Mower theft turns violent
Author(s): Careen WongThree men were arrested Monday morning after attempting to shoot a man who caught them stealing two lawnmowers from his backyard.One of the suspects, Alan Ochoa, fired at the...
View ArticleThe honeymoon is over
Author(s): Bill CoatePopular school chief running afoul of board presidentWhen the Madera Unified School District Board of Trustees meets tonight at district headquarters on Howard Road, a battle will...
View ArticleMadTown Robotics, allies move on to the world championships
Author(s): Mark SmithMadera High School’s MadTown Robotics team will be in the world championships for the 10th straight year after an alliance with squads from Davis and San Jose led to the...
View ArticleMotorcyclist hospitalized after crashing into train
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA Coalinga man was treated at Madera Community Hospital after crashing his Harley Davidson motorcycle into the side of a train Monday near Avenue 12 in Madera, the...
View ArticleFarmworker scholarship to hold first fundraiser
Author(s): Careen WongThe Juan Garcia Farmworker Scholarship (JGFS) organization will host its first fundraiser Saturday to benefit Madera High School seniors from farm-working families.The dinner will...
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Protecting the vulnerable
Tami Jo Nix/The Madera Tribune Sheriff Jay Varney, right, and Operation Lost and Found team leader Michael Perreira examine a wristband used to help law enforcers with the Operation Lost and Found...
View ArticleFirst 5 to hold mixer
Author(s): Careen WongThe First 5 Madera Family Resource Center (FRC) will hold a mixer at noon Friday to celebrate the contributions of AmeriCorps, a work experience civil service program, to the...
View ArticleSupes move on raises
Author(s): Mark SmithThe Madera County Board of Supervisors moved ahead Tuesday on giving themselves a pay increase after a 3-2 vote pushed the issue to its second hearing March 17.In January, the...
View ArticleCounty forms team to promote business
Author(s): Careen WongIn an effort to boost economic growth, the Madera County Board of Supervisors decided to team up with the Madera County Economic Development Commission (EDC) and the county’s...
View ArticleTribe seats federally ordered council
Author(s): Mark SmithThe Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians seated its federally-recognized governing body as the tribe’s council this week.That council is made up of: Reggie Lewis as tribal...
View ArticleAnother year, another zero for Valley farmers
Author(s): Mark SmithFederal officials announce: No surface water The Central Valley will receive no federal river water for farmlands this year, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday. The...
View ArticleFarmers find ways to fight the drought
Author(s): Mark SmithAs he fired up his go-kart, Madera almond farmer Tom Rogers looked out at the 45 acres of trees he and his brother Dan had to fallow in December due to continued seasons without...
View ArticleAnother branch of the Leach family tree
Author(s): Tami Jo NixTeaching agriculture and farming all the while loving the Lord is the path that led Pastor Roger Leach to found Valley West Christian Center.The Madera Chamber of Commerce Senior...
View ArticlePlanes of change: ag aircraft in Madera through the years
Author(s): Leon EmoAerial application, commonly known as crop dusting, has been around for more than 100 years. The first known aerial application took place in 1906 in New Zealand from a hot air...
View ArticleA look into the future with Madera FFA
Author(s): Mark SmithMadera’s Future Farmers of America chapter and its members are, like agriculture itself, always on the grow.In the last few years, the group’s facilities at Madera South High...
View ArticleMadera businesses participate in ag expo
Author(s): Careen WongMore than 1,500 exhibitors, including 16 from Madera County made up the 48th annual World Ag Expo in early February to showcase everything agriculture to people from around the...
View ArticleWater Changers manipulates water chemicals
Author(s): Careen WongWater Changers Inc., based in Madera, is the only company in the United States that can change ions and molecule composition in water without the use of chemicals, says owner...
View ArticleWestern Ag specializes in service
Author(s): Tyler TakedaIn a highly competitive agricultural market, Jason Ward operates his Western Ag and Industrial business out of an office in the Madera Ranchos, but has a warehouse in...
View ArticleIndegrow Enterprises provides hedging, tree trimming
Author(s): Careen WongBarely more than a year old, Indegrow Enterprises is making its name known in Madera and Fresno counties as a company that provides hedging and tree trimming services to the...
View ArticleWalnut production increasing in Madera
Author(s): Leon EmoDating back to 7000 B.C., walnuts are the oldest tree food known to man. The Romans called walnuts Juglans regia, “Jupiter’s royal acorn.” Early history records reveal that English...
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