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Court ruling could delay California water project
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — A state appellate court has ruled that California water officials cannot go onto private property for soil testing and other studies related to construction of...
View ArticleCorps issues 1st permit for bullet train
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneSACRAMENTO — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has issued the first Clean Water Act Section 404 permit for the California high-speed rail project —...
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Rail board to seize 8 more properties
Author(s): Associated PressSACRAMENTO (AP) — The agency overseeing California’s high-speed rail project won permission Friday from a separate state board to begin eminent domain proceedings against...
View ArticleSupporting the sisterhood
Author(s): Tami Jo Nix2 women honored by SoroptimistsWomen in service to other women is the tenant behind one local service club, the Soroptimist International of Madera. On Thursday, the local club...
View ArticleCounty assessor race gets lively
Author(s): Chuck DoudSvanda files, Kidwell to retireThe race for Madera County assessor has been turned on its head due to recent developments that occurred prior to Wednesday, the deadline for...
View ArticleFoothills schools win math tourney
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneNearly 175 Madera County students competeCoarsegold Elementary School’s 7th grade and Oak Creek Intermediate School’s 8th grade teams won the Madera County Academic...
View ArticleCattle drive kicks off stampede
Author(s): Tami Jo NixA herd of 200 horned steers took to Robertson Boulevard on Friday morning in the traditional Chowchilla Western Stampede launch. Reminiscent of an old west cattle drive, emergency...
View ArticleHorseshoe league starts 14th season
Author(s): Leon EmoIt was the sound of metal against metal as the Big Valley Horseshoe League of Madera launched its 14th season with play at the Rotary Park horseshoe pitching complex. More than 100...
View ArticleExhibit, contest showcase young artists
Author(s): Elsa MejiaMadera businesses, an arts council and educators are promoting the work of young local artists with a month-long exhibit. A reception and chalk art competition this weekend also...
View ArticleMan arrested after harassing Girl Scout
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA 36-year-old Mariposa man spent the weekend behind bars after allegedly harassing a 13-year-old Girl Scout outside a grocery store in Oakhurst.Deputies were sent to a...
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Officials oppose plan to rename Yosemite peak
Author(s): Associated PressYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (AP) — A plan to rename a Yosemite National Park peak after the wife of 19th century explorer John Fremont is running into opposition from the National...
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Valley man arrested in plot to fight in Syria
Author(s): Associated PressSEATTLE (AP) — A California man who spoke of wanting to bomb the Los Angeles subway system was arrested near the Canadian border in Washington state and charged with...
View Article2 arrested for felony drug, weapons charges
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneMADNET agents seize pot, butane honey oil labA Coarsegold man faces several felony charges after law enforcement found marijuana plants and processed pot, nearly a...
View ArticleTwo cars collide at Gateway and Cleveland
Author(s): DJ BeckerA two-car collision on Gateway Drive and Cleveland Avenue snarled heavy weekend traffic and slightly injured a female passenger in an SUV, according to authorities.Officers said the...
View ArticleRescue Mission luncheon set
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneBill Pursell of Madera will share some of his country gospel songs at the Madera Rescue Mission Auxiliary meeting and luncheon Friday at the Believer’s Church, 117 N. E...
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Some cities seek water sufficiency
Author(s): Associated PressSANTA MONICA (AP) — Drops of rain fell on Josephine Miller’s 1920s bungalow — a watery relief in the midst of a punishing drought. Instead of flowing into storm drains and...
View ArticleFugitive twins arrested
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneAuthorities arrested twin brothers, Russell and Robert Letsinger, 42, Monday for allegedly trying to scrap a stolen trailer. Both, it turned out, had existing warrants....
View Article2 Fresno men jailed; stolen goods found
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneTwo Fresno men who allegedly stashed stolen property in an Oakhurst motel room were arrested Monday and face multiple felony charges, the Madera County Sheriff’s office...
View ArticleBrass flower holders taken from cemetery
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneNearly two dozen brass floral holder brackets were stolen from a Chowchilla Cemetery mausoleum over the weekend, and the Madera County Sheriff’s Department is looking...
View ArticleStolen ring returned via Web search
Author(s): The Madera TribuneA 10-minute Internet search led Madera County Sheriff’s deputy Matthew Kutz to the rightful owner of a stolen 24-karat gold football championship ring, officials announced...
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