City urges residents to conserve water
Author(s): Farin MontanezPatrol, citation efforts could be increasedWith the effects of a record-breaking California drought looming, City of Madera officials may have to increase water citation and...
View ArticleCalif. almost entirely state of drought
Author(s): Mark SmithMuch of Central Valley qualifies under extreme labelThe National Drought Mitigation Center confirmed this month, following California’s driest year on record, that nearly 90...
View ArticleDelta restoration large in both scope and price
Author(s): Mark SmithIt’s taken eight years of planning, contains roughly 34,000 pages, and as designed holds a price tag of $25 billion, but officials say the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) is a...
View ArticleMadera may lose out on Millerton water
Author(s): Mark SmithIn what would be a first-ever, last-resort option due to a third straight year of drought, federal water officials may be forced to divert water historically used for east Valley...
View ArticleThe global effect of a California drought
Author(s): Elsa MejiaLack of water will affect crops, workers and consumersAside from the short-term effects of lands thirsting for water, California’s driest spell in history will have a rippling...
View ArticleCustomer service leads to restaurant
Business ProfileAuthor(s): Tyler TakedaWith a passion for customer care, Alex Alkadashee decided he wanted the ability to make sure his customers were treated the way they should be treated.“Customer...
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Study: Kids’ obesity risk starts early
Author(s): Associated PressThose efforts to fight obesity in schools? Think younger. A new study finds that much of a child’s “weight fate” is set by age 5, and that nearly half of kids who became...
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17 rural communities low on water
Author(s): Associated PressVulnerable districts in Madera and Fresno counties SAN JOSE (AP) — Seventeen rural communities in drought-stricken California are in danger of a severe water shortage within...
View ArticleMeteorologist: rain, snow likely
Author(s): Mark SmithBut will ‘barely make a dent’Madera’s first rainfall in almost two months is in today’s forecast as well as snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains, but a meteorologist said the...
View Article3 teens arrested for golf course vandalism
Author(s): Mark SmithThree Madera County teenagers were arrested this week after authorities said they broke into a foothills golf course, vandalized golf carts and set fire to surveillance cameras...
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Court to hear rail appeal
Author(s): Associated PressSACRAMENTO — The California Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred a legal appeal over the state’s high-speed rail project to a state appellate court, declining to take up...
View ArticleFamily loses all but lives
Author(s): Mark SmithValley West church taking donationsA Madera family escaped with their lives from an early Wednesday blaze, officials said, but everything they owned and even their dog were lost in...
View ArticleMiddle Class Scholarship provides new college finance opportunities
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneUndergraduate students who have family incomes up to $150,000 and will attend a California State University (CSU) or a University of California (UC) in the fall can now...
View ArticleDeputies ‘sweep’ mountains, arrest 6
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneLaw enforcement officers swept through eastern Madera County this week and arrested six men wanted on various criminal counts including probation violation and...
View ArticleFresno State to host job fair
Author(s): Elsa MejiaNearly 100 employers will seek applicants at a two-day job fair at Fresno State in mid-February, with a preparation day set for a week prior. Fresno State’s Career Services office...
View ArticleLocal youth fitness program accepting applications
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThrive Fitness aims to lower county’s childhood obesity rateWith Madera County’s childhood obesity rate still among the highest in the state, a local gym has set out to help youth...
View ArticleMadera church to welcome new pastor
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThe Second Missionary Baptist Church has a new pastor. The congregation will welcome the Rev. Xavior Anderson and his wife, Elva Marie, named first lady, with a celebration Sunday...
View ArticleBlood Center desperate for donors
Author(s): Farin MontanezFlu season, high usage has sapped supplyThe Central California Blood Center is desperate for donors — especially those with O-negative blood type — to help with a critically...
View ArticleStormy skies: drought remains in light of rainfall
Author(s): Mark SmithFor the first time in nearly two months, a storm moved through the Central Valley on Thursday, bringing Madera almost double the precipitation meteorologists predicted. But a dry...
View ArticleHazard burns allowed in foothills
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneIn light of recent rainfall, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) announced this week that hazard reduction burning will be allowed in...
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