Maderans gather for block party
Author(s): Mark SmithAs part of ongoing efforts to increase public safety and generally improve the local community, dozens of Madera residents gathered in the streets of their neighborhood Monday...
View ArticlePlay area at Social Services dedicated to former employee
Author(s): Leon EmoA newly designed play area at the Madera County Department of Social Services was dedicated Monday morning in memory of the late Paige (Turner) Garcia, a former employee of the...
View ArticleMTV seeks to cast Mexican-American family in TV show
Author(s): Farin MontanezMTV is looking for a funny, boisterous Mexican-American family in California for a new reality TV show, and Maderans who think they fit the bill are encouraged to apply. “We’re...
View ArticleStudent returns, adds style to school
Author(s): Mark SmithFormer Webster Elementary School student Evan Walsh remembers one thing about the artwork inside the school’s cafeteria and multipurpose room when he was a Wolverine.“It was kind...
View ArticleFinal vote delayed for Gunner Ranch West
Author(s): Mark SmithA proposed large-scale housing project near Highway 41 and Avenue 9 — expected to construct nearly 3,000 homes and over 3 million square feet of commercial, medical, and government...
View ArticleBank finds fishing try in drop box
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneOAKHURST — Two bags with a string attached were discovered inside a bank’s deposit drop box in Oakhurst early this week.According to Yosemite Bank, someone tried to...
View ArticleSchool walls defaced
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneMADERA RANCHOS — Local school officials will have to handle the cleaning of a number of walls defaced with obscenities sometime during the 4th of July holiday.Liberty...
View ArticleSummer Movies in the Park starts Friday
Author(s): Leon EmoThe first of the Summer Movies in the Park series begins Friday with the showing of “Men in Black III” at the amphitheater at Lions Town and Country Park. The amphitheater is next to...
View ArticleMUSD school sup’t search gathers speed
Author(s): Bill CoateMadera Unified School District trustees appear to be just days away from selecting a new school superintendent. After six months of operating with an interim superintendent, the...
View ArticlePolice uncover house of horrors
Author(s): Mark SmithWhen Madera police served a search warrant at a home on the 100 block of East 12th Street this week, they expected to find and arrest a suspect of identity theft.What they didn’t...
View ArticleMurder suspect arrested
Author(s): Mark SmithMadera police arrested a suspect on charges of murder this week after a fight between the suspect and two brothers left one of the brothers dead and the other severely...
View ArticleReferendum sought to halt casino
Author(s): Mark SmithA self-described gambling watchdog group filed a referendum earlier this week that seeks to reverse the Legislature’s approval of a Native American casino near State Route...
View ArticleSummer concerts return to Madera
Author(s): Leon EmoAfter a very successful initial concert held at Veteran’s Park in Chowchilla last week, the Madera County Art Council’s Summer Concert Series returns to Madera on Sunday at the Allen...
View ArticleMCH Foundation prepares for annual dinner-dance
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneGuests at this year’s Madera Community Hospital Foundation’s annual dinner-dance will dance and dine in prom attire representative of their high school glory days,...
View ArticleCollege students to do teaching of their own
Author(s): Mark SmithFifty local college students gained employment Thursday through a job fair set up by the California Teaching Fellows Foundation, which will place them in vital positions mentoring...
View ArticleOfficials request fed intervention in squabble
Author(s): Mark SmithThe next move in a long-running dispute between three factions claiming leadership over the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians is back in the hands of federal...
View Article15K county kids fall into nutrition gap
Author(s): Farin MontanezAdvocate group: New approaches needed to fight summer hunger More than 15,000, or about 90 percent, of Madera County’s low-income children who received free or reduced-price...
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Inmates sue over potentially fatal fungus
Author(s): Associated PressSACRAMENTO (AP) — California inmates who contracted a potentially fatal illness known as valley fever are suing state officials for lifetime medical care, including coverage...
View ArticleTessmer story told locally
Author(s): Tyler TakedaIn conjunction with North American Traffic Seminars, Martha Tessmer shares the story of her son’s death at Experience in Reality, a diversion program for first-time teen driving...
View ArticleRanchos accident featured in national magazine
Author(s): Tyler TakedaAs Martha Tessmer had family and friends visit her on the sixth anniversary of the death of her son, Donovan, Road & Track Magazine featured his car accident.The magazine...
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