Liberty honors seniors
Author(s): Tyler TakedaLiberty High School honored 35 outstanding seniors earlier this month during the Senior Awards Ceremony in the school’s theater.In addition to scholarship and special awards, the...
View ArticleBig Brothers-Big Sisters to host soccer clinic
Author(s): Leon EmoThe fifth annual Youth Soccer Clinic sponsored by the Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Central California will be held Saturday at the Madera Sunrise Rotary Sports Complex at 1609 Clinton...
View ArticleElks honor Middle School Student of the Month
Author(s): Leon EmoThe Madera Elks Lodge #1918 has honored Martin Luther King, Jr., Middle School eighth grader Larry Casarrubias with its Student of the Month Award at the lodge meeting May 23.Making...
View ArticleMorgan Scholarship helped jumpstart mom’s education
Author(s): Farin MontanezMadera South graduate Karina Arvizu, 20, says earning Planned Parenthood’s Morgan Scholarship two years in a row helped jumpstart her higher education. She just finished her...
View ArticleFamilies of child cancer patients raise more than $10,000 for research
Author(s): Elsa MejiaA son watched his teary-eyed mother as a stylist cut and shaved off the dark brown locks from her head in front of hundreds of people in an annual fundraiser for childhood cancer...
View ArticleGrand Jury finalizing its annual report
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThis year’s Madera County Grand Jury produced 11 reports, most of which are regarding Madera County Government, which will be accumulated and published in the Final...
View ArticleLocals, lawmakers honor fallen service members
Author(s): Elsa MejiaResidents honored fallen service members and the family of one of Madera’s own was recognized by a state lawmaker during an annual Memorial Day service on Monday.The parents,...
View ArticleTeen moms receive scholarships
Author(s): Farin MontanezWhen Ines Anita Rojas, 20, of Madera, gave birth to her daughter Isabella four years ago, she didn’t know how she would be able to stay in school and provide for her child.But...
View ArticleWorld War II era lives at Eagle Field
Author(s): Leon EmoThis weekend, visitors to Eagle Field, a few miles west of Firebaugh, will be transported back to the 1940s and America’s Greatest Generation with the 2013 Dinner-Dance and Fly-in....
View ArticleFew traffic problems over holiday, says State Patrol
Author(s): DJ BeckerThe first major holiday weekend for summer travel passed uneventfully, with moderate traffic flow and no major injury collisions reported, according to the California Highway...
View ArticlePeacock looking for a home
Author(s): DJ BeckerA wayward, roaming and vocalizing peacock was recently trapped in a mountain community by a federal trapper and taken to the Madera County Animal Shelter. The large bird is...
View ArticleHigh-speed rail pros, cons aired at meeting
Author(s): Mark SmithTwo sides of the California High-Speed Rail issue came together Tuesday at an official congressional hearing held at Madera Community College center.The field hearing was organized...
View ArticleHogan gets life for rape and murder in 2000 of female vet
Author(s): Mark SmithA former Madera resident was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole Tuesday for the rape and murder in Madera of a homeless woman nearly 13 years ago.Frank...
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Son says man suspected in attack had PTSD
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — The California man suspected of shooting two of his adult daughters was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Vietnam as a Marine, the...
View ArticleTunnels and delta restoration at $24.54b
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — The massive twin-tunnel system that would carry water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and its accompanying delta habitat restoration plan will cost...
View ArticleMadera County Farmers Market three weeks away
Author(s): Elsa MejiaMatch program offers creditsLocal agencies who want to increase the public’s access to fresh fruits and vegetables are set to open this year’s Madera County Farmers Market in three...
View ArticleTeachers deliver pleas in final board meeting of the year
Author(s): Mark SmithHundreds of teachers and hours of discussion were part of the Madera Unified School District’s (MUSD) final board meeting of the year earlier this week.Clad in red Madera Unified...
View ArticleAlpha names volunteer of the year
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneA former elementary school teacher who has donated her time to tutor young at-risk students in reading for five years has been named Alpha Elementary School’s Volunteer...
View ArticleCattle theft bill passes Assembly
Author(s): Mark SmithProposed legislation that would increase the penalties on livestock theft unanimously passed the State Assembly on Thursday, clearing way for consideration in the Senate.Proposed...
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Hate crime alleged in beating
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — Prosecutors say the beating of an 82-year-old Sikh man outside a Fresno Sikh temple was a hate crime. The Fresno County district attorney said Thursday that a...
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