Meadows responds
Author(s): Careen WongPark managers reply to critiquesThe management of The Meadows has been attacked and defended by anonymous Red Line contributors for more than a month regarding the mobile home...
View ArticleSchool site plan surfaces
Author(s): Bill CoateMitigates bond opposition A site utilization plan showing a schematic of what Madera’s new high school could look like if the school bond passes in November has caused trustee Lynn...
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California camping gets a twist with cabin concept
Author(s): Associated PressBy Scott SmithFRESNO — For a lot of people, camping is off limits. Tents and gear are expensive, and then there’s the thought of sleeping outside on the ground.A group formed...
View ArticleDay in the Country event sold out
Author(s): Careen WongAlegria Guilds hope to raise $5 million for Children’s HospitalA month before the 63rd annual fundraising event Day in the Country, tickets and sponsorships are already sold out....
View ArticleFormer enemies take over Chukchansi casino
Author(s): Mark SmithIn an apparent realization of the phrase ‘politics makes strange bedfellows,’ two rivals in a past three-faction battle for leadership over the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi...
View ArticleTexts discussed in Pike murder
Author(s): Mark SmithThe trial for a woman accused of plotting her romantic rival’s murder returned Tuesday as attorneys pored over text messages allegedly exchanged between her and the crime’s...
View ArticleSupes say no to moratorium
Author(s): Chuck DoudThe Madera County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday decided against imposing a moratorium on any new wells in the county.But the board did urge coming up with a...
View ArticleMixed reaction to MUSD hire
Author(s): Bill CoateFelon works with at-risk studentsA virtual storm struck Tuesday night’s meeting of Madera Unified trustees. Local residents as well as some from as far away as Visalia, including a...
View ArticleWitness talks in trial of Navarra
Author(s): Mark SmithConvicted killer Dustin Gran, sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of Madera teen Krista-Rae Pike, had a disturbing question for Veronica Blumberg in December...
View ArticleFrustration fills water meeting
Author(s): Mark SmithMadera Ranchos citizens upset Hundreds of Madera Ranchos citizens packed Ranchos Middle School this week to demand answers on why their water system, and as some alleged their...
View ArticleYosemite calling for art entries
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneWinning work to be featured in Adams Gallery Local students have until Oct. 3 to submit their artwork and poetry for a chance to see it featured in the Ansel Adams...
View ArticleNew CEO set to head visitors bureau
Author(s): Careen WongYosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau will have a new CEO starting Monday who plans to continue establishing Madera County as a tourism spot in California.Rhonda Salisbury will succeed...
View ArticleFly Friday with final film in park
Author(s): Leon EmoThe final film in the Movies in the Park summer series will be the animated feature “Planes” at dusk today in the Lions Town and Country Park amphitheater.The movie is free, as is...
View ArticleNAACP rally proclaims the importance of education
Author(s): Careen WongNearly 1,800 sixth and eighth graders filled Madera South High School’s west gym on Thursday with their pumped up cheers and excited feet stomping in celebration of Madera’s 10th...
View ArticleNavarra confessed during interrogation
Author(s): Mark SmithA shocking video played in court Thursday showed Brittany Navarra admit to police she both wanted, and planned, to have Krista-Rae Pike murdered by Dustin Gran more than six years...
View ArticleDespite drought, county breaks production record
Author(s): Careen WongDespite drought conditions in 2013, Madera County managed to reach a record high agriculture production level of more than $1.8 billion.According to the 2013 Madera County...
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Marijuana grow stole reservation water
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — Authorities have torn out an illegal marijuana operation in Central California that they say was siphoning water from streams that supply an American Indian...
View ArticleCal Fire: be safe during Labor Day weekend
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Cal Fire Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit is urging residents to be cautious while visiting outdoor recreation areas in the three counties during Labor Day weekend.The...
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EPA critical of twin tunnel project
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — A pair of giant water diversion tunnels proposed for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta could violate the federal Clean Water Act and increase harm to endangered...
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Groundwater regulations headed to governor
Author(s): Associated PressSACRAMENTO — California is on the verge of regulating its groundwater supply for the first time, as the worst drought in a generation pushed state leaders to overhaul the...
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