Writers’ workshop to celebrate 10 years
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneAuthor event plannedWriters from all across the Central Valley will gather May 4 at the Chowchilla library to celebrate Central Valley Writers’ Workshop’s 10-year...
View ArticleCream and cuts at Jefferson Spring Rally
Author(s): Leon EmoIt was an afternoon filled with whipped cream pies, pogo stick races and very short haircuts at the Thomas Jefferson Middle School Spring Sports Rally and Patriot Games held on the...
View ArticleAnnual health fair draws 300
Author(s): Elsa MejiaA weeklong national observance of public health contributions and improvements culminated locally in a public health fair this weekend.The 21st annual Picnic in the Park, put on by...
View ArticlePair allegedly stole $400 in fuel
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneTwo Madera men have been arrested on grand theft charges for allegedly stealing at least $400 worth of fuel from a ranch on Avenue 13 near Road 23, county authorities...
View Article2 arrested on drug charges
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneOne wanted for car theft, other claimed to be diplomatTwo Chowchilla men have been arrested on felony drug charges after being pulled over near a Valero gas station on...
View Article2 arrested for Fairmead shooting
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneTwo men have been arrested for allegedly firing their weapons at a house party in Fairmead early on March 30 -- killing one man and wounding two others, authorities...
View ArticleFraud cases double in county
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneSeniors targeted more than everThe Madera County Sheriff’s Office has received more than double the amount of fraud complaints between January and April this year...
View ArticleCaltrans to erect median barriers along SR 99
Author(s): Mark SmithWork goes on in Central Madera as wellThe California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin construction of median safety barriers on State Route 99 tonight. This will...
View ArticleCancer survivors celebrate at brunch
Author(s): Leon EmoThe assembly hall at the Church of Christ on Sunset Avenue was filled with more than 100 cancer survivors Saturday morning as they celebrated their victory over the dreaded...
View ArticleCoalition celebrates Cesar Chavez Day
Author(s): Elsa Mejia250 take partA belated celebration of Cesar Chavez Day drew about 250 people to a local preschool on Sunday. Put on by the Madera Coalition for Community Justice, the 19th annual...
View Article2 men to face murder hearing
Author(s): Mark SmithTwo of the three men accused in the 2012 murder of 44-year-old Madera man Gerald Fontes will have a court hearing in Mariposa County Court this week and face 16 years to life in...
View ArticleSalvador is putting off entering race for sheriff
Author(s): Bill CoateMadera County Undersheriff Michael Salvador has put off a decision whether to run to replace his boss, John Anderson, who has said he will retire at the end of 2014.In a press...
View ArticleMadera Method Wagon Train bites the dust
Author(s): Bill CoateEducational institution disbandingThe Madera Method Wagon Train has come to the end of the trail. After 20 years of literally transporting young students into the past by putting...
View ArticleMaderans share indigenous traditions with an outdoor theater performance
Author(s): Elsa MejiaMadera residents who share an ancestry in Oaxaca exposed indigenous traditions — from an engagement to a wedding ceremony — in a play last weekend. The performance was the...
View ArticleMaderan gets life sentence due to gunfight
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA Madera man was sentenced last week to nearly 75 years to life in prison for attempted murder and three additional felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon for...
View ArticleLocals asked to enroll in cancer study
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneTo look at disease’s causes, prevention, researchers say The American Cancer Society is asking Central Valley residents to participate in a study to help researchers...
View ArticleWoman loses half of arm in rollover
Author(s): DJ BeckerA single-vehicle rollover cost a Raymond woman in her 80s part of an arm Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol.The accident occurred on Road 415 just south of Sesame...
View Article2 men appear in court for Fontes murder
Author(s): Mark SmithTwo of three men accused of murdering 44-year-old Madera man Gerald Fontes went into Mariposa County Court for a preliminary hearing Tuesday, and each took different steps as the...
View ArticleSheriff warns of new credit-card scam
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Madera County Sheriff’s mountain division is investigating massive debit and credit card fraud involving at least nine businesses, Sheriff John Anderson announced...
View ArticleToday is deadline for tax on property
Author(s): The Madera TribuneToday at 5 p.m. is the deadline for paying the second installment of 2012-13 property taxes, according to Madera County Treasurer-Tax Collector Tracy Ken-nedy.Taxes paid...
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