Leach named new Madera Fair CEO
The Madera Fair Board of Directors announced Monday Barbara Leach as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Madera Fair. With a passion for community engagement, Leach brings an exceptional blend of experience and vision to the role. “With Barbara’s history and background in event planning, contract negotiations and marketing, the Board is excited to […]
James Madison receives sweater donation
In the spirit of the holiday season, more than 450 James Madison Elementary students received a sweater on Thursday, thanks to the generous donation of three local Madera companies: Pacific Farm Management, Cal-Pacific Supply Inc., and Valley Stealz. This is the fourth year Ahmed “Mike“ Alamari, President of Pacific Farm Management, Cal-Pacific Supply Inc., has […]
Dead subject found in vehicle
The Madera Police Department received a call for service to check the welfare of an unknown male subject in a vehicle, not responding. Officers arrived on scene Friday afternoon, and located a 43-year-old male subject inside the vehicle, deceased. It is unknown if the male subject is homeless or lived in the area. Officers located […]
Pursuit leads to stolen vehicle
Madera Police Officer Jeremy McCool attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle for failing to stop at a stop sign. The driver of the vehicle fled from McCool, and a short pursuit ensued. The driver failed to negotiate a turn in the area of Sherwood Way and Sonora Street, and collided into a […]
MCSO seeking suspect ID
The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying an unknown male subject who was involved in multiple vehicle burglaries on December 11 in the Madera Ranchos area. Stolen credit cards from the burglaries were used in Fresno in the hours following. Stills from surveillance footage where the man used one […]
Coyotes place fourth at Liberty
The Madera Coyotes sent a second team to the Mad Ranch Duals at Liberty and came away with a fourth place finish. The Coyotes went 3-2 on Saturday in duals with their two losses coming by a combined six points. Meanwhile, host Liberty went 2-2 in the tournament with wins over Justin Garza and Central. […]
Toros cruise into semifinals
In what was supposed to be one of the best games of the Cen-Cal Holiday Invitational girls basketball tournament ended up being a footnote this weekend at Matilda Torres High School. The Toros set up a quarterfinal match-up with the Selma Bears after a dominating victory over Dos Palos in the first round. However, Selma […]
Stallions honor seniors with win
In its first dual match of the season, the Madera South Stallions honored its two seniors with an emphatic victory over the Pacheco Panthers at Madera South. Nathan Leon and Joshua Crumley were honored before Wednesday’s match. Madera South won 10 of 14 matches, including seven pinfalls, which came in seven straight matches for a […]
Injuries, inexperience affects Coyotes
Earlier in the week, the Madera Coyotes girls basketball team lost forward/center Aaliyah String to a concussion. Then, in its first game of the Cen-Cal Holiday Invitational girls basketball at Torres, they lost forward Brooke Houghton in the first half. Those two big injuries for the Coyotes, and the inexperience of their backcourt led to […]
Book Talk: McFadden, The Housemaid Series
I’ve probably read two dozen of Freida McFadden’s novels. Most have been riveting psychological thrillers and stand-alone stories. But she has also written a series, centered on Millie, a housemaid who has secrets and qualities that make for intrigue and surprise. In my opinion, this series was McFadden’s breakthrough as a “best-selling author.” The Housemaid […]