Elks give free dictionaries to third-grade students
Author(s): Leon EmoIn what has become an annual event, for the fourth consecutive year the Madera Elks Lodge has raised enough funds to help in the education of third grade students throughout the...
View ArticleModesto man killed in crash
Author(s): DJ BeckerRAYMOND — A 55-year-old Modesto man was killed in a solo vehicle crash on Road 800, after the 17-year-old driver lost control and hit a tree, according to the California Highway...
View ArticleSqueaker: Svanda holds 8-vote lead over Farinelli
Author(s): Bill CoateIn one of the most tightly contested political races ever run in Madera County, the results for Madera County Supervisor, District 3, were too close to call a winner.With 16 out of...
View ArticleWestern film festival set for Friday, Saturday
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThe local college has plans to host a film festival featuring Western films on Friday and Saturday. Admission and popcorn will be free, but refreshments are to be sold.The “More...
View ArticleTortilla factory brings true ethnic flavor
Author(s): Tyler TakedaReturning to Madera after a couple of years in Santa Maria, Jose Parra felt like he could bring something different to the community.Parra opened Tortilleria Guadalajara in...
View ArticleYosemite lodge settles harassment case for $195,000
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneFRESNO ― DNC Parks & Resorts at Tenaya, Inc. which operates Tenaya Lodge, a hotel and resort near Yosemite National Park in California, will pay $195,000 and...
View ArticleElks give bingo earnings to charities
Author(s): Leon EmoPrior to this week’s evening of bingo, the Madera Elks Lodge presented a total of $1,500 in checks to several local charities. The monies came from proceeds from the bingo nights...
View ArticleHoliday wine trail set for Saturday, Sunday
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThe annual Holiday Spirit Weekend will feature two new wineries on the trail and patrons can save $10 if they buy tickets by Friday.Pacific Crest Winery, 33137 Ave. 9, and Fasi...
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Motive unclear in shooting at Fresno plant
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) ― The ex-convict who shot a handful of his co-workers execution-style at a California chicken-processing plant, killing two, kept to himself but was a model...
View ArticleMotorcyclist critically hurt in crash on SR 99
Author(s): DJ BeckerA 39-year-old Madera man is in critical condition at Community Regional Medical Center Wednesday, after his motorcycle struck an SUV slowing for heavy traffic on northbound State...
View ArticleRobotics throwdown this weekend
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThe annual MadTown Throwdown Robotics Competition is set to host 29 high school teams from California and one from Texas during a two-day competition scheduled to begin Friday.The...
View ArticleExtended ramp closure planned
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneCentral Madera, Interchange ramps to be shut Highway exits and on-ramps in the center of Madera and at the State Route 145 Interchange could be closed for quite a while...
View ArticleWorker on Ave. 9 killed
Author(s): DJ BeckerA workman with a crew laying fiber optic cable along Avenue 9 was hit and killed by a car as he crossed the road Wednesday about 8:30 a.m. near Road 35, according to the California...
View ArticleBigelow win will leave vacancy
Author(s): Chuck DoudGov. will appoint new District 1 member on Board of Supervisors Assemblyman-elect Frank Bigelow, the Madera County District 1 supervisor who won his race against fellow Republican...
View ArticleDistrict 3 candidates await final vote count
Author(s): Chuck DoudSupervisorial candidates Gary Svanda and Rick Farinelli still don’t know which of them won the election to fill the District 3 position being vacated by present Supervisor Ronn...
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Fresno man accused of shootings ‘unstable’
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — Employees at a California chicken-processing plant returned to work Thursday as new information surfaced about the psychological history of the ex-convict who...
View ArticleMadera Police Chief Michael Kime retires
Author(s): The Madera TribuneMadera Police Chief Michael Kime was honored Wednesday evening by the Madera City Council on the occasion of his retirement.“I know you have been watching over the city for...
View ArticleHoly Land trip aided shrinking minority
Author(s): Elsa MejiaA trip to the Holy Land proved not only to be awe-inspiring for an American group of Catholics ―comprised of mostly Maderans― but also helped Catholics abroad.The first Holy Land...
View ArticleBalderas signs with Ocean View
Author(s): Bill CoateNew contract will give superintendent $50,000 annual raise over Madera pay starting Jan. 1The Ocean View School District in Huntington Beach has namedMadera Unified School...
View ArticleServices planned to honor veterans
Author(s): John RiepingLocal branches of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Boy Scouts of America will honor our nation’s veterans with flag placements at Arbor Vitae Cemetery and...
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