Gonzalez: ‘Trust me; lower the fees’
Author(s): Bill CoateSchool supt. pleads for reduction for developersAfter a dozen presentations from the audience and a lengthy debate among the school board over developer fees, it fell to Madera...
View ArticleCouple celebrates 50th anniversary
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneOn Friday, Oct. 11, Roy and Cecelia Jones had a blessing of their 50th Anniversary at St. Joachim Catholic Church. Father Gustavo Lopez was the celebrant, and the...
View ArticleTea party to fund wildlife garden
Author(s): Farin MontanezDozens of Maderans will gather for tea, sweets and sandwiches at an afternoon tea party Feb. 1 to benefit the Three Sisters Demonstration Garden, and tickets are still...
View ArticleAccused Westberry burglars caught after 8-mile chase
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneMadera County — A Madera trio that allegedly burglarized a home on Westberry Boulevard and then led a Madera County Sheriff’s detective on an eight-mile chase Thursday...
View Article‘We need water, we need action’
Author(s): Mark SmithValley residents flood capitol for water answersSACRAMENTO -- Hundreds of Valley residents and accompanying lawmakers descended upon the state capitol Thursday to rally support on...
View ArticleRotary Club honors 6th grader
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Madera Sunrise Rotary recognized Rachel Diaz, a sixth grade student at Berenda Elementary School, as their Student of the Month for January. Rachel’s family joined...
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Governor proclaims a drought
Author(s): Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — California is nearly as dry as it’s ever been. High water marks rim half-full reservoirs. Cities are rationing water. Clerics are praying for rain....
View ArticleLocal leaders react to drought declaration
Author(s): Mark SmithAfter California’s driest year on record, Gov. Jerry Brown declared Friday a drought emergency in the state.The declaration came a day after hundreds of Central Valley farm...
View ArticleMan gets 4 years for murder
Author(s): Mark SmithFontes family feels justice not served One of three men accused in the 2012 murder of 44-year-old Maderan Gerald Fontes struck a deal with prosecutors and was sentenced this week...
View ArticleJail tale reopens cold case
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThe jailhouse confessions of a murderer led to a breakthrough in a case that authorities have been on for almost 13 years. Sheriff John Anderson announced on Friday a major break...
View ArticleElks Lodge honors TJ, MLK students
Author(s): Leon EmoThe Madera Elks Lodge have honored Angelisa Pantoja and Daniel Reyes as Students of the Month at its monthly Family Night. Angelisa, an eighth grader at Thomas Jefferson, and Daniel,...
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Disenrollment leaves Natives ‘culturally homeless’
Author(s): Associated PressBy Gosia Wozniacka PORTLAND, Ore. — Mia Prickett’s ancestor was a leader of the Cascade Indians along the Columbia River and was one of the chiefs who signed an 1855 treaty...
View ArticleLocals celebrate King
Author(s): Elsa MejiaStudents who spoke on the impact of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. during a gathering in his honor, heard from one woman whose own life has largely been...
View ArticleMadera woman killed on SR 99
Author(s): DJ BeckerA 62-year-old Madera woman was killed late Monday afternoon after losing control of her 2004 Hyundai SUV and striking a semi truck at the Y intersection of State Route 152 and SR...
View ArticleLocal authors share stories at annual gathering
Author(s): Elsa MejiaStorytellers, of fact and fiction, sat around the Blanche Galloway Room of the Madera County Library to chat with visitors, sell their books and talk about their craft. Besides...
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Emergency drought bill would halt San Joaquin restoration
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner is scheduled to visit the Central Valley of California today, joining three Republican colleagues to propose emergency legislation...
View ArticleSheriff says man, 101, was robbed by phony roofers
Author(s): Mark SmithTwo men posing as professional roofers bilked a 101-year-old Chowchilla man out of his safe, Madera County Sheriff’s officials said Tuesday.Around 3:30 p.m. Saturday, two Hispanic...
View ArticleMark Foote named new CEO of Madera Community Hospital
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneMark Foote, Madera Community Hospital’s vice president of finance and chief financial officer for 11 years, has been selected as the hospital’s new CEO after the...
View ArticleGerman ambassador pays call
Author(s): Chuck DoudVisit focused on trade agreement now being negotiated Peter Ammon, the German ambassador to the United States, visited Madera Tuesday morning with his wife, Marliese, to talk about...
View ArticleLove for wings brings franchise
Business ProfileAuthor(s): Tyler TakedaGrowing up in Modesto, Jason Khan had a favorite place to go to while he and his high school buddies were looking for a place to eat.While attending Fresno State,...
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