from Juvenal Hall’s Endeavor/Voyager Secondary School competing for the prize during the Tuesday meeting. The contest was introduced by Rotarian Jim Garrison, who explained that this competition is the local […]
Glacier wins fourth straight Madera County Decathlon
For the fourth consecutive year, Glacier High School Charter prevailed, making them the champions of the 43rd Madera County Academic Decathlon. Glacier High will advance to the state competition March 21-23. They earned a score of 30,115.1 and will advance to the California Academic Decathlon and compete against the best teams in the state. Six […]
Sheriff Anderson passes away
It is with great sadness that I share the news of the peaceful passing of former Madera County Sheriff John Anderson Saturday night at his home in Nipomo. Sheriff Anderson dedicated more than five decades to law enforcement, leaving a lasting impact on our community and the state of California. After graduating high school, John […]
Book Talk: Daniel Miller’s ‘The Tree of Knowledge’
Last week” (Jan. 29, 2025), I wrote about Daniel G. Miller’s “The Orphanage by the Lake.” I liked the introduction of a female Korean American private eye, and I thought that the story was interesting. So, I checked out other books by the author. I found that his debut novel was “The Tree of Knowledge” […]
Coyote girls win on Senior Night
The Madera Coyotes girls basketball team came together to send off its four seniors with a Sr. night Victory in Joe Flores Gym. The Coyotes defeated the McLane Highlanders, 50-27, Thursday to give seniors Abby Romero, Brooke Houghton, Aaliyah String and Jania Warren a victory. Because of injuries, String and Warren were not able to […]
Late run downs Torres boys basketball
The Matilda Torres Toros boys basketball team was keeping up with the Justin Garza Guardians. However, the Guardians used runs to jump out to a 69-49 victory at Torres. The Guardians had runs of seven and eight in the third quarter and then closed the game out with a 13-0 run in the fourth quarter […]