Citizen says he favors Svanda
Letters to the editorAuthor(s): For The Madera TribuneThe county assessor is responsible for determining the real estate taxes for properties in our county. We need to elect someone with experience and...
View ArticleFirst-timer Blanton wins big at Madera Speedway
Author(s): Mark SmithIn a brand-new car and in his first race at the LoanMart Madera Speedway, Mark Blanton won arguably the most exciting event Saturday night during a back-and-forth Open Hobby Stocks...
View ArticleBig Brothers Big Sisters’ campaign aims to recruit mentors
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneAshley is mother in Madera who signed her child, Taylor, up for the Big Brothers Big Sisters program so that her son could have more time with a male influence. She...
View ArticleEmployees commended for stopping assault
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneTwo employees at a Madera 7-Eleven convenience store were praised by the Madera Police Department for stopping a man as he allegedly assaulted his female companion this...
View ArticleMen march against female sexual assault
Author(s): Elsa MejiaFunding totals $6,217Jovanni Reyes and Lucero Alvarez rummaged through a pile of worn women’s shoes. There were stilettos, pumps, high heels and flip-flops of all sizes and colors....
View ArticleSheriffs search for stolen horses
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneNow that an alleged horse thief has turned herself in, Madera County Sheriff’s ag detectives are asking the public for help in finding two horses that went missing last...
View ArticleSecond Wind 5K race raises more than $17,000
Author(s): Elsa MejiaDonations benefit food bank, rescue missionMadera residents pounded through the Speedway track and around the Madera District Fairgrounds during the first ever Second Wind 5K,...
View ArticleMadera Yosemite wine celebration this weekend
Author(s): Tami Jo NixThe Madera Yosemite wine celebration, May 3 and 4, honors the 150th anniversary of Yosemite National Park’s land grant signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1864. Yosemite was...
View ArticleWelcome to May CVAN
Author(s): Tami Jo NixSpring is a busy time for the agriculture community. Preparing fields for planting takes hard work and technical knowledge. The installation of new plantings and the chemicals...
View ArticleStretching liquid gold as far as it will go
Author(s): Tami Jo NixThe ability to turn dry parched acreage into fertile farmland has transformed land in the Central Valley and especially Madera County from a near barren desert into an oasis of...
View ArticleHelp needed, and questions
Mo's MusingsAuthor(s): Leon EmoNow that it has been so long, the story and mystery of the Malaysian airliner that probably plunged into the Indian Ocean has been relegated to the back pages. Will it...
View ArticleQuench thirst with limes
Stir CrazyAuthor(s): Cathie CampbellDoes anybody remember a character named Loud Mouth Lime, part of a series of powdered drink mixes introduced by Pillsbury in 1964? I think the flavors were called...
View ArticleCatholic Daughters of the Americas to host arts and crafts show
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneAn annual arts and crafts show featuring the works of dozens of Valley artists and crafters is scheduled for Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Holy Spouses Hall, 310...
View ArticleNo tornado here, but still a worry
Editor's CornerAuthor(s): Chuck DoudA few distraught readers called on Tuesday, wondering where The Red Line had gone, and the answer was, “I don’t know.” All I knew was that the machine that takes the...
View ArticleShortage of responsibility in city
Letters to the editorAuthor(s): For The Madera TribuneI have lived and worked in Madera for more than 20 years rearing a family and grandchildren. I have seen the city of Madera continually decline in...
View ArticleStallions lose heartbreaker
Author(s): Ronald MontezLooking to bounce back from an eight-run loss to the top team in the County/Metro Athletic Conference — not to mention a main contender for the Div. II title — the Madera South...
View ArticleSluggish Coyotes beat Panthers
Author(s): Tyler TakedaIn a game originally delayed by Friday’s storm, the Madera Coyote softball team must have switched its bats with umbrellas during the make-up game.The Coyotes were blanked...
View ArticleDuke headed to Alabama
Author(s): Tyler TakedaFour-year starter Darbi Duke has continued a Liberty Hawks softball legacy by inking her name on the dotted line to attend Montevallo University in Alabama to play softball.A...
View ArticleFood bank to begin SNAPP
Author(s): Elsa MejiaThe Madera County Food Bank will begin accepting applications and distributing food in a program to help senior citizens on Thursday.The Senior Nutrition and Produce Program is an...
View ArticleCounty’s corrections officers say they back Linn for DA
Author(s): Mark SmithOakhurst attorney David Linn announced Tuesday the Madera County Correctional Officers Association has endorsed him in the race for county district attorney.The endorsement marks...
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