Man is injured in rollover
Author(s): DJ BeckerA 67-year-old man was injured Friday morning on Road 29, at the intersection of Avenue 13 1/2, after his car had mechanical problems, struck a utility pole and overturned, according...
View ArticleRacer ready as Speedway opens
Author(s): Mark SmithThe LoanMart Madera Speedway opens for racing today and a young racer who earned his first podium finish in Madera last year is looking to take the checkered flag on his way to big...
View ArticleElks honor Middle School Student of the Month
Author(s): Leon EmoThe Madera Elks Lodge presented its Student of the Month Award to Wilmer Lazo, a Martin Luther King (MLK) Middle School student, at the club’s Family Dinner Night on Friday. Lazo was...
View ArticleCity offers new online registration
Author(s): Leon EmoThe Madera Parks and Community Services Department initiated a test of its new online registration program Saturday, the final and busiest day of registration for the T-Ball...
View ArticleBlock party combines festivities, lesson
Author(s): Elsa MejiaJoshua and Sara Arthurs were happy with the calmness at their northwest Madera neighborhood, Almond Tree Estates Subdivision. To ensure it stays safe, the couple wanted to meet...
View ArticleElks earn $5,100 for ‘wounded warriors’
Author(s): Leon EmoA Madera Elks Lodge luncheon raised $5,100 Saturday for the Wounded Warior Project. Special guests were west coast project coordinator Ken Misa and several soldiers from the...
View ArticleMan arrested after pursuit
Author(s): DJ BeckerMadera police arrested a 36-year-old man after a brief pursuit and standoff at a house in the 200 block of south D Street. No injuries were reported.Juan Barboza of Madera was...
View ArticleChowchilla man beaten for suspected metal theft
Author(s): DJ BeckerA Chowchilla man was reportedly roughed up by residents on Hill Drive, after they allegedly caught him rummaging around for valuables in their yards, garages and cars.The man, whose...
View ArticleWoman convicted of animal cruelty
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneJannice Aguilar, 39, of Oakhurst was convicted of felony cruelty to animals last week in the Sierra Division of the Madera Superior Court at Bass Lake, according to a...
View ArticleMan survives run across SR 99
Author(s): DJ BeckerA Madera man is lucky to be alive after intentionally running through traffic, resisting arrest and assaulting officers and battery on medical personnel on State Route 99, near...
View ArticleWasuma, Ranchos win Academic Pentathlon
Author(s): Elsa MejiaRanchos Middle School and Wasuma Elementary have two new plaques to display as a result of students who excelled in a Madera County five-event academic competition that concluded...
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Bills seek end to farm animal abuse videos
Author(s): Associated PressSACRAMENTO — An undercover video that showed California cows struggling to stand as they were prodded to slaughter by forklifts led to the largest meat recall in U.S....
View ArticleHospital to host casino-night fundraiser
Author(s): The Madera TribuneMadera Community Hospital Foundation will host a casino night Saturday, April 13, at Hatfield Hall on the Madera District Fairgrounds.Socializing will begin at 5:30 p.m.,...
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Board to issue $8.6B in high-speed rail bonds
Author(s): Associated PressSACRAMENTO — The California High-Speed Rail Authority voted Monday to issue nearly $8.6 billion in taxpayer-approved bonds to build the nation's first bullet train as the...
View ArticleAg celebrated today, all week
Author(s): Elsa MejiaNational Ag Day, which is today, recognizes and celebrates the abundance provided by agriculture. It is part of National Agriculture Week, also observed nationally, which shares...
View ArticleMadera teacher strike looms
Author(s): Bill CoateThe year-long dispute between the Madera Unified School District and its teachers shows no sign of abating. An arbitration team led by Southern California mediator Bonnie Castry...
View ArticleSunrise Rotary honors Madison student
Author(s): Leon EmoOn Wednesday morning, the Sunrise Rotary Club recognized Ana Boch as their student of the month. Boch is a fourth grade student at James Madison School.She was accompanied by her...
View ArticleAnnual ‘Eggstravaganza’ set for Saturday
Author(s): Leon EmoThe Madera Parks and Community Services’ annual Eggstravaganza will be held starting at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lions Town and Country Park. The egg hunt, featuring 10,000 candy and...
View ArticleHop To Catering available daily
Business ProfileAuthor(s): Leon EmoThere is a unique new catering business in Madera Ranchos. Hop To Catering is capable of providing catering services for events hosting up to 200 people. The business...
View ArticleCoarsegold man arrested for brandishing fake gun
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneAn 18-year-old was arrested Tuesday after allegedly waving a fake handgun while driving past a school bus stop, according to Madera County Sheriff spokeswoman Erica...
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