MUSD outbid on building
Author(s): Bill CoateSomeone apparently came to the table with more money, so Madera Unified will have to look elsewhere if it plans to move its district offices to another site.According to...
View ArticleAP top stories for April 3, 2014
Author(s): Associated PressHere's the latest news for: AP investigation uncovers government program to overthrow Cuban government; Fort Hood shooting rampage; Australia and Malaysia vow to provide...
View ArticleCampaign signs popping up again
Letters to the editorAuthor(s): Madera Tribune reader(s)It’s spring, and they’re popping up all over. No, not mushrooms or wild flowers, but the much more prolific and intrusive man-made phenomena...
View ArticleThanks for help with food bank
Letters to the editorAuthor(s): Madera Tribune reader(s)I would like to take this time to tell you a little about what the Madera Food Bank does and provides.For starters, we service all of Madera...
View ArticleReasons for observing Law Day May 1
Letters to the editorAuthor(s): Madera Tribune reader(s)Every year since President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed the first Law Day in 1958, the United States has marked May 1 as a day of national...
View ArticleThe Golden Bear had to face polio
Editor's CornerAuthor(s): Chuck Doud“I had polio when I was 13 ... Polio is just a memory now, but it was a horrible disease. I got it a year or two before Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine was distributed.”—...
View ArticleMYSL changing its attitude
Author(s): Tyler TakedaAfter undergoing some major changes within its board and bylaws, the Madera Youth Soccer League will hold its first registration for the new season on Saturday at Town and...
View ArticleLiberty students win at state Mock Trial
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneTwo Liberty High School students brought home awards from this year’s Mock Trial State Championship — the first time a Madera County school has won individual awards at...
View ArticleYosemite unveils performances, art workshops
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneVisitors to Yosemite National Park can enjoy a host of new art workshops and theater performances offered by the Yosemite Conservancy this year in honor of the 150th...
View ArticleCHP car flips chasing ‘crotch rocket’
Author(s): DJ BeckerOfficer moderately injured, motorcyclist fleesA high speed chase of a fleeing motorcycle on State Route 99 ended with a California Highway Patrol car rolling over at the Avenue 20...
View ArticleMadera Police honor longtime volunteer
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThe Madera Police Department honored a longtime volunteer before employees, volunteers and his family.John Rohl, who has helped the department for about eight years, did not expect...
View ArticleCountywide emergency alert test planned
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneMadera County Sheriff John Anderson is planning a countywide emergency alert test for May 15 and urges the public to sign up to receive messages through a new system...
View ArticlePike murderer: ‘I was a loaded gun’
Author(s): Mark SmithMODESTO — The convicted killer of Madera teen Krista-Rae Pike told at least one psychologist that if released he would kill again and, during early court hearings, if he sat behind...
View ArticleMan dies in alleged DUI wreck on SR152
Author(s): DJ BeckerDriver arrested, 4 passengers hospitalizedA passenger in his late 20s was killed about 9 a.m. Thursday and five others were seriously injured in a high speed rollover on State Route...
View ArticleAP top stories for April 4, 2014
Author(s): Associated PressHere's the latest news for Friday, April 4th: AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus killed in Afghanistan; Severe weather system pounds U.S.; Clashes erupt as Middle East peace...
View Article‘Urinetown’ opening ‘flushed with success’
ReviewsAuthor(s): Bill CoateHas there ever been a more intriguing title for a musical than “Urinetown?” Probably not, and perhaps that’s one of the reasons it will have a successful run in Madera after...
View ArticleTime for changes in death penalty law
California FocusAuthor(s): Thomas EliasFew topics divide California as consistently or as evenly as the death penalty. The last time voters had their say on it, they opted by a vote of just over 51-49...
View ArticleKeep your Bitcoins in your pocket
Editor's CornerAuthor(s): Chuck DoudThe Bitcoin people seem to be having terrible problems lately. The federal government in all its enforcement entities is ganging up on the Bitcoin business. And as...
View ArticleBoys volleyball starts 3-0 in CMAC
Author(s): Ronald MontezIn volleyball, the setter position is similar to the quarterback spot in football.As the setter or quarterback, the player’s job is to get the ball to their teammates for the...
View ArticleStallions’ AD moves to district
Author(s): Tyler TakedaAfter eight years of wearing the purple and black while supporting the Stallions, Madera South athletic director Marty Bitter may have to find a different wardrobe with his new...
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