

Yosemite National Park continues work to repair Big Oak Flat Road
Courtesy of National Park Service Repairs continue on Big Oak Flat Road in Yosemite National Park after storms compromised the highway....
For The Madera Tribune
Mar 14, 2017
Ignoring Oroville warning raises questions on quakes, levees
Just because nature allows a delay of many years while officials dither over a catastrophe in the making doesn’t make that disaster any...
Tom Elias
Mar 9, 2017


Water better, but still a concern for farmers
John Rieping/the Madera Tribune Standing water near almond orchards are still a concern for farmers, however, they are happy with the...
Tyler Takeda
Mar 7, 2017


Rainy season helps MID distribute water
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune With the excess amount of rain this season, the Madera Irrigation District has been able to release...
Tami Jo Nix
Mar 6, 2017
Letter: Survival of the fittest, he says
Everything is relative. NASA says we are sinking. Don’t some say the oceans are rising? Does NASA report that the sea levels are rising?...
For The Madera Tribune
Mar 3, 2017
Torrent? More like wet noodles
We are only getting about half the story of this winter’s rainfall. Yes, it has been heavier than normal, but it is far from the historic...
Chuck Doud
Feb 26, 2017


Local land sinks further as farmers underuse MID
John Rieping/The Madera Tribune Madera Irrigation District staff and board members look at a map Tuesday showing which parcels of land...
John Rieping
Feb 25, 2017


Weather forces schools to change
Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Foundation for bleachers have been laid at Mel Parker Field. However, rain delays has forced the...
Tyler Takeda
Feb 23, 2017









