MUSD seeks input on new high school
Author(s): The Madera Tribune2 community meetings remain Two out of four community meetings remain for locals to provide feedback to Madera Unified School District on a planned new high school.The...
View ArticleWreck fatality ID given
Author(s): The Madera TribuneOn Monday, authorities identified one of two people killed when a convertible they were in crashed into a semi truck at a high speed on State Route 99 early Friday.The...
View ArticleCourt date for split tribe
Author(s): Careen WongCasino remains closedChukchansi Gold Resort and Casino stood lifeless Monday and will remain so until at least Oct. 15, when conflicting tribal councils are expected in Fresno’s...
View ArticleFossil Day planned
Author(s): The Madera TribuneCHOWCHILLA — The Fossil Discovery Center of Madera County has new prehistoric animal displays and hands-on activities planned for its fourth annual National Fossil Day...
View ArticleFoothills ready for tarantula festival
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneCOARSEGOLD — Furry eight-legged creatures will be celebrated Oct. 25 with the annual Coarsegold Tarantula Awareness Festival in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Coarsegold...
View ArticleMUSD: gun rumors are unfounded
Author(s): Bill CoatePolice presence beefed up at Madera HighA decision by Madera High School to cancel an early out program called “Intervention” has fueled rumors of a possible gun threat in postings...
View ArticleLocal killed in crash
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA crash on the central Madera on-ramp for State Route 99 killed a 23-year-old motorcyclist this weekend.Jose Eduardo Perez-Luna of Madera died after his black sport...
View ArticleRanchos fire station to get $9K for gear
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneMadera County Fire Station 19 in Madera Ranchos will be presented next week with a Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company Heritage Award and $9,100 for the purchase of...
View ArticleSheriff investigates abduction attempt
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Madera County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an alleged child abduction attempt that happened about 7 p.m. Monday, officials said.A young girl was walking home...
View ArticleEast, West merge through music
Author(s): Careen WongTaiwanese students to perform in Madera church The East and the West will merge Monday in Madera’s United Methodist Church through musical performances by 43 Taiwanese exchange...
View ArticleDeadline to register to vote is Monday
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneResidents who want to vote in the Nov. 4 Statewide General Election must be registered to vote by Monday, Madera County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters Rebecca...
View Article‘Moving Wall’ will stand in Courthouse Park
Author(s): Careen WongWar veterans memorial replica to be escorted by American Legion RidersThe Moving Wall, a half-sized replica of the Washington D.C Vietnam Veterans Memorial, will be escorted into...
View ArticleAlleged DUI driver plows into work zone
Author(s): DJ Becker2 seriously injured Two men working in a construction zone on State Route 99 near Madera Avenue were struck and seriously injured by a driver alleged to be under the influence of...
View ArticleTransgender teacher explains transition
Author(s): Careen WongFRESNO — “A transgender man is a man, a transgender woman is a woman,” said a Yosemite High School science teacher who returned to campus after spring break last semester as a...
View ArticleSheriff: Holiday house checks available
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneWith holiday vacations approaching, Madera County Sheriff John Anderson suggested this week that locals ask to have Citizens On Patrol (COP) volunteers watch their...
View Article2 jailed on drug charges
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneTwo women jailed Wednesday face drug charges after security guards reported a suspicious car parked at a future construction site near Bonnie Way and State Route...
View ArticleRotary gives $2,000 to help Bosnia
Author(s): The Madera TribuneMadera Rotary Club has donated $2,000 to Help is On the Way (HOW), an organization founded in 1993 to provide humanitarian relief aid in Bosnia.Madera Rotary Club president...
View ArticleDocumentary to be shown on using music with dementia patients
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA Sundance-Award winning documentary about a music-based breakthrough for elderly Americans suffering from dementia will be shown Sunday at Cedar Creek Senior Living in...
View ArticleLiving museum launches season
Author(s): Bill CoateMUSD trustees get schooled The entire cast of the Children’s Museum and Discovery Center at James Monroe School will launch this school year’s season at 10 a.m. today, according to...
View ArticleChukchansi rivals come to temporary consensus
Author(s): Careen WongStatus quo to return but casino still closedFRESNO — Rival Picayune Chukchansi factions at a U.S. District Court hearing in downtown Fresno reached a temporary consensus Wednesday...
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