Wendy Alexander/Madera Tribune File Photo Seven thousand people attended the annual Pomegranate Festival at the Madera Municipal Airport...

If this is true — and it probably is — it’s a scandal. California’s economy lost $9.6 billion in revenue last year, and neither the...

Wendy Alexander/Madera Tribune File Photo Lori Pond, owner of Valley Pistachio, died at 53 after a battle with cancer. Madera community...

Tami Jo Nix/ The Madera Tribune Madera County Farm Bureau officers and guests, from left, president Jay Mahil with scholarship...

Those who buy water from Madera Irrigation District may face billing and collection from Madera County’s tax collection office starting...

For The Madera Tribune From left, the Madera County 4-H team of Bryce Poore, Kaylin McKinney, McKayla Batty and Matthew Ylarregui. Bryce...

Matthew Ylarregui, 16, is a junior at Madera High School and has been a member of Howard 4-H for seven years. He is actively involved in...

With National 4-H Week right upon them, Madera County 4-H’ers were competing at the Madera District Fair. “For me,” said Gracia Ellis of...