Leaders discuss state of county
Elected officials of Chowchilla and the city and county of Madera attempted to rally community pride during the recent annual State of the County luncheon. “We’ve built trust and unfortunately sometimes we’ve destroyed that trust,” said District 1 Supervisor Brett Frazier in his keynote speech. “We’ve been the scrappy little county that won’t take no […]
Madera Unified School District celebrates as teachers protest
Madera Unified School District had every right to be proud Thursday evening as it held its 2nd annual “We Believe Conference” at the Madera Office of Education; however, attendance at the event was off a bit. Although hundreds showed up Thursday evening, more than half of them remained outside the building. Six hundred members of […]
New schools to take toll on MUSD budget
Having passed the mid-point in the 2018-2019 school year, and finding itself in the middle of negotiations with its employee unions, Madera Unified is taking a close look at its money situation. In accordance with state law, the district has compiled the second interim report on its finances, which includes a required look at projected […]
Lawsuit against school to push on
An American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit against a local high school and its district will continue despite a partial resolution of a student complaint. Student-submitted quotes at the center of the dispute will be published in the Minarets High School yearbook in May, according to Superintendent Darren Sylvia of Chawanakee Unified School District. But, the […]
Letter: Response to Goodwin
Wasn’t going to respond to Loraine Goodwin’s letter of 3-16-19, but then thought she would think I agreed with her. I have come to realize, after reading it, that AOC is not only smarter than her, but more entertaining too! — Bill Hoffrage, Madera
Stallions finally play; go 3-1 in tourney
With just seven games under its belt because of the recent wet weather, the Madera South Stallions softball team finally got to play and went 3-1 in its own Madera South Showdown Tournament over the weekend. The Stallions entered the tournament with a subpar 1-5-1 record and went out with confidence heading to the rest […]
Stallions drop CMAC game to Edison Tigers
The Madera South Stallions baseball team knew it was in for a tough game against the Edison-Fresno Tigers, but knew it had a chance with its ace on the mound. However, Stallions’ ace Seth Goodrich had a rare off night and the Tigers piled on for a 7-2 victory Friday at Eddie Chapa Field. Goodrich […]
Hawks blank Panthers behind dominant pitching
Although the season is young, with many battles yet to come for the Liberty Hawks baseball team, their recent play on the diamond indicated they are one of the teams to beat in the North Sequoia League. “Well, I have to hand it to our pitching staff. They got off to a hot start today […]
Coyotes drop second straight in league
The Madera Coyotes baseball team is looking to fix some in-house issues after a slow start to the season. The Coyotes dropped to 1-2 in league after losing 3-2 against Bullard-Fresno It was the second straight 3-2 loss for the Coyotes, who came up short against Sanger in the previous game. Madera coach Andy Underwood […]
Coyotes softball loses late to Broncos
For the first five innings, the Madera Coyotes softball team looked like a team to beat in the vaunted Tri-River Athletic Conference. However, the Clovis North Broncos finally solved freshman pitcher Alexis Galvan and tagged her for four runs in the sixth inning for a 5-3 non-conference victory Thursday at Zimmerman Field. “We played good […]