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...
Tom Elias
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...
Bill Coate


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...
John Rieping
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...
For The Madera Tribune
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...
Chuck Doud
Burned dog remains found
A gruesome find along a Madera county roadside has lead to speculation of animal mutilation, dog killings or attempts to dispose of and...
The Madera Tribune
Dreadful losses in agricultural production
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...
Chuck Doud