Centennial Pool remains closed
The Centennial Pool Complex will close for the remainder of the 2025 swimming season, the City of Madera Parks and Community Services Department announced Friday. The decision was made to prioritize necessary repairs to the facility’s underground plumbing infrastructure. As part of routine operational oversight, monitoring by pool staff revealed unusually high water consumption. This […]
Food Bank fundraiser a success
The Madera County Food Bank hosted its annual fundraising dinner Thursday at Hatfield Hall, and it was a total success, according to Executive Director Ryan McWherter. “It was a success, no matter what,” McWherter said. “It was a lot of people and they had a fun time. The food was good. I’m pretty sure we […]
Retana indicted — part one
Two years after The Madera Tribune’s coverage of alleged wrongdoing at ETAA Charter School, Nicholas Retana, the school’s former executive director, is facing federal charges of embezzling money. On July 17, 2025, a federal grand jury returned a sealed indictment charging Retana, 67, of Madera, with one count of embezzling money from a program that […]
Madera Community Hospital opens primary care clinic
Madera Community Hospital has opened a new Primary Care Clinic (1210 Almond Avenue) on its campus to provide non-emergency outpatient medical services to the residents of Madera County and surrounding communities. The clinic is staffed by licensed medical professionals and offers same-day appointments for a wide range of routine health needs. Services include: General check-ups […]
Shoe store hosts backpack giveaway
Valley Stealz hosted a backpack giveaway last week, along with Lamunchies559. The shoe store gave away 100 backpacks filled with notebooks, pencils, crayons and erasers while Lamunchies gave away about 100 free agua frescas. This is the second year the store has done a backpack giveaway, but this year they advertised it and the line […]
Toro makes Simpson dance team
By the time Lilly Standen graduated from Matilda Torres High School in June, she had accumulated nine varsity letters. However, out of all of those letters, Standen will be attending Simpson University and will participate in a sport that none of those letters represented. Standen will doing her first love on the dance team at […]
Stallion keeps Madera running tradition at CSU Stanislaus
When Madera South cross country and track runner Valorie Jimenez is competing, she takes on a totally different mindset. She is out to run, and to run fast. Jimenez runs with ferocity and will take her and her huge shades with her to CSU Stanislaus to join their track and cross country team. “I like […]
Commentary: Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill is a step ahead for America
President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” (BBB) is the latest political victory in an action-packed first six months in office. The bill restores some good governance that protects taxpayers and citizens and is a huge boost to working families and entrepreneurs. The bill should increase prosperity and start to slow our unsustainable growth in government spending. […]
Book Talk: Paul Levine — the Jake Lassiter series
If you love exciting mysteries, likable lawyers, and great plots, and you haven’t discovered Paul Levine, let me introduce you. Levine is best known for two popular series, Jake Lassiter and Solomon and Lord. Occasionally, all three appear together. And that’s exactly the case in three books: Bum Rap (#11 in Levine’s long list of […]
Load up on limes
Remember a drink mix called Loud-Mouth Lime, part of the Pillsbury Funny Face collection? There was also Rootin’-Tootin’ Raspberry, Goofy Grape and a few others. This was back in the ’60s. Lime has always been a popular flavor in drinks and many foods, so we are going on a lime adventure to explore some recipes. […]