Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Farm Journal-Trust in Food’s Andy Lyon addresses more than 50 attendees of the California Almonds: Growing Sustainable Future event, hosted by Agriland Farming Company, Blue Diamond Almond Growers and the Farm Journal. Agriland Farming Company, in cooperation with Farm Journal-Trust in Food and Blue Diamond Growers, hosted a event for almond growers to learn about practical strategies to improve both profitability and sustainability during an i

For The Madera Tribune About 20 Madera South HOSA students attend the recent State Leadership Conference in Ontario in late March. Students from Madera South High School’s HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) chapter recently returned from the State Leadership Conference in Ontario, California, where they demonstrated leadership, teamwork, and hands-on medical skills. A group of 20 students attended the conference from March 26-29, participating in workshops and netw

For the Madera Tribune Madera High School Athletics Director John Fernandez accepts his CIF Central Section Athletic Director of the Year plaque at the California State Athletic Directors Association Conference earlier this month.  Madera High School Athletic Director John Fernandez was named the CIF Central Section Athletic Director of the Year at the California State Athletic Directors Association Conference, held in Riverside from April 8-12. The honor recognizes Fernandez

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera South’s Justin Caballero reaches up for an attack  over the Matilda Torres block of Braeden Bispham (11) and Kaden Valmonte (3). The Madera South Stallions out hit the Matilda Torres Toros en route to a 3-1 North Yosemite League victory at Matilda Torres.  The Stallions put down 48 kills with five players with five or more kills Monday evening. The Toros had 39 kills with four players with five or more kills. Justin Caballero led all

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune The Madera Coyote softball team honors its seniors after Tuesday’s 10-inning walk-off victory over the Sanger Apaches. From left are Coach Judy Shaubach, Brilynn Santiago, Destinee Avila, Emily Erwin, Kylie Powell, Malea Ricks and Coach Melissa Armiento. In an old-fashioned pitcher’s dual, the Madera Coyotes and Sanger Apaches softball teams combined for just three runs while the Coyotes walked off a 2-1 victory at Zimmerman’s Field on Senio

Is the State’s required calculation method costing your water system thousands of dollars? For many small and rural drinking water systems, the answer may be yes — and it comes down to how “average” is calculated. The State Division of Drinking Water requires a simple average to determine long-term arsenic levels as well as other contaminants. Madera County simply follows the state method. While straightforward, this method can produce misleading results — sometimes overstati

With astronauts Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, and Reid Weisman tucked inside, Artemis II took off from Cape Canaveral on April 1, 2026. And it wasn’t an April Fool’s joke. Eight million pounds of thrust lifted the 73,735 pounds of space craft off the launching pad and started its slingshot trip to the Moon. This mission costs somewhere between $4.1 and $4.2 billion, but the overall Artemis program had a total expense of $93 billion, through 2025. The “space to