Courtney Fire better contained
Author(s): Careen WongClosed roads partially opened Firefighters have contained 60 percent of the Courtney Fire in northern Oakhurst that has burned 320 acres of land and destroyed or damaged a total...
View ArticleChowchilla enacts new water rules
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneChowchilla residents are being urged to change their irrigation controllers to a new watering schedule as the Chowchilla City Council moves to comply with the state’s...
View ArticleCourtney Fire evacuees return home
Author(s): Careen WongVictims urged to fill out disaster survey Evacuation orders for the Courtney Fire in Oakhurst have been lifted and firefighters had contained 80 percent of the fire Thursday,...
View ArticleYosemite to get annual facelift
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneYosemite National Park and the Yosemite Climbing Association invite the public to participate in the Facelift, an annual event held to clean up trash and debris from...
View ArticleHometown veterans travel on Honor Flight
Author(s): Mark SmithAfter 30 missions in a B-24 bomber plane’s gunner seat over the skies of Northern France and Germany during World War II, Albert Metzger told his wife he would never fly again.As...
View ArticleBryan is Kiwanis Boy of Month
Author(s): Chuck DoudMadera High School senior Daniel Bryan was chosen the Madera Kiwanis Club’s Boy of the Month for September.He attended a Young Leader’s Conference in Washington, D.C. He is a...
View ArticleTackle Box to become a Village Post Office
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneWhen customers go to the Tackle Box at 17170 Road 26 in Madera, they can now add postage to their tackle box.On 11 a.m. Monday, customers will be welcome to join in a...
View ArticleCandidates spar on path to election
Author(s): Mark SmithCandidates for two of Madera County’s top law-enforcement positions squared off in Oakhurst this week in the run up to a November election showdown.Inside the Oakhurst Community...
View ArticlePost office welcomes pink vehicle
Author(s): Careen WongCar visits to raise breast cancer awareness The United States Postal Service (USPS) is trying to help “stamp out” breast cancer this year with two postal vehicles decorated with...
View ArticleBurn survivor off to DC today
Author(s): Careen Wong“Scars are like tattoos but with better stories,” a 13-year-old burn survivor in Madera said proudly as she excitedly awaited her trip to the International Burn Camp in Washington...
View ArticleWestern Transportation Systems opens
Author(s): Elsa MejiaA Madera family opened shop over the weekend and hopes to draw truckers to its one-stop services for owner operators.Chief executive officer Reyna Villegas, her sisters Erica...
View ArticleScrabble Run raises $1,000 for mission
Author(s): Elsa MejiaRandy Holden’s motorcycle rumbled, along with 41 others, as he rode away from the swap meet’s blacktop and around the track at the Madera Speedway.The morning ride marked the...
View ArticleGuild invades D&D Ranch
Author(s): Tami Jo NixEverybody knows no one works harder than the wife of a farmer. On Saturday, the Alegria Guild reiterated that with its 63rd annual Day In The Country at the D&D Ranch to...
View ArticleWoman fends off alleged attacker
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneAn Oakhurst woman was nearly assaulted by a knife-wielding self-admitted “stoner,” Madera County sheriff spokeswoman Erica Stuart said, but managed to defend herself...
View ArticleMadera police log for Sept. 16, 2014
Author(s): The Madera TribuneBelow are calls for service to the Madera Police Department on Sept. 16.2:13 a.m. — Officer issued a citation in the 1300 block of East Almond Avenue.6:27 a.m. — Officer...
View ArticleBlaze may cost $4.4 million
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Courtney Fire may cost an estimated $4,400,000, according to Cal Fire, which reported four injuries and the destruction of 49 buildings and 17 vehicles.Firefighters...
View ArticleSample ballots going out
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneSample ballots for registered voters in Madera County will be mailed Thursday, according to the county’s registrar of voters Rebecca Martinez.Sample ballots contain...
View ArticleBike Night raises $7,300 for girl
Author(s): Careen WongThe family of 6-year-old Summer Worgull, who has leukemia, received $4,000 and a van from a Bike Night organized by Silva Ford and a local motorcycle ministry, One Nation Under...
View Article5 escape jail, caught
Author(s): The Madera TribuneFive men who escaped from Madera County jail Friday night were caught this weekend, according to authorities.Sheriff deputies found the final fugitive at-large, 30-year-old...
View ArticleLocals can ‘arrest’ co-workers for Hoosegow
Author(s): Careen WongMadera Historical Society is committed to keeping traditions alive with Madera’s 83rd annual Whiskerino Posse Hoosegow happening this week.Despite not having their usual “jail,”...
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