Chowchilla Police Department officers were dispatched to the area of 255 Washington Road regarding a suspicious vehicle parked in the area with subjects observed entering and exiting the vehicle. Officers conducted a vehicle check Sunday night near midnight, and found Jose Venegas of Merced and Nicolle Head of Chowchilla sitting in the backseats of the vehicle. During the course of the investigation, illegal narcotics were observed in plain view. Both occupants were removed

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune The Madera Coyotes softball team celebrates with their medals and the West Valley Invitational championship trophy after defeating Tucson for the title Saturday at Verrado High School in Buckeye, Arizona. TOLLESON, ARIZONA — The Madera Coyotes softball team snapped its early two-game losing streak in style with six straight victories at the West Valley Invitational in Tolleson, Arizona, over the weekend. The Coyotes defeated Tuscon, 8-4, to ca

Georgia’s Lane Christensen made the most of a one-race opportunity at Madera Speedway. The 14-year-old led an international field of drivers in the season opener for the 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series, steering to victory in his debut start in a 70-lap feature. Christensen was selected to compete following January’s Madera Jr. Late Model Combine, where he outperformed a group of 15 young racers to earn the ride in the season opener.

In times of war, rising oil prices, and sudden market swings, many Americans begin to question whether the stock market truly reflects supply and demand. When retirement accounts fall while energy prices rise, it can feel as if the system is manipulated or disconnected from reality. Yet the truth is more complex. The modern market is shaped by global capital flows, massive investment institutions, and expectations about the future economy. Understanding these forces helps exp

“Twisted” (2019, 337 pages in paperback format) is a bit of a departure from Steve Cavanagh’s Eddie Flynn series, except… Everything about Twisted is “except,” beginning with the title pages. Pages? Yes, the first title page reads, “Twisted” by Steve Cavanagh.The second title page reads, “Twisted” by J.T. LeBeau. The story begins with Paul Cooper waiting outside a theater where a memorial service is being held for the late J.T. LeBeau, the reclusive author who has sold 75 mil

Ahha, Freerangestock.com Seafood lovers cherish a platter of tasty crab legs. A cooked artichoke is a good go-along for such a meal. A favorite meal at our house involves each person getting a whole cooked Dungeness crab, cleaned, cracked and ready to eat, along with a big artichoke, both fresh from the coast. If we are very lucky, the crab has been sourced right from the docks and not from a freezer. As I am writing this, my husband is cooking and cleaning the crabs. He aske

For The Madera Tribune The Indian scare of 1870 reached as far as Fresno Flats. The Battle of Fallen Timbers, Little Big Horn, the Sand Creek Massacre, Wounded Knee, the Mariposa Indian War — all of these are well known encounters between Native Americans and Europeans, as the American frontier moved inexorably west. While these and countless other battles have been recorded, the Indian uprising of Madera County has for the most part escaped the scrutiny of historians. Nestle

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