Inmates help battle grass fire
Author(s): DJ BeckerA wind-driven grass fire quickly burned through at least 2 acres of tall tinder-dry brush on Brightwood Road, just south of Avenue 21 about 1:30 Monday afternoon. No injuries were...
View ArticleThe Arc to take over Heartland locations
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneHeartland Opportunity Center, Inc., a provider of disabled programs in Madera County, announced Tuesday that it will be merged into The Arc Fresno, a provider in Fresno...
View ArticleBaz Allergy gets CT accreditation
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneBaz Allergy, Asthma and Sinus Center, Inc.’s Madera, Fresno and Hanford locations have been granted a three-year term of CT accreditation by the Intersocietal...
View ArticleFamily escapes rollover, fire
Author(s): DJ BeckerRunaway trailer careens into SUV; 2 children taken to hospitalA young Madera family escaped serious injury about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday after their SUV was struck and rolled over by a...
View ArticleDrought disaster declared in County
Author(s): Farin MontanezDesignation helps ranchers and farmers obtain low-interest loansA drought disaster declaration for Madera County has been issued by the California Emergency Management Agency...
View ArticleDecathletes to study World War I for 2014
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe United States Academic Decathlon has announced the 2013-2014 Academic Decathlon theme is World War I. This year’s Super Quiz topic will include questions based on...
View ArticleTeachers step back in heated contract talks
Author(s): Mark SmithIn a departure from the fiery rhetoric of meetings past, the Madera Unified Teachers Association (MUTA) presented declarations of support from schools across the district at...
View ArticleTraining for crisis hotline volunteers to start soon
Author(s): Elsa MejiaCalls to a local crisis center are high, but the amount of people there to pick them up is low, so the department who runs it is set to begin training volunteers to do it at the...
View ArticleDog show planned for park
Author(s): Leon EmoThe Dog Park at Rotary Park on Gateway Drive will have more than its usual attendance of canines Saturday with a dog contest in the morning, and an All Breeds Dog Show beginning at...
View Article20th Netherton/Rotary Relays set for Friday
Author(s): Elsa MejiaFor the 20th year in a row, all of Madera Unified School District’s elementary schools are set to compete in relay races Friday.The Netherton/Rotary Relays are set to take place in...
View ArticleYard fire damages house
Author(s): DJ BeckerA fire rapidly spreading through dry grass in the backyard of a home in the 28300 block of Arizona Avenue, just west of Road 28 1/2, destroyed a fence and burned into the back porch...
View ArticleMonroe holds student Relay For Life
Author(s): Leon EmoJames Monroe Elementary School students held their own Relay For Life Thursday morning on the school’s playground.The event is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society’s Madera...
View ArticleChowchilla-Madera County Fair begins
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThe Chowchilla-Madera County Fair is under way. Themed “Rides, Slides & Cowhides,” the four-day event includes livestock exhibitions and competitions, still exhibits, contests,...
View ArticleAuditor makes the move to county
Author(s): Mark SmithAfter being given an order by the Madera County Board of Supervisors in February to either move or resign from her position in 90 days, Madera County Auditor-Controller Marcia Hall...
View ArticleSpring fair opens today: Junior exhibitor has final showcase
Author(s): Elsa MejiaA young Madera woman who has won numerous local, state and national showmanship awards, exhibited a Hamsphire hog for the last time at the Chowchilla-Madera County Fair...
View ArticleSocial Services director responds to report
Author(s): Farin MontanezFindings are out of dept. controlThe Madera County Department of Social Services is overpaying government aid recipients — and not doing an adequate job of recouping the more...
View ArticleInvestigator implicates two MUSD trustees in vote deal
Author(s): Bill CoateSuggests other areas for investigationAn investigation into charges of misconduct by three Madera Unified School District trustees is complete and a report that implicates two of...
View Article350 attend Camarena health fair
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneMore than 25 local organizations participated earlier this week in a Camarena Health’s free community health fair, which drew more than 350 attendees.Camarena Health...
View ArticleHawks go bald for cancer
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneCourtesy of Danielle DevineLiberty High School raised more than $500 for Conquer Childhood Cancer by shaving heads Thursday. More than 20 volunteers shaved their head...
View ArticleBike-walk today at Rotary Park
Author(s): Leon EmoMay is National Bike Month and some Maderans will celebrate that non-polluting mode of transportation during a free Bike-Walk Madera event scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. today from the...
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