First 5 to open resource center in Oakhurst
Author(s): The Madera TribuneFirst 5 Madera County will open its third Family Resource Center on Saturday in Oakhurst. A grand opening will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. at the new facility, 49169 Road...
View ArticleCandidate profile: Gary Svanda -- Madera County Board of Supervisors, District 3
Author(s): Bill CoateGary Svanda is bringing 40 years of business experience and 10 years of experience in local government to his race to represent District 3 on the Madera County Board of...
View ArticleCandidate profile: Rick Farinelli -- Madera County Board of Supervisors,...
Author(s): Bill CoateRick Farinelli said that as a lifelong resident of Madera County he is the only candidate for county supervisor with a plan. He attended local schools, worked and reared his family...
View ArticlePom Fest set for Saturday
Author(s): Tyler Takeda2nd annual celebration will take place at airport; lots of vendors, activities After the success of the Madera’s first Pomegranate Festival, the Madera District Chamber of...
View ArticleCrane hits power lines on SR 99
Author(s): DJ BeckerElsa MejiaA crane moving concrete barriers in the construction zone on State Route 99, near Highway 145 and the Madera Avenue overpass, struck and snapped high voltage electrical...
View ArticleCandidate Profile: Chuck Genseal, MUSD Board of Trustees, Area 1
Author(s): Bill CoateChuck Genseal who owns a small farm in the Dixieland district, is seeking to put a new face from Area 1 on the Madera School Board of Trustees ― his own.Genseal said that in the...
View ArticleCandidate profile: Ray Seibert, MUSD Board of Trustees, Area 1
Author(s): Bill CoateBorn and reared in Madera, Ray Seibert has been a local farmer and businessman for over 30 years. He was educated in Madera schools and is proud to have been a Ripperdan Roadrunner...
View ArticleSchool superintendent is likely leaving for new job
Author(s): Bill CoateBalderas is apparent choice of 10,000-student Ocean View districtMadera Unified School District Superintendent Gustavo Balderas has confirmed reports that he has been selected as...
View ArticleMany no shows at conference
Author(s): Elsa MejiaWorkshops for college-bound draw nearly 150Madera High School senior Nancy Iniguez already knows what career she wants pursue after graduation, but she learned more about how to...
View ArticleWood-burning forecasts begin
Author(s): Elsa MejiaProgram helps diminish winter air pollutionThe San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District has announced the start of its annual wood-burning curtailment program, which is...
View ArticleCandidate profile: Galen Livermore, MUSD Area 3
Author(s): Bill CoateGalen Livermore says, as a candidate for the Area 3 seat on the Madera Unified School Board, his vision is how to generate funds rather than worrying about where to cut.“I would...
View ArticleCandidate profile: Robert Garibay, MUSD Area 3
Author(s): Bill CoateRobert E. Garibay is a lifelong resident of Madera. Married for 40 years, he and wife Jill have raised their four children in Madera. All are graduates of Madera Unified School...
View ArticleMore than 2,000 at pomegranatefest
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThe smell, taste and sight of pomegranates filled an annual celebration for the fruit Saturday.Organizers said more than 2,000 people ― about 500 more than last year― attended the...
View ArticleSupe to get contract Tuesday
Author(s): Bill CoateMuch left to be done at MUSDMadera Unified School Superintendent Gustavo Balderas will be offered the job of superintendent of Ocean View School District in Huntington Beach,...
View ArticleChurch to collect gifts for overseas poor
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneMadera volunteers with Operation Christmas Child will be filling shoe boxes with toys, school supplies and hygiene items for needy children overseas.Fourth Street...
View ArticleMan, walking on freeway, is struck and killed
Author(s): DJ BeckerAn unidentified adult Hispanic man walked into the northbound lanes of State Route 99 justsouth of Avenue 12, was struck by at least two vehicles and killed at the scene, according...
View ArticlePolice searching for stabbing suspects; 2 men remain in recovery
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneTwo men stabbed Sunday night in an armed robbery remained in the hospital Monday, while a search was under way for their assailants.According to reports, two men...
View ArticleCollege honors veterans in early ceremony
Author(s): Elsa MejiaLocal college students and staff honored and thanked veterans on Monday who served in the armed forces a week before their national holiday.This year, Veterans Day falls on Sunday,...
View ArticleSupe to hold Prop. 30 meeting
Author(s): Bill CoateMadera Unified School Superintendent Gustavo Balderas will hold his seventh community listening session on Wednesday, one day after the general election.Balderas plans to lay out...
View ArticleThe new graffiti
Author(s): DJ BeckerIllegal signs creating blight in commercial areas, says code enforcerAdvertising banners have become the new graffiti — a serious blight in Madera, according to Jim Taubert,...
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