After living in our house for 34 years, my husband and I decided to re-carpet. The original carpet had held up pretty well, but we knew it was time for a replacement. We had discussed this project for many years, but held off, finally realizing the difficulty we might have if we waited much longer. It takes a lot of personal energy (and work) to have a house redone. We are not getting any younger, and new carpet will not get any cheaper. Re-carpeting the entire house is almos

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Crews from Tosted Asphalt work on improvements to Lions Town and Country Park. Construction has started on a long-planned trail improvement project at Lions Town and Country Park in Madera. The project will reconstruct nearly one mile of existing pathways, replacing weathered decomposed granite surfaces with new asphalt trails featuring defined edging and striping.  Once complete, the upgrades will provide safer and more accessible routes fo

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune A new traffic signal has been installed at the intersection of Olive Avenue and Knox Street. Madera drivers will see two new traffic signals now operating at busy intersections, part of a broader push to improve safety and ease congestion across the city. The new signals, at Knox Street and Olive Avenue and at Lake Street and Sherwood Way, mark another step forward in the City’s ongoing effort to enhance roadway safety and accessibility. Cit

Through Friday, the No. 3 lane of southbound State Route 99, from Cleveland Avenue to Madera Ave/State Route 145, will be closed from 6 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. The closure, which began Tuesday, is needed as crews will be cleaning out pump houses on that stretch of highway. Some on and off-ramps could be closed for short periods of time. Closures may continue for longer periods of time, if necessary, due to delays caused by weather or uncontrollable events that may occur.

Courtesy of Madera Unified School District A computer rendering of the completed Memorial Stadium after an 18-month modernization that...

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Traffic will be affected on Avenue 12 between Road 32 and Road 36 for the next few weeks for a road...

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Workers install new sidewalks along a stretch of Sunset Avenue. The City of Madera is in the midst of...

As a critic of High-Speed Rail myself, I really appreciate Jim Glynn’s Opinion pieces; July 12 and August 30 in our Tribune. It is more...