Voter registration deadline is Monday
Madera County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters, Rebecca Martinez announced that in order to be eligible to vote in the November 4, Statewide Special Election, persons must register to vote by Monday, October 20. In order to be eligible to register to vote at the November 4 Statewide Special Election, voters must be a United […]
Farmers welcome October storm
The recent storm that laid down more than an inch of rain came at a pretty good time for Madera County farmers. According to Creekside Farming President Jay Mahil, most of the crops have been already harvested and those that aren’t, benefitted from the storm. “We will take it when we can get it,” he […]
Tech Trek students share experience with AAUW
Participants of this year’s Tech Trek joined the members of Madera’s local American Association of University Women to enjoy dinner and to share their university experience. At the private residence of one of the AAUW members, 10 select young women gathered with their families and the local women’s empowerment group Monday for a night of […]
Golfer making a name for herself
While the American Ryder Cup golf team failed to bring home the cup after losing to the Europeans, the American Junior Ryder Cup team brought their cup back home. Chowchilla’s Asterisk Talley led the American team with three wins and a tie in four matches in three days before the other Ryder Cup began a […]
Stallions pick up win over Toros
The Matilda Torres Toros went into last Thursdays match with the Madera South Stallions riding a high, while the Stallions had just won two straight matches. Something had to give in the first match of the second half of the North Yosemite League season. The Toros went unbeaten in the first half of the NYL […]
Coyotes rain on Toros’ Sr. Night
The Madera Coyotes came up with four turnovers and limited the Matilda Torres Toros’ offense to just 59 yards in a 12-0 victory on a rainy and wet Toro Stadium turf. Playing through Tuesday’s storm, the Coyotes took advantage of the turnovers for their two touchdowns. Chloe Bushey scored both touchdowns. Brianna Rivera picked off […]
Toros rebound with dominant victory
After suffering its first loss of the North Yosemite League season, the Matilda Torres Toros girls volleyball team rebounded with a three-set sweep over the Central Grizzlies in a rare Monday contest. The Toros allowed Central to battle in the second set, but took the first and third sets, 25-12, to pick up the sweep. […]
Coyotes swept by Tigers
The Madera Coyotes girls volleyball team couldn’t find any consistency in its three-set loss to the Edison Tigers in Joe Flores Gym. The Tigers outscored the Coyotes 75-42 in the three-set sweep Tuesday evening. Madera was limited to just 14 kills in the match. Destinee Avila led the team with five kills in the three […]
Lest to represent Children’s Hospital
Joey Lest of Madera will represent an important cause that is close to his family’s heart in Saturday’s Short Track Shootout at his home Madera Speedway, carrying the colors of the Valley Children’s Hospital on his No. 88 Ford in the nationally-televised stock car race. Lest’s motivation to win for Valley Children’s Hospital runs deep. […]
Letters: I’m voting no on Prop. 50
Three hundred million dollars. I opened my mail the other day and found out Gov. Nuisance wants all California taxpayers to pay that much so we can have a completely unnecessary election. Why?