United Way offers program funds
Author(s): Careen WongCommunity agencies looking for financial help can apply for United Way Madera County’s 2014-2015 year grant before 5 p.m. Nov. 10.The nonprofit United Way Madera County focuses on...
View ArticleChili Cook-Off today
Author(s): Careen WongCedar Creek Senior Living will host its 3rd annual Chili Cook-Off today with 10 participating businesses and organizations’ employees, including The Madera Tribune, showing off...
View Article‘Lights On’ event showcases K-12 after school activities
Author(s): Careen WongParents of kindergarten to high school students swarmed Madera South High School for a Lights On Afterschool celebration Friday night to find out what their children do in after...
View ArticleMadera Police log for Oct. 19
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneBelow are calls for service received by the Madera Police Department.Oct. 1912:43 a.m. — Battery reported in the 200 block of West Cleveland Avenue.1:22 a.m. — Fight...
View ArticleFewer runners for 5K Pom Fest kickoff
Author(s): Elsa MejiaSixty-one runners set off from Home Grown Cellars for 3.1 miles of walking, jogging and running.The annual Run 4 Your Life 5K to kick off Madera’s yearly Pomegranate Festival had...
View ArticleMan arrested for robbery attempt
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA 23-year-old Madera man is accused of burglarizing a car wash and an attempted robbery of a convenience store after authorities identified him as a suspect based on...
View ArticleLocals celebrate Guelaguetza
Author(s): Elsa MejiaCousins Felixe Mendoza, 11, and Tenoch Rojas, 7, stood behind their keyboards before hundreds of people who gathered at Courthouse Park to celebrate the first known Guelaguetza...
View ArticleBuckley to retire after 53 years
Author(s): Leon EmoServed ag community This Friday, Tom Buckley will say goodbye to his crew and staff and walk out the door of Valley Feed after serving the ranchers, farmers and citizens of the...
View ArticleMadera police log for Oct. 20
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneBelow are calls for service received by the Madera Police Department.Oct. 2012:46 a.m. — Fight reported in the 1500 block of East Cleveland Avenue.2:01 a.m. — Traffic...
View ArticlePom Fest gets even bigger
Author(s): Careen WongFrom honey to scented candles, it is that time of the year again to enjoy everything pomegranate Madera County has to offer.Madera’s 4th annual Pomegranate Festival will be held...
View ArticleMadera Interact Club conjures phobias for funds
Author(s): Careen WongEveryone has different phobias and Madera Interact Club is challenging the public to face their personal fears by walking through rooms of horrors this Halloween.The club is...
View ArticleFirst 5 to host Halloween event
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneChildren up to five years old can experience age-appropriate Halloween activities Thursday at an annual Spooktacular event hosted by First 5 Madera County.Activities,...
View ArticleCasino may stay closed
Author(s): Mark SmithThe battle to reopen Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino will continue today in federal court in Fresno as the state attorney general’s office asks to keep the facility closed...
View ArticleThousands visit annual tarantula fest
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThose who have lived in the foothills all their lives know them and are used to them. It’s the newcomers who are more frequently startled by the hairy, black creatures. It’s mating...
View ArticleMadera High gifts art piece for PG&E center
Author(s): Elsa MejiaEveryday this school year, Madera High students in the social skills class spent time in school, and sometimes after, to build a mosaic art piece for Pacific Gas & Electric...
View ArticleAnimal shelter friends to greet trick-or-treaters
Author(s): Careen WongFriends of the Madera Animal Shelter will make a Halloween appearance at the Peach Tree Drive community Friday evening when trick-or-treaters start to roam the streets.The Friends...
View ArticleDog mauled
Author(s): DJ BeckerA 15-pound terrier mix was bitten and fatally mauled in front of her owners while walking home on Adelle Street from Pan American Park, according to Madera police.“The owners of a...
View ArticleChukchansi casino remains closed
Author(s): Mark SmithFRESNO — The Chukchansi casino remained closed indefinitely with little signs of reopening after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Wednesday.The order follows a...
View ArticleBoard may censure Cogdill
Author(s): Bill CoateTrustee allegedly threatened superintendentWith just a week before the voters go to the polls, Madera Unified trustee Lynn Cogdill, a candidate for reelection in Area 2, is facing...
View Article‘Jersey Boys’ plays through Sunday
Author(s): Tami Jo NixLights, action, singing and dancing fills the Saroyan Theater as Fresno Lexus opens its 2014-2015 Broadway In Fresno season. The award-winning “Jersey Boys” plays through the...
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