Snow blankets Oakhurst, causes outages, delays, and school closures
Heavy snowfall in the Mountain Area closed schools and part of Yosemite National Park, caused highway delays, and knocked out power for...
Mark Smith of Sierra Star
Jan 25, 2017


Last of storm trio on its way
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune A motorist travels though a flooded intersection of South G and 6th streets Wednesday evening. The...
John Rieping
Jan 21, 2017
What we have is a storage shortage
There is no water shortage. What we have is a shortage of water storage. To emphasize this point; last week at Friant Dam, they began...
For The Madera Tribune
Jan 20, 2017


County, MID, city were ready for rains
Annette Nordine/The Madera Tribune The dry riverbed of the Fresno River, taken near the Granada Drive bridge on Jan. 7, shows the results...
Chuck Doud
Jan 19, 2017
Significant rainfall expected
Madera can expect a return to rainfall today after nearly a week without storms. “Overall, we’re just entering an unsettled weather...
D. August Promnitz
Jan 18, 2017


Storms break but more ahead
Courtesy of Pacific Gas & Electric Late Sunday or early Monday, a plugged culvert caused a section of McKinley Grove Road in the Sierra...
John Rieping
Jan 15, 2017
MID details water offer
Madera Irrigation District is accepting Crop Water Applications and water orders as part of its groundwater recharge efforts earlier this...
The Madera Tribune
Jan 15, 2017


Warm storm hits county
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Water can be seen flowing from Friant Dam into the San Joaquin River on Tuesday. Milder than it could...
John Rieping
Jan 12, 2017









