Man hit, killed on tracks
A Hispanic man in his late 20s to early 30s was killed Thursday about noon as he lay across the railroad tracks near Ninth Street and Gateway, according to the Madera Police Department. Sgt. Mark Trukki said the man was seen by the train operator lying prone across the tracks and the train was unable […]
The Year of the School: A Madera Tribune editorial project
What do Madera Unified schools do right? MUSD board of governors finally works as such a board is supposed to work Part 1 of a Series • • • Any attempt to assess what is right in a school district must begin at the top — the school’s governing board, made up of trustees who […]
Supervisors, students to celebrate 125th at graveyard
The culmination of Madera County’s quasquicentennial (125th anniversary) celebration is going to take place in a graveyard. At 2 p.m. Tuesday, Madera County’s Board of Supervisors will meet in Arbor Vitae Cemetery at the grave of Henry Clay Daulton to pay tribute to the creation of the county and to the person who was most […]
Councilman Oliver admits to 2-year-old DUI arrest
Madera City Council Member Will Oliver this week disclosed that he had been arrested on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of alcohol in mid November of 2016. Oliver said the revelation had become necessary due to the realities of social media, rumors and the searchable digital age, and the fact that he […]
Interact invites public to haunted house venue
The 33rd annual Interact Haunted House is happening, say members of the high-school-age club. Put together by 50-plus teenage members of the Interact Club (sponsored by the Madera Sunrise Rotary), the haunted house has been materializing around the clock since early September thanks to those who are decorating their new location, the old Madera jail […]
Walmart stores raise nearly $300,000 for Children’s
for the madera tribune Walmart and Sam’s Club associates, customers and members around the Central Valley, during the annual Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals fundraising campaign, from Aug. 27 to Oct. 7, raised more than $292,924 for Valley Children’s Hospital. “We are so fortunate to have global leaders like Walmart and Sam’s Club supporting Valley Children’s […]
3.1 earthquake rattles Foothill area Sunday
An earthquake centered near Oakhurst was felt by foothills residents late Sunday night. Its magnitude was measured at 3.1 by the U.S. Geological Survey The Sierra Star web site said it was “described by readers as a crack, a boom, rolling, shock, shake and a jerk.” People reported feeling it from Mariposa to Prather. We […]
More money approved from state tax to repair roads
The California Transportation Commission has allocated $669 million for more than 100 projects, funded by or at least partly by Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. Money for the widening of SR 99 between Avenue 12 and Avenue 17 in Madera is part of the allotment. “This allocation […]
Tickets available for Hall of Fame
The Madera Foundation of High School Athletic Needs (F.A.N.) is in preparations for the upcoming Madera Athletic Hall of Fame Induction dinner to be held in November. The F.A.N. will holds its induction ceremony Nov. 17 at the Peters Brother’s Nursery Banquet Hall. Tickets are $50. For information or to purchase tickets, contact Bill Dawson […]
Maude Burton remembered the County’s birthday
I first met Maude Burton in 1991. She was 103 years old, and she had lots of memories. Armed with my tape recorder, I sat mesmerized in her room in a Vallejo home for the elderly as she told me what “old Madera” was really like. Maude was the daughter of John Frederick Quant, a […]