New county supervisors take oath
Author(s): Chuck DoudIncumbent District 4 Supervisor Max Rodriguez and newly elected District 3 Supervisor Rick Farinelli took their oaths of office Tuesday morning as the Board of Supervisors...
View ArticleSupe search moves ahead
Author(s): Bill CoateThe Madera Unified school board met in closed session Tuesday to take the next step in selecting a new superintendent to replace Gustavo Balderas, who has gone to work as...
View ArticleSalvador new county undersheriff
Author(s): Bill CoateSheriff John Anderson announced yesterday the appointment of Lt. Michael Salvador to replace Frank Bernard as undersheriff, the department’s No. 2 position.Bernard retired after...
View ArticleNew dialysis company focuses on patients
Business ProfileAuthor(s): Tyler TakedaProviding for patient needs through physician care is what one local dialysis company is all about.“One of our core values that we live by is to take care of the...
View ArticleNext of kin is sought
Author(s): The Madera TribuneThe Madera County Sheriff’s Office is seeking family members of a 67-year-old man who died Sunday.Madera Community Hospital admitted Roberto Mancilla Melendez on New Year’s...
View ArticleFossil center to host lecture series
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThe Fossil Discovery Center is set to host a lecture series, mostly focused on the San Joaquin Valley and its surroundings, but also including travel stories.The 2013 Lecture...
View ArticleRobbery suspect dies in shootout
Author(s): DJ BeckerAn alleged would-be robber, a 31-year-old Fresno man, was shot and killed after he fired his gun at two business persons inside a pharmacy in the 500 block of East Almond Avenue,...
View ArticleCoyotes win big in CMAC
Author(s): Ronald MontezIn its County/Metro Athletic Conference opener, the Madera boys soccer team made it perfectly clear that it’s not ready to give up its league crown this season.The defending...
View ArticleAdvocate group seeks volunteers
Author(s): Elsa MejiaAn organization which aims to be the voice for abused and neglected foster children in the justice system expanded from Fresno to Madera many years ago, but continues to struggle...
View Article2nd pharmacy shooting suspect nabbed
Author(s): DJ BeckerA second suspect was arrested by Madera police a day after his alleged partner in crime was killed in the attempted robbery of a pharmacy in the 500 block of East Almond...
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Taco Bell testing new value menu in Fresno
Author(s): Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Taco Bell is testing a new value menu that could put it in more direct competition with the Dollar Menu at McDonald’s. The Mexican-fast-food chain is testing...
View Article3 arrested on 6 burglary charges
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneSheriff John Anderson credits a keen-eyed witness for helping the Sheriff’s Office make three arrests and ultimately clearing half a dozen burglaries and even a...
View ArticleCol. Clay Garrison — Madera’s jet fighter pilot
A Day in the LifeAuthor(s): Leon EmoBy 7 a.m. Madera’s Col. Clay Garrison arrives at Fresno-Yosemite Air Terminal. Not to catch an early morning flight, but to serve his country as the new commander of...
View ArticleSunset Waste takes over city’s garbage collection
Author(s): Mark SmithA family-owned company that helped place Fresno near the top of the nation in recycling efforts has now taken over waste collection and recycling for the City of Madera. Officials...
View ArticleDisney On Ice holds hair-raising event to benefit Children’s Hospital patients
Author(s): Farin MontanezDisney On Ice presents “Dare To Dream,” a production featuring the golden-haired princess Rapunzel from Disney’s film “Tangled,” is coming to the Central Valley at the end of...
View ArticleYouth for Christ recaps local ministries
Author(s): Wendy AlexanderMadera Mayor Robert Poythress joined a small group of religious and community leaders for a Fresno/Madera Youth for Christ luncheon at Edgar’s last week. The purpose of the...
View ArticleChurch feeds 60 needy Saturday
Author(s): Elsa MejiaMembers of a Madera congregation visited bridges and parks around town feeding the needy. The food giveaway by Madera New Life Apostolic Church members fed about 60 people,...
View ArticleSix signs that indicate seniors need aid
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneBy Stacia KirbyHoliday visits, filled with lots of quality time with family, can bring to light the increasing and changing needs of aging parents and family members....
View ArticleLocal airman finishes training
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneAir Force Airman Brian E. Nelson graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.Nelson is the son of Gary Nelson of Madera.The...
View ArticleLocal cardiologist heads medical society
Author(s): Tami Jo NixMadera cardiologist Ranjit Singh Rajpal, MD, has assumed his duties as president of the Fresno-Madera Medical Society.He took the oath of office at the society’s awards dinner...
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