Madera Police Department to put on annual event for public
The Madera Police Department will play host Thursday evening at this year’s version of National Night Out Connect, starting at 5 p.m., at the Madera District Fairgrounds, 1850 W. Cleveland Ave. “We are partnering with several different Law Enforcement Agencies,” said police Lt. Josiah Arnold. “There will be a ton of fun events for kids […]
Duncan, Salazar vie for MUSD Area 5 seat
Steve T. Duncan and Lucy Salazar are the candidates for Madera Unified School District Governing Board from Area 5. Following are their answers to a series of questions posed by The Madera Tribune. Steve T. Duncan 1. Please describe your family — spouse, children, etc.: I have been married to my wife, Terry, for 37 […]
School district employees honored
A formal reception preceded the 12th Excellence in Education award ceremony sponsored by the Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU). The event, held at the Madera County Superintendent of Schools Conference Center, honored school employees, administrators, and teachers from Madera County school districts. • 2018 Classified Employee of the Year: Simone Montez, administrative assistant, Martin Luther […]
Madera Police Log: Sept. 28-29
The Madera Police Department reported the following incidents: Sept. 28 2 a.m. — Driving reckless near Los Arcos and South Knox Street. 3:41 a.m. — Criminal threats in the 1400 block of Paseo Del Mar Park. 9:04 a.m. — Driving reckless near Monterey Street and West Almond Avenue. 9:30 a.m. — Domestic violence in the […]
Hawks pass first league test
With four first quarter touchdowns, the Liberty Hawks football team easily passed its first big test of the North Sequoia League season. The Hawks improved to 2-0 in the NSL with a 35-7 victory over the Washington Union-Easton Panthers on Friday’s Homecoming game behind four touchdowns from Wyatt Roth. “We’re right where we want to […]
Stallions powerless to Apaches assault
The Madera South Stallions football team opened its County/Metro Athletic Conference matchup against the Sanger Apaches with a touchdown but failed to recreate its initial effort throughout the game in a 63-19 loss in Memorial Stadium. Led by Kosi Agina, Damian Duarte and Orlando Douglas, the Sanger Apaches rushed their way to a conference victory […]
Liberty senior is just one of the boys
With Senior night approaching for the Liberty Hawks football team, 15 boys will be honored — along with one girl. After two years of playing football for the Liberty Hawks football team, Marissa Ortiz considers herself as just one of the boys. Ortiz has played two years on the varsity football team as a backup […]
Third quarter ruins Coyote upset threat
The Madera Coyotes football team finds itself right there with the heavyweights in the County/Metro Athletic Conference, but can’t find its way over the top. The same can be said about Friday’s 49-27 loss to the Bullard-Fresno Knights in Sunnyside Stadium. The Coyotes found themselves trailing 21-14 to the Knights heading into the halftime break. […]
Madera turned ‘Great Imposter’ loose… twice
People called Ferdinand Waldo Demara the world’s greatest con man and for good reason. He had such persuasive skills that his life story was made into a book and a movie, the titles of which were, not surprisingly, “The Great Imposter.” Born in 1921, by the time he was thirty years old, Fred Demara had […]
Endorsement of Moreno for district attorney
There are two elected top law enforcement officers in Madera County. They are the district attorney and the sheriff. The top reason to elect Sally O. Moreno as district attorney is that she is endorsed, not only by the current Sheriff Jay Varney, but also by three of his predecessors, former Sheriffs John Anderson, Berk […]