Money voted to widen SR 99
More lanes will be added from Avenue 12 to Avenue 17 The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has approved State Route 99 (SR99) Bond Program funding for widening SR99 in Madera from Avenue 12 to Avenue 17. The commission voted its approval at its meeting Wednesday.The Madera County region will receive more than $91million for the […]
City sewage plant poses danger, needs refurbishing, says report by consultant
The Madera Waste Water Treatment facility — aka sewage plant — is again approaching disaster with the potential failure of another key component, the concrete “wetwell,” the massive tank that collects and holds city sewage just prior to processing, according to an emergency repair study, performed in September by Stantec Consulting Services. Built in the […]
County DA opposes closure of local court
for the madera tribune Madera County District Attorney David A. Linn says he fully supports the Eastern Madera County Bar Association’s efforts to retain full-time court services at the Bass Lake Courthouse. “I worked very hard at the beginning of my term to facilitate a full-time court in Eastern Madera County,” Linn said. “The court […]
First 5 Madera County celebrates 20 years of service
First 5 Madera County celebrated 20 years of service for children from birth to five years old and their families with a luncheon Oct. 17 at the Madera Municipal Golf Course. Since its founding in 1998, First 5 Madera County has been at the forefront of providing early childhood services, advocating for policy change and […]
Man dies in head-on crash on SR-145
A 69-year-old man from Delphi was killed in a four-vehicle traffic collision on State Route 145 near Road 36, after letting his pickup truck drift into on-coming traffic, according to the California Highway Patrol. Michael Nesbitt was driving westbound at an unknown speed about 6:20 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 13 when his 1995 Dodge Dakota […]
Police dog, deputies roust burglary suspect in Oakhurst
Madera County sheriff’s deputies and their K9 unit caught and arrested a burglary suspect in Oakhurst after a standoff in the business that allegedly was being robbed. A burglar alarm went off in the building in the 49000 block of Golden Oak Loopat 5:25 a.m. Oct. 6, and deputies were dispatched to investigate arrived at […]
Poizner seeks to push independence
If there’s a theme to Steve Poizner’s independent campaign for state insurance commissioner, it might be “back to the future.” Poizner, a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur who held the office four years and ran it in a more nonpartisan fashion than anyone since insurance commissioners became elected officials in 1988, always said his office should […]
Voters: Consider McClintock’s record
Served in California Assembly for 14 years, California Senate for eight years and in the U.S. House of Representatives for 10 years for a total of 32 years in politics. Would you say you are a career politician? After the horrific Rim Fire of 2013, wherein Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties suffered their greatest loss in […]
Optimistic septuagenarians plan ahead
I guess we’re really gonna do it. After former high school classmate Jim Bishop and I exchanged emails last week, I checked the roster. Although the message informed me of the death of one of our classmates, there are quite a few of us still alive. Only two have maintained a residence in Palo Alto. […]
Vote Yes on Prop. 6, a reader urges
Prop. 6 was given an obscure title by Xavier Becerra, California’s attorney general, but to make it clear — it is the repeal of the state gas tax of 12 cents per gallon and 29 cents on diesel fuel and $25 to $175 in registration fees that Gov. Brown imposed on all of us last […]