City adopts 2023/2024 budget
In a special meeting held downtown last week, the Madera City Council adopted the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. In a presentation given by Mike Lima, Director of Financial Services, the City Council listened to an overview of some of the key changes to one of Madera’s largest budgets in history during a […]
Caltrans announces full closure of State Route 99 and Ave. 12
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), along with Security Paving, announced the overnight closure of northbound State Route 99, at Avenue 12, for several nights starting August 28. The closure is needed for crews to install precast girders for the Cottonwood Creek Replacement Project currently happening on the southbound lanes. The overnight closures are scheduled […]
Coyotes strike early for second victory
By the time the first half was over, the Madera Coyotes football team had the game in hand, but scored 20 more points in the third quarter for a 49-24 victory over the Selma Bears. The Coyotes scored 15 points in the first quarter, 14 in the second and 20 more in the third to […]
Toros dominate second half for first win
Both the Matilda Torres Toros and Kerman Lions’ football teams looked locked in for a battle heading into halftime with a 14-6 Torres lead. However, the second half was all Toros as they scored 21 unanswered points for a 42-13 non-conference victory in their home opener at Madera South on Friday. The Toros’ top three […]
Hawks run away with win
The Sanger West Hornets scored a touchdown on their opening drive against the Liberty Hawks. However, the rest of the way, the Hawks outscored the Hornets 34-0 and outgained them 285-104 to improve to 2-0 on the season. After the opening drive touchdown, the Hornets didn’t have a drive of more than 12 yards until […]
Cooper becomes sixth different Madera Pro winner
Shelden Cooper earned his first career Lunkerdaddy Pro Late Model victory, and became the sixth different 2023 MAVTV-televised Madera winner in the 80-lap feature. Saturday night’s win keeps Cooper in the championship hunt and cements his run through the ranks of Madera, from Hobby Stock championships to Short Track Shootout B-Main wins, to a Pro […]
Toros still looking to improve
Early in the season, Matilda Torres Toros girls volleyball coach Adam Horner has had problems getting his entire team at practices. Earlier in the season, twins Sabrina and Analise Cerrillo missed a week due to a death in the family. There have been the usual injuries. And, on Thursday, when the Toros were set to […]
Letters: Thank you, Madera GOP
The recent “Back to School” luncheon, held at the Madera Municipal Golf Course, was organized by the Madera GOP, with table supporters Congressmen Tom McClintock and John Duarte, County Supervisors Dave Rogers and Robert Poythress, Gomes Pistachio Farms, Barbara Thomasson, Michael and Dawn Wells, John and Jannai Pero, Gina Wallace and others. Thank you, sponsors, […]
Letters: Constitution says ‘No More Trump’
The U.S. Constitution bans another Donald Trump presidency. It’s a legal conclusion based on the Republican written original language of the postbellum Constitution. Conservative constitutional scholars have joined liberal colleagues in proffering this legal conclusion in law review articles. They include members of the Federalist Society, the group whose members have included the six conservative […]
Commentary: Voters are not beholden to a party
Pro-life Americans just celebrated the House’s passage of a crucial amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that, if signed into law, will protect American taxpayers from funding abortion-related travel for servicemembers and their dependents through the Department of Defense. The amendment passed the House. However, we were deeply disappointed to see Representative John […]