MUSD school board fills vacancy
Huerta appointed Madera Unified School District trustees moved Tuesday night to fill the vacancy on the school board by appointing Philip Huerta to serve the remainder of the term of former trustee Maria Velarde-Crist who resigned in January to take a job as a school principal. The action was taken on a 4-2 vote with […]
Stampede to open with Cattle Drive
The city of Chowchilla will celebrate its western heritage next week as cowboys and cowgirls from throughout California and bordering states gather for three days of roping fever. The 61st Chowchilla Western Stampede will kick off Friday, March 9, at 10 a.m. with the historic Cattle Drive down Robertson Boulevard as it makes its way […]
Deputy collars man with four felony warrants
A Madera County deputy sheriff made an arrest after investigating a call about a suspicious person at approximately 11:20 p.m. The caller reported to the sheriff’s office that he had seen two males, one on foot and one on a bicycle, walking towards his neighbor’s house, in the 17000 block of Road 27. Deputy Donald […]
Maderans question government decisions
The Madera Tribune received the following comments online about articles in the paper and local happenings. Council hires Manfredi The Madera City Council voted Feb. 21 to hire Ron Manfredi of Madera to consult with interim City Administrator Steve Frazier and the council about a review of the enterprise fund, a management compensation study and […]
The traitorous mutineer, Thomas E. Hughes
It was a raucous crowd that gathered on Jan. 28, 1893 at Fresno’s Kutner Hall, and one of the rowdiest was Thomas E. Hughes. This ardent entrepreneur shouted his support for slicing off all of the land north of the San Joaquin River and turning it into Madera County. “Let the mossbacks of Fresno take […]
Cruz was NOT an NRA member
People who hate the National Rifle Association are taking the opportunity presented by that awful high school murder spree in Parkland, Florida, to blame the NRA for the shooter’s having been able to buy his murder weapons, and, apparently, for having used them. Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz had drawn swastikas on ammunition magazines […]
Our dystopian future may be now
Before the electronic digital age, there was George Orwell. In 1949, British publishers Secker and Warburg published a futuristic novel, titled “Nineteen Eighty-Four” (often published as “1984”), that was set in the super state of Oceania, a society of perpetual war, omnipresent surveillance, and government manipulation. “Thought Police” guarded against independent thinking, individualism, and other […]
Is something wrong with me?
I am finally getting over a cold and cough that has had both Fred and me sick for about two weeks. I am grateful it doesn’t appear to be the flu because the symptoms were just stuffy noses and deep rattling cough. It is a blessing neither of us had any nasty gastric components to […]
Coyotes close tourney with split
In an effort to beat an impending storm, the Madera Coyotes baseball team closed the two-week long Coca-Cola Classic with a split at Mel Parker Field. The Coyotes defeated the Hanford West Huskies on Tuesday in a game moved from Hanford to Mel Parker Field because of Monday’s storm. Brian Hefner picked up the win […]
Brooks runs towards La Sierra
Madera Coyotes softball lead off hitter Taylor Brooks will head to a new home after graduating in June. Brooks is following in the footsteps of Madera’s previous lead off hitter. She signed her National Letter of Intent to play softball at La Sierra University in front of family and friends on Feb. 16. Mariah Davis, […]