Former MLB Star to speak at Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneFormer Major League Baseball player Jim Maloney will speak at this year’s Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast on May 2, hosted by the Madera Chamber of Commerce and Madera...
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Feds say high-speed rail plan OK
Author(s): Associated PressSACRAMENTO (AP) — The federal Government Accountability Office is giving generally good grades to the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s business plan to build a $68...
View ArticlePolice want to help owner of canines
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Madera Police Department is seeking assistance in helping find homes for about 100 dogs that an owner is willing to give away.Nicanor Santiago, who lives at 308 E....
View ArticleThe house of 100 dogs
Author(s): DJ BeckerA pet-lover on 4th Street finds himself houndedFacing $22,500 in fines, he’s offering them without chargeA retired Madera dog lover started out with three or four stray dogs in a...
View ArticleLiberty Hawks softball is a program to be reckoned with
Author(s): Tyler TakedaFor every team in the Central Valley that takes the field, court or pool, the biggest goal is to walk away with the coveted Central Section championship plaque.Not everyone gets...
View ArticleLoanMart Open Series rolls into Madera Speedway
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe LoanMart Open Late Model Series will compete for the first time this season tonight at the Madera Speedway.It’s the second year in a row that this new series will...
View ArticleAll-Madera Tribune Team: Girls Soccer
Author(s): Ronald MontezTyler TakedaMost Valuable Player#9 Danni Devine, Sr. Forward, LibertyDevine took a year off from soccer, but made a triumphant return this season. She became the focal point for...
View ArticlePolice to ticket distracted drivers
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneMadera police will actively ticket drivers who text or use cell phones on April 3 and 16 as part of a Distracted Driving Awareness Month enforcement campaign.More than...
View ArticleDog park improvements discussed
Author(s): Leon EmoSupporters of Madera’s dog park discussed possible improvements, a dog show, potlucks and tree plantings at the first public meeting organized by the newly formed Friends of the Dog...
View ArticleLa Vina residents stage crucifixion of Jesus Christ
Author(s): Elsa MejiaA horde of followers crowded around a man dragging a cross, 11 others scorned and pretended to whip him and three women cried as they walked through the streets of La Vina on...
View ArticlePolice to ticket distracted drivers
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneMadera police will actively ticket drivers who text or use cell phones on April 3 and 16 as part of a Distracted Driving Awareness Month enforcement campaign.More than...
View ArticleTri-tip roasts? No thank you
Editor's CornerAuthor(s): Chuck DoudI’m not sure how you feel about this, but I think tri-tip of beef (or triangle roast in some parts of the country) isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. It’s tough, not...
View ArticleElks donate $1,500 to local programs
Author(s): Leon EmoThe Madera Elks Lodge has donated the proceeds from their community bingo games to local youth and community betterment programs. A total of $1,500 was presented to the Dictionaries...
View ArticleElite Force fights for cancer
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneThe Elite Force Girls AAU Basketball Club will host its third annual Elite Force Fight Cancer Classic on Saturday and Sunday at Madera South High School.The classic is...
View ArticleStallions lose despite pitcher’s best efforts
Author(s): Tyler TakedaMadera South Stallion pitcher J.J. Saavedra did what he could to get his team a victory Wednesday against the Sanger Apaches at Mel Parker Field.Saavedra tossed six innings of...
View ArticlePG&E donates $2,500 to school for autism project
Author(s): Elsa MejiaA utility company awarded Madera Unified School District a $2,500 grant and the teacher who applied for it plans to use it for extra activities and materials for his special needs...
View ArticleRustlers targeted by proposed legislation
Author(s): Mark SmithThe rustling of cattle and other livestock is a crime that few outside the agricultural industry may know about and can sound more like a remnant of a past age than a pressing...
View ArticleIllegal immigrant or would-be citizen?
Editor's CornerAuthor(s): Chuck DoudA few days ago, The Associated Press, of which The Madera Tribune is a member, made a change in its stylebook which has some of the public talking.What is a...
View ArticleAirman graduates from basic training
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneAir Force Airman Jonathan K. Mokhtar, a 2008 Madera High School graduate, recently graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio,...
View ArticleValley economy improving, index says
Author(s): For The Madera TribuneRespondents say they aren’t affected by spending sequestrationThe Valley’s economy is expanding, according to Fresno State’s Craig School of Business San Joaquin Valley...
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