MUSD lands after-school grant
Author(s): Bill CoateThe heavy cloud that settled over Madera Unified School District when it learned from the California Department of Education that its application for an after school program had...
View ArticleMystery authors to hold signing
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneSeminar to focus on marketing Mystery authors Sunny Frazier and Glenna Jarvis will sign books at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Chowchilla library following an 11:30 a.m....
View ArticleMadera teen to hold quinceañera to raise funds to fight cancer
Author(s): Farin MontanezCearra Austin planned on throwing a huge bash for her “Sweet 16” birthday next year — until her grandfather, a Vietnam veteran who battled non-Hodgkins lymphoma for more than a...
View ArticleOfficers help athletes carry torch
Author(s): Elsa MejiaLocal law enforcement officers lighted and carried a Special Olympics torch in a run on Tuesday during the third leg of the journey headed to UC Davis for the 2012 Special Olympics...
View ArticleRiverbed fire sends smoke over SR 99
Author(s): DJ BeckerHeavy black smoke from a fire in the dry Fresno Riverbed near State Route 99 near Fourth Street closed one southbound lane of traffic about 2:45 Tuesday afternoon as fire crews...
View ArticleProducer seeking local actors for documentary
Author(s): The Madera TribuneEmmy Award-winning Peacock Productions will shoot an episode of the Discovery Channel Documentary series “Disappeared” near Shaver Lake between June 16 and 21, and the...
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Rock risk forces Yosemite closures
Author(s): Associated PressYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (AP) — Falling boulders are the single biggest force shaping Yosemite Valley, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the national park system....
View ArticleHistorical society to host annual fundraiser
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThe Madera County Historical Society’s annual Ice Cream Social will serve more than sweet frozen food this year. It also will crown the yet-to-be chosen 2012 Old Timer’s Queen and...
View ArticleCounty seeks $2.9 million from garbage contractor
Author(s): Chuck DoudPart 3 of a series As the Madera County Board of Supervisors goes about the business of seeking a new contractor for its garbage franchises, the county administration is suing the...
View ArticleCub Scout camp changes venue
Author(s): Farin MontanezCub Scout Day Camp sponsored by the Sequoia Council of Boy Scouts of America held annually in Madera changed locations this year, allowing for additional activities and dozens...
View ArticleKime to retire as city police chief
Madera Police Chief Michael Kime announced his retirement Wednesday afternoon, after almost 10 years on the job. “It’s been a great ride, and a wonderful opportunity here in Madera,” Kime said. “It’s...
View ArticleFarmers’ Market to begin today
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThe annual Madera County Farmers’ Market will open this evening with promises from organizers of putting on newer and more exciting activities in the weekly gatherings over the...
View ArticlePaleontology Foundation buys Mammoth Orange shell
Author(s): Farin MontanezThe shell of the Mammoth Orange, a remnant of the historic highway hamburger stand, will be sold to the San Joaquin Valley Paleontology Foundation for use at the Fossil...
View ArticleCar rear-ends semi on 99; driver hurt
Author(s): DJ BeckerA driver believed to be under the influence of alcohol struck the back of a semi truck trailer at a high rate of speed on State Route 99 just north of Avenue 18 1/2, according to...
View ArticleCalvary Cemetery shows off its new mausoleum
Author(s): Elsa MejiaMadera Cemetery District officials presented the new Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum Project to about 60 people in a dedication ceremony. Dignitaries and others gathered before the two...
View ArticleMUSD hires deputy supe
Author(s): Bill CoateMadera Unified School District continued the restructuring of its top-level administrative team by hiring Anthony Monreal, Ed.D., as deputy superintendent under Superintendent...
View ArticleFour Madera County graduates receive MCCW-MCCA scholarships
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneCody McDougald, Brennan Cornell, Samuel Mercado and Sara Sinks have each received a $1,000 scholarship from the Cattle Women and Cattlemen organizations to help them...
View ArticleJamie Lee Curtis to be headliner at women’s conference in September
Author(s): The Madera TribuneActress and author Jamie Lee Curtis will be keynote speaker at the 25th Annual Central California Women’s Conference Sept. 18 at the Fresno Convention and Entertainment...
View ArticleSeven awarded Mastin Scholarships
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneSeven graduates from Madera and Madera South high schools were awarded the Richard Mastin Science Scholarship and were treated to a lunch at The Vineyard on Thursday....
View ArticleScholarship presented during Elks Flag Day
Author(s): Leon EmoIn what has become an annual tradition, Madera Elks Lodge 1918 held a Flag Day ceremony and presented a $1,000 scholarship to a Madera student. Members of Boy Scout Troop 117,...
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