More than 250 screened at checkpoint
Madera police officers screened 253 vehicles in a driver’s license and sobriety checkpoint Saturday night on Gateway Drive near Rotary Park. Eight drivers were administered field sobriety tests for the use of alcohol, drugs or marijuana. Two drivers were arrested on charges of DUI. One woman, 34-year-old Jessica Commander was three times the legal limit […]
MadTown Robotics defend home turf at throwdown
Fresh off its World Championship earlier this year, MadTown Robotics defended its home turf with the MadTown Throwdown championship in Joe Flores Gym on Sunday. MadTown Robotics, along with Citrus Circuits and Spartan Robotics, advanced to the championship match with the top seeded alliance. Madtown won the best of three battle to claim the championship. […]
Bill Coate honored with Golden Quill award
Bill Coate of The Madera Tribune has been chosen as one of 25 recipients of the Golden Quill Award, presented in recognition of fair, insightful and accurate reporting on public school news by print, broadcast, and online news media representatives. Other area winners of the Golden Quill are news anchor Juanita Stevenson of Fresno-based KSEE […]
Homeless man found dead, mauled by a bloody pit bull
A homeless man was found dead Monday morning in the Fresno River bed near the area of Cleveland Avenue and Raymond Road, according to the Madera Police Department. Sgt. Mark Trukki said the unidentified man was found in thick overgrowth near an encampment of three tents about 7 a.m., as fire crews were extinguishing a […]
Stallions walk it off with win
TULARE — With two steps back and two steps to his right, Madera South kicker Anthony Vaca made sure to repeat what he’s done all season after a Madera South touchdown. Vaca calmly put his right foot into the ball and lifted it between the uprights to send the 10th seeded Stallions to the Div. […]
Stallions’ valley title runs at Memorial
FRESNO — The Madera South Stallions volleyball team walked away in tears after losing in the semifinal round of the Div. III Central Section playoffs. But the team is feeling good about the future. Coming off a 3-2 win against Dinuba in the quarterfinal round of the CIF Central Section Championships, the Stallions were hoping […]
Hawks fall in playoff upset bid
DOS PALOS — For three-and-a-half quarters, it seemed like those who made the Div. V Central Section football playoff seeding were wrong in placing the Liberty Hawks football team No. 14 to face No. 3 Dos Palos. However, the Broncos scored a go-ahead touchdown with 4:31 left in the game and added a pick-6 for […]
Letter: Daughter’s tribute to beloved father
My dad, Dim Sambueso, was a lifelong resident of Madera. We laid him to rest at a private ceremony, along with his twin brother Don. He loved this community, its people, and his customers as the co-owner of Gus’s Food Locker for forty-six years. “Rest” is not something I have ever associated with my dad. […]
Letter: What do you do with late fees?
Here is a question for the billing department of the City of Madera: When I write a check that goes from my bank electronically to your department, I was told it takes three days to receive payment. You don’t get a three-day grace period. However, PG&E and the City of Chowchilla give three-day grace periods. […]
Walter Vernon Yeager: The face of a killer
Walter Vernon Yeager was a killer. On Nov. 10, 1923, he murdered traffic cop Clarence Pickett, the first Madera lawman to give his life in the line of duty. Yeager has been the subject of several articles in this column, but the writer has never been able to show the criminal’s face. None of the […]