‘Fusion party’ murder trial set
Author(s): Mark SmithA Madera gang member who allegedly murdered an innocent teenager two years ago with a gunshot to the back of the head during a “fusion party” will begin trial next week after the...
View ArticleYosemite wins area Academic Decathlon
Author(s): Elsa Mejia22nd victory in a row Yosemite High School beat five county schools in the Madera County Academic Decathlon, which earned its nine-student team not only the title, but the chance...
View ArticleMadera kids meet The First Tee
Author(s): Mark SmithMore than 15 children got free coaching in all things golf over the weekend at the Madera Municipal Golf Course. But life skills were the most important lesson, thanks to host The...
View ArticleMountain store burglarized
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneAuthorities are seeking information on the burglary of a mountain bicycle from an Oakhurst business on State Route 41.The missing bike is a Specialized S Works Stump...
View ArticleStolen gargoyles recovered
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneTrident is still missingFour gargoyles found their way home thanks to online publicity that followed a theft of the four 3-foot statues and a 6-foot trident statue.The...
View ArticleAg Expo opens today
Author(s): Careen WongTens of thousands of people from 70 countries will gather in Tulare today for the 48th annual World Ag Expo to check out agriculture’s latest advances, from technology and...
View ArticleCriminals active during weekend
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneMadera Police Department reported a criminally-active weekend starting Friday as a slew of suspects faced charges on everything from drunk driving to a gruesome...
View ArticleMadTown Robotics preps for run
Author(s): Mark SmithInside room 85 at Madera High School, MadTown Robotics has been furiously building a fully mobile robot four days a week for its first competitive run.Exactly one week from today,...
View ArticleRail plans claim 1st home
Author(s): Mark SmithMadera’s first high-speed rail demolition took place Monday morning as crews knocked over a home on Avenue 15 1/2 near Santa Fe Drive for eventual construction of an overpass...
View ArticleCouncilmen recognized for trailblazing efforts
Author(s): Leon EmoCity of Madera councilmembers Donald Holley and Derek Robinson Sr. have been honored by the African American Historical & Cultural Museum as San Joaquin Valley Trailblazers. In a...
View ArticleRelay For Life Kickoff Thursday
Author(s): Leon EmoMadera’s Relay For Life organizers are hoping for new participants and teams to attend a kickoff event Thursday to join one of the biggest local fundraising efforts.The public is...
View ArticleBoard approves final work for well
Author(s): Mark SmithA Madera County special district long under severe water use restrictions will see its new well online with modernized equipment by April following a 4-0 vote by the Board of...
View ArticleJudge restores 2010 tribal council
Author(s): Mark SmithThe initial step to possibly reopen Chuk-chansi Gold Resort & Casino took place this week as a federal judge ruled its last undisputed tribal council, elected in 2010, is the...
View ArticleBusinesses participate in 2015 World Ag Expo
Author(s): Careen WongThe 48th annual World Ag Expo began Tuesday and will continue today and Thursday, with visitors from 70 countries gathering to learn about agriculture’s latest advances.More than...
View ArticleFormer Maderan joins Peace Corps
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneLincoln Elementary and Liberty High graduate Anson K. Lihosit has been selected to serve in the Peace Corps.He will report to Panama City, Panama, on Feb. 25 to begin...
View ArticleSpecialty Crop is Business of the Year
Author(s): Leon EmoThe Madera Rotary Club honored Specialty Crop, founded in 1989, as its Rotary Business of the Year during their afternoon meeting Tuesday at Madera Municipal Golf Course.Each year...
View ArticleCorrection on African-American trailblazers
Website InsightsAuthor(s): The Madera TribuneClaims of who were the first African Americans to hold an elected office in Madera were wrong in a story on San Joaquin Valley Trailblazers on Page A1 of...
View ArticleState pledges half million to aid ex-casino employees
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneSACRAMENTO — The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has awarded the Madera County Workforce Investment Board an emergency grant of $500,000 to assist...
View ArticlePreliminary hearing set for alleged casino raiders
Author(s): Mark SmithProsecutors will present evidence in April against Tex McDonald and 14 others charged with multiple felonies for last year’s allegedly violent raid of Chukchansi Gold Resort &...
View ArticleSchool district input meeting is tonight
Author(s): Bill CoateEncouraged by a large crowd at its community input meeting last week at Sierra Vista School, administrators are looking forward to their next outreach gathering planned for Martin...
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