Sheriff warns of phone scam
Author(s): Mark SmithWoman, 82, almost taken for $1,000 by crook’s urgent plea for cash“If you receive a call from anyone claiming to be a relative with an urgent plea for cash, more than likely, it’s...
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Website InsightsAuthor(s): Chuck DoudYou will notice The Madera Tribune (print edition) is unusually small today — only six pages. And there is a reason for that. On Tuesday, a device in our computer...
View Article2nd Honor Flight effort starts
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Madera Rotary Club and president Ren Hallett began their fundraising efforts for a second Honor Flight for Madera County veterans at a Tuesday luncheon at Madera...
View ArticleAnother phone scam hits county
Author(s): Mark SmithMadera County Sheriff John Anderson cautioned residents Wednesday that another phone scam has come to town; this time with wannabe thieves guised as the federal government.The...
View ArticleSchedule for robotics contest
Author(s): Bill CoateMadera Unified School District will host the third annual Central Valley Regional Robotics Competition on March 7-9. The robotics contest, one of the largest in the United States,...
View ArticleHigh stakes robot clash coming to Madera
Author(s): Bill CoateA group of high school competitors invaded the Madera Unified School District board room to share excitement being generated by an upcoming “superbowl of smarts.”Alan Hollman, vice...
View ArticleMuch-needed storms hit Valley
Author(s): Mark SmithA series of showers swept into Madera on Wednesday with more expected today and Friday, which could bring more than an inch of rain and several feet of snow to a Valley choked dry...
View ArticleMissing minor found safe
Author(s): Mark SmithA teenage girl was returned safe to Madera on Wednesday evening after authorities caught her on the run to Mexico with her 41-year-old supposed boyfriend.The 13-year-old girl was...
View ArticleFamily business finds happy home in Madera
Author(s): Mark SmithJH Sanders Sales and Leasing could best be called a family business, through and through.And after decades in other towns, for the last five years it’s called Madera home.What...
View ArticleTaylor Insurance, a legacy of community service
Author(s): Tami Jo NixThe Jan. 7, 2009, death of Madera’s Kenny Taylor left a huge hole in Madera for his family, his friends and the community. St. Joachim Church, where he attended 6 a.m. Mass every...
View ArticleMeet the cheesemakers: the Daccarett family
Author(s): Tami Jo NixA bout with cancer and research on the disease in 2009 led Mario Daccarett to develop and pursue a passion to make sheep milk into cheese.He and his wife of 28 years, Sandra, make...
View ArticleMaking cheese from a different source
Author(s): Tami Jo NixMario Daccarett and Golden Valley Farms is making its name by producing cheese from sheep milk.He operates on 10 acres in Chowchilla and has a flock of 200 East Friesian and...
View ArticleCoolest digs in Madera for real estate broker
Author(s): Tami Jo NixOut near Madera Airport sits an office building on an acre of land that can boast a unique feature others can only dream about. Adjacent to the home of Sagouspe Real Estate on...
View ArticleMaderan invents gas cylinder lifting solution
Author(s): Farin MontanezManufacturing workers have been burdened for more than eight decades with the backbreaking task of lifting 180-pound pressurized gas cylinders onto welding machines — until...
View ArticleGirls bring ‘Power’ to Liberty FFA
Author(s): Mark SmithA bright-red Massey Ferguson model 1533 tractor rumbles away on the property of Madera’s Quality Machinery Center.Ever so slowly, the seven-foot-tall, eight-speed, manual...
View ArticleRay Pool’s two loves: farming and flying
Author(s): Bill CoateRay Pool is one of Madera County’s most respected farmers. For more than 60 years he has worked his land to produce a variety of crops, including almonds, grapes, alfalfa, cotton...
View ArticleCoyotes take three at Redwood
Author(s): Tyler TakedaVISALIA — After two losses to the Clovis West Golden Eagles to open the season, the Madera Coyote softball team bounced back with three straight victories to open the Redwood...
View ArticleStolen car stop leads to counterfeit bills, drugs
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneAll Star ring also foundA husband and wife were arrested this week after authorities found methamphetamine and buckets of counterfeit money inside their home, Madera...
View ArticleOne more joins county election
Author(s): Mark SmithGolden Valley Unified School District board president Mona Diaz has thrown her hat into the proverbial ring, running for the District 1 county supervisor seat to be vacated at...
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Legislature passes $687 million drought plan
Author(s): Associated PressBy Fenit NirappilSACRAMENTO — State lawmakers on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a $687 million plan to provide immediate relief to drought-stricken communities, a package...
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