MID to end water deliveries
The Madera Irrigation District (MID or District) will end water deliveries with the drain down of the system that began Wednesday. Due to the dry conditions that persisted in January and no storms on the horizon, releases from Friant Dam are ending. MID appreciates all landowners who took the water while it was available. This […]
Hawks dominant in win
The Liberty Hawks boys basketball team never trailed in a convincing Northwest Sequoia Conference victory over the Yosemite Badgers. The Hawks scored 23 points in the first quarter and outscored the Badgers 49-23 through the first three quarters to cruise to a 57-32 victory Tuesday at Liberty. Titus Johnson filled up the stat sheet with […]
Coyotes show off in win
With more than 50 elementary school kids in the stands, the Madera Coyotes made easy work of the Central Grizzlies in Joe Flores Gym. The Coyotes jumped out to a 25-2 first quarter lead and cruised to a 59-14 victory Wednesday on Elementary School Feeder night. Madera’s lone senior, Rylie Fernandez, led all scorers with […]
Stallions fall in soccer title battle
Two little mistakes may have cost the Madera South Stallions one of the top two seeds in the Central Section playoffs and a County/Metro Athletic Conference title. The Stallions scored a goal in the first half of the first half. However, two mistakes on defense allowed two Sanger goals Wednesday in a 2-1 loss in […]
Toros make quick work of Hornets
In the first of four games this week, the Matilda Torres Toros girls basketball team took care of business from the start with a 55-30 victory over the Sanger West Hornets. The Toros defeated the Hornets in a rare Monday game. They closed out the week with home games against San Joaquin Memorial on Thursday […]
Letters: Loyalty to the Constitution
As an American, I often pledge my allegiance to the good old United States of America, as every American should. I firmly believe we are a nation of morals, a nation of laws and a Christian nation. However there is a number of far left radicals that are trying to make some very big changes […]
Opinion: Absurdity of climate change
This has been the coldest winter that I can remember since I moved to Madera more than a quarter of a century ago. Locally, I’ve watched friends come down with flu and serious colds that they’ve escaped during previous winters. Nationwide, I’ve heard from other friends who have been similarly affected. Now, I’m battling flu. […]
Made in the U.S.A.
Since last fall when we had the carpet replaced at our house, I have been trying like the dickens to get things organized and to pitch what I no longer need or want. Our church is having a rummage sale at the beginning of next month, so it is a perfect time for me to […]
Madera’s Journey from Jim Crow
The first recorded African-American resident of Madera was Dexter Hunt, a 31 year-old porter who worked for Captain Russel Perry Mace in his hotel. He arrived here in 1880. For the next 20 years, Madera continued to grow, from 217 residents in 1880 to 2,500 in 1900. By comparison, the African-American population of Madera grew […]