Fire destroys vacant home on Ellis Street
A suspicious fire lit up the night sky as it destroyed a 2,800-square-foot vacant home and shop building on the corner of Ellis Street and Country Club Drive Tuesday night, according to CalFire authorities. Ellis Street was closed for several hours as fire crews battled the massive blaze. Madera Battalion Chief Jim Forga said, “We […]
Council ponders building 2.5 million-gallon tank
A presentation to the Madera City Council Wednesday evening focused on current water usage, projected peak water demands and highlighted the immediate need for a new 2.5 million-gallon concrete water storage tank to meet the water needs of today’s users and also to meet required fire-flow targets. The estimated cost of the project is more […]
1 killed in rollover
A 25-year-old man from Stockton was killed early Sunday morning after being ejected from a speeding car on State Route 99 at the junction of Highway 152, according to the California Highway Patrol. The driver, 19-year-old Clinton J. Jordan, also of Stockton reportedly lost control of his 2004 Chevy Malibu about 6:20 am on the […]
Tragedy chased Robert Todd Lincoln
Robert Todd Lincoln lived a life filled with irony. As a young lad, he was rescued from falling off a moving train by Edwin Booth, the elder brother of John Wilkes Booth, his father’s assassin, but this was just the beginning of the strange twists of fate that Robert would encounter throughout his life. Upon […]
Letter: Relay For Life raised $98,000, but more needed
Another Relay For Life, our 22nd, has come and gone, but NOT the fundraising. As of May 14, we’ve raised over $98,000! We’re NOT done yet and will continue to accept donations through the end of August. Many thanks go out to ALL of our volunteers, friends, family, and the many local businesses that worked […]
Letter: Honor those who sacrificed
Not just a three-day weekend, an unofficial start to summer, or an excuse to barbecue, Memorial Day is a chance to honor all those who sacrificed their lives while serving our nation. The National Moment of Remembrance is schedule for 3 p.m. local time each Memorial Day, and presents a chance for all Americans, alone […]
Opinion: Another friend lost
It is with a heavy heart I return to this space to mourn the passing of another friend from high school. For the second time in as many weeks, a person with a positive influence on my young life has passed on. Norma “Younger,” Jantzen, 81, died on April 30. She was my first journalism […]
Hawks lose early lead in semifinals
The Liberty Hawks softball team had their ace dealing on the mound and took an early 2-0 lead and were looking to deliver the upset in the Div. III semifinals. However, top-seeded Dinuba scored a run in the next inning and added three more in the fifth for a 4-2 victory to end fourth-seeded Liberty’s […]
Madera athletes take home championships
Former Madera and Madera South baseball aces helped their respective teams to a league championship this season. Former Madera Coyotes standout, who helped Madera win the 2013 Div. II Valley Championship, Alec Gamboa helped the Fresno City College Rams to the Central Valley Conference championship. He was named the CVC Pitcher of the Year on […]
A word of warning
A few months ago, I wrote a column entitled “Rude on the Road,” and in it I talked about things we do behind the wheels of our vehicles, and we selfishly fail to consider the effects on others. Something seems to happen to us when we get behind a steering wheel. As drivers, we take […]