DUI suspect alleged to be 3 times over limit
A driver, Keanu Armentrout, 27, of Madera was alleged to be over three times the legal limit for alcohol when he slammed into the back of another car Saturday on Ellis Street near Chapin Street around 9:30 p.m. The car driven by Armentrout, a 2009 Chevy sedan, then burst into flames and was fully engulfed […]
Madera’s beauty queen overcomes odds to win again
To say 2018 was a roller coaster year for Maria Manzo is an understatement. In March, Manzo was on her deathbed because of complications from an intestinal infection. However, her year turned around in December when she was appeared in an Educational Employees Credit Union commercial and won another beauty pageant title — Miss Eco […]
Mock Trial students prepare for court
Reagan Klein will be charged with two felony counts: making a false report of an emergency and making a criminal threat on social media during this year’s Honorable Edward P. Moffat Madera County Mock Trial on Thursday, and on Jan. 24 and 26. The Mock Trial is a simulation of a court case with high […]
Flores, Petrucci to wed
Mika Petrucci, field representative for State Assemblyman Frank Bigelow, and Mark Flores, production manager for Warnock Food Products, are to be married this April. Petrucci is the daughter of Dina Petrucci and Norman Harbison, both of Madera. Flores is the son of Emilio and Margaret Flores, also of Madera. Mika and Mark were introduced by […]
Love your neighbors…and know them
Neighborhoods used to be like extended families. We knew the people who lived around us, and even in neighboring blocks. When I was growing up, my parents knew all the other parents in our neighborhood. Moms were at home, and they knew all the kids. The neighborhood dynamics have changed quite a bit since I […]
Overtime clash ends in a draw
After splitting its first two games in the County/Metro Athletic Conference, the Madera South Stallion boys soccer team couldn’t find the formula in front of goal in a 2-2 draw with the Sanger Apaches at Memorial Stadium. Madera South found the back of the net twice in the first half, but couldn’t find the target […]
Madera South suffers blowout loss against Sanger Apaches
The Madera South boys basketball team fell behind early and found it difficult to recover, losing 75-50 against the Sanger Apaches. The Apaches pushed the tempo from the beginning, leading to several fastbreak opportunities ending with layups or three-pointers Friday night. Madera South head coach Jody Sharp said it was not the matchup that was […]
Coyotes can’t match outside
The Madera Coyotes did what they could to stay within distance of the Bullard-Fresno Knights, but the Knights stayed just far away for a 57-46 County/Metro Athletic Conference victory in Joe Flores Gym. The Knights drained 11 3-pointers, including four in a 21-point first quarter Friday night. However, the Coyotes were only outscored 36-34 in […]
Coyotes unable rescue game late
FRESNO — After entering the fourth quarter with a four-point lead, the Madera Coyotes couldn’t find the basket consistently enough as the Hanford West Huskies attacked the Coyotes’ basket to come away with a 50-48 win at the MLK Highlander Showcase at McLane High School. “The first time we played this team, we had a […]
Coyotes soccer falls in physical battle
The Madera Coyotes girls soccer team stayed with the Bullard Knights for most of the match, but couldn’t find the equalizing goal and eventually fell 2-0 in County/Metro Athletic Conference play. The Coyotes and head coach Cameron Hill received a scare five minutes into the second half when leading scorer and team captain Itzel Rodriguez […]