New building coming to Madison
Big changes are on the horizon at Madison Elementary School. By August 2026, a brand-new two-story building will open its doors, giving more students the chance to grow bilingually and bi-literately. The new facility will serve more than 250 students in grades 6-8 through the school’s Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program. It will include classrooms […]
Head-on crash claims life
CHP Madera Officers responded to a crash involving two vehicles on State Route 41, north of Road 406, Sunday evening at about 7:30 p.m. A 30-year-old woman from Oakhurst was driving a black Honda Accord, heading northbound on SR-41, approaching Road 406. A 63-year-old woman from Fresno was driving a white Ford Escape, southbound on […]
MPD responds to break-in
During day shift Monday, Madera Police Department FTO Rosas and his trainee, Officer Rangel, were dispatched to the area of S. Madera and E. Pecan avenues regarding a report of an adult male breaking into a parked vehicle. After the break-in was discovered, the suspect fled on foot. The reporting citizen provided a description of […]
Madera County honors 9/11 first responders
Madera County Supervisors, along with local leaders and the community, delivered an emotional salute to heroic firefighters and first responders in front of the iconic downtown 9/11 firefighter memorial for the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on Thursday in Courthouse Park. The historic monument displays one of the original steel beams of the […]
Hazardous materials warning in foothills
A chemical was found that caused eye and breathing irritation, forcing a Shelter-In-Place warning in Oakhurst. This was deemed a hazardous materials incident Tuesday. Road 426 was closed for a few hours while California American Water was trying to determine the specific chemicals involved. The road was closed in the 51000 block for a half-mile […]
Hawks get sweep over Coyotes
Liberty Hawks girls volleyball coach Grant Clark’s mantra during his tenure has been to keep swinging. His Hawks kept swinging against the Madera Coyotes on Tuesday, and picked up a three-set sweep at Liberty. The Hawks picked up 38 kills, including out hitting the Coyotes 28-11 over the first two sets. Meanwhile, the Coyotes only […]
Toros get offensive in win over Aztecs
The Matilda Torres Toros flag football team amassed 345 yards of total offense in a 32-0 victory over the Mendota Aztecs at Toro Stadium. The Toros rushed for 132 yards and quarterback Amerie Lujan threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns in the victory. Lujan also rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown. Emma Gomez […]
Stallions shut out in loss to Pacheco
In its match-up with the Pacheco Panthers, the Madera South Stallions’ flag football team seemed to be ready for a defensive battle that ended in a 24-0 Pacheco victory on September 3 at Madera South. Both teams had trouble finding any offense in the first half with the teams combining for just one first down. […]
Letters: Blocking Trump’s efforts
I have to admit that we are living in some very troubling times. But a lot of the trouble is being caused by the Democrat party’s efforts to block the efforts of Donald Trump and the Republican’s to do what they were elected to do. One major issue in this country is the level of […]
Opinion: In the post-AI world — what will we do?
“I am a warrior so that my son may be a merchant so that his son may be a poet.” — John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States When people talk about artificial intelligence (AI), they generally take the attitude: “Well, people will have to deal with that in the future.” The problem […]