Holiday schedule for Monday, Labor Day 2012
Author(s): The Madera TribuneThe following businesses will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. The Madera Tribune will not publish a Monday paper. Banks Insurance agencies Post Office Schools...
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Up to 10,000 Yosemite visitors at risk of virus
Author(s): Associated PressUp to 10,000 people who were guests in certain lodging cabins at Yosemite National Park might have been exposed to a deadly mouse-borne virus, park officials confirmed Friday...
View ArticleMUSD scores still static, but with some in jeopardy
Author(s): Bill CoateResults from the annual state tests given each spring in grades 2 through 12 in California’s public schools have been posted, and they show little change from 2011 in the number of...
View ArticleMotorist pleads no contest in death of 3-year-old
Author(s): Farin MontanezAlmost two years after a Madera toddler died from being hit by an SUV, the woman accused of crashing into him and then driving away changed her plea from not guilty to no...
View ArticleGovernor OKs Casino
Author(s): Farin MontanezMajor step toward constructing $186 million resort off SR99 Gov. Jerry Brown announced Friday afternoon his approval of the construction of an Indian gaming casino on 305 acres...
View ArticleHoliday schedule for Labor Day 2012
Author(s): The Madera TribuneThe following businesses will be closed today in observance of Labor Day. The Madera Tribune will not publish. Banks Insurance agencies Post Office Schools City offices...
View ArticleHigh school reunion committee looking for classmates of 1957
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Madera Union High School class of 1957 is looking for classmates’ addresses to send invitations for its 55th reunion. The event is scheduled for Sept. 29 at the...
View ArticleA night with Elvis
Author(s): Elsa MejiaOne of the more popular impersonators of “the King” is set to take the stage in Madera during a fundraiser for a soup kitchen. The voice, mannerism and fashion of the late Elvis...
View ArticleMan convicted of thefts at Lowe’s store in Madera
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA Fresno man was convicted of felony grand theft and will be sentenced Sept. 27 for shoplifting more than $2,500 worth of merchandise from the Lowe’s home improvement...
View Article3 suspected of DUI arrested at checkpoint
Author(s): DJ BeckerA driver’s license and sobriety checkpoint on Gateway Drive screened nearly 500 vehicles over Labor Day weekend, and three drivers were arrested Saturday on suspicion of being under...
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Fresno State student dies after drinking at frat house
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — A freshman at California State University, Fresno, died Sunday after a night of drinking at an off-campus fraternity house, prompting university officials to...
View ArticleMUSD offers free screening for services
Author(s): Farin MontanezAs students return to school, Madera Unified School District wants to remind parents that they can get help to identify and assist children who may be in need of special...
View ArticlePacific Crest returns to wine trail
Author(s): Farin MontanezAfter a few years hiatus, Pacific Crest Vineyard and Wine Co. in Madera is opening a new tasting room and hopes to be ready to participate in the Madera Wine Trial in November....
View ArticleBreakfast Lions pull tabs for Ronald McDonald House
Author(s): Leon EmoThe Madera Breakfast Lions Club is helping families stay close to their hospitalized children by saving and donating hundreds of pounds of pull tabs from soda cans. The local club is...
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Feds clear Calif. regulators in civil rights complaint
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found that California regulators did not violate the civil rights of residents of three small farmworker towns by...
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Plan for Giant Sequoia monument limits felling
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — The federal government’s long-awaited plan for managing the health of the largest forest of giant sequoias on earth limits logging and emphasizes fire as the...
View ArticleFrom hot dog cart to restaurant
Author(s): Tyler TakedaCecy Estrada helped her husband with a popular hot dog stand in Madera in 1997, but after an accident in 2005, she left the food service business. Estrada has returned and opened...
View ArticleNearly 3,000 pot plants seized in Raymond
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThree Fresno men were arrested on suspicion of growing marijuana on Wednesday after authorities found nearly 3,000 plants off Road 600 in Raymond, Madera County Sheriff...
View ArticleLocal artists to take part in Fresno Art Hop
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneSeveral Madera County artists have been invited to participate in a show titled “Transparency” at Chris Sorensen’s Gallery, starting today as part of the first Thursday...
View ArticleHigh-speed rail meeting: 2 Madera County lawsuits to be discussed
Author(s): Farin MontanezTwo Madera County lawsuits will be addressed in a closed session of the California High-Speed Rail Authority Board meeting next week in Sacramento. The City of Chowchilla v....
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