City Manager working hard to improve Madera
Madera City Manager Arnoldo Rodriguez was born in Madera and grew up attending Madera schools so he knows a little about the city. Rodriguez stopped by The Madera Tribune office last week to appear on the second season of The Madera Tribune Podcast, which can be heard on Spotify. Rodriguez sat down with Sports Editor/Interim […]
Former sheriff writes second book
Former Madera County Sheriff John Anderson returned to Madera last week to mourn former Madera County Sheriff Ovonual Berkley and also to talk about his new book. “It’s based on my experiences of 53 years as a police officer,” Anderson said. “This is a book about supervision.” Anderson’s book, “Someone Once Said,” is a book […]
Joe Suarez refused to die
It was the day after Christmas 2012, and Joe Suarez had taken his children, Hailey and Hayden, to the park to ride their new scooters. It was a happy day for everyone, especially Joe. After years of drug addiction, he was clean; he had been healed. It was a miracle. Little did he know that […]
Mask required for only unvaccinated in public settings
The California Department of Public Health issued a statement last week that the universal masking shall remain required in only specified settings. The statement also said fully vaccinated individuals are not required to wear a mask indoors. However, it is recommended to continue indoor masking when the risk may be high. Unvaccinated person are still […]
Madera Police Log: Jan. 12-15
The Madera Police Department reported the following incidents. Jan. 12 8:34 a.m. — Vandalism reported in the 300 block of South B Street. 8:37 a.m. — Grand theft reported in the 27100 block of San Jose Avenue. 3:07 p.m. — Domestic violence reported in the 2000 block of Kennedy Street. 4:04 p.m. — Driving under […]
Stallions use home turf for second
The Madera South Stallions wrestling team had visions of a Div. III Central Section Championship last week, especially when the championships were moved to Madera South from the previous week. However, the South-Bakersfield Rebels did just enough to take away the Div. III crown. However, the Stallions did place second in Div. III, just one […]
Toros grab first wrestling titles in school history
With the home crowd behind him, Matilda Torres’ wrestler Aiden Salas recorded a 6-5 decision in the 108 championship match to record the school’s first Central Section individual championship. Moments later, Pablo Adame did the same at 128 pounds to give the Toros two Div. V Central Section champions in its first full year of […]
Four wrestlers advance to Master’s for Hawks
The Liberty Hawks didn’t field a full team, but still had four wrestlers advance to this week’s Central Section Master’s Tournament after Friday’s Div. IV Championships at Matilda Torres High School. Diego Rojas led the Hawks by advancing to the 197-pound championship match. Anthony Rocha (128) and Diego Salas (184) each placed third to advance […]
Gray tosses perfect game in opener
The Madera South Stallions baseball team opened the season in a perfect way. Fresno State signee Murf Gray tossed an 80-pitch perfect game on Friday at Eddie Chapa Field for a 5-0 victory over Washington Union-Easton. Gray struck out 14 batters en route to the perfecto, the first in his storied career. The Stallions scored […]
Pair of Stallions, Avila win Area 1 titles
Three Madera South wrestlers and Madera’s Madison Avila earned Central Section Area 1 championships before getting set to compete in Friday’s Central Section Championships at Lemoore High School. Elizabeth Rojas-Ramos (191 pounds) and Kalisa James (172) each won Central Section Area titles for Madera South. Jalitza Lopez-Valle (237) and Viridiana Cedillo (128) lost in the […]