Thief arrested for third time in a week
Statewide COVID-19 related “cite and release” jail policies are resulting in frustration for residents and law enforcement when low level, repeat offenders are walking free, sometimes just a few hours after being chased down and apprehended for crimes. Jair Rodriguez Zuniga, 30, of Madera had been arrested two times in the last week, according to […]
Madera police cracks down on racing
The Madera Police Department has announced an increased enforcement effort targeting reckless drivers — those speeding, racing or otherwise endangering the public and other motorists. Sgt. Nick Webster said the problem of speeding, drag racing and otherwise reckless driving is widespread in the entire city of Madera, but police have recently gotten numerous complaints during […]
Brammer Building still stands tall
For The Madera Tribune Brammer’s shoe store was a pioneer establishment on Yosemite Avenue that bent with the times and survived. It began as a single-story, frame building on the north side of the street. In 1913, owner Herman Brammer replaced the wooden structure with a single-story brick building. Six years later he enlarged his […]
Opinion: Going that extra mile
Life is hectic, and COVID-19 isn’t helping. Our landlord has decided to sell the McMansion we were renting. We really loved that house, but it’s hard to hold the proposed sale against the landlord. The housing market is super-hot right now, and I’m told it’s a seller’s market. Also, finding a nice rental in Madera […]
Opinion: Pandemic enriches U.S. billionaires
The United States is in its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930’s. But the cause of our pitiful situation is not recklessness in the stock market, as was the case nearly a century ago, nor the easy access to credit, as was the case during the first decade of the 21st […]
Stallions stay with valley champs, but fall
2012 In the first of a two-game set with defending Valley Champions, the Madera South Stallions girls soccer team played even with the Buchanan-Clovis Bears before falling 1-0 in overtime. The defending Div. I Valley Champion Bears scored in the first half of overtime and held on for the victory. “We outshot them 19-17 and […]