Stallions soccer gets victory over Sanger
Author(s): Ronald MontezDespite the Madera South girls soccer team’s traditional game plan not playing out as expected, the Stallions nevertheless found a way to win its County/Metro Athletic...
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3 women killed in crash in DUI crash in Fresno County
Author(s): Associated PressSANGER (AP) — The California Highway Patrol says three women were killed in a head-on collision with a suspected drunk driver in Fresno County. CHP Officer Sean Haller says...
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Fed. prosecutors: Man led mortgage fraud scam
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Northern California man will spend 10 years in prison for a running a mortgage fraud scam that bilked elderly homeowners and banks of...
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State’s tenure law challenged
Author(s): Associated PressStudents file suitLOS ANGELES (AP) — In a packed courtroom, attorneys unveiled opposing views Monday on the emotionally divisive issue of whether California public school...
View ArticleWinery basks in solar power
Author(s): Mark SmithIn what some hope will be the start of a trend among Madera-area farmers and growers, San Joaquin Wine Company, Inc. has flipped the switch on its expansive solar-panel project....
View ArticleAP top stories for Jan. 28, 2014
Author(s): Associated PressHere's the latest news for Tuesday, January 28th: President Obama's State of the Union; Olympic torch Relay passes through Chechnya, College Athletes Form a Union, Mannequin...
View ArticleThere are other ways to help economy
Letters to the editorAuthor(s): Madera Tribune reader(s)Gov. Jerry Brown and Rep. Jim Costa, smiling as we get a bill, and blame us for not supporting the high-speed rail. Who is in control, apparently...
View ArticleObama’s inequality of wealth
Editor's CornerAuthor(s): Chuck DoudWhen President Obama discussed income inequality in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, the casual listener may have been tempted to believe the president...
View ArticleNew sport uses feet instead of clubs at Madera Municipal
Author(s): Tyler TakedaSeeking a new way to get more people to the golf course, Madera Municipal Golf Course owner, Sierra Golf Management turned to its feet.Two months ago, work on the golf course...
View ArticleBishop’s visit thrills students
Author(s): Elsa MejiaOchoa comes to Madera to help observe Catholic Schools WeekSchoolchildren gathered with relatives, administrators, teachers and staff to attend Mass on Tuesday as part of National...
View ArticleBiomass plant gets board’s OK
Author(s): Mark Smith‘We are absolutely excited about this project’California’s first-ever community-scale biomass plant got a unanimous set of thumbs up from the Madera County Board of Supervisors on...
View ArticleInevitable changes to water management
CommentaryAuthor(s): For The Madera TribuneBy Jay Lund and Ellen Hanak“Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.”— Mark TwainWater policy in California has always been about making and resisting change. The...
View ArticleTemperance Flat’s friends and foes
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThe idea of capturing and storing more water, especially during rough and dry times such as this, has long captivated and moved many. That’s how life in the Wild West came to...
View ArticleThe San Joaquin Valley: a geological history
Author(s): John RiepingWe’re living in what once were three vast lakesThe San Joaquin Valley, the southern half of the large flat mountain-bound interior of California, has undergone many changes.The...
View ArticleFarmers adjust methods, crops to stay afloat during drought
Author(s): Ronald MontezAlthough they aren’t meteorologists, farmers’ livelihoods strongly depend on their knowledge of the weather.When it comes to harvesting crops, the climate plays a very intricate...
View ArticleA grower's stance: Stop wasting water on salmon, smelt
Author(s): Tyler TakedaWhen it comes to discussing the status of water in the Central Valley, longtime Madera farmer Denis Prosperi is passionate about the subject.Prosperi contends that the main...
View ArticleDrought takes toll on lake; Yosemite tourism booms
Author(s): Ronald MontezIn his 32 years of working at Madera County’s Eastman Lake, Jerry Magnuson has seen plenty of what Mother Nature has to offer. But for Magnuson, the seven-year park manager who...
View ArticleCity urges residents to conserve water
Author(s): Farin MontanezPatrol, citation efforts could be increasedWith the effects of a record-breaking California drought looming, City of Madera officials may have to increase water citation and...
View ArticleCalif. almost entirely state of drought
Author(s): Mark SmithMuch of Central Valley qualifies under extreme labelThe National Drought Mitigation Center confirmed this month, following California’s driest year on record, that nearly 90...
View ArticleDelta restoration large in both scope and price
Author(s): Mark SmithIt’s taken eight years of planning, contains roughly 34,000 pages, and as designed holds a price tag of $25 billion, but officials say the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) is a...
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