The Coffee Group gathers
It was at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, in the home of Ron and Rhonda Peacock. Six long-time friends gathered together for their morning coffee. It was a time they all enjoyed each week, sometimes several times during the week. There are now nine guys in their “coffee group.” Most of them are U.S. military veterans. […]
Big rig runs into back of car
Madera California Highway Patrol officers responded to a multi-vehicle, chain reaction crash on State Route 41, just south of Avenue 12 on Tuesday at about 7:30 a.m. A preliminary investigation determined a 57-year-old male from Fresno was driving a 2020 Peterbilt semi-truck, with a set of double trailers, northbound on SR-41, just south of Avenue […]
Arrest made in arson fires
The Madera County Sheriff’s Office announced an arrest of the suspect in the Deadwood Mountain Arson Series by CALFIRE Madera Mariposa Merced Unit, with the assistance of Madera County Sheriff’s Investigators. Around 10:43 p.m., on July 19, CALFIRE MMU responded, along with units from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office, to a report of a fire […]
Major accident on Road 23
At approximately 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, Madera Police Department responded to a traffic collision in the area of Road 23 and Avenue 16. Upon arrival, MPD officers located a big rig which had left the roadway and was laying on its side along a canal embankment. The driver of the big rig was uninjured. Another vehicle […]
Council reviews next budget
The annual proposed budget was submitted for approval to the Madera City Council last week during its regularly scheduled meeting. Madera Director of Financial Services, Mike Lima, introduced the proposed budget for the 2024/25 fiscal year in a PowerPoint presentation in which Lima reviewed key additions for this year. The city anticipates its largest ever […]
Coyotes fall in five sets to Caruthers
After losing the first set, the Madera Coyotes girls volleyball team stormed back to win the second two sets by a combined 50-34 score, but dropped the final two sets in a non-league match against the Caruthers Blue Raiders in Joe Flores Gym. The Coyotes averted most of the mental errors that have plagued them […]
Toros can’t hold off Pacheco comeback
From the start, it looked like the Matilda Torres Toros girls volleyball team was going to come away with a three-set sweep over the visiting Pacheco Panthers from Los Banos. However, the Toros couldn’t hold onto a 22-16 third set lead and the Panthers came all the way back to win the fifth set 15-13 […]
Aguilar keeps going, running her way to success
UC Merced women’s cross country and outdoor track senior Jaydah Aguilar from Madera South High School keeps running her way to victory. The Bobcats star from nearby Madera is already a 7X All-California Pacific Conference performer, and she has made sure to excel in other areas as well. Aguilar debuted for UC Merced on the […]
Letters: Friends with the truth
The opinion piece by Mr. Wieland on Saturday, August 3, is very important! He finishes by saying, “Thank you, Mr. President.” This piece has been playing on my mind since first reading it and I just could not let it go, reading it and skimming through it more than once. Before going further, I need […]
Opinion: Home ownership in the U.S.
Owning one’s own home is an indicator that one is well into the process of attaining the “American Dream.” At one time, home ownership was also considered to be one of the factors for entrance into the upper-middle class, the class of professional people. But that changed, especially after World War II when the G.I. […]