Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Master Gardener Rich Gilman holds a plant in the propagation house at Three Sisters Demonstration Garden at Madera Community College. The Madera County Master Gardener Program maintains a little treasure that is located behind the campus of Madera Community College, 30277 Avenue 12. It is a 2-3-acre demonstration garden area called Three Sisters Garden. Master Gardeners Cecelia Sheeter and Tresa Varlas are co-chairing an event, to be held on

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee passed Congressman Tom McClintock’s H.R. 7640, the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act. The bill asserts federal supremacy over enforcement of immigration law by pre-empting so-called “sanctuary” jurisdictions from interfering with local enforcement of immigration law. It allows local jurisdictions in “sanctuary” states to work directly with federal law enforcement agencies to uphold immigration laws, protects local law enforcemen

For The Madera Tribune The Wasuma Elementary first place team includes Hadley Abbott, Ian Alaniz, Asher Ausley, Ariel Barker, Dominic Garcia, Hosea Glauner, Brinley Lundquist, Emilia Mannara-Keeney, Ryan Reyes, Sofia Ruiz, Jayden Shapiro, Athena Sischo, Paige Stanfill, and coaches Rebecca Ahmadi and Donna Springer. The 2026 Madera County Academic Pentathlon culminated with the Super Quiz and Awards Ceremony on March 7 with Wasuma Elementary School claiming the team championsh

CHOWCILLA — MED-Project has announced a new unwanted medication drop box has been recently installed at Alpha Care Pharmacy in Chowchilla, California. Secure and convenient medication disposal sites are an important aspect of community safety. MED-Project is committed to supporting rural communities with easy-to-use solutions for removing unwanted or expired medications from the home. MED-Project’s drop boxes can be found at select pharmacies and law enforcement agencies thro

Relay For Life in Madera is an annual fundraiser of the American Cancer Society, and has been a tradition in Madera for nearly 40 years. Every year, participants and sponsors gather at Town and Country Park to honor cancer survivors and to remember those who lost the battle with cancer. Part of that tradition is an event that is held about five weeks prior to Relay For Life, called the Kick Off. On March 28, the Relay For Life Kick Off will be held at Community Action Partner

Nancy Simpson/The Madera Tribune From left are Rotarian Gordon Kennedy, Maria Elizondo, Jeremiah Perez of Martin Luther School and Rotarian Joe Vived. Sunrise Rotary is honoring students from Madera’s middle schools, with their “Service Above Self” awards. Each month teachers select a Student of the Month at all Madera Unified middle schools. The counselors and administrators then choose the ones to be honored as the Rotary Service Above Self recipients, displaying Rotarian-c

Allen Baraldi/The Madera Tribune Scott Farrell, center, is honored by the Madera City Council and the California State Legislature for his more than 40 years of service with the Madera Fire Department and later the California Department of Forestry (CDF) at Madera City Hall on March 4. Scott is shown with his fellow firefighters from CDF, Madera City Council members, and representative from the state Legislature. Scott Farrell, engineer, was honored for his more than 40 years

Katrina Soliz/The Madera Tribune Chowchilla Chamber of Commerce staff, City of Chowchilla officials and County dignitaries cut the ribbon on a newly-refurbished concession stand at Edward Ray Park. The City of Chowchilla celebrated the completion, and opening, of a newly refurbished concession stand at Edward Ray Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by city officials, community partners, and residents. The building, located near the park’s athletic fields and skate pa