Madera moves forward with wastewater plant upgrade
Construction is underway on a $10.3 million upgrade to Madera’s Wastewater Treatment Plant, a project described as one of the most significant public works investments in recent years. The plant, located on Avenue 13 and Road 211/2, treats millions of gallons of wastewater each day and serves every home and business in the city. City […]
Food bank goes national
Blink, and you might have missed it, but Madera County Food Bank Executive Director Ryan McWherter was featured on a segment in Good Morning American on November 14. “We did a story with ABC-30. It was a long segment. We went live in front of the Food Bank,” McWherter said. “The next morning, Good Morning […]
Kimberly’s Fashion Gift & Things, a dream and a prayer
Anabell Zavala is very grateful for the paths God led her through as she progressed with her business, Kimberly’s Fashion Gift & Things, named after her daughter Kimberly. This is a family business, with her husband, Jeronimo, her three children, and extended family. On October 4, Zavala held her grand opening at 500 S. C […]
MUSD nationally recognized for student health
Madera Unified School District has received national recognition from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation for its outstanding commitment to student health and wellness. Every elementary, middle, and high school in the district earned Healthy Schools Awards in three or more categories for the 2025 school year. In a milestone achievement, Matilda Torres High School […]
Madera Police Dept. receives $115K grant
Madera Police Department announced they received a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support its ongoing enforcement and education programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on our roads. The grant program runs through September 2026. “We are grateful to receive this grant, which will strengthen our […]
Three Madera-area teams heading to State
FRESNO — Three Madera-area schools will be sending teams to this week’s CIF State Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park. The Matilda Torres boys team easily won the Div. II Central Section title for its fourth straight championship at Thursday’s Central Section Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park. “It’s great to make to it to […]
Kajitani drafted by San Francisco
After playing baseball at Madera South, and winning a Central Section Championship, female baseball pioneer Kaelei Kajitani continued her baseball playing career by getting drafted in the fifth round by San Francisco of the new Women’s Professional Baseball League. Kajitani was drafted No. 1 in the fifth round and was the 21st pick of San […]
Torres shoots way to season opening win
The Matilda Torres Toros closed out the game by outscoring the Livingston Wolves 26-19 in the fourth quarter for a 68-65 victory in the season opener Thursday. Champ Pichardo put back a miss with 1:12 to go to tie the game at 65. Then, David Casas made two free throws with 38.5 seconds for the […]
Shooting drought hurts Coyotes
The Madera Coyotes suffered though two 0-for-10 shooting droughts in the second half of Tuesday’s battle with the Roosevelt Rough Riders, and it hurt them in a 70-58 loss in Joe Flores Gym. In the second half, the Coyotes shot just 19 percent (6-of-30) from the field and made just 3-of-19 (16 percent) from 3-point […]
Book Talk: Scottoline, ‘Someone Knows’
First, you may think that Lisa Scottoline has written a YA book. She has not. This book is written from several POVs, and the first fourteen chapters (99 pages) are from 15-year-old teens (Allie, Sasha, David, Julian, and Kyle). Because it’s written in their voice, it’s an easy mistake. The rest of the book is […]