Legacy of local recalled
Author(s): Tami Jo NixFuneral for Virginia Rose next weekWorking to improve a bad situation wherever she found one is how many people remember Virginia Lee Rose of Madera. The 79-year-old native of...
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State water fines upped
Author(s): Associated PressThe Madera TribuneConservation efforts weak Reservoirs are running dry, the Capitol’s lawn has turned brown, and farmers have left hundreds of thousands of acres unplanted.In...
View ArticleBullet train pushes on
Author(s): Mark SmithProject not halted by challengesDespite several legal challenges and ongoing political opposition, construction on the first section of California’s high-speed rail project...
View ArticleHealth officials: Oakhurst mobile home water contaminated
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneResidents living in the Oakhurst Mobile Home Estates were advised Thursday afternoon not to drink their tap water or use it for cooking until further notice.The...
View ArticleDUI convict gets 8 years, 8 months
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneTawney Jeffries, 46, of Oakhurst, was sentenced to eight years and eight months in prison last week in Madera Superior Court for driving under the influence and causing...
View ArticleIllegal pot grow found to be irrigated with sewer water
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneNarcotic agents chop down more than 2,000 plantsIn a rural section of Madera County known as Trigo, near Avenue 11 and Road 32, narcotic agents Thursday morning chopped...
View ArticleLocal Boy Scouts to earn highest honor
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneMadera brothers Cody and Conner Magnuson will be honored this weekend with the Boy Scouts of America’s highest rank, Eagle Scout.The two entered the scouts when they...
View ArticleCounty blighted by trash, some say
Author(s): DJ BeckerJunk machinery and piles of rotting household trash continue to plague Madera County neighborhoods, says a longtime critic of county code enforcement.Ron Rosa of Madera Acres, a...
View ArticleAlleged teen burglar caught
Author(s): Mark SmithMadera police picked up an alleged daytime burglar Thursday in the backyard of the home he is suspected of robbing.Octavio Sandoval, 18, was arrested around 10 a.m. for...
View ArticleLocals build homes with help from philanthropy
Author(s): The Madera TribuneBy Careen WongSelf-Help Enterprises, which has served the San Joaquin Valley for 50 years, arrived in Madera this week to turn the American dream of homeownership into...
View ArticleSemi overturns on 99, blocks 152 connector
Author(s): DJ BeckerA semi truck heading north on State Route 99 overturned Thursday morning about 7:45 a.m., blocking both lanes of the westbound Highway 152 connector ramp and detouring traffic for...
View ArticleRescue Mission to host wrap party, motorcycle Scrabble ride next month
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Madera Rescue Mission has two events scheduled for September and is calling upon local residents to make them a success.The “Wrap Party” which will celebrate the...
View ArticleTime to connect with free Lego Movie in the Park
Author(s): Leon EmoTonight’s Movie in the Park feature film is “The Lego Movie.” The computer animated movie comes to life with the voices of Will Arnett, Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman....
View ArticleFarmers could face fallowing of fields
Author(s): DJ BeckerMore Madera County croplands could be fallowed if a better water-use policy isn’t achieved soon, according to the University of California’s Central Valley water use and soils farm...
View ArticleRotary seeks book donations for Eastin-Arcola Elementary
Author(s): Careen WongEastin-Arcola Elementary School reopened this month after a six-year closure — with no books in its library. The Madera Rotary Club has donated nearly 50 books, but is calling on...
View ArticleSchool board filings close: 14 run for 7 seats
Author(s): Bill CoateWith the closing of the filing period for local races in the Nov. 4 general election at 5 p.m. Wednesday, candidates for positions on the school boards of Madera Unified and Golden...
View ArticleSheriff candidates building up steam
Author(s): Mark SmithBoth men seeking the office of retiring Madera County Sheriff-Coroner John Anderson announced several new endorsements by Friday as they build momentum on the campaign trail to...
View ArticleSchool bond fears in town
Author(s): Bill CoateMadera Unified Superintendent Ed Gonzalez remains optimistic about matching funds from the state for the district’s building program. Yet some fear that not only has the state...
View ArticleBallet audition on Saturday
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneYoung dancers in the San Joaquin Valley are wanted at an audition Saturday at Fresno State University for a community production of “The Nutcracker” set for December....
View ArticleMarching against meth, gangs
Author(s): Careen WongFamilies, church groups and Madera city officials marched Saturday from McNally Park to Courthouse Park in an effort to raise awareness on drugs and gangs.Organizer Ryan McWherter...
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