Supes adopt ’25-’26 budget
The Madera County Supervisors received presentations of the fiscal year 2025-2026 County and Special Revenue budget proposals, as well as the Public Works Special District proposed budget during a special meeting Monday morning. While students are finishing up their classes and preparing for Summer, so too ends the 2024-2025 fiscal year for local governing bodies […]
Massetti announces retirement after 46 years
After more than 46 years of dedicated service to California’s students, families, and educational institutions, Cecilia A. Massetti, Madera County Superintendent of Schools, will retire at the end of June. Her retirement marks the close of a distinguished career defined by visionary leadership, relentless advocacy, and a steadfast commitment to public education. Massetti was first […]
Opinion: Cruising main street
First published Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. • • • This week, my column celebrates its seventh year as a weekly feature of The Madera Tribune. When I played journalist Lois Lane as a child, I dreamed of the day when I would have my very own soapbox on which to rant. I am honored to […]
Opinion: And you think you’ve got problems?
As Congress considers issues like the “Big Beautiful Bill,” it becomes prosaic to talk about a trillion dollars for this, another trillion for that. It’s kind of like the 1960s, when Senator Everett Dirksen is alleged to have said, “A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.” Frankly, I have […]
TJN, Thanks for the memories
This week The Madera Tribune and the community gathered to celebrate the life of Tami Jo Nix. It was, indeed, a celebration. The room was saturated with the color red, and there was an abundance of Fastway Chicken, potato and macaroni salads, breads, DiCicco’s lasagna and penne pasta, and three huge cakes, all decorated with […]
Sheriff Lewis took charge
By 1915, Madera had divided itself into two camps. A minority led by the saloon owners wanted a wide-open town as far as booze and prostitution were concerned. The majority, however, opposed demon rum and all for which it stood. In the election of 1914, the anti-liquor crowd got Jasper F. Lewis elected sheriff, and […]