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Author(s): Bill CoateMadera Unified trustees have nothing to say in public on two issues that have dominated community interest for the past two weeks. The school board can provide no updates on its...
View ArticleFor whom the bells tolled
Author(s): John RiepingMaderans react to new popeWhen the bells of St. Joachim Catholic Church echoed across central Madera well before noon Wednesday, some didn’t know what to think. But others knew...
View ArticleParole denied for Chowchilla kidnapper
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Board of Parole Hearings denied Chowchilla kidnapper James Schoenfeld parole Wednesday for the next three years, county officials announced.Schoenfeld, together...
View ArticleMental hospital could benefit county
Editor's CornerAuthor(s): Chuck DoudA hospital consultant from Bakersfield and some local people are hoping to build a mental hospital in Madera, which would be a good thing, both from a health-care...
View ArticleSt. Joachim announces S.T.E.M. Fair winners
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneSt. Joachim School has announced the 10 winners this week of its recent Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.) Fair.Dozens of students...
View ArticleSupporters of local arts to be honored
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneFive founding members of the Madera County Arts Council will be honored in person, and one posthumously, at an anniversary party March 23. Other notables will also be...
View ArticleArts Council to celebrate 30th anniversary
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Madera County Arts Council will celebrate 30 years of arts promotion in Madera County with an anniversary party March 23. As part of the celebration, all of the...
View ArticleHawks fly by Badgers in North Sequoia League opener
Author(s): Mark SmithThe first three innings of Friday’s North Sequoia League baseball game between the Liberty Hawks and Yosemite Badgers were marked by defensive plays and an inability on both sides...
View ArticleCoyotes open league with win over Panthers
Author(s): Tyler TakedaBehind the left arm of ace Scotty Roberts, the Madera Coyote baseball team opened the County/Metro Athletic Conference with a commanding 7-1 victory Friday at Mel Parker Field...
View ArticleStallions go 2-1 in tourney pool play
Author(s): Ronald MontezPlaying in its own backyard, the Madera South softball team picked up two wins but also suffered one loss in the Stallion Showdown Tournament.After winning its first two games...
View ArticleBridges to be moved, bit of SR 99 widened
Author(s): The Madera TribuneThe California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has issued an alert for motorists and recreational water users that work remains under way along a 2.9-mile segment...
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Strangling suspect sent to psych hospital
Author(s): Associated PressFRESNO (AP) — A Fresno man who told detectives he strangled his 78-year-old grandmother is being sent to a state mental hospital. The Fresno Bee reports that a Superior Court...
View ArticleKissing pigs for education
Author(s): Elsa MejiaPatriot Games to raise money for booksA fundraiser for a middle school library, themed after a bestselling novel, has students, staff, teachers and administrators taking on dares...
View ArticleMan is injured in rollover
Author(s): DJ BeckerA 67-year-old man was injured Friday morning on Road 29, at the intersection of Avenue 13 1/2, after his car had mechanical problems, struck a utility pole and overturned, according...
View ArticleRacer ready as Speedway opens
Author(s): Mark SmithThe LoanMart Madera Speedway opens for racing today and a young racer who earned his first podium finish in Madera last year is looking to take the checkered flag on his way to big...
View ArticleElks honor Middle School Student of the Month
Author(s): Leon EmoThe Madera Elks Lodge presented its Student of the Month Award to Wilmer Lazo, a Martin Luther King (MLK) Middle School student, at the club’s Family Dinner Night on Friday. Lazo was...
View ArticleCity offers new online registration
Author(s): Leon EmoThe Madera Parks and Community Services Department initiated a test of its new online registration program Saturday, the final and busiest day of registration for the T-Ball...
View ArticleBlock party combines festivities, lesson
Author(s): Elsa MejiaJoshua and Sara Arthurs were happy with the calmness at their northwest Madera neighborhood, Almond Tree Estates Subdivision. To ensure it stays safe, the couple wanted to meet...
View ArticleElks earn $5,100 for ‘wounded warriors’
Author(s): Leon EmoA Madera Elks Lodge luncheon raised $5,100 Saturday for the Wounded Warior Project. Special guests were west coast project coordinator Ken Misa and several soldiers from the...
View ArticleStallions finish 2-2 in home tourney
Author(s): Ronald MontezAfter finishing second in its pool play with a 2-1 record, the Madera South softball team took on an undefeated Laton squad on the final day of the Stallion Showdown...
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