Record turnout for Food Expo
A record number of people turned out to see a record number of vendors at the newly named California Food Expo (formerly Fresno Food Expo). The new era featured more than 135 exhibitors to show off newly-created items to1,200 potential customers, buyers and other vendors. The vendors included Madera-based companies Ready Roast Nut Company, Heart […]
8 killed on county highways
Wild driving causes 2 separate wrecks 3 passengers hurt, rushed to hospital An unidentified female driver allegedly ran a stop sign at high speed Saturday morning about 11 a.m. at the intersection of Road 30 and Avenue 9 in south Madera County, killing herself, her male passenger and three other men in a Chevy Silverado […]
College district has a new vice chancellor
State Center Community College District (SCCCD) Board of Trustees has approved Cheryl Sullivan as the vice chancellor, finance and administration. Sullivan will begin her new role on Wedenesday. She currently serves as Fresno City College’s vice president of administrative services and has begun transitioning into her new role. During her time as the vice president, […]
Madera South’s corn sells out
After 750 ears sold on the first day and around 1,000 on the second, Madera South’s agriculture instructor Tim Deniz and students successfully grew, harvested and sold white sweet corn to the public for the first time. “It’s something we’ve been working on for the past couple of years,” Deniz said. “Its’s always been our […]
New shop owner invests in Madera
Cold Stone Creamery, Madera’s newest ice cream shop, is the culmination of some eight years of work on the part of the owner and his family. The opening of the ice cream shop has been eight years in the making. For owner Ricky Patel, it’s the sixth business he has opened since he started with […]
Coyotes get ready for new season
Now in his third season, Madera Coyote football head coach Yosef Fares is ready to get the ball rolling on the 2018 season. The unofficial start to that season was at Saturday’s Madera Coyote Football Kick-Off Dinner at San Joaquin Wine Company. “We’re really trying to connect the team with the community,” Fares told the […]
Reif and Shepherd lead at speedway
Eleven-year-old Tyler Reif won his first career 51FIFTY Energy Drink Jr. Late Model race while Buddy Shepherd nabbed $5,000 in the RPM Mortgage Pro Late Model Series during Saturday’s Summer Speedfest at Madera Speedway. Round No. 6 of the 51FIFTY Jr. Late Models was a 70-lap race. The redraw of the top six cars placed […]
History in the Week of July 29
50 Years Ago Week of July 29, 1968 SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS FOR MORRIS CHILDREN — The 10 orphaned Morris children can expect to receive nearly the same monthly income as the family had before their parents’ deaths. The Social Security Administration has released a $435 per month figure, to which the county welfare department expects […]
Looking at the gas tax measure in depth
One dropped word can make almost any written passage wholly misleading and confusing. Imagine if President Trump’s 2016 election slogan had lacked the word “great.” What would “Make America Again” have done for his campaign? Not much. This year in California it’s the opposite. One missing word gives the current initiative to repeal last year’s […]
HSRA, fulfill your promise
On the north side of Avenue 17 of Madera County, two major construction projects have been going on. Right off Road 26, the new Madera Valley Water (MVW) tower is being erected, soon to rise to a height of 160 feet with a capacity of 1.5 million gallons of sumptuous water. Actual construction began this […]