Madera District Fair opens today
Author(s): The Madera TribuneThe Madera District Fair opens today at the fairgrounds, 1850 W. Cleveland Ave., and runs through Sunday. Gates open at 5 p.m. today and Friday, and 3 p.m. Saturday and...
View ArticleMethodist church rummage sale begins
Author(s): Annette DoudMembers of the United Methodist Church of Madera will host their biannual rummage sale today and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the church social hall at 500 Sunset Ave....
View ArticleYard Dogs to close concert season
Author(s): Leon EmoThe popular local band Yard Dogs will conclude this year’s Summer Concerts in the Park with a performance Sunday at the amphitheater at Lions Town and Country Park. The concert will...
View ArticleWoman, 80, injured when dog attacks
Author(s): DJ BeckerAn 80-year-old woman was attacked and bitten by a large dog running loose in the 19000 block of Panoramic Drive as she worked in her front yard just north of Avenue 18 near the...
View ArticleBack in the cockpit
Author(s): Leon EmoFormer crop duster pilot flies again One of the last of Madera County’s early crop duster pilots took to the skies Friday afternoon in an aircraft similar to the one he once flew...
View ArticleAnother day of love for Madera
Author(s): Elsa MejiaCity gears up for second community service event The second communitywide day of volunteering, where Maderans have a chance to show love for their city by taking part in one of...
View ArticleFormer Rotary club president is August honoree
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA Madera Rotary member who joined the club in 1997 when she was executive director of the Madera Housing Authority has been named Rotarian of the Month for August. “She...
View ArticleSeptember Rotarian in her 13th year
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA Madera Rotary member celebrating her 13th year serving the club has been named the September Rotarian of the Month. Diana Barden was recognized by club President Jim...
View ArticleWoman with booth at fair wants to return money
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA woman who painted rocks with children for $1 at the Madera District Fair on Saturday and Sunday says she was told Tuesday she wasn’t supposed to charge money and...
View ArticleGraphic artist’s work to be featured at local coffee shop
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA graphic artist and former fine art illustrator will be the featured artist at The Coffee Spot in the Madera Ranchos on Sept. 21. The Meet the Artist event is...
View ArticleFood distribution planned at Pan Am Center
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Madera County Food Bank is partnering with California Food Link and the City of Madera to distribute food to residents in need. The Community Assistance Program...
View ArticleMan arrested after punching deputy, authorities say
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneTwo Nevada men traveling through Madera were arrested Tuesday after one of them punched a Madera County Sheriff’s deputy in the face, according to authorities. Justin...
View ArticleDA files charge against woman suspected of beating puppy
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA 39-year-old Oakhurst woman will be arraigned on a charge of felony animal cruelty Tuesday after she was arrested on suspicion of nearly beating her puppy to death....
View ArticleArmed robber sentenced to 20 years in state prison
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA 54-year-old Madera man convicted of armed robbery was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years and eight months in state prison, Madera County District Attorney Michael Keitz...
View ArticleCounty chooses new garbage contractor
Author(s): Chuck DoudMadera County soon may have a new contractor to haul its garbage and run its landfill operations. Caglia Environmental was chosen Tuesday from among three finalist firms that had...
View ArticleRDA endures ‘organizational colonoscopy’
Author(s): Bill CoateCalifornia appears to think that the redevelopment agencies in the state are hiding money to keep it from being “swept” into the coffers in Sacramento. That is why teams of...
View ArticleRecycling center caters to clients
Author(s): Tyler TakedaSeeing an opportunity on a property he managed, Garth Zambrana seized it to make a recycling center that caters to the clients. Zambrana opened Valley Wide Recycling three and a...
View ArticlePancake breakfast to benefit shelter
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Madera Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges are hosting a pancake breakfast Sunday from 7:30 to 11 a.m. with the proceeds benefiting Friends of the Madera County Animal...
View ArticleCheetah to visit library today
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA cheetah named Tango is set to visit the Madera County Library at 4 p.m. today and the public is invited to meet him. Tango is one of many rare wild cats, big and...
View ArticleArbor Vitae story is in magazine
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA national magazine for the cemetery industry has published a story about the interment chapel at Madera’s Arbor Vitae Cemetery. The article, in American Cemetery,...
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