People have to start talking together
Editor's CornerAuthor(s): Chuck DoudToday continues the conversation with Jim Taubert, executive director of the successor agency to the former Madera Redevelopment Agency.“We’ve got to have a strategy...
View ArticleMadera High graduates
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneAshely Nicole Aguilar, Mario Daniel Aguilar, Joshua Vincent Alanis, Sergio Jr. Alanis, Melissa Jassmin Alejandre, Mohammed Alhomedi, Wesley Tristan Jacob Allen, Miriam...
View ArticleChowchilla passes balanced budget
Author(s): Mark SmithFrom the brink of possible bankruptcy just two years ago, the Chowchilla City Council passed a balanced budget earlier this week.It marks the third year since 2011 that the city...
View ArticleThousands of pot plants seized in raid
Author(s): Mark SmithMore than 12,000 marijuana plants — valued at nearly $15 million and believed to be tied to a Mexican drug trafficking organization — were seized and disposed of by Madera County...
View ArticleGolden Valley divided
Author(s): Mark SmithBoard trustee under fireA Golden Valley Unified School District trustee’s actions, alleged to be in violation of several California educational and penal codes, have been taken to...
View ArticleLa Vina School promotions
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneCorazon Aguayo, Adolfo Aguilera, Patricia Alonzo, Jacqueline Avila, Edward Betancourt, Karen Caballero, Cindy Capistran-Gonzalez, Juana Cardenas-Alvarez, Noemy Ceja,...
View ArticleDesmond promotions
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneEstevan Alvarado, Viridiana Alvarez, Angel Alvarez, Jesse Ambrosio, Antonio Amial, Justine Anaya, Manuel Aquino, Yazmin Arambula Espino, Adrian Arevalo, Usbaldo Arias,...
View ArticleThomas Jefferson students graduate
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneSamantha Crenshaw, Karina Granados, Shehryar Iqbal, Amisha John, Manpreet Kaur, Juliana Leon, Carolynne Lockling, Jovonie Martinez, Addyson Smith, Samantha Valencia,...
View ArticleHoward promotions
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneJorge David Alcaraz, Nathan Alvarado, Joseph Arias, Aryanna Monique Arredondo, Ean Audler, Madi Alisa Baker, Vanesa Cardenas, Isaac Joe Castaneda, Kyle Estevan...
View ArticleDixieland School promotions
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneRachel Akan, Lizbeth Arciga, Eduardo Avalos, Christian Baker, Anthony Cervantes, Luis V. Cervantes, Valeria Contreras, Eulices Cortes-Lita, Brenda De Jesus, Jessica...
View ArticleFeline discounts at animal shelter
Author(s): DJ BeckerDuring the month of June, cats are only $30 at the Madera County animal shelter. Director Kirsten Gross said the annual special is due to the spring kitten season and the resultant...
View ArticleMcDonald’s wins back-to-back titles
Author(s): Ronald MontezIn the majors title game against Creamer Tile, it was a clutch two-run triple and dominant pitching performance that helped McDonald’s repeat as kings of the Madera National...
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Proposed tunnels could make delta water saltier
Author(s): Associated PressSACRAMENTO (AP) — The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta could become saltier if the state builds the two massive diversion tunnels Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed to supply water to...
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Baby left in hot car dies
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — Fresno authorities say a baby boy died of heat exposure after he was unintentionally left in a car for an hour as the temperature reached 101 degrees. The...
View ArticleGolfers brave heat to help local charity at annual tournament
Author(s): Leon EmoGolfers, including a world record holder, endured temperatures approaching 110 degrees to compete in the 7th annual Mary Kascht Memorial Golf Tournament, which benefitted the Holy...
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Valley Latinos stuck in poverty
Author(s): Associated PressBy Gosia Wozniacka of the Associated Press FRESNO — On a warm spring day, farmworker Cristina Melendez was bedridden and unable to make her way back into the asparagus fields...
View ArticleAuctioneer championships-bound
Author(s): Leon EmoA local auctioneer has qualified as one of the top 30 auctioneers in the country and will head to the World Championships in his profession, but today it is all business. It’s...
View ArticleCentral Valley weathers the heat wave, ducking fed smog fines
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneDespite many parts of the Valley experiencing above normal temperatures above 90 degrees — including temperatures in the 100s in Madera — nowhere in the Valley did air...
View ArticleDeath went to these parties
Author(s): Elsa MejiaTwo murders and 14 shootings occur at wild ‘fusion’ gatherings in county; teens take drugs and drink alcohol; three suspects in custody, says sheriffMadera County Sheriff John...
View ArticleLiberty coach retires to work
Author(s): Tyler TakedaIf Liberty girls soccer coach Eli Liuba had his way, he would coach the Hawks until he died.However, Liuba isn’t getting his way. He is finding himself in a Catch-22. His...
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