Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Peter Gallegos from the City of Madera Wastewater Treatment Plant talks about upgrades currently in progress at the facility. Construction is underway on a $10.3 million upgrade to Madera’s Wastewater Treatment Plant, a project described as one of the most significant public works investments in recent years. The plant, located on Avenue 13 and Road 211/2, treats millions of gallons of wastewater each day and serves every home and business i

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Pine Street is closed at Howard Road on November 14 due to flooding from recent rains. Pumps were used to drain the water. While Thursday’s storm dropped some moisture onto the Madera floor, last week’s storm put down about three-and-a-half inches of rain, and was a benefit to Madera’s agriculture community.  “It was a perfect rain,” said Jay Mahil, President of Creekside Farming. “Everyone was done with harvest. The farmers were doing their

For The Madera Tribune The Madera County Historical Society will host a Christmas Gala at the Courthouse Museum, 210 W. Yosemite Avenue, on December 7. The Madera County Historical Society will host a Christmas “Night at the Museum” Gala at the Courthouse Museum, 210 W. Yosemite Avenue, on December 7, from 5 to 8 p.m. About two-dozen museum rooms will be decorated with Christmas trees, lights, wreaths and more. Guests may enjoy appetizers, a no-host bar, and a performance by

Thursday is Thanksgiving Day, a special day set aside for recognizing and giving thanks for all the many good things in our lives. It is by far my favorite holiday of the year. I have many fond memories of Thanksgiving Days during my life. As I was growing up in central Florida, my family always spent Thanksgiving at my Aunt Sybil and Uncle John’s house in Dade City, which was about 40 miles from where we lived. Aunt Sybil was one of my grandmother’s four sisters. Her husband

The Madera and Merced chapters of the Mexican American Golf Association will co-host a golf tournament to help food banks in Madera and Merced counties. The Madera-Merced Counties Fight against Hunger Golf Tournament will be held December 6, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Madera Golf and Country Club. “There’s a lot of people that need help,” said Steve Ramirez, Madera’s Mexican American Golf Association President. “What can we do to help people with the chapter? The Merced chap

Our national government and corporate titans rob the poor to feed the rich. We vote for politicians who fail us. Working-class Americans feel left behind.  We struggle to recover from a worldwide pandemic that killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, shuttered small businesses, and divided communities with anger and distrust. Small men threaten war. Gun violence headlines our newspapers. Racism infects hearts and minds. Snake oil salesmen take advantage of religious believe

For The Madera Tribune Fire destroyed the Alta Hotel in 1931. As Maderans neared the end of the 1920s, they were full of optimism. Prospects of oil wells on the outskirts of town danced in the heads of some local capitalists, while others dreamed of raising the funds to build a brand new, four-story hotel on Yosemite Avenue. In the end, however, both schemes failed, and the town entered the 1930s rather tentatively as the nation’s economy took a nosedive. One of the first ind

For The Madera Tribune Pistoresi Ambulance employees gather after the funeral of former owner Monte Pistoresi in April. Pistoresi Ambulance will close its doors on Friday after more than 80 years of service to Madera County. Pistoresi Ambulance will officially end about 83 years of medical service to Madera County on Friday at about midnight.  The official closing date for Pistoresi Ambulance is November 15; the contract expires Friday at 11:59 p.m., with American Ambulance s