Ray Pool chosen Senior Farmer for 2014
Author(s): Bill CoateThe annual search for Madera County’s Senior Farmer is over. The honor has been bestowed on Ray W. Pool by the Madera District Chamber of Commerce, according to its president/CEO...
View ArticlePre-trial continues in Pike case
Author(s): Mark Smith“Go a head just kill her.” Those are the words that prosecutors contend then-16-year-old Brittany Navarra text messaged to the cell phone of Dustin Gran in 2008 shortly before he...
View ArticleRain floods Madera streets
Author(s): Farin MontanezWeekend storm approachesA storm that blew through Madera on Thursday poured .77 of an inch of rain on the town, flooding streets and parking lots and turning sidewalks into...
View ArticleTeen accused of newborn killing pleads not guilty
Author(s): Elsa MejiaA teenager accused of murdering her newborn in Madera after sheriff’s deputies found the baby girl wrapped in a plastic bag and stuffed in a cabinet under the bathroom sink pleaded...
View ArticleWeber, Adams engaged
Author(s): Elsa MejiaAllison Leigh Adams and Brian Anthony Weber are engaged and plan to marry next month.Adams is the daughter of Doug and Irene Adams of Madera. Raised in Madera, she now lives in San...
View Article‘America’s Got Talent’ auditions this weekend
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneNBC’s reality show “America’s Got Talent” is searching for the next great act, with its season nine audition tour making its final stop in Los Angeles this...
View ArticleGroup to host Crab Feed
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneSoroptimist’s 23rd annual Crab Feed is set for Feb. 22 at Madera District Fairground’s Hatfield Hall with a 5 p.m. start and 6 p.m. dinner. The meal includes all you...
View Article‘The Tragedy of Julius Caesar’ today
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThe words of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays will come alive at the Madera County Library as professional actors put on “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” today....
View ArticleGran pre-trial continues
Author(s): Mark SmithThe pre-trial court proceedings for accused killer Dustin Gran continued Friday with several more hours of questioning focused on a digital forensics expert and the work he...
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High-speed rail project still going
Author(s): Associated PressTrain timeline unchanged despite setbacks SACRAMENTO (AP) — The California High-Speed Rail Authority lowered its estimated future revenue based on new ridership projections...
View ArticleVandal smashes up courthouse windows
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneShards of glass littered the public entrance of Madera County’s Courthouse building Friday morning after vandals smashed a window and door sometime overnight.Two rocks...
View ArticleValley city readies for shortfalls
Author(s): The Madera TribuneBy Jamie ApplegateAs the threat of one of the largest droughts in California history continues to loom, farmers and officials in the San Joaquin Valley town of Coalinga —...
View ArticleStolen phone tracked down
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneIn less than 20 minutes, Madera County sheriff’s deputies used a free smartphone application to track down a stolen phone and wallet over the weekend, authorities...
View ArticleStorm brings snow, rain
Author(s): Mark SmithBut not as much as hopedSierra ski resorts may be rejoicing after a weekend storm dropped up to five feet of snow on top of the mountains and near-record rainfall to Lake Tahoe....
View ArticleEnter to run with a reporter
Author(s): Farin MontanezMadera Tribune reporter Elsa Mejía will participate in her first 5K run on Saturday — and is inviting readers to join her. Three free entries to the “world’s most colorful 5K,”...
View ArticleChildren’s Museum spared
Author(s): Bill CoateDonation from the Historical Society will help keep facility’s doors openThe James Monroe Children’s Museum has been given a new lease on life, thanks to a $12,000 donation from...
View ArticleCalifornia senators introduce water bill
Author(s): Mark SmithFollowing the House’s passage last week of a water bill targeted specifically at the California drought that has captured national headlines, Democratic Sens. Barbara Boxer and...
View ArticleLocals shine at World Ag Expo
Author(s): Farin MontanezMore than 15 Madera-based companies made their presence known to the agricultural industry at-large at the 47th World Ag Expo in Tulare on Tuesday. The companies will continue...
View Article100 fill bank for Relay kick-off
Author(s): Leon EmoCentral Valley Community Bank on Howard Road was filled to capacity this week when Maderans gathered to kick off efforts for the 2014 American Cancer Society’s Madera Relay For...
View ArticleTeen wins essay contest for dental prize
Author(s): Tami Jo Nix“Smiles always make a picture look way nicer,” wrote Samantha Valencia, a 14-year-old freshman at Madera High School. “And they give a shine to someone’s face. However, my teeth...
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