Coyotes suffer close loss against Bullard
The Madera Coyotes boys basketball team has seen its share of close games since the start of the season. That was the case again when the Coyotes hosted Bullard-Fresno in a County/Metro Athletic Conference match-up. The two teams went back-and-forth Tuesday evening, but the Knights sealed a 69-67 win with a pair of clutch free […]
Final chance for Little League registration
The Madera National Litttle League’s softball division has two more sign-ups left, including two more player assessments. The MNLL will host registration today and Feb. 9 at Town and Country Park’s Field 7 from 1-3 p.m. The league will also host a player assessment today and Feb. 9, also from 1-3 p.m. Seven-and-eight-year-olds work out […]
Full strength Stallions get win over Sanger
It took until three games left in the regular season for Madera South Stallions girls basketball head coach Johnny Sharp to get the team he thought he would have at the beginning of the season and didn’t disappoint in a victory over the Sanger Apaches on Senior Night. The Stallions welcomed the return of Ajanae […]
Book ‘em Danno!
A few years ago a friend of mine asked me if I wanted to be a member of the Friends of the Madera County Library. (They needed a treasurer. Hm-m-m.) Of course, my friend put the sweet touch on me, showering me with compliments of how well she knew I would do as their treasurer. […]
Judge had his dueling pistols ready
In 1868, a group of former Confederates made their way to what is now Madera County. They were in search of a new home, safe from Reconstruction. Within a short time, two of the most prominent families of the group were entangled in such an imbroglio that they almost squared off in a duel that […]
B-K Lighting board adds Sam Geil
B-K Lighting’s 2016 launch of the Lite Star Employee Stock Ownership Plan necessitated the expansion of the board of directors to provide diversity in thought and knowledge in order to continue the growth plans ahead. The board is pleased to welcome Sam Geil as its fourth of five members. Nathan Sloan, President and CEO of […]