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All roads leading into Yosemite Valley to close today at 5 p.m.
All roads leading into Yosemite Valley will close today at 5 p.m. in anticipation of a significant winter storm moving into the region...
The Madera Tribune
Trade group: Dairies grow as stewards
Despite growing challenges, California dairies have greatly improved in environmental sustainability, using less water and producing less...
Tom Elias
Ancient water is no easy gift
There was big, very big, ground water news for California in 2016, but almost no one paid attention because it came in the midst of the...
Bill Coate
Madera students to learn English and Spanish at the same time
When school starts next August, Madera Unified will begin a new program that is designed to make local students biliterate — proficient...


John Rieping
Parkwood’s water well woes tackled by state, county, city
John Rieping/The Madera Tribune From left, Sapien Salas and Hector Martinez both reach for a basketball Tuesday as Matt Lugo watches in...
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Irrigation district honored
The Madera Irrigation District was recently awarded the “District of Distinction” accreditation by California’s Special District...
For The Madera Tribune
Checking out plastic
Three times in the past week I was told: “Did you forget your check-out bags?; I looked guilty. Well that’s okay, they said, we’ve hired...
Chuck Doud
Climate-changers about to face Trump
The climate hand- wringers at Marrakech in Morocco have ended their conference by appealing to President-elect Donald Trump not to pull...