City to restrict water use
Author(s): Mark SmithStarting Saturday, the City of Madera will enter Stage II of its Water Shortage Contingency Plan, and residents who refuse to comply with restricted watering days and other...
View ArticleMadera South students with top GPAs
Author(s): The Madera TribuneThe following Madera South High School students earned a 4.0 grade point average in 2013.Spring 2013: Rafael Arellano, Erik Arias, Lizbeth Arias, Julie Baxter, Luis...
View ArticleMayor grapples with middle school inquisitors
Author(s): Bill CoateWhen Robert Poythress was elected mayor of Madera, he knew he would be called upon to answer to his constituents. Little did he know, however, that some of them would be middle...
View Article282 Stallions earn top marks
Author(s): Elsa MejiaTeachers stood with their students before hundreds of people and spoke about each individual’s academic performance. The report card for all them: exceptional.This week Madera...
View ArticleTime is running out to register for T-Ball
Author(s): Leon EmoThere are only days left to register youth for the Madera Parks and Community Services’ t-ball program. Last year more than 600 children participated in the program, which teaches...
View ArticleTeens speak to Rotary about leadership
Author(s): Leon EmoTwo high school students spoke about their experiences during a four-night Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) camp at a Madera Sunrise Rotary Club meeting this week. The students...
View ArticleNew local vicar general sworn in
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneFRESNO — The new vicar general for the Catholic diocese of Fresno, which includes Madera, swore the oath of office Friday.Rev. Msgr. Raymond Dreiling replaces...
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Fresh snow replenishes ski resorts
Author(s): Associated PressSACRAMENTO (AP) — The winter has been rough on Sierra ski resorts, but this week’s storms have them looking a lot more like they usually do at this time of year. Squaw...
View ArticleSheriff issues county ‘stranger’ alert
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneSheriff John Anderson issued words of warning to all Madera County citizens this week after an unidentified man gained entry to an elderly couple’s home and stole their...
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Rain lashes California
Author(s): Associated PressDrought not busted yet LOS ANGELES (AP) — California was lashed Friday by heavy rains that the parched state so desperately needs, though with the soaking came familiar...
View ArticleJohn Frye feted at hospital farewell
Author(s): The Madera TribuneMadera Community Hospital staff honored John Frye, who will retire April 2 as hospital CEO, with the assistance of his friends at a reception in the facility’s Shebulut...
View ArticleHalf Dome cable use permits available
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneHalf Dome cables day use permits for the hiking season are available for reservation starting today and concluding March 31.Permits to hike to the top of Half Dome are...
View ArticleStorms blow through Madera, Valley
Author(s): Mark SmithThe Central Valley was blasted with cacophonous thunder, swirling winds, and pounding rainfall Friday during the year’s most powerful storm to date.In Madera, the weather was not...
View ArticleWorkshop to address all things water
Author(s): Mark SmithMadera County residents will have a chance Tuesday to shape the future of water policy during an informational workshop at the Madera County Board of Supervisors meeting.Beginning...
View Article42 K9 teams at training day
For The Madera Tribune K9’s of all kinds, showed their skills during Madera County’s annual K9 training day held in Eastern Madera County over the weekend.Twenty–two Madera County SAR volunteers along...
View ArticleOwners leave last local 7-Eleven
Author(s): Leon EmoAfter 17 years and eight months, Sunny and Renu Bhanot walked out of their 7-Eleven convenience store at Cleveland Avenue and Lake Street late last week for the final time.After a...
View ArticleStudents fast to help starving kids
Author(s): Elsa MejiaStudents at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School deliberately went hungry to help feed starving children.Seven Peer Helpers and three members of the International Club on campus...
View ArticleDiscipleship program graduates 8
Author(s): Elsa MejiaEight men and women were applauded by family, friends and the staff of the Madera Rescue Mission, who they’ve come to appreciate as much as next of kin, during a graduation...
View ArticleLocal school tackles obesity, hunger
Author(s): John RiepingFilm, panel discussion plannedO’NEALS — A foothills charter school in O’Neals, 27 miles northeast of Madera, will host a free film screening and panel discussion — with...
View ArticleNorth Fork tribal chairwoman given national position
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians announced Monday that its chairwoman, Judy “Elaine” Bethel-Fink, was appointed to a federal position where she will represent...
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