MUSD hosts Summer Squad Camps
Madera Unified School District is hosting a variety of Summer Squad Camps, providing students with the opportunity to engage in exciting and enriching activities, at all three high schools and other sites throughout the day. Dozens of camps will take place throughout the district until July 31. These summer camps have been thoughtfully designed to […]
Supes recognize dedication of many
The Madera County Board of Supervisors meeting saw a focus of law enforcement Tuesday morning as they honored two distinguished individuals who dedicated their careers to ensuring the public’s safety, recognized the commitment of the probation department, and even renamed the juvenile detention facility to more accurately reflect their work. Both Sergent Matt Mollet and […]
Liberty star headed to LaVerne
For the past three years, Liberty Hawks’ Talan LaMattina has been torturing opposing offenses. In fact, some of them were probably in the stands during Liberty’s commencement ceremonies just to make sure LaMattina walked and got that diploma. “When I was on the field, I was the best and everyone knew it,” LaMattina said.
Speedway hosts Summer SpeedFest
Madera Speedway will host one of its most action-packed events of the season on Saturday with the Summer SpeedFest presented by Hoosier Racing Tire. More than 300 laps of main event racing will be offered up to the fans with the Mission Pro Late Models, 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series, Silver & Gold Mission Modified […]
Commentary: The Democrats’ big mistake
The Big, Beautiful Bill is now the law, so it’s no longer a theoretical discussion about what the bill might do. We’re about to find out what it will do. The Democrats have succeeded in frightening Americans into lopsided opposition. On the day it passed the House, a Quinnipiac poll registered just 29 percent public […]
Opinion: Earth is spinning faster, days getting shorter
Try not to get dizzy. But on Tuesday and again on August 5, the earth will be spinning faster than usual. It may be hard for us to understand that Earth is not just a huge hunk of rock and water that is simply positioned as the third planet from the sun. Actually, we rotate […]
Missing community stores
As we see the “big box” chain stores go out of business, it makes me wonder if the big corporate businesses were ever a good idea. Over the years, we have seen these big chains swallow up the little community stores, and it appeared they were bigger, stronger, and would last longer than these little […]
Knife fight at the Mint Saloon
R. Tuggle was stabbed by S. Monahan last night after a friendly game of cards led to a row. Monahan is under arrest. Robert Tuggle was last night stabbed four times with a pocket knife by Sam Monahan, a horse dealer, who at one time kept the Yosemite stable. The wounds are severe, but not […]