Former XC champ completes Boston Marathon
Madera’s Isai Orea recently completed the Boston Marathon, and came away with a personal record while moving up more than 400 places than was anticipated. Orea, a 2008 Madera High School graduate, who was a runner-up in the Central Section Cross Country Championship and won three team Valley Titles, completed the Boston Marathon course with […]
Board renames Chavez Elementary
The Madera Unified School District’s School Board has voted to change the name of Cesar Chavez Elementary School to Cottonwood Creek Elementary School. At first blush, this appears to be a fairly safe move. How much trouble can a creek bring on a school? On the other hand, however, how much pride will the new […]
O.L.I.V.E. to host documentary screening
Madera’s O.L.I.V.E. organization, with help from the Madera County Department of Social Services, will host a screening of Perfect Strangers, a documentary exploring what happens when dangerous impostors infiltrate the digital worlds, romantic fantasies, and longing for attention of unsuspecting young women and underage girls. Tickets are on sale for Thursday’s screening for $8 on […]
Train kills pedestrian
Madera Police Department officers responded to a report of a pedestrian getting struck by a train on the railroad tracks at the south side of East Yosemite Avenue. When officers arrived Wednesday morning at about 10:30 a.m., they found an adult male on the track who had sustained injuries consistent with being struck by a […]
Madera’s 7-Eleven sells for record price
Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, a nationally recognized real estate brokerage and advisory firm specializing in retail property sales, announced that the firm has arranged the $12.18 million sale of a newly constructed, single‑tenant 7‑Eleven convenience store, gas station and commercial fueling facility in Madera. The transaction represents the highest‑priced single‑tenant 7‑Eleven ever sold […]
Stallions roll to Div. V title
The Madera South Stallions boys tennis team wasted little time in dispensing the second-seeded Granite Hills Grizzlies to win its first-ever Central Section title. The Stallions boys tennis team was full of firsts this year under first-year head coach Nathan Melchor. Not only did the Stallions win their first Central Section title, they finished their […]
Torres captures Div. IV crown
While the Madera South Stallions boys tennis team made history, the Matilda Torres Toros boys tennis team made its own history across town. The top-seeded Toros dominated third-seeded Foothill for an easy 5-1 victory to win the program’s first Div. IV Central Section championship. “I can’t describe the feelings. It’s unbelievable to me that we […]
Letters: Radicalizing from the left
Unfortunately, here we are again, dealing with another attempt to assassinate the POTUS by another crazed individual who has been brainwashed and radicalized by the far left wing faction that has taken over the Democrat party. This guy apparently thought it was his job to save the world and take out Trump. Pretty sad that, […]
Opinion: The changing American family
In my field, sociology, some of the most significant and interesting changes that we’ve witnessed in the past half century have involved the composition of the American family. But I need to point out that the United States is not unique in this regard. As a nation, we are following the trends that started in […]
A sunbeam
“This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.” These are lyrics many of us know. They are from an old gospel song, and it is a song about faith, perseverance, and resilience. It says, “I am going to encourage others to be positive.” In the Bible, the word light symbolizes God’s presence, holiness, […]