Car Club raffle to help cancer patient
Author(s): Leon EmoMadera Classic Cars, a group of automobile and truck enthusiasts, will hold a raffle next month to benefit one of its members who is fighting cancer.Longtime club member and Madera...
View ArticleBigelow, Patterson want to know how rail authority is acquiring lands
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneSACRAMENTO — Central Valley legislators are questioning how the California High Speed Rail Authority is taking over privately owned land, and has asked the Joint...
View ArticleClouds help fight Aspen Fire
Author(s): Mark SmithCloud cover helped firefighting personnel make progress against the raging Aspen Fire on Tuesday, though the blaze remained at the same containment percentage as Monday.An update...
View ArticleMadera neighbors spend night out to fight crime
Author(s): Mark SmithKickoff at park shows off city’s commitmentMadera’s first-ever National Night Out (NNO) gatherings were marked by upbeat rock music and hopeful spirits as pre-kickoff and kickoff...
View ArticleCar driven by boy, 13, leads CHP on a wild chase down Highway 99
Author(s): DJ BeckerAn autistic 13-year-old Atwater boy took the keys to the family car and snarled traffic on State Route 99 with a wild, dangerous joyride until he was stopped by spike strips and...
View ArticleViewers’ Choice recipients
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Viewers’ Choice Award winners are listed below.Best of Show: Virginia WhistlerFeatured Quilters: Juanita Blumberg (1st), Wanda Beck (2nd)New Quilters: “Mile a...
View ArticleQuilting winners announced
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Heart of California Quilt Guild has announced the winners of the Viewers’ Choice Awards from its 2013 quilt show, Quilts From Our Hearts. The Best of Show Award...
View ArticleFrozen Delight fills a sweet void
Business ProfileAuthor(s): Tyler TakedaDuring one of many trips into Fresno’s River Park area from Madera, Joe Oganesyan had an epiphany.“Why not open a frozen yogurt place in Madera?” he thought.So, a...
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Study finds destructive Medfly entrenched
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — Fruit flies that are highly destructive to crops are now permanently established in California and spreading, according to a new study published Wednesday. The...
View ArticleLess personnel fighting Aspen fire
Author(s): Mark SmithFire crews continue to head home after weeks of battling a raging blaze in the Sierra National Forest, the U.S. Forest Service said Wednesday.Personnel needed to fight the Aspen...
View ArticleRescue Mission receives large donation
Author(s): The Madera TribuneIn dire need of capital improvements, a local shelter was the fortunate benefactor of a huge contribution. The Red & Nancy Arnold Foundation awarded $500,000 to the...
View Article700 gather for Delta summit
Author(s): Don A. WrightWhat happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas but the same is not true of the wide impact of the San Joaquin/Sacramento River Delta. More than 700 people gathered for the Delta Water...
View ArticleChukchansi group sues supes, sheriff
Author(s): Mark SmithAnother lawsuit has been filed by one group against another claiming leadership over the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians, but this time the Madera County Board of...
View ArticleBaloney Creek to perform at second summer concert
Author(s): Leon EmoThe unique sounds of Baloney Creek — featuring a little swing, a bit of blues, and a collection of country and old time fiddle tunes, intertwined with traditional bluegrass that will...
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Report: Climate change impacting state
Author(s): Associated PressBy Alicia Chang LOS ANGELES — Coastal waters off California are getting more acidic. Fall-run chinook salmon populations to the Sacramento River are on the decline. Conifer...
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Governor changes tactics to avoid freeing inmates
Author(s): Associated PressBy Don Thompson SACRAMENTO — Eight months after Gov. Jerry Brown tried to end California’s reliance on private prisons to handle an overflow of inmates, his administration...
View ArticleAspen fire 80 percent contained
Author(s): Mark SmithFirefighting crews are inching ever closer to fully containing a massive inferno in the Sierra National Forest, an update from the U.S. Forest Service reported Thursday.The Aspen...
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Bill would ease land use for HSR
Author(s): Associated PressSACRAMENTO (AP) — The California High-Speed Rail Authority could manage property it has bought for the bullet train without extra oversight under legislation now heading to...
View Article7 honored at first felony drug court graduation
Author(s): Farin MontanezProgram helped criminals morph into productive citizens, officials sayDanielle Randolph, one of seven former Madera County probationers to attend Felony Drug Court’s first...
View ArticleState test scores announced
Author(s): Bill CoateMUSD students fare poorly, but Golden Valley’s do wellMadera Unified School District’s scores on California’s annual testing program fell well below the state average in 2013,...
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