Woman killed in single-car accident
A 67-year-old woman from Fresno was killed as she attempted to round a curve Tuesday, about 2 p.m., approaching the Riverbend Golf Course on Avenue 12, according to the California Highway Patrol. Rosie Johnson was driving east of State Route 41 on Avenue 12 at an unknown rate of speed when she lost control and […]
Man, 92, dies in crash
A multiple vehicle collision Monday night killed a 92-year-old man on State Route 152, east of Road 16, according to the California Highway Patrol. Joseph Cox, 92, of Los Banos was driving his 2009 Honda westbound at an unknown speed about 7:30 p.m. when he struck the rear of westbound Volvo moving at approximately 65 […]
Maderans still upset over city problems
The Madera Tribune received the following comments online about articles and local happenings. Woman feels responsibility for local government Ramona Key of Madera recently wrote, in a letter to the editor, her current viewpoint regarding the city council’s response to resident concerns over employment pay. “Kym Smith Salter” wrote, “I saw this at the council […]
Coyote grapplers rout Tigers
The Madera Coyotes wrestling team had a rather easy time in its County/Metro Athletic Conference match with the Edison-Fresno Tigers. The Coyotes won 12 out of 13 matches, including six by forfeit, for a 70-6 victory Wednesday in Joe Flores Gym. “Edison is always going to be athletic and they do unorthodox stuff,” head coach […]
Tigers down Coyotes on questionable call
The Edison-Fresno Tigers capitalized on an apparent missed offside call early in overtime to defeat the Madera Coyotes 3-2 in a County/Metro Athletic Conference match at Lee DaSilva Field in Memorial Stadium. With the score even at two goals and the first overtime period almost expired, the Tigers of Edison launched a quick counterattack that […]
Big first half dooms Coyotes vs. Tigers
The Edison-Fresno Tigers outscored the Madera Coyotes boys basketball team 39-27 in the first half to capture the County/Metro Athletic Conference victory 80-50 in Madera. “Their body language was phenomenal tonight,” Madera head coach David Lozano said of his team. “They kept trying to chip away and chip away and even when it got further […]
First stage drew raucous crowd
The very first stagecoach from Madera to the mountains set out on May 4, 1879, transporting tourists to Yosemite. On its way the stage had to stop in Fresno Flats (present day Oakhurst). The entire town turned out to give the entourage a real mountain welcome, as the long-expected opening of the route from Madera […]
Arteaga retires from commission
After 20 years of service, Commissioner Susan Arteaga submitted her resignation to the Madera County Children and Families Commission to spend time with her family. The Madera County Children and Families Commission, also known as First 5 Madera County, was started in 1998 through the passage of Proposition 10. The proposition added an additional 50 […]