H.O.P.E. Ministries feeds 250
H.O.P.E. (Helping Our People Eat) Ministries fed about 250 men, women and children this weekend for the holidays. Valley West Christian Church helped support the H.O.P.E. Ministries’ outreach initiative. H.O.P.E. Ministries is led by Mother Endora Avila. In addition to the 250 meals H.O.P.E. Ministries served Saturday, they prepared and distributed 300-350 meals though drop-off […]
MCSO service honored at Supes
The Madera County Board of Supervisors recently honored five members of the Madera County Sheriff’s office for their long tenure within the department. Those honored were Jeffrey Barker (25 years), Rudolfo (Rudy) Lopez (25 years), Lieutenant Valerie Seaborn (25 years), Jeannette Flores and Michael Motz (30 years). Madera County Sheriff Tyson Pogue spoke about each […]
Two killed on State Route 99
California Highway Patrol Madera officers responded to a two-vehicle crash on southbound SR-99, south of Avenue 12 on Thursday just after 6 p.m. A 37-year-old man from Selma was driving a silver 2002 Honda Civic, southbound on SR-99, south of Avenue 12 within the No.1 lane, at an unknown speed. A 29-year-old woman from Selma, […]
‘Tis the season for scammers
This information is for everyone but especially those with elderly family members and the Madera County Sheriff’s Offices encourages people to share this information with them. Several examples of recent phone scams: Scammer calls pretending to be law enforcement and says you have a warrant. They ask for payment over the phone or via gift […]
Filling dates for Primary Election released
County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters, Rebecca Martinez, announced that an Election will be held on June 2, 2026. Many offices will appear on the ballot for this election, including the applicable candidate filing dates Federal and State offices — Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Attorney General, Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, member, State Board […]
Horseshoe League seeks new pitching courts
The Big Valley horseshoe League was out in force at a recent Madera City Council Meeting. Approximately 30 league players attended the meeting in support of a request to build eight additional horseshoe pitching courts at Rotary Park. The league currently has 12 courts available for league play, and wishes to expand to an additional […]
Toros win Cen-Cal Invite
Mitchell scores 1,000th point With the help of J’Lynn Mitchell’s 22 points, the Matilda Torres Toros girls basketball team easily dispatched the Mendota Aztecs to win their own Cen-Cal Holiday Invitational. In what is becoming one of the best rivalries among Matilda Torres athletics, the Toros and Aztecs battled for the third year in a […]
Coyotes win big on and off mat
The Madera Coyote wrestling team’s first toy drive was a success, as was its match-up with the Lemoore Tigers in Joe Flores Gym. The Coyotes brought in more than 100 toys for Madera Unified children and defeated the Tigers 59-10 in the dual meet Thursday. In fact, the Coyotes won their first 11 matches of […]
Coyotes fall in fifth place game
The Madera Coyotes girls basketball team advanced to the fifth place game of the Cen-Cal Holiday Invitational at Matilda Torres, but couldn’t match Yosemite’s height in a 43-34 loss. The Coyotes battled, but couldn’t come back from a 16-8 first quarter in Saturday’s loss. Janyah Spotwood recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds […]
Stallions close Cen-Cal with victory
The Madera South Stallions girls basketball team closed out the Cen-Cal Holiday Invitational with a 47-28 victory over the Washington Union Panthers. The Stallions had four players score nine or more points, led by Crystalina Buitron with 16. Chloe Robinson scored 10 points with nine from Kawaii Perkins and Jeanette Duran. Madera South jumped out […]