Sheriff, Judge races decided
Madera County voters made their voices heard this week in the Primary Election. Katherine Rigby was the overwhelming leader for Superior Court Judge, Office 1. She took the lead when the results were first announced Tuesday evening and kept the lead. She earned 8,667 votes (70.68 percent) as of the last results released by the […]
Madera’s Salas qualifies for nationals
Matilda Torres High School’s first-ever Central Section champion, wrestler Aiden Salas, has qualified for the Marine Corps National Championships in July. “It’s the biggest high school tournament in the country,” said his father, Alex. Salas will be wrestling at 113 pounds in the Cadet Division for freshmen and sophomores. “The tournament is only for high […]
Juneteenth Day celebration set
Black Saints United and the City of Madera will present the second annual Junteenth Celebration on Friday at 10 a.m. at the Madera Courthouse Museum Park. The theme of the event is “Break Every Chain.” The guest speaker will be Pastor Alonzo Wagner from Fresno Westside Seventh-Dad Adventist Church. “It’s going to be spectacular,” said […]
Tires stolen in city; Suspect apprehended at MID
Madera Police officers are responding to an increase of thefts regarding vehicle tires and rims throughout the city of Madera. Occurrences are happening during hours of darkness, both to vehicles parked on the street, in driveways, and in parking lots. Primarily, the vehicles being targeted are newer modeled Toyota and Honda sedans, specifically Corollas and […]
Fresno slammed Madera schools
When they carved Madera County out of Fresno County, the newspapers of Fresno never failed to take pot shots at its new neighbor to the north. In 1893, the public tone in Fresno turned blatantly sarcastic. “How dare these ingrates even propose leaving the nurturing arms of Fresno!” An excellent example of these journalistic sour […]
The games people play
There were no computers in homes while I was growing up, which was in the 50’s and 60’s. No kid had a cell phone or an iPad, or any other electronic device to use for pleasure or studies. Our house had one telephone, and it was not even cordless. We had one of those clunky […]
Opinion: Waiting room — the value of time
Albert Einstein wrote about it. So did Stephen Hawking. Now, it’s my turn. I’ve been concerned (to put it mildly and in terms that can be published in a family newspaper) about the value that is placed on time. But I’m not going to try to fool anyone into thinking that I know anything about […]
Opinion: Let aging Feinstein serve out her term
Since her election to the U.S. Senate in 1992, no politician has done more for California and its people than 88-year-old Diane Feinstein. Without Feinstein, there would be no national parks in the redwood country of Northern California or the parts of the Mojave Desert thick with Joshua trees. There would be far fewer federal […]
Fourth event set for Madera Eats
The Madera Parks and Community Services Department will host its fourth Madera Street Eat Events tonight at Town and Country Park from 5-9 p.m. “Our first one was August of last year. Then, in November and April,” said Parks and Community Services Facilities director Nicki Rincon. However, by the fourth time, Rincon said it’s getting […]